What Do You Want Me to Write About?

HELP!

Mike Sansone left a comment on Joyful Jubilant Learning today that really got me thinking -

You build a community of learners when asking for help, yes?

What a concept! I thought I’d apply it and ask Word Sell readers straight out – what would you like me to write about on this blog?

Mike made me wonder … Maybe you have specific issues/questions on business writing, business blogging, or online marketing you’d like to discuss here. If so, why don’t we concentrate on those rather than topics I assume would be of interest. And … in the spirit of asking for help, I could use some, too, because I just hit a wall thinking of topics.

How can we help each other with writing, blogging, and marketing?

Help, I need somebody,
Help, not just anybody,
Help, you know I need someone, help. (Help!, by Lennon-McCartney)

George Ajazi says:

October 17, 2008 at 9:52 am

i think it would be hilarious if no one responded (save for this response of course).

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Brad Shorr says:

October 17, 2008 at 10:16 am

George, That would be one nightmare scenario. If it happens I’ll unpublish your comment. And this one.

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Joanna Young says:

October 17, 2008 at 10:31 am

I gave you a whole 50 topics you could write about!

Seriously… not sure I can help. I enjoy all your posts, and I enjoy the variety of topics.

Will be interesting to see what others say.

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October 17, 2008 at 10:47 am

Joanna, True. I plan to steal several of those ideas.

Karen Swim says:

October 17, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Oh wow Brad, I love your posts too and enjoy the variety so I say follow your passion and take us for the ride! I know not very helpful! Where’s Robert, he’ll have something good to say!

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October 17, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Karen, Fair enough … Robert must have started the weekend early …

Cath Lawson says:

October 18, 2008 at 12:11 pm

Hi Brad – I enjoy the posts you write. I would really like to see more advice on copywriting here though. For business owners who aren’t doing this all the time, it can be quite challenging. Even just writing a basic letter to customers, I almost always had to refer to a copywriting book.

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Ulla Hennig says:

October 19, 2008 at 3:05 am

Brad,
I feel rather helpless at the moment. I enjoy reading all your posts, even though I am not in the marketing business. But I try to apply your thoughts whenever it is possible. So the only thing I can say is “just keep up posting them!”

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October 19, 2008 at 7:20 am

Cath, Thanks for the ideas … I’ll work on it!

Ulla, I’m glad you get something out of my posts, and I’ll definitely keep them coming!

Ellen Weber says:

October 19, 2008 at 4:48 pm

Great post and terrific question Brad. I’d like to see you take a poke at marketing changes for a healthy economy. It seems to me that some of the marketing flaws we saw in this turbulent market would be replace in a healthy economy. What would that replacement look like and how could it helps to trigger the change so many crave? Thoughts?

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October 20, 2008 at 5:23 am

Hi Ellen, Excellent suggestion – it’s going to take me some time to mull that one over. Out of curiosity, how do you define “marketing flaws”? I have my own ideas, but wonder what you think.

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October 20, 2008 at 4:39 pm

Great question Brad. Seth’s blog says it better than I can — and you’d enjoy:-)

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/10/watching-market.html