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The 10 Most Popular Bloggertone Posts

by Niall Devitt on November 18th, 2010
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Bloggertone is now over a year old, yippee! Looking back I don’t think any of us could have appreciated how quickly the site would grow and how much we would need to learn. It’s been a bit of a roller-coaster ride but a thoroughly enjoyable one. Greg Fry asked the question, which post was your favourite?

Well there were over 500 posts, which resulted in thousands of comments and ten of thousands of shares across the social media channels. Here are the 10 most popular:

If The Price Is Right

Pricing your product or service is one of the biggest issues facing every single business owner and sole trader right now. With nearly 2500 views Emma Wimhurst post provided a brilliant overview of where to start and when to review.

5 Hot Technologies in 2010

In one of Bloggertone’s earliest posts Donagh Mc Sweeney highlighted the 5 technologies that he felt would be smokin hot in 2010, have a look and see if he was right?

How Can I Look Amazing On LinkedIn?

A  winner in the HP SugarTone contest and the most sweeted post ever on Bizsugar, Greg Fry‘s super practical article shows biz people how they can reap the benefits by investing some time in developing their Linkedin profile.

Telling the Story, Selling the Story

What’s the story of my business? Putting marketing materials together can be a challenge for many, Derbhile Dromey helps you to find the right words so that you can sell the story of your biz.

Managing your Stress in the Workplace

We all know that the economy has created additional stress on every business and it’s people. You may be feeling the added pressure but if you follow these tips from  Catherine Connors you will be well on the way keeping your stress levels under control.

New Year’s Revolution

Greg Fry decided that New Year’s Resolutions were out and that instead he would launch a New Year’s Revolution for 2010.  If having some of the most read posts on Bloggertone was one of Greg’s 2010 goals, he’s certainly achieved with flying colors.

10 MOST STUPID interview questions EVER

OK so not everyone agreed with me but I think we all enjoyed the interaction and opinions in this post.

LinkedIn? Locked Out More Like!

How do you build and engage with connections online? Greg Fry proves that social media was a hot topic for business this year with his third top 10 post and second one about LinkedIn.

Creating a successful Conference Call

Frank Bradley‘s winning HP Sugartone entry draws on all his experience for the last eight years where he shares his top tips and a very funny video on how to run successful conference calls.

50 ways to get MORE from Linkedin

Continuing the LinkedIn theme, this is one of my earlier Bloggertone posts where I reached out to my network using the Q&A section on LinkedIn and shared our 50 ways to get more from the tool.

So there you have it! The 10 most popular posts on Bloggertone so far. Of course there are many other great articles across the site (in fact none of personal favourites made it into the Top 10) and Bloggertone is developing into a really excellent business resource. We look forward to seeing many more and thank you for being a part of this wonderful business community.



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Niall Devitt is a doer, not a talker when it comes to social media. Niall advises organisations how to plan, design and implement social media strategies that generate real business returns.  Niall is Chief Digital Strategist & Founder at the Ahain Group, an independent, ideas-led social business consultancy with experience of working with all types of clients and sectors– from large blue-chip multinationals to the 1 SMEs. Download our industry specific and researched social business reports. In 2009, Niall co-founded TweakYourBiz.com (formally Bloggertone.com) an international, business community and online publication. http://www.ahaingroup.com/

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  • Anonymous

    Very chuffed to be in the top 10 and in such great company.

    We have an amazing community of outstanding bloggers here. A few who I have enjoyed reading over the past year are – Lewis Evans, Elaine Rogers, Christina Jennifer Giliberti and Paul Mullan. That said the great thing about Bloggertone is there is not a bad blogger in site. Love most posts:)

  • Emma Wimhurst

    Wow! What an accolade to be in the Top 10 Blogs of the Year…. I feel very humbled and thank you all for taking the time to read my posts. Have a BOOM!ing finish to 2010.

  • http://www.btbtraining.com/blog Niall Devitt

    Hi Emma, thank you for your continued support and wonderful content :)

  • http://www.btbtraining.com/blog Niall Devitt

    Hi Greg, you deserve it! We are lucky to have so many wonderful contributors and a super engaged community. Look out for some pretty cool announcements in the new year :)

  • http://www.cgonlinemarketing.com/ Christina Giliberti

    Well done everyone! I think EVERY post is a winner

  • http://www.btbtraining.com/blog Niall Devitt

    Well said Christina :)

  • http://www.seefincoaching.com/blog Elaine Rogers

    Greg,nThank you for the mention and vote of confidence!! You deserve the glory here as your posts are excellent quality, provide insight, information, entertainment, realism and humour, well done!!

  • http://www.seefincoaching.com/blog Elaine Rogers

    Congratulations to the “Top Ten” who would not exist with the strenuous efforts of Niall, Fred and Facundo. nnThank you all for providing the platform to allow us all to communicate, collaborate, comment and of course Contribute :)

  • Anonymous

    Niall:nnThanks for including me at #4 on the list.nnRob

  • http://www.tweakyourbiz.com Niall Devitt

    My pleasure Rob, great article! Thanks for writing :)

  • http://tommy.ismy.name Tommy is my name

    Hey thanks for sharing! :-) I’m glad you liked it!

  • http://www.tweakyourbiz.com Niall Devitt

    My pleasure Tommy, that’s some great FB advice!

  • http://tommy.ismy.name Tommy is my name

    stay tuned. I’ve only scratched the surface…

  • http://www.tweakyourbiz.com Niall Devitt

    :) That’s what I like to hear

  • http://www.tweakyourbiz.com Niall Devitt

    Thank you Anita, your book sounds exciting!

  • http://twitter.com/_secretgarden_ Brian

    Hi Sian,

    Having an online retail presence also gives our customers a shop window and we have found that they may not always purchase online but will come up the garden centre which has made us a destination garden centre rather than just a local garden centre.

    Brian

  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    Thanks Brian – that’s a great point too. And I know your Garden Centre is definitely worth a visit :)

  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    Thanks Anne – it’s good to know it does work

  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    Thanks for the comment Deirdre – you have some great suggestions

  • http://twitter.com/TheRetailProj The Retail Project

    I agree that every retailer should have an online shop, but I think the high street is far from doomed. Amazon are opening high street stores, Google is opening a high street store in Dublin, Apple have high street stores. On the face of those big names one could suggest that the opposite is happening – online is coming to a high street near you!

    Where I live in Kilcullen the high street is booming because there are some unique and beautiful shops – a butchers that has it’s own slaughter house and sells the best meat in Ireland, 2 or 3 artisan food shops, a baker, a vegetable shop, a haberdashery, a sweet shop, a boutique florist, a shoe repair shop, a few good eateries, and a saddlery. I can’t see any of those shops being put out of business by online (but I do think they should be online as well).On the other hand for reasons I don’t understand there are many villages in Ireland where you have a butcher that only sells 5 cuts of meat, a load of Spar type shops, a crusty looking coffee shop, and a petrol station. No wonder people go to Tesco or go online.

    Great article – I just think it should look at why the high street is losing out rather than assuming it is because online is inevitably going to dominate because it is intrinsically better – it is not – it is just an alternative or even a complimentary outlet. Crappy online stores will go out of business as fast as crappy offline stores!

    I do have a vested interest - http://theretailproject.com/

  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    Thanks for your reply. It’s great news to hear the shops in your town are doing so well. Your last suggestion is a good idea for a blog post for you to write – I’d look forward to reading it :)

  • http://www.ebazr.com/ online shopping

    Obviously high street people have very busy schedule. So they can have time to go to stores and malls for shopping.

  • http://www.ebazr.com/ online shopping

    Obviously high street people have very busy schedule. So they can have time to go to stores and malls for shopping.

  • http://www.bloggertone.com Niall Devitt

    What a great post, Helen! Talk about making me see spreadsheets in a new light :)

  • http://www.theexecutivesuite.com/blog/ Warren Rutherford

    Helen – you make me smile. I’ve too many horror stories to share:).  I realized some time ago the necessity to have my formulas checked – and then the input performed by those who love to work on spreadsheets and accounting software.  You have a great talent for this and I applaud you for it – as well as explaining in layman’s terms how to monitor otherwise simple errors.  Thanks.

  • http://www.smartsolutions.ie/blog/ Elaine Rogers

    Helen, a super article – thanks for highlighting the vulnerability and volatility of spreadsheets and their users!!
    =20+15*2  - A most common error in spreadsheets is lack of knowledge of simple mathematics. Some would use this simple formula to return an answer of 70, however a spreadsheet will return 50. No amount of auditing/checking will proof something like this.

    I had a client who used Excel for accounting – when moving over to an accounts package, they realised they had not invoiced for 2 contracts!! OK it was only 1000 Euros, but that is a lot of money to be missing out of a small business cash flow!

    Again, thanks for highlighting. Self taught spreadsheet users can be the most dangerous kind, especially when they mentor others!

  • Lewis

     Elaine, I don’t really get your example :) Of course 50 is the right answer to the formula. So that would be an incentive in the use of spreadsheets, or what? :)
    We also get LOTS of mistakes with spreadsheets. I mean, mistakes are bound to happen, even with the best of us. Everybody gets distracted or tired sometimes and either you get someone to double check somebody else’s work and someone to triple check that or you have to deal with a margin of error. That said, basic training should be required in every company where Excel or such are largely used (the most of them, actually), which unfortunately doesn’t happen very often.

  • http://www.smartsolutions.ie/blog/ Elaine Rogers

    Hi Lewis,
    You are reading the formula one way. Imagine if you wanted to add 20 and 15, and then multiply the result by 2? Basic mathematics and understanding the syntax of a formula would alert us to apply brackets to the aspect of the formula we wish to have calculated together ie. =(20+15)*2 this will return the correct answer of 70. However, if someone does not know or understand these simple principles, they will receive the incorrect result (50) and may not think to check it at all.

    This is such a common yet fundamental issue, I see it in training every day. Precedence in formulae needs to be taught, thankfully this is becoming less of a problem over time. You have hit the nail on the head “basic training should be required in every company…” the very ones to slip through the net are small business owners.

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Sounds like you have a good delegation plan in place. Thanks Warrren for you kind comments, I’m delighted that I made you smile!
    ~ Helen

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Thanks Niall :)
    ~Helen

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Realising that your spreadsheets are need to be checked for error is half the battle, so many people don’t and place blind faith in them. Glad you enjoyed the article, thank you.
    ~ Helen

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Thanks Lewis, great to see you having a debate with Elaine here!
    ~ Helen

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Thanks for your illustration and comments Elaine. Maths does indeed let a lot of people down. However, it should be noted almost all of the mistakes I have cited in my article were made in very large organistions by highly trained people. In fact, one of the mistakes was made by a person holding a degree in Maths and Computer Science and who is a trainer at expert level in MS Office Products including Excel.Scary isn’t it?~ Helen

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