There are days and weeks where I sometimes feel like I’ve spread myself a little too thin. But, I love to read and write about topics like these. And sharing ideas with others is what makes this worth doing.

While I like the idea of two blogs, it’s a tough call. The only suggestion I think I can offer is to make sure that you have enough time to do both blogs justice if you decide to make that split.

Wayne,

We try to cover a fairly wide set of topics at the forum. And that flows over here, too. The nice thing for me about a survey type business post is that I end up with a place to put links to some of the business blog posts that I really enjoyed.

If it brings some traffic to some business blogs that might not have received it otherwise, then it’s a postive result for all involved.

I do like the idea of it as a regular feature. And maybe if I continue, we can get some of the business bloggers to post an occasional post over at the forums, too. I like that type of cross-pollination of ideas and influences.

Those are also very good points. What I like about my blog is the conversation (as you put it, and I agree) that I get to have with my customers and potential customers about business topics that are relevant to them (and me). They are also looking for deeper info regarding the products and services of mine that they may or may not yet use, but that may be better served with a separate blog as a dynamic extension of my web site where all my other product and service related info resides. I still need to implement that change and will be curious to see how it impacts who visits, how often and what they think about what I’m offering.

I’ve been thinking a lot along the same lines that you have. While I like the idea of a company-related business blog, I’m beginning to believe that it should primarily be a conversation between the business and people who either are its customers, or who will become its customers.

I have a separate business blog that I initially started as a test site to see if I liked blogging about business, and to see if it might be a good addition to the company pages.

I’m finding that I can post about most business issues at the test site, but I only want to post on topics related to the business on the company page.

I also want to add thatI’m really happy with the way this post turned out. Thank you for your kind words about it.

I think I might make a survey of business and marketing sites a regular feature here - probably attempting to do it weekly.

I’ve tried something with my company’s blog at [URL=http://perceptionanalyzer.typepad.com]http://perceptionanalyzer.typepad.com[/url] - mixing product/service specific posts about what my company offers in with industry relevant posts on marketing, advertising, market research, etc. While I had hoped those occasional product/service posts would catch visitor’s interest, Todd at [URL=http://www.apennyfor.com]http://www.apennyfor.com[/url] helped me see that two separate blogs may be better so I can keep the more micro targeted posts elsewhere and not clutter or confuse the primary industry blog.

I tell this story because as business blogging continues to grow, this is a great time for businesses to be experimenting with different formats and approaches to learn about what works well and what can be done better.

Congratulations on your anniversary.

Thanks for the suggestion on 800ceoread.com. I now have a couple more blogs to check out on a regular basis.

It looks like I’ve go some reading to catch up on.

P.S. I might also suggest my blog: [URL=http://www.apennyfor.com]http://www.apennyfor.com[/url] It is one year old today!

I’m going through some blog rolls and making lots of bookmarks, reading some great stories and posts, and gathering some excellent ideas.

It’s at least as fun as leafing through the business books at the nearest big box book store, and even more comfortable.

Plus there’s the opportunity to leave comments at many of the sites, and ask questions, offer suggestions, and share ideas.

And posts like the most recent from Ageless Marketing on [URL=http://agelessmarketing.typepad.com/ageless_marketing/2004/06/tell_me_a_story.html]Telling a Story[/url] are more than worth the effort.