What is the name of your Blog?DOodles - a Digital Marketing Blog
What is your name?
BJ Cook
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
San Diego, CA, USA
What is your current age or age range?
Millenial
Please describe your blog
DOodles focuses on sharing our experiences as customers of the brands we love and exploring better ways brands can engage their customers to create a more 360 degree experience. We also share some awesome recipes.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
Trying to discover new ways of engaging customers, exploring the true meaning of digital marketing, sharing insights, tools and tips on how to improve.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
We use Wordpress that we've integrated into our website. Solid platform, easy to use, lots of plugins and tons of community development support. We also provide custom Wordpress blog development.
What do you blog the most about?
Digital marketing, social media marketing, mobile marketing, customer experience, customer engagement, recipes from our inhouse baker, events, tools, tips for marketers
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Ones that just repost someone else's thoughts without any insight.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Be authentic, don't steal. Be insightful. Be yourself. Don't be so serious. Be simple.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
frogs, mice, lizards; I guess any animals at all.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Started blogging back in 2004 to have online journal and spread my knowledge around the agency I was at, at the time.
How long have you been blogging?
Since 2004.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
Not enough. Maybe 2-4 hours per week.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
too many. Can't stay on top of them all.
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
Sometimes to see what my network is digging.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
Yup. Discovering and sharing cool content.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Creating great content that people want to pass around and link to.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
How to change the world (Guy Kawasaki) - Love to share my own tales of entrepreneurship and startups.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Don't forget to eat lunch. Living just on coffee is not good for your system.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
How to change the world MarketingPilgrim CustomersRock Logic+Emotion Brand Autopsy
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
Sure plenty of potential clients.
What is the url of your blog?
DOodles - a Digital Marketing Blog
