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-- Linda Lindsey, Sr. Marketing Specialist, Ricoh U.S.

Re: Why Most Blogs Fail

"Most blogs are not written to produce tangible outcomes. They are like stones thrown into a pond. They ripple, but their outcomes are very hard to measure. Nobody even knows what to measure! So maybe "failure" is a harsh and unnecessary word for most blogs.

Serious authors have most often experienced "failure" when they were first published, because the outcomes they expected were monetary gains. Only later, when the quality of their thinking was recognized as superior and influential, did they realize that they succeeded.

I would prefer not to say that most blogs fail. The only blogs that fail are those whose bloggers themselves don't like them! All the others, the vast majority, have a ripple effect. They succeed in disturbing the surface of our markets and culture. A little or a lot, they contribute.

I would say that this rippling outcome is appropriate to the blogosphere. Sans metrics, it represents a good reason for continuing to write."

-- Bob Becker, President, Becker MultiMedia

"What I like about this site is its tone. The creators obviously recognize that there is an abundance of information available. However, if you can teach something relevant to marketing in one minute, marketers will want to showcase it. And, the fact that 60SecondMarketer.com is looking for visitors to contribute is great and illustrates its belief in community and broadmindedness."

--Beth Silver, Managing Director, Doubet Consulting, a marketing & PR firm for entrepreneurs and small business owners

"Marketer to marketer I wanted you to know I love your e-zine. Very cool concept, good information. Wish I'd thought of it!"

-- Pam Hege, Vice President, Marketing, MultiCast Media

"As a consumer marketeer, I must confess that the "B to C vs. B to B" video made me cranky. Aren't all decisions a mix of emotion and rational thinking? Do we really think that consumers are the ONLY ones that rationalize emotional decisions with logic? That said, I love the site's tone -- especially the language preventing anti-unicorn rants on the whiteboard comment page...."

-- Hope Flammer, CEO, VoiceQuilt

"I love the site and the concept! In fact, I love it so much that I'm going to do a "50SecondMarketer.com." Isn't it all about being fast and first? Congratulations on breaking the mold and becoming like all of us other online 'experts.'"

-- Joel Cohen, Founder, www.AmericanAdAgencies.com

"Congratulations on a nice site, although I could do without some of the over-the-top-friendly copy. Maybe that's because I'm a New Yorker at heart. Anyway, good work."

-- Davis Tucker, CEO, North by Northwest