Comments on: Blog Your Way into a New Career http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/06/25/blog-your-way-into-a-new-career/ Insights for Aspiring Young Marketers and Communicators Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:26:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Luke walker http://TheCreativeCareer.com/2008/06/25/blog-your-way-into-a-new-career/#comment-552 Luke walker Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:34:43 +0000 http://TheCreativeCareer.com/?p=62#comment-552 I was just speaking with someone about this yesterday. It is very cool how these days you really can build relationships, network and learn about career opportunities all from the comfort of your futon. (Or couch for the "elitists" out there ) I know that with Linked IN I have been able to connect online and then have phone conversations with people that have great experience and knowledge to share. I would never have been able to meet these people or learn from them without the net. Blogs provide an additional way to keep in touch and show how your skills and thoughts on topics of interest evolve. Plus they are great for building a presence in different communities. I currently have two blogs. One is for whatever I want, sort of a personal journal that allows me to vent, rant and rave on anything. The other is more of a niche blog that I am using to build a presence in the digital community that concentrates on one area of interest, "Exploring New Media (for the fun of it)." Will I ever land a job due to either of them? I don't know if that will ever happen but the networking opportunities they provide definitely can't hurt. I was just speaking with someone about this yesterday. It is very cool how these days you really can build relationships, network and learn about career opportunities all from the comfort of your futon. (Or couch for the “elitists” out there )

I know that with Linked IN I have been able to connect online and then have phone conversations with people that have great experience and knowledge to share. I would never have been able to meet these people or learn from them without the net.

Blogs provide an additional way to keep in touch and show how your skills and thoughts on topics of interest evolve. Plus they are great for building a presence in different communities.

I currently have two blogs. One is for whatever I want, sort of a personal journal that allows me to vent, rant and rave on anything. The other is more of a niche blog that I am using to build a presence in the digital community that concentrates on one area of interest, “Exploring New Media (for the fun of it).”

Will I ever land a job due to either of them? I don’t know if that will ever happen but the networking opportunities they provide definitely can’t hurt.

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