Ask HN: Why there are so few good company blogs?

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by flreln • 4 years ago

5 3 4 years ago

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Noticed that there’s a lot more good personal blogs than good company blogs. Why do you think that is?

Having ran what I considered a good company blog (the PIA blog back in the day) and since I now run what I consider to be a good personal blog, I have a simple thought to share:

A personal blog has one layer of accountability and likely no lawyers telling you what you can't write about and only yourself to tell you what you can/want to write about. A company blog has multiple layers of accountability and likely multiple people telling you what you can/should write about on top of lawyers telling you what you can't write about.

marek_leisk2• 4 years ago

Exactly, a blog should read as though it comes from one voice. People can subconciously tell if more than one author is involved in a piece of written work.

2143• 4 years ago

I'd like to read your good personal blog.

Would it be possible to share a link?

Thanks.

Ask HN: Why there are so few good company blogs?

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