March 9, 2005

Maybe blogging won't get you fired
Posted by pegasus@jpbutler.com">Jason Butler at 8:43 AM -

Sun's Tim Bray goes against the current tide and gives his reasons why blogging is good for your career.

3. It really impresses people when you say "Oh, I’ve written about that, just google for XXX and I’m on the top page" or "Oh, just google my name."

I agree with Bray. I've advocated blogging to help your career for the past three years, even giving talks to that point. I'm an example myself; I've made contacts from writing on The Job Blog I wouldn't have made otherwise.

I've also found some interesting leads by writing on my personal blog. I don't need to link to it; just Google my name.

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