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Earlier this month, we videotaped Josh Hallett's blogging seminar. We're using parts of the footage to create a demo tape for Josh and the rest of the material to create a good training video that Josh could ultimately sell on his website. It may be a while before we have the training part done, so until then, here are some highlights from the seminar:

Some of Josh's General Rules of Blogging:
Note the word "some" (in case you're wondering about the numbering)

1. Blogs are written by people, not corporations.
2. Good blogs are updated frequently.
6. Never, ever delete a blog post.
8. Treat readers and your fellow bloggers as well as you would a Wall Street Journal reporter - they may have more influence [can you say Dan Rather?]!
9. Learn how to use RSS...and use it.

Want to see if your name is mentioned in someone's blog? Check out PubSub.

Need an RSS that integrates with Outlook? Try NewsGator. [Editorial note: Josh also recommended FeedDemon when I was starting out. I liked the free trial so when it expired, I paid the nominal $30-ish purchase price.]

Looking for a summary of recent activity, trends, personalities and issues in the blogosphere? Blogpulse.

Josh's presentations always incorporate a great mix of humor, information and interaction. If you need a great speaker to talk about blogging at your next meeting, seminar or conference, let me know and I'll hook you up.

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