Welcome to the brand new ‘The Reluctant Speakers Club Podcasts’ – through which I’ll be sharing interviews and opinions with you, from far and near, to broaden the appeal and impact of your ideas, online as well as offline.

To start things off, I’m delighted to welcome my friend Amanda Webb – who’s the founder of Spiderworking.com and a co-founder of the newly rejuvenated Blog Awards Ireland – to discuss why blogging is a must and a necessary skill for modern communicators.

Of course, blogging shouldn’t be a stand alone activity for business owners and leaders. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts…finding ways to integrate your offline and online marketing efforts can really boost your overall ability to inspire others. The better you can combine these communications, the greater the multiplier effect you can create for your messages.

Amanda Webb Interview: Blog Awards Ireland and Better Blogging

In part 1 of our interview, Amanda and I chat about:

• The up and coming Blog Awards Ireland 2013
• How blogging is growing in Ireland and who’s blogging
• The difference between a business and a personal blog
• How Irish bloggers stack up on an international basis
• What it takes to create a great blog
• Why blogging is essential for modern communicators
• 3 Ways you can set your blog apart from others
• And more

Don’t forget to look out for part 2 of our conversation next week, when we’ll discuss what you should know about creating a winning content marketing strategy.

Over to you

Please share any thoughts, observations or questions you have about the interview or the role blogging can play in promoting business ideas.

To find out how we could work together to inspire others through your ideas, please  click here!