Mary Baker Tells All

Well, at least she was interviewed by the Small Business Blog of the Day.

The blog has connected us with a whole community of people interested in wine that would not otherwise know about us.

For my money, Mary is one of the best winery bloggers out there, so you get a look at how she thinks about blogging for her winery (Dover Canyon).  I can tell you for a fact that her blog increased Dover Canyon's gross revenues by at least $324, since it compelled me to buy a case of their '04 Dusi Old Vine Zinfandel (fabuloso!).

Comments

[Mary Baker]

Thank you for the compliment and the shout out, Mike! Actually I came here this morning to ask a question, so this is a pleasant surprise.

Question: What is all the hype about Technorati tags? I find it annoying to have all the search terms listed below a post, but am I old fashioned? Are Technorati tags effective?

[Paul Mabray]

Technorati tags are keywords assigned to a blog and they are very important. They help the world categorize your blog and allow people to search look in keyword categories to find what they need. For example, people looking for information on Zinfandel are more likely to look in the wine tagged blogs than in ipod tags. I hope this helps.

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---Paul Mabray - CEO

[Mary Baker]

Thanks, Paul. I should have been more specific. I do choose keywords for each post, but now the Typepad software has two separate boxes--one for keywords, and another for Technorati tags. What's the difference?