Best Blogging Books...

Every now and then someone asks me how to set up a blog...

Andy Wibbels' book  Blogwild! How Everyone Can Go Blogging is how I got started. It is clear and to the point and very practical. Wibbels doesn't take anything for granted. This is book is a model of clarity. I followed his recommendation to use a Typepad blog and haven't looked back. Wibbels gives you the basics of blogging in 180 pages.

Another book I've found interesting is Bob Walsh's Clear Blogging. This ranges more widely  and includes interviews with Seth Godin and others. It gives many tips for generating content, readership and income too.

There is plenty of useful information on this blog: Blogging Tips for Beginners

I'd be really interested to hear about other books that bloggers have found useful.

Comments

[Carolyn Ann]

It depends on what you want to do with your blog. If you're interested in readership, and all that comes with it: "Clear Blogging" is a decent tome. At the rate I purchase books, it's not surprising that I've bought a few. And just as readily discarded them. "Clear Blogging" survives in my book pile simply because I haven't gotten around to tossing it. (Actually, donating to the local library!) They're all so similar you actually find yourself peering at the front cover to check if you're reading what you think you're reading. And not something you've read before...

It all depends on what you want to do with your blog. I ignore just about every piece of advice provided in the books; but that's just me. :-) I've never come across a book where the author says "write for yourself". They always say "write for your audience". Which strikes me as profoundly wrong.

Carolyn Ann