Book Cover done!

Finally, the cover is done. Did it myself (I'm lying).

Actually I had zero input and wasn't asked my opinion: book names and covers and cover copy (the words on the covers) are entirely up to the publisher. They know what works.

I like it!

Any opinions?

What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere

is my follow up to Blogging for Business. It's based on the thoughts of 101 people - both bloggers/podcasters and those who read and listen.

101 people is a lot, and everyone deserves kudos for their time and effort, and for signing the annoying interview release forms I pestered eveyone with!

Blog and Podcast Basics

What is a Blog - Randy Barron
What is a Blog - John  Raleigh
Comments – Essential to Blogs? - Bryan Person
Blogging Platforms and Software - Tom Gray
The Three Types of Blogs - Seth Godin
The Value of Blogging - Bob Cargill
Why Should Companies Monitor Blogs? - Julie Woods
One Example of Great Blogging Results - John Kinde
How Many Readers Do You Need For Success? - Tom Vander Well
The Importance of Writing Well - Large John Brock
Dave Taylor on Successful Business Blogging - Dave Taylor and Ask Dave Taylor
Common Sense and Blogging - John Foster
What is a Podcast - Shel Holtz, For Immediate Release
What is a Videoblog - Michael Verdi
Introducing Social Media to an Organization  - Joseph Thornley
It's All an Experiment - Robert French

Some Business Uses of Blogs

Blogs as Sales Research Tools - Jim Foster
Using Blogging to Learn to Write Well - Anonymous
Blogs as Reference Tools - Robert Porter
Knowledge Management - Luis Suarez
Blogs for Local Businesses - J.D. Iles
Internal Blogs Help Teams Communicate - Dan Smith
Blogs and Public Relations - Dan Janal
Building Great Business Relationships through Blogging - Phil Gerbyshak
Positioning Yourself as an Expert - Becky McCray, The Great Big Small Business Show
Blogging for Business Relationship Quality - Robert Rosenthal
Blogs and Podcasts at 800-CEO-READ - Todd Sattersten
Blog Humanize Companies - Jeff Foster
Blogging for a Big Company - Alfred Thompson II
Creating Buzz with Blogs - Ron McDaniel
Marketing With Content - David Meerman Scott
Blogging Interns - Christopher Salazar
Blogging and Your Career - Philip Hartman
Book Blogs  - Michael McLaughlin
A Blog as a Web Portal - David Markovitz
CEO Blogs - Debbie Weil
Real Estate Blogs - Paul Chaney
Lawyer Blogs - Kevin O'Keefe

Planning Your Blog

Blogs and the Big Picture - Rick Short
Three Key Questions to Answer When Planning Your Blog - Mark White
The Who, How, What, and When, and When of Blogging - Richard Boyd
Five-Plus Tips to a Better Blog - Meryl Evans
Common Mistakes Professionals Make with Their Blogs - The Blog Squad
Quarterly Blog Reviews and Editorial Calendars - Michele Corey
Practical Blogging - Robyn Tippins
How to Figure Out the Content Dilemma - Tamera Kremer
Does Your Blog Stink? - Steve Remington
Blogs and Podcasts in The Enterprise - Dennis McDonald

Making Money with Blogs

Can I Make Money Blogging? - Chris Garret
Tips for AdSense and other Advertisements - Reg Adkins
E-commerce and Blogs - Jeremy Bloom
Shopping Carts for Blogs (and Other Web sites) - Tom Antion
Creating and Selling Information Products from Your Blog - Brian Clark
Andre the Splogger - Andre
Blog Networks - Paul Short
Blogging for a Blog Network - Bill Belew, A Man Walks Into an Office, TheBizOfKnowledge, RisingSunOfNihon
Passion, Persistence, and Profit - Bruce Allen

Promoting Your Blog and Tracking Statistics

Great Bloggers are Great Conversationalists - Stephen Turcotte
Evangelizing Your Blog - Guy Kawasaki
Search Engine Optimization for blogs - Aaron Wall
The Blog Traffic King on Building Blog Traffic - Yaro Starak, Blog Traffic School
E-mail Blog Interfaces - Phil Hollows
Tracking Blog Statistics - Easton Ellsworth
Tracking and Optimizing Feeds with FeedBurner - Mike Sansone

Podcasting Specifics

What makes a great podcast - Paul Gillin
Everyone should Podcast - Michael Pollack
Some Podcasting Advice - Martin McKeay
Talkr, Converting Blogs to Podcasts - Chris Brooks
Monetizing Podcasts - Michael Geoghegan
What Do Podcast Listeners Want? - Dan Sweet
The Financial Aid Podcast - Christopher Penn
Podsafe Music - C.C. Chapman
Waxxi, An Interactive Podcast Model Plus - Tracy Sheridan
Manic Mommies - Kristin Brandt
Rightlook Radio - Stephen Powers
Grape Radio, Guys passionate about wine podcasting - Brian Clark
MommyCast, An incredibly successful podcast - Gretchen Vogelzang
Promoting Your Music Through Podcasting - Brother Love

Other Blog and Podcast Considerations

Blogging within a Classic Command and Control Structure - Fred Minnick
Blogging and Legal Worries - John P Hutchins
Protecting Your Blog and Podcast Intellectual Property - Brett Trout
Security and Blogging - Pierre Noel
Blogging and Your Brand - Mike Wagner
Why I Blog Anonymously - Steven Ustaris
Blogging in the Classroom - Delaney J Kirk
Friday Squid Blogging, a blog can be professional and fun - Bruce Schneier
Passion, Profit, and MyYawp - Jeff Wuorio
Crisis Management and Blogs - Tom Taulli
Blog or Ezine? - The Blog Squad
The ROI of Blogging - John Cass
No Sitting Around Waiting for Demonstrable ROI - Jim Curtin
Blogs and Syndication - Bill Flitter
The Promise of Videoblogging - Ryanne Hodson
"Pitching" Bloggers and Podcasters Correctly - Mark Fortier
Ghost Blogging - Mikal Belicove
I Use a Ghost Blogger - Anonymous

The Future of Blogging, Podcasting and Social Media

The Future of Blogging - What can we expect? - Shel Israel
The Convergence of Social Software - Scott Allen
Those Involved Are Too Close To See What's Happening - Dave Kesel
Blogs and Podcasts, Where do We Go From Here? - Jeremiah Owyang

Comments

[David Meerman Scott]

Congratulations on the cover, Ted. Exciting to get it, don't you think? It makes the book real. I am looking forward to reading it!

Cheers, David

[Buzzoodle Ron]

Looks great and I am really looking forward to reading it.

[Ted Demopoulos, Blogging for Business]

Thanks Guys,

Yes it seems much more "real" now, and I like the cover!

[Easton Ellsworth]

Awesome!