Blogging + Addiction --> Evangelism

Addiction side of Blogging :

Few days back , there was an article on my blog which focussed on concept called "Blue Blodded Blogging" and I am also one of them The title of this article reads "Blogging + Addiction --> Evangelism", so does that mean I am one of the Blog Evangelists? Well IMHO , every blogger is an evangelist by himself/herself since, they are there to send a message & share information with the rest of the world !!!

As per my understanding, someone is really addicted to blogging; when the first thing that (s)he thinks after waking up in the morning is : "What would I post today on my blog?" and most of the people in an ADDICTED blogger community have a similar kind of a feeling.If you have a similar kind of a passion for blogging , than go ahead and give "The Blog Addiction Test" here

Below is my score card [ Oops, only 78% ] :

My $0.2 on Evangelism side of Blogging :

Let's divert our attention to the evangelism part of blogging.Though, I am no Blog Evangelist , for me "Addiction is one of the major contributors to blog evangelism". But as per Jeremiah Owyang there is a fundamental difference between Leader & Evangelist (as given below) :

The difference between leader and evangelist is "Leader has followers, however an Evangelist, may or may not have followers."

In fact, selecting blogs of your flavor(for reading) is the very first indication of your interest in blogging.Below are some of my SIMPLE mantras of being a blog evangelist :

1. Reading and commenting on Blogs(most of the times this becomes the first thing that you would do after reaching the office).This means that sometimes , you cannot even start your work before completing this daily BLOG routine.
   
2. Having your own blog(which includes deciding the central theme of your blog and frequency to update the blog).
3. Creating an ecosystem of bloggers(to share experience and knowledge) and
4. Spreading Blog awareness (Motivating more people to create blogs and lending your help during this process).

Now lets see what are Jeremiah Owyang's tips on "Being a corporate Blog evangelist" :

1. Read Blogs
2. Start Blogging
3. Learn from the best
4. Don’t accept blog advice from people that are not bloggers
5. Get more focused in business blogging
6. Be able to articulate your vision
7. Define the purpose for your blog
   
8. Plan to measure these purposes, before you start blogging
9. Have a vision, Stay the course, don’t give up.
10. Find a champion if your voice is not loud

Read Jeremiah Owyang's mantras on "Corporate Blog Evangelism" here. And guess what, if you read the complete article, than for me you are already a Blog Evangelist

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