International business blogs
I’ve been Googling hard to find good UK and Australian business blogs, and I have to say it’s been very disappointing so far. They’re either journalist blogs focusing on FTSE/ASX gossip, or blatant consultant and author self-promotion blogs. Any suggestions?
The US on the other hand is inundated with business blogs. I just came across Wil Schroter’s blog, and my first impression was positive. Here are a few of his recent posts to whet your appetite:
- Start a company when you’re young
- What your start-up boss really wants from you
- What Silicon Valley could learn from Columbus, Ohio
There are several more - all good reads. To the undoubted chagrin of those who bemoan the BBB syndrome (bach/boat/beamer) he makes a positive case for the not-so-modest ambition of only making $1 million a year.
Update:
- For the uninitiated, a bach is a beachhouse, lake lodge, or holiday cottage - although these days, some would pass muster in the most expensive suburbs).
- I’ve seen the Times Top 50 list, and found a couple that I like - but American, not British, again.
June 17th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Interesting that you feel that NZ has a higher than average level of business blogging - is your assessment that it’s because we’re an open, honest, DIY bunch and as such are more likely to publically engage than our Australian and English cousins or are there other reasons.
I hadn’t thought previously about your comments re self-promotion. It’s a difficult balancing act - the fact is more consultants and IT pros and always looking for the next opportunity and a blog is one way of articulating that. On the other hand a blog should not be an advertorial
Interesting contrast
June 17th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I don’t know that NZ has a higher level, just that I haven’t found many UK and Oz blogs that appeal to me, other than (so far) the FT, Economist and The New Marketing. Though there are any number of blogs about blogging!
The New Marketing blog by the senior guys at Metia strikes the right balance. London-based Metia is Fronde Anywhere’s PR firm, which is how I knew about it - you’d never find it in most lists of top blogs (however they are compiled).
And yes I was referring to advertorial blogs. They contain some good stuff, but the tone/balance is wrong - you keep waiting for the pitch, and it always comes - and after a short while it gets tedious.