ten-reasons-why-blogging-is-good-for-your-career.html

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<li>You have to get noticed to get promoted.<br /> 2. You have to get noticed to get hired.<br /> 3. It really impresses people when you say "Oh, I've written about that, just google for XXX and I'm on the top page" or "Oh, just google my name."<br /> 4. No matter how great you are, your career depends on communicating. The way to get better at anything, including communication, is by practicing. Blogging is good practice.<br /> 5. Bloggers are better-informed than non-bloggers. Knowing more is a career advantage.<br /> 6. Knowing more also means you're more likely to hear about interesting jobs coming open.<br /> 7. Networking is good for your career. Blogging is a good way to meet people.<br /> 8. If you're an engineer, blogging puts you in intimate contact with a worse-is-better 80/20 success story. Understanding this mode of technology adoption can only help you.<br /> 9. If you're in marketing, you'll need to understand how its rules are changing as a result of the current whirlwind, which nobody does, but bloggers are at least somewhat less baffled.<br />10. It's a lot harder to fire someone who has a public voice, because it will be noticed.</li>
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