WordPress for BlackBerry – Blog on the Go!

Have you ever had moments when you’ve been hit with a wave of blog post ideas?
Those special moments when you get one brilliant idea after another?
Inspired either by your surroundings or are sparked off during your travels – And then there’s this big scramble for a pen and paper or a digital notpad…

Well, check out this standalone WordPress for BlackBerry application that connects to your existing WordPress server. It gives you the flexibility to create or modify existing drafts and even publish posts on the go.

I have been using WordPress for BlackBerry for several months now -
it is a must have blogging tool. WordPress is also available on the Iphone.

To install:

Simply point your BlackBerry browser to http://blackberry.wordpress.org/install and then follow the instructions.

Where Do Your Potential Readers Hang Out?

Are you an internet business owner?
A hobby blogger?
or perhaps running an offline business?
There’s always a time when you search for new customers, clients or readers to add to your existing list.
So the question here is, where are they hanging out?

In a case of an online business, the answer to this may seem obvious – Forums, social networks, blogs and so on.
But are we effectively utilizing these avenues?

Let’s take social media for an example, an area that is becoming a dominant force within new media – with the likes of
Facebook, Friendfeed, identi.ca, LinkedIn, Mr Wong, OverBlog, Stumbleupon, Squidoo -

For bloggers, this is great – an opportunity to interact and share interests with like minded individuals – couldn’t be better.
Chances are, such relationship formed outside your business results into potential customers, blog readers, contributors and so on.
But, is our conversion rate effective?
Simply creating a facebook page or a forum account isn’t enough – you have to work it.

Speak their language

With each of these platforms, it is important to treat each one independently.
For an example, I wouldn’t build an effective relationship on Facebook if all I did was to post my latest blog feeds there – hoping someone would read them.

Each platform has it’s own culture and communication style.
If social media is something we are incorporating as part of our business then it’s worth doing it correctly.

Social Tools for your Blog

The beauty of these social engagements is the ability to bring them back to your blog.
There are some clever social blog tools which you may wish to integrate, to help streamline the communication process.

Facebook Connect
Facebook Fan page
Twitter
Flickr
Stumble

Have you discovered your readers hang out spot?
What social tools are working for you?