This is the first book I read about blogging to really educate me about the blogosphere! Andy is a great reader that speaks with a humorous style. Very educating for the beginner blogger. Andy lives here in Chicago, but I have yet to meet him! I read his blog regularly also.

This is a tough book to give 'stars' to because how valuable it is or isn't depends a lot on the reader. That may be true of other books, even mine, come to think of it - Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life. It's great for someone who is clueless or just has a vague idea of their life purpose, and less valuable if you're already clear about your purpose and living it each day.

For a beginning blogger and especially if they plan to start blogging using a Typepad type blog, this is a definite 5 and I plan to recommend it to my student coaches who elect to start a blog, because it'll make that whole process so much easier and less intimidating.

For me, someone who already had Typepad blogs ([...]) the book was still a good review as well as helping me to become clear about some of the nuances that I wasn't familiar with.

Perhaps it's time for a sequal for the more advance blogger. What do you say, Andy?

Andy is the ultimate authority on business blogging, and this book gives you the lowdown on getting a blog up and running quickly. If you're looking for an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow how to guide on business blogging, Blog Wild is the only book you need.

Andy Wibbels provides a easy, quick-to-read introduction to the world of blogging. This is probably the first book one should read to obtain a foundation in blogging, then move on to other books that provide greater depth and case examples.

I picked up Blogwild in the bookstore where it is very lonely with few alternatives for books on blogging for business. I bought it because I intend to learn how to make money with blogs and the book has a short chapter called How to Make Money Blogging. It turned out that a recent Wallstreet Journal Article I had read already told me everything in this chapter. "Oh well," I thought, "I might get some more information for the website resource that Andy Wibbels lists." But, when I checked out the website, I found it was an enrollment only course that Mr. Wibbel wrote himself and that costs $280.00. Well, sorry, but I didn't get enough for my $20.00 investment in this book to fork over another $280.00!!

I wasn't going to write this review because the other reviewers have covered what this book really is, an extremely basic and short book for those who really haven't yet got a blogging clue. But, when I found the one resource I checked out on the web belonged to the author and costs even more money, I had to write about it.

When I first heard of this book and the ability to create not just blogs but professional websites, it caught my attention.

I had been struggling with putting together websites for various business and community endeavours. Also, traditional websites, could be boring and static. At least, mine were.

Enter dynamic websites!

Now, after reading Blogwild, I went blogwild just for the fun of it. I quickly revamped old sites, and trusting that this would work for me based on sample sites that I saw, I began.

A month and a half later, I am very pleased with the sites that I created without technical support. I am also finding that it is fun to be able to go from thought to concept to implementation in a short time.

Great business book!

Rocky Romero

[...]

The author does a fine job of giving the novice exactly what they need to get their very own blog up and going immediately. The book is a quick read and serves more as a "how to" guide for the popular blogging software TypePad. If that's what you're looking for, then this book's a good choice.

Blog Wild was a good start for me. I knew I had to start a blog for my elder care business, but I didn't know where to start. Blog Wild helped me overcome the fear and take the next step. I still keep it for reference.

Does what it says it will do. If you're not going to use Typepad, though, it won't be very useful.

Taking the plunge into the blogosphere meant gaining some basic knowledge of this medium so I chose a current book with an obvious title and good reviews. In Blogwild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, Andy Wibbels provides a fun, quick and well written introduction to the world of blogging. Wibbles is a self-proclaimed blogging evangelist. Blogwild! doesn't just inform the reader about the mechanics and history of blogging, the book actually takes the reader all the way through the process of creating a blog using TypePad. Along the way, Wibbels builds a strong case for the benefits of blogging. I found his history of blogging a bit thin, but I really enjoyed his exhaustive introduction to the various resources on the web and the case studies he selected to inspire the reader. I would recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone interested in blogging. BTW, it is not limited to business people (as the title suggests). Wibbels has his own blog of course, which incidentally, I find highly provocative. His professional site and the book's official site have additional tools and resources that complement his book nicely. For example, you can get instant access to an excerpt of Blogwild! and subscribe to a weekly e-mail of blogging tips.

Very slim on actual info. Only good as a step by step intro to Typepad, and if you have never heard of a blog before. I was highly disappointed

***
This was a great book for newbies to blogging who don't know which blogging platform to select (and who would follow the author's recommendation to use TypePad) or who already use TypePad. So if you have a small business, or you're thinking of having just your own personal blog but have no idea where to start, this is the book for you.

For people with some blogging experience, this book is a little too introductory. I've had my own blog for a year, and I picked up a few somewhat useful ideas, but not enough to justify the price of the book. The book is very small (5" X 7") with a larger font, lots of white space, and is only 174 pages. This 174 pages includes the index, several brief success stories of small business people who have blogs, and over 50 pages just devoted to doing specific things in TypePad. I read the whole thing in under an hour, but I skimmed over the "how-to's" for TypePad since I use another platform and I'm not interested in learning about TypePad.

There also is not very much information here specific to small businesses. The book touches on small businesses as it covers various "how-to"s of blogging, but not nearly enough to call itself "A Guide for Small Business Blogging".

So if you're a beginner to the blogosphere, get this book and take off. I think it would be an easy way to quickly get up and going. If you have much experience at all, though, you may feel like me---disappointed and let down.
***

A more appropriate title for this book would be, "Typepad for Dummies," or "Typepad for Beginners."

I bought this book because I thought it would help me in using a blog for my business. But alas, it was a waste of money. I was offered bonuses by an Internet Marketing person if I bought this book. I never received the bonuses, even after sending in my order number to the Internet Marketer. Also, the book focuses on the TypePad blogging platform, one which I wasn't planning on using.

As far as being a "guide," well save your money. The only benefit this book has is if you are planning on using the TypePad blogging platform, which will cost you money to use. Andy should have done more research into the other blogging platforms, but he didn't. As a matter of fact, he even tells you in the book that he knows nothing about these other blogging platforms and tells you step-by-step on how to set up a blog on TypePad and how to use their platform.

I was very disappointed in this book and consider it a waste of money. Better books on using blogs for your business are "Blog Marketing" by Jeremy Wright, or "Blogging for Business" by Shel Holtz. Andy's book is a waste of time and money for anyone not using TypePad as their blogging platform. In my opinion, TypePad should buy the rights to this book and offer it as a downloadable guide on how to use their software.

For me, the book had no value, and I wish I hadn't wasted my money on it. As far as I'm concerned, Andy Wibbels is only an expert on the TypePad blogging platform and should not be considered as an expert on blogging in general.

Don't waste your money on this book.

I've been delinquent in setting up a blog for my business because of all the confusing and contradicting and frequently missing information out there. This quick read takes the mystery and hype out of building a blog. Andy has done a masterful job of putting together everything you need to know about starting a blog in one place. It's easy to get through and understand. You don't need to be an IT professional to get going on blogs: just follow what he outlines in this great book. You only need to know how to use you PC and how to get around on the Internet.

This is NOT a book for experienced bloggers! But if you've never set up a blog and you need to get going quickly, this is the book to buy.

As a late arrival in the Blogosphere, I am still learning everything as quickly as I can. After six months as a blogger, I am left in no doubt that blogs have enormous potential.

I bought this after reading the reviews on Amazon, and when it first arrived I was a bit disappointed by the size of the book: it is short, and most people will be able to read it in under an hour. I soon discovered that my initial reaction was wrong: the book is a gold mine of practical information. So although a first read through does indeed take an hour or so, it is well worth while spending a lot longer following up on some of Andy Wibbels' ideas in detail.

I am a TypePad user, so I knew about most of the techniques for using the program. That being said, there were still plenty of useful tips and techniques that we are already beginning to use.

The book really comes into its own with discussions about how and when to choose between email and websites, the ethics of blogging and promoting the blog. The book is peppered with some interesting and relevant case histories.

This is a book for the blog beginner, though there is enough meat for the more experienced user. Part of the beauty of blogs is that they are so simple, that there is a limit to how much new information there can be. I found that this book was a great entrée to Susannah Gardner's Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies.

If you are a Macintosh user, be aware that TypePad does not work properly with the current versions of Safari or Internet Explorer: I found that out the hard way! Just download a copy of Firefox and everything works just fine.

The book will be of a little less value if you use a program other than TypePad, yet I still recommend it for you. It is relatively inexpensive and certainly worth the money.

Warmly recommended.

Pros:
1. Clearly written in an engaging style.
2. Easy to read and not overly technical. He does a good job of explaining fairly complex things like RSS feeds so beginners can understand.
3. A few very good pieces of blogging advice and some interesting blog citations.

Cons:
1. The bulk of the text is a "how-to" manual for TypePad. If you don't use that platform, well over half the book will be barely relevant.
2. No screen shots. When you're explaining, for instance, step-by-step posting mechanics, screen shots clear up a lot of confusion.
3. Although the book sings the praises of business blogging, I don't think it provides enough depth to get company leadership behind it. More detailed case studies might have helped.

My strongest impression of Blog Wild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, Portfolio: New York, NY (2006) was that it was a relatively quick read (160 pgs./ day and a half). Thinking back on it, a large amount of it explained how TypePad performs certain blogging functions.

That, I thought, was sort of a bonus for Wibbels in that I didn't feel offended that he spent time detailing what/ how another program operates. Insofar as his topic was "how to blog," his explanation of TypePad actually seemed natural and appropriate, and I think he's right -- I can't think of any other program/ service on the market that would be better suited for the entry-level blogger. In it, you have all the essentials and virtually none of the complexities that can arise once you decide to purchase your own program license and/ or host your own blog.


Insofar as the book seemed pitched toward those who have no clue about blogging, it merely served to confirm many of the things I've learned about blogging on my own. Much of which was (in this volume) better organized, and that was helpful, but I still thought a lot of its content was generally accessible for anyone interested enough to find it out on their own. Perhaps for this reason, the book seemed to beg/ scream for a second edition -- a more sophisticated look at blogging, from the standpoint of experts and of those who've used them successfully.

Here, I'd like to see less talk about tactics and more about strategies: "How to I Developed a Strong Stream of Traffic in 90 Days" or "Step by Step: How I Developed A $5,000/ Month Income Stream from Blogging Alone" or "My Blogging Empire: It's Organizational Structure and How it Makes a Difference." Maybe I'm way off base with this. I don't know. All's I know is that, I sit in front of my computer and have been working from home full-time for about a year now. I'd like to follow up on these cutting-edge strategies (blogging, podcasting, videos, rss feeds, etc), but not for the sake of "making pretty pictures." I'm already "esthetically sensitive" enough for myself. When I engage the outside world, and particularly when I shell out my savings, I do so with expecations of making it back, plus some.

So, again, if we're talking about a second volume, I'd like to see more in-depth case studies (perhaps 3-4 pages long, instead of one) about really small businesses (less than 10 employees) and home-based entrepreneurs who've developed 5-6 figure monthly income streams from blogging, and some of the strategies they've employed to crank it out. No promises. No iron-clad guarantees. Just stories!

Here's a friend of mine, Joe, and here's how Joe was able to crank out . . . (you get the picture).

On another note, there was one opportunity, I thought the book should have captured, that had to do with how you actually produce your blog.

Say, for instance, this stupendous story wells up inside you one day, and (because they happen to be around) you spill your guts out about the whole doggone thing to your best friend/ spouse. Afterwards, you look around and think to yourself, "Wow, that'd be a great blog -- that story I just told you!" But then you wonder whether you could remember each and every detail of it, or replicate even half the intensity on "paper" that you just produced face-to-face. *&^%$%$#!!

So, here's the thing. I think it's much easier, fact I'd venture to say "more natural," to communicate verbally than in writing. The latter requires that you remember some story, you spend some time thinking about how you want to start it off, you gotta get that first sentence just right, then go back and correct your spelling or re-word a few things here or there -- you know the drill! And, by the time you've finished, you're still left wondering whether you forgot one or more of the main points you made earlier. You remember. It's the points that made the story worth telling in the first place! OK, so what's the big "Therefore"?

The big "Therefore" is this:

Therefore, in an advanced book on blogging, you might want to include a chapter on using a program like Dragon Naturally Speaking. With this, you can talk to your computer and your words will instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft Word/ Excel/ Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. You can search the Web by speaking URLs, links, etc. I have to admit, I don't (yet) own the program myself , but from what I can gather, it seems like it'd be a natural extension of the whole story-telling process, which is a lot of the essence of blogging.

The "story" emerges from deep inside your mind and, because we've been running our mouths since childhood, our capacity for articulating ourselves verbally is much more fully developed than our capacity for doing the same though our writing skills (those few that most of us have). Writing takes time and, in the process, we forget a lot of the details . . . anyway, I would love to have a program like that to allow me to simply speak into a microphone, see the text appear on screen, and be mostly through in a couple/ few minutes with a decent product that I could go in and clean up, add links, photos or whatever and voila, "I Been Bloggin'"! Anyway, that's what makes sense to me.

Getting back to what the book does offer, I have to give props to Wibbels' because his style is indeed accessible and inviting, i.e., completely open and honest, and for beginners, I think he hits the nail on the head. Kudos Andy! I find his style and indeed his image (young, clean-cut) consistent with what one might ordinarily look for in a guide/ counselor on the new, innovative techno topics, e.g., blogging, rss feeds, video, podcasts. I buy it!

If there was a consistent let-down at all (and there's not much in this category), it'd have to do with the examples. Wibbels is at his best when he's talking about whatever he's talking about. He's kind, cordial, he stays on point and is not the least bit offensive. But, when examples are provided, I feel the connections between the point and (particularly) the websites indicated could be sharper, more reflective of the point. I'm not sure, but some of the examples provided just didn't seem to go very well with the overall presentation -- they seemed a little "out there." And, for me, 50% of effective education is about providing good, clean, nail-on-the-head examples!

But, don't get me wrong! I loved the book and would strongly suggest it for those who'd like to either learn about blogging or firm up on their understanding of what it involves, the different technologies and that. Blogging for business? Let's see if they come out with a stronger version before running to pick this one up!

My strongest impression of Blog Wild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, Portfolio: New York, NY (2006) was that it was a relatively quick read (160 pgs./ day and a half). Thinking back on it, a large amount of it explained how TypePad performs certain blogging functions.

That, I thought, was sort of a bonus for Wibbels in that I didn't feel offended that he spent time detailing what/ how another program operates. Insofar as his topic was "how to blog," his explanation of TypePad actually seemed natural and appropriate, and I think he's right -- I can't think of any other program/ service on the market that would be better suited for the entry-level blogger. In it, you have all the essentials and virtually none of the complexities that can arise once you decide to purchase your own program license and/ or host your own blog.


Insofar as the book seemed pitched toward those who have no clue about blogging, it merely served to confirm many of the things I've learned about blogging on my own. Much of which was (in this volume) better organized, and that was helpful, but I still thought a lot of its content was generally accessible for anyone interested enough to find it out on their own. Perhaps for this reason, the book seemed to beg/ scream for a second edition -- a more sophisticated look at blogging, from the standpoint of experts and of those who've used them successfully.

Here, I'd like to see less talk about tactics and more about strategies: "How to I Developed a Strong Stream of Traffic in 90 Days" or "Step by Step: How I Developed A $5,000/ Month Income Stream from Blogging Alone" or "My Blogging Empire: It's Organizational Structure and How it Makes a Difference." Maybe I'm way off base with this. I don't know. All's I know is that, I sit in front of my computer and have been working from home full-time for about a year now. I'd like to follow up on these cutting-edge strategies (blogging, podcasting, videos, rss feeds, etc), but not for the sake of "making pretty pictures." I'm already "esthetically sensitive" enough for myself. When I engage the outside world, and particularly when I shell out my savings, I do so with expecations of making it back, plus some.

So, again, if we're talking about a second volume, I'd like to see more in-depth case studies (perhaps 3-4 pages long, instead of one) about really small businesses (less than 10 employees) and home-based entrepreneurs who've developed 5-6 figure monthly income streams from blogging, and some of the strategies they've employed to crank it out. No promises. No iron-clad guarantees. Just stories!

Here's a friend of mine, Joe, and here's how Joe was able to crank out . . . (you get the picture).

On another note, there was one opportunity, I thought the book should have captured, that had to do with how you actually produce your blog.

Say, for instance, this stupendous story wells up inside you one day, and (because they happen to be around) you spill your guts out about the whole doggone thing to your best friend/ spouse. Afterwards, you look around and think to yourself, "Wow, that'd be a great blog -- that story I just told you!" But then you wonder whether you could remember each and every detail of it, or replicate even half the intensity on "paper" that you just produced face-to-face. *&^%$%$#!!

So, here's the thing. I think it's much easier, fact I'd venture to say "more natural," to communicate verbally than in writing. The latter requires that you remember some story, you spend some time thinking about how you want to start it off, you gotta get that first sentence just right, then go back and correct your spelling or re-word a few things here or there -- you know the drill! And, by the time you've finished, you're still left wondering whether you forgot one or more of the main points you made earlier. You remember. It's the points that made the story worth telling in the first place! OK, so what's the big "Therefore"?

The big "Therefore" is this:

Therefore, in an advanced book on blogging, you might want to include a chapter on using a program like Dragon Naturally Speaking. With this, you can talk to your computer and your words will instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft Word/ Excel/ Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. You can search the Web by speaking URLs, links, etc. I have to admit, I don't (yet) own the program myself , but from what I can gather, it seems like it'd be a natural extension of the whole story-telling process, which is a lot of the essence of blogging.

The "story" emerges from deep inside your mind and, because we've been running our mouths since childhood, our capacity for articulating ourselves verbally is much more fully developed than our capacity for doing the same though our writing skills (those few that most of us have). Writing takes time and, in the process, we forget a lot of the details . . . anyway, I would love to have a program like that to allow me to simply speak into a microphone, see the text appear on screen, and be mostly through in a couple/ few minutes with a decent product that I could go in and clean up, add links, photos or whatever and voila, "I Been Bloggin'"! Anyway, that's what makes sense to me.

Getting back to what the book does offer, I have to give props to Wibbels' because his style is indeed accessible and inviting, i.e., completely open and honest, and for beginners, I think he hits the nail on the head. Kudos Andy! I find his style and indeed his image (young, clean-cut) consistent with what one might ordinarily look for in a guide/ counselor on the new, innovative techno topics, e.g., blogging, rss feeds, video, podcasts. I buy it!

If there was a consistent let-down at all (and there's not much in this category), it'd have to do with the examples. Wibbels is at his best when he's talking about whatever he's talking about. He's kind, cordial, he stays on point and is not the least bit offensive. But, when examples are provided, I feel the connections between the point and (particularly) the websites indicated could be sharper, more reflective of the point. I'm not sure, but some of the examples provided just didn't seem to go very well with the overall presentation -- they seemed a little "out there." And, for me, 50% of effective education is about providing good, clean, nail-on-the-head examples!

But, don't get me wrong! I loved the book and would strongly suggest it for those who'd like to either learn about blogging or firm up on their understanding of what it involves, the different technologies and that. Blogging for business? Let's see if they come out with a stronger version before running to pick this one up!

This book gives a nice summary of the financial opportunities with blogging, but spends most of its time promoting one particular company. As a result, it's not a particularly objective source of information.

BLOGWILD! A GUIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS BLOGGING could easily have been featured in our Business Books section, but is reviewed here for its wonderfully simple directions to blogging for newcomers as well. Andy Wibbels is an award-winning blogger who has helped hundreds of companies use blogging for business advantage: from understanding what differentiates a blog from a discussion group to creating and growing a blog online from roots on up, BLOGWILD reaches out to any who want to learn about the blog world.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Having just started my own small business, I was very interested in reading Wibbels book Blog Wild! In anticipation of the book arriving, I looked into blogs the night before my copy arrived. I downloaded the latest version of WordPress. They have their famous "five minute setup." Sure enough, I had it up and running in no time.

Unfortunately I didn't get to use a majority of Wibbels' book because he dedicates the entire work to one blog platform, the pay-for-use service TypePad.

On page 66 Wibbels discusses other blogging platforms including "the very popular WordPress" which is free, unlike TypePad. If it's so great (and free to use) then why didn't you write an entire book about WordPress instead of TypePad?

That's a rhetorical question of course because TypePad is a for-profit company. And companies only care about one thing: making money. Just like Trump does for The Apprentice, Wibbels probably shopped around ad space in his book to the highest blogging platform and TypePad gave him a check. If he really wanted to use the best solution he would have gone with his self-described "very popular" WordPress. Why would he? As an open source project, (and unlike TypePad) they have no money to give him.

Wibbels then describes setting up an account with TypePad. Guess what the first step is? Enter your credit card number. Is there no shame left in the corporate world today?

Heck, even Google's own Blogger, which Wibbels mentions in the book, is another free service that he could have used for this book instead of TypePad.

What's more you can even go to the book's Web site for a demonstration on how to setup your TypePad account! I wonder how much Wibbels banked off that deal.

I can't believe I paid for a book on blogging and then have to pony up my credit card number to follow along. There should be a disclaimer on the cover "After you use your credit card to buy this book just keep it out and give your credit card number to TypePad after you checkout."

Of the book's 161 pages (excluding the glossary) only 77 of it isn't an advertorial for TypePad. Of that material I give Wibbels an F. It's weak. "Google loves blogs." Really? You mind offering up more than a four-paragraph discussion on that one, or is that all you had to copy and paste from your own blog?

Fortunately for me I found WordPress, which is a free and used by many more people than TypePad. Unfortunately after page 67 (and up until the final 11 pages) Wibbels forces you to use TypePad. He doesn't describe any other platform; you're forced to use that software.

Seems like Wibbels has read Bill Gates' book. Now I know why he has a chapter titled "The Legend of Microsoft."

If you want to learn about blogs, skip this giant advertorial and Google "blogs" - it's free and you won't feel so...cheated.

This little book was exactly what I needed to get me started in the blogging world. I've been wanting to create a blog for along time but never quite knew what to do. Blogwild! gave me step by step directions. It also provided me with many ideas on how to use my blog. I keep it beside my computer and refer to it often. My husband is now reading the book as he is preparing to create his own blog. Thanks, Andy!!

Thanks for putting this book together Andy, it has everything that is needed to get a blog startd and answers a lot of the initial questions.

I look forward to the advanced version.

Gavin

Andy's book is fresh and a crisp read. There are some good marketing and blog promotion tips buried in the book.

In favor of the cookbook approach, this book recommends a paid Typepad account as the only option. This might be great for business folks challenged for time and preferring a professional, hosted blog. I think there should have been more discusion of free WordPress and Blogger blogs. These are great options for folks just getting started with blogging.

Lastly, there was shameless promotion of three paid services offered by Andy: sixfigureblogging, rssessentials, and podcastingbootcamp. How about more material on these topics and listing a few other options for further reading?

If you are willing to put more effort into learning about blogs, I believe that better information is available online at andywibbel or problogger.

Cover to cover it is an interesting read. If you know nothing about blogs or how to go about setting up one I highly recommend Blog Wild. It is easy to comprehend for non-computer geeks. I got excited about setting up my own blog by the time I got past the first couple of chapters. The author took care in explaining what you need to know. I set up my own Blog using the author's overall recommendations and, now I am snug as a bug in my BLOG.

This is my kind of tech book: fast, easy, helpful, and, well, not very technical. It's a quick read -- a fast overview of blogs and the author's favorite way to create and maintain one. The book took an hour to read, and my first blog took all of about 10 minutes to set up following his advice.

Well done!

True to his word, with the information in this book I had my first blog up and running in minutes. Short, concise chapters cover every question I had and many that never occurred to me. Now that my blog is a reality, I can go back to the book and learn how to make the most of it.

If you want to blog and don't know where to start, buy this book.

This book is right next to my desk so that any time I have a question about blogging, whether it's remembering what a trackback is or how to add a typelist, the answer is readily at hand in "Blogwild." This book is a godsend for people like me who want easy to understand information about how to blog for maximum reward without feeling overwhelmed by entering a world created by computer nerds (not that I don't appreciate computer nerds. Some of my best friends are computer nerds.)

I highly recommend this book for anyone who is either thinking about blogging, just beginning to blog, moving from personal blogging into business blogging, or current bloggers who want an easy-to-navigate resource when they forget how to add a post via cellphone.

We have been thinking about using blogging in our marketing strategy. I purchased Andy's book and it was helpful, easy and fun to read. We are up and running. How fun!

Smart. Simple. Easy to follow. Helps you get up and blogging in no time.

A complete introduction to the world of blogging. If you want to improve your presence on the web then you need to read and apply this book. It gives you a step-by-step approach to setting up and using your bloggs with excellent examples and case study. A must read.

This book is useful, encouraging, supportive. The new blogger can follow Andy's instructions without feeling intimidated. There are other books out there presenting compelling arguments for blogging but they didn't help me figure out what I should be doing to make the best use of my blog. This book explained how to use tools I didn't know I had. I never felt talked down to or that what I was reading was over my head. This will stay on my reference shelf and go out as a gift to colleagues and clients.

I heard about this book on Madge Weinstein's Yeast Radio and as it was described, I thought it contained an interesting concept.

I'm a software and web application developer as well as a podcaster and consultant. This book brought together why I should look at this thing I do for fun as a business opportunity, too.

Buy -- why buy several?

Andy made this easy enough to understand and read that I want to buy several copies so I can highlight and/or refer to different sections of this and then actually give the customer a copy of the book. If my bet is right, the success I receive with Mr. Wibble's crystallization of these ideas and the success my customers will receive by implementing these ideas for their on-line marketing will be a win, win, win situation for my customer, me and Andy. Everyone wins. Andy Wibble wrote something that is not only entertaining but it also serves a real purpose. Very nice work sir.

Like many, I've heard about blogs for a long, long time, but never taken the time to discover what's going on. Finally, from the fields of DeKalb, IL, I decided it was time to learn, and maybe, just maybe, see if it would help my business.

Enter Andy's book. A quick and easy read, even for the ignorant like me, and, believe it or not, understand. The results? I'm flat out excited about putting his great and easy to understand information to work, so, I took his suggestions to heart, started a blog, and am under way, just a day or two after reading his book.

Other authors could learn something here. It really is possible for a techie to write something the rest of us regular mortals can understand and learn from. Thanks, Andy!
Mike Willett
Beter Life Systems, Inc.

Like Pat Gundry (review above), I've been an Andy Wibbels fan ever since that first EasyBake betatest course where I took my "cobweb" blog and turned it into a tremendous value-add for my business. For a betatest class, I was amazed at the value I received. Andy has continued in that tradition of giving much more value than ever expected in his new BlogWild book. Reading it, you'll easily and quickly be able to blog and highly target your posts to spin new value for your business.

I gave this book to four internet-clueless friends who desperately wanted to better their businesses. Each of them, within a week, has a blog not only functioning online, but syndicated with several services and producing new business.

If your business is sluggish or poorly distributed, a well-tended blog will significantly and positively impact your bottom line. And BlogWild is truly the ONLY book on Small Business Blogging you need.

Read it, Absorb it, and...GO BLOGWILD!