In June of this year I decided to set up an offshoot of the MailChimp blog on Posterous. The site bills itself as “a dead simple way to post everything online using email.”
With a full-blown WordPress blog, in addition to our Facebook Fan Page and Twitter account, you might be wondering why in the world I’d want another site to maintain. The simple answer: the more I use Posterous, the more I love it! — Especially for the particular niche it serves. (more on that after the jump)
Interested in going to Blogworld in Las Vegas but weren’t able to register in time? Why not let MailChimp send you!
We’re giving away one registration, and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us why we should pick you! Of course you’ll still be responsible for your hotel and travel expenses, but we’ll make sure you can get into the only industry-wide trade show for the blogging and new media communities. You’ll have up to 24 hours, or until there are 150 comments on this post– whichever comes first– to convince us you’re the person most deserving of the free registration. The winner will be announced late on Tuesday afternoon, and we’ll contact you via email. (So make sure you use a valid email address when you comment on this post.)
And of course, if you’ll be attending Blogworld October 15-17 or just happen to live in Las Vegas, don’t forget to find Chief Twitter Officer Amanda and say hello. She’ll have a limited number of MailChimp tshirts, stickers and pins to give away. Keep an eye on the MailChimp Twitter feed as well as our Facebook page for more details during the conference.
Thinking about starting up a blog for your business?
P.J. Fusco, over at the Clickz network, offers up Five Getting-Started Blog Questions.
I’ve always felt blogs and email newsletters go hand in hand. I post full articles on our blog, then write snippets in my newsletters that point back to those articles. It’s easy, and it’s great for search engines.
It took me a while to figure this blogging stuff out, so I thought I’d post a few tips of my own to any small business owner thinking about entering the exciting, fast-paced world of blogging…