I'd suggest that's only part of it. As with anything these days, marketing and exposure
are the biggest success factors, and they are more likely to get a book deal out of being popular than from being an interesting and competent author.
For every one who gets a book deal, there will often be many who write as well if not better on the same subject but don't market their site as well.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 8th 2009 at 14:00:26
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- blindasabat is now following me on twitter, ooh err (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 8, 13:39:05
- yep, so you'd better start fucking doing sommert (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 8, 14:08:50
- What exactly is the point of twitter or for that matter what exactly is twitter? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 8, 13:42:14
- I'm using it at the moment to monitor my competitors (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 8, 14:09:45
- i posted what i had for lunch on mine... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 8, 14:13:06
- Apparently it is "a micro-blogging" site. Wiser now? No, me neither. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:44:55
- dunno, I know you can blog by mobile on it (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 13:44:46
- Yes, you can post self-obsessively all day. Totally ridiculous things like (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:48:48
- Haha, I'd forgotten just how much you despise blogs (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:01:47
- I don't despise blogs. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:07:46
- haha, if you go into town and see people on lap tops in cafes (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:12:02
- I do. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 14:22:50
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:16:17
- Haha - I agree with you entirely (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 14:09:29
- Fair enough in the case of the former, but the ones I always see are the latter! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:10:54
- haha, if you go into town and see people on lap tops in cafes (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:12:02
- I don't despise blogs. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:07:46
- Haha, I'd forgotten just how much you despise blogs (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:01:47
- How do you "blog"? - Genuine question (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:45:44
- I haven't looked into it, but I guess you sign up for an account (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 13:48:59
- You sign up to one of these (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 13:48:20
- Blimey. How do you know you are typing something that some one else will want to read? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:49:53
- haha, exactly, citizen journalism though innit (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 13:57:16
- Well therein lies the beauty of it, because 99.9999999999% of the time, you can be certain (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:51:03
- This is why you blog... (General Chat) - Jono, Jan 8, 14:01:02
- Unless you're really good and you might get a book deal (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 13:57:23
- I'd suggest that's only part of it. As with anything these days, marketing and exposure (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:00:26
- Yes, indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 14:02:20
- I'd suggest that's only part of it. As with anything these days, marketing and exposure (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:00:26
- Surely there are more constructive and enjoyable ways to completely waste your time. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:54:13
- You appear to have already done so... (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 8, 13:53:31
- Blimey. How do you know you are typing something that some one else will want to read? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:49:53
- Yes, you can post self-obsessively all day. Totally ridiculous things like (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:48:48
- An attention seeking engine (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:44:45
- ^^^ Exaclty my conclusion. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 8, 13:48:56
- And here is a good example (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:56:34
- No different to the updates on Facebook really (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 13:59:50
- Have always been ambivalent about it in that sense (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:19:58
- and it has (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:34:00
- ... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 14:01:33
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 14:05:54
- Have always been ambivalent about it in that sense (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 14:19:58
- No different to the updates on Facebook really (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 13:59:50
- And here is a good example (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 13:56:34
- ^^^ Exaclty my conclusion. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 8, 13:48:56
- I'm using it at the moment to monitor my competitors (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 8, 14:09:45
- "Twitter" (whatever the f** that is) is bad: (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 13:41:36
- What do you blog about sam? (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 13:41:10
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