The above is my favorite quote from John Haye’s column in the Kuwait Times today. Check it out [Here]
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The above is my favorite quote from John Haye’s column in the Kuwait Times today. Check it out [Here]
23 replies on “Who’s ready to publish the next Kuwait blog?”
I stopped reading after he quoted Khalid Al-Zanki.
Me too 🙂
Ditto!!! I’d have accepted a quote by Nibaq or Mark but not that fraud.
Why is he a fraud? Honestly curious.
what is a khalid al-zanki something important 😛
“However, the most popular blogs universally share quality content that one way or another enhances the reader’s life, i.e. news, humor, howto info, training info, etc. ”
The smartest thing anyone has ever said on that Kuwait Times website.
On a personal level, it gives me pleasure to know somebody in Kuwait understands and appreciates this.
Blogs were big in 2006. Now everybody moved on to Twitter, Instagram and other social media with the exception of people who make money from their blogs. These people use other social media, but they still cling to their blogs a.k.a. money maker.
How will they make money if their blogs are not popular????
The basic problem is that people have this impression that blogs are all about making money. It doesn’t have to be that way.
If you have unique content and want to share it then blogs are a great way to do that. If it brings in some cash then good for you! Either way you’d still be doing something you enjoy.
I support that… first of all blogging is satisfaction.. money making in another chapter.. im blogging sometimes only for my satisfaction and to share my experience to others.. if they found my blog… some useful tips … at least a bit help..
How can you compare blogging to a social service that only allows 140 characters and another service that is solely image based?
You don’t use either/or, you use all three methods of communications in unison. They all cater to different audiences, they all have their different uses.
+1
Everybody indeed moved to Instagram & Twitter and that’s why money-making-bloggers are desperately trying to make their followers visit their blogs (for traffic ranking purposes) by posting a teaser post photo on Twitter/Instagram and ask their followers to check their blog for the full post.
Dr. John P. Hayes
Director, Kuwait Leadership Mastery
‘If you’re a man between 17 and 24 or a woman of any age, you can apply for the ‘Kuwait Leadership Mastery program’, funded by the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)’.
Director Dr. John P. Hayes message: https://www.kuwaitleadershipmastery.com/about/directors-message/
-The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a U.S. State Department program that supports reform efforts in the Middle East and North Africa.
MEPI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Partnership_Initiative
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John P. Hayes in Kuwait Times:
“Calling Kuwait bloggers Ah, but there’s the rub. Should bloggers charge money for promotions? Is it fair? Is it credible? Should bloggers be required to tell us when they are being paid for their favorable opinions?”
NOTE: Dr John P Hayes teaches online marketing at GUST where his students create their own blogs. Got information or opinions about Kuwait blogging? Contact Dr Hayes.
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You’re suggesting a lot Dr. Hayes, but without providing any confirmed fact in your article.
How about your own credibility?
How much money do you receive, direct or in-direct, from the U.S. State Department next to your income as a marketing professor in Kuwait?
Most professors do have a second job though
I was under the distint impression most Kuwait bloggers belonged to one or the other political factions. Aren’t they for the most part, present day or sometime MPs from the National Assembly??
no
Dr. John Hayes is currently an instructor at our university (GUST), I have taken a Basic Marketing course with him. He is a very nice a person and inspiring. :’)
To my mind your average Kuwait blogger is a female Mcnugget in her 20s, 30s or early 40s; employed and with a penchant to blog on the job.
LOL
epic comment is epic
John Hayes*
Just a small correction.
I thought he was, in general, complimentary about bloggers. He’s right they ( we :O) have been helpful to many in spreading news, events and general info – all contributing to a an unpaid social service here enriching expats lives. Kudos to bloggers if they make money too. My only gripe is the hyped-up misleading reviews that led me to waste money at some restaurants. But lesson learned.