Comments on: The power of asking… http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2009/09/the-power-of-asking/ Pure Geekery Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2009/09/the-power-of-asking/comment-page-1/#comment-7893 Chris Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:36:10 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=2286#comment-7893 Thanks Mike - I was very shy of this too (I don't actually like asking for stuff) but I was lucky enough to be contacted and offered a trial of a digital pen. That gave me the confidence to try actively asking and I'm pleased to say it's gone pretty well! You're right, companies are starting to realise the potential of blogging and word of mouth. There'll always be a place for professional journalists, I think, but it's great to see the "ordinary" guys getting in on the act too :) Thanks Mike – I was very shy of this too (I don’t actually like asking for stuff) but I was lucky enough to be contacted and offered a trial of a digital pen. That gave me the confidence to try actively asking and I’m pleased to say it’s gone pretty well!

You’re right, companies are starting to realise the potential of blogging and word of mouth. There’ll always be a place for professional journalists, I think, but it’s great to see the “ordinary” guys getting in on the act too :)

]]> By: Mike CJ http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2009/09/the-power-of-asking/comment-page-1/#comment-7872 Mike CJ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:16:09 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=2286#comment-7872 So true, Chris, and it's the switched on companies that are starting to realise the potential here. They're setting up connections via places like Twitter and getting their products out to the likes of you and I. I was a little shy of this at first, but then it dawned on me that companies had been doing this for years with print media, so why not with bloggers? After all, I have a much bigger "circulation" on my websites than most magazines enjoy. So true, Chris, and it’s the switched on companies that are starting to realise the potential here. They’re setting up connections via places like Twitter and getting their products out to the likes of you and I.

I was a little shy of this at first, but then it dawned on me that companies had been doing this for years with print media, so why not with bloggers? After all, I have a much bigger “circulation” on my websites than most magazines enjoy.

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