Comments on: Critical Points Missed in New Hyperlocal Ebook

By: Shields Bialasik

Shields Bialasik — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:53:56 +0000

Here is the link to The 7 Habits of Profitable, Hyper-Local Sites.

http://meltaylormedia.com/2010/01/06/7-habits-of-highly-profitable-local-websites/

By: Mel Taylor

Mel Taylor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:35:31 +0000

i just posted “the 7 habits of profitable, hyper-local sites.

it starts with this very simple, yet critical collection of step by step priorities:

1. profit first
2. operations
3. editorial

hyper-local bloggers must adhere to the above…in that order

read the entire post at my site.

mel

By: Shields Bialasik

Shields Bialasik — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:43:58 +0000

It might sound harsh but journalists are losing their jobs for two primary reasons.

- The first issue is the loss of income in local markets
- The second is issue is the overabundance of freely available media.

If journalists are going to continue to work in the field of journalism they need to start addressing how they are going to pay their bills as a number one priority.

Newsgathering techniques are secondary, because when there is a need then there is a value.

Journalists right now need to find new ways to create value… i.e…MAKE MONEY.

By: Can you make money from hyper journalism? | Wadds' PR Blog

Can you make money from hyper journalism? | Wadds' PR Blog — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:33:21 +0000

[...] Shields Bialasik has been critical of Adam Westbrook’s book Newsgathering for Hyperlocal Websites …. Bilasik says that Westbrook ignores the issue of how to generate an income from a hyperlocal blog. It would be a useful addition to future editions. [...]

By: Stephen Waddington

Stephen Waddington — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:15:21 +0000

I think you’re being overly harsh. Journalists are losing their jobs every day and any book that explores the future of the craft has got to be a good thing.

Monitisation is the next step from where Adam leaves off and will no doubt be the subject of a future book. And on that score I know of no hyper local sites that are yet making a living for their owner.

Finally, web 2.0 techniques such as web mining, crowd sourced investigation and web based news gathering are all covered in Adam’s book.

By: Degree

Degree — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:13:39 +0000

I enjoyed this! Well done!

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