Below are links that explain the basics of blogging, RSS and podcasting. More links to come on video blogging (vlogging or vodcasting) and wikis. Scroll down for resources on email & e-newsletter marketing and online marketing.
Blogging 101
Blogging 101 by Rebecca Blood (on MSN Spaces)
Blogging 101 by Kari Chisholm
Blogs 101 by Rich Meislin in New York Times’ Technology section
Blogging 101 by Technorati
Blog knowledge center by Cymfony
Business Blogging 101 on the NEWPRWiki
Business Blogging Resources by Dave Taylor
Wikipedia definition of Weblog
Blog marketing resources from Paul Gillin
Podcasting 101
Podcasting 101 on MacZealots.com
Podcasting 101 on TechWeb
Podcasting 101 by Merle Stinnett
How to Record a Podcast by Glenn Fleishman
Creating a mini podcast in 30 minutes (how I did it with Stephan Spencer)
Beginner’s Guide to Podcast Creation
The Real Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting
If podcasting is 2005 word of the year, why isn’t it as easy as blogging?
RSS 101
RSS 101: “Really Simple” 5-Step Guide to Get Started
RSS 101 Screencast by Alex Barnett
RSS 101 for Marketers (Forrester report, July 2005)
RSS Beyond Blogs (excellent round-up of corporate RSS feeds by Toby Bloomberg)
The Business Case for RSS (free PDF download)
RSS Marketing blog by Rok Hrastnik
About Feeds (XML, RSS, Atom) by SixApart
RSS Tutorial (includes tech details)
Round-up of RSS studies & charts (August 2005)
Email & e-newsletter marketing
AdMarketing’s Email Marketing Resources
E-write Online - Leslie O’Flahavan & Marilynne Rudick’s content-filled site that focuses on workshops & resources for online writing. Check out their nifty E-mail Writing Workbook for customer service emails.
FutureNow’s Email Marketing Glossary
Online marketing
MarketingProfs.com
Loads to explore on this site. Sign up for the newsletter.
MarketingSherpa
Case studies galore on all things related to marketing. Sign up for the free e-newsletters. Visit the SherpaStore for meaty reports on how to choose an email vendor, a complete guide to email metrics and more. (Yes, those are affiliate links. Any purchase you make benefits WordBiz.)
ClickZ.com
One of the most respected resource centers for online marketers. Dozens of regular columns on a wide range of Internet marketing and advertising topics.
I launched and wrote B2B Email Marketing (from January 2001 through May 2002) and E-newsletter Strategies (June - August 2002) for several years.
Currently my favorite ClickZ column is Pete Blackshaw’s CMO.
Wilson Web
The most complete, most vast library of articles and information related to Internet marketing. Presided over by the inimitable Dr. Ralph F. Wilson.
The Publicity Hound
Tons of information on how to get free publicity.
