Book Review:Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community by Joy Deangdeelert Cho, Meg Mateo Ilasco

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse), making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.Learn how to: - Design your site - Choose the right platform - Attract a fan base - Finance your blog - Maintain work/life balance - Manage comments - Find content inspiration - Overcome blogger's block - Choose the right ads - Develop a voice - Protect your work - Create a media kit - Leverage your social network - Take better photographs - Set up an affiliate program - Partner with sponsors - Build community - Go full-time with your blog - And more!

I am always looking for books that will up my blogging game. I love the Oh Joy blog, so I thought the book would be a good idea to get to know how she does blog stuff. I was slightly disappointed in this book. This book is ment for beginning bloggers. I already knew all of the information that this book had. I kept reading on to see if it had any more new info for me, but it didn’t. If you don t know how to set up a blog and stuff, then this book will show you how. It goes in depth in how to set up a blog and hosting among other stuff you need to know. It is written in a fun informal way that will appeal to readers. I did like the way she showcased other blogs. I found a few more to add to my reader this way, but overall this book did not reall teach me anything new.