As a blogger, what motivates *me* to blog about something - talk given at a conference to folks who wanted to learn about blogger relations/outreach.

1. Blogger Relations Panel Convergence, May 22, 2008

2. My name is Kate and I’m a blogger

3. There is no “blogger relations”

4. Only a relationship

5. We’re all different

6. Why I blog … Three Reasons

7. 1. Why? Ego

8. What works? Flattery. http://www.mynameiskate.ca/2007/07/pitching-blogge.html

9. 2. Why? Cool Toys

10. What works? Products.

11. 3. Why? Building a community

12. What works? Benefit to my community

13. Results!

14. Results!

15. What doesn’t work? Poor fit.

16. What doesn’t work? Lots of Words.

17. Most important thing to remember Blogging is (likely) not a blogger’s day job.

18. How do you find us?

19. How do you know if we’re any good?