Blogging For Business Seminar Success

Yesterday's breakfast seminar at Washingborough Hall went very smoothly I'm pleased to say. The event (run by Business ICT) began with a full english breakfast - always a good start! And a great opportunity to network. Steve Cargill of the Lincolnshire Broadband Initiative gave a short presentation on developments with their roll out of grant assisted Advanced Internet services. And what surprised and pleased me was the aim of having 70% coverage of Lincolnshire. All I can say is I hope the business community takes full advantage of what's on offer. Moving on, after Steve's presentation I took the hot seat and delivered a "Blogging For Business" talk covering the basics of blogging and the strategies associated with such an undertaking. Delegates took an active part in dabate and raised some pertinent concerns, which showed a serious attitude towards the resonsibilities involved in such an undertaking. Incidently, thank you to Richard Robinson of Integrated Resources Management for tracking down the sheetmetal company I alluded to when giving an example of a blog that had given a real boost to a company's bottom line. And when you consider the sheetmetal industry is not the most glamourous on the planet that company (Butler Sheetmetal) has done exceptionally well. There was a lot to cover and I found it difficult deciding, prior to the event, what could be left out but still give a balanced view. All in all though, I was very pleased with the positive feedback since the event, and look forward to giving more talks on the subject of blogging. So, thanks to everyone, organisers and delegates alike for all your support, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.