Recently I came across this simple piece of advice in an infographic on OnStartups
Recently I came across this simple piece of advice in an infographic on OnStartups
“To be understood write a Blog, to be ignored write a Business Plan”. A simple way to explain why blogging is and will be around.
A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read.
Like a journal, one can write their daily adventures, sentiments, and whatever ideas they want to express online.
Blogs are not a “one size fit all” concept, its more of a “This is what I feel” concept.. Given that, its no surprise that Blogs come in different types, styles and formats depending on the author/s.
Some bloggers write personal stories, some share poems, while some talk about their thoughts and ideas. Some share images, videos and audio, while some are simple text.
Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by publishing their ideas as audio podcasts. This is called audio blogging.
So why should a Physican blog? What can a Physician Blog about ?
Physicians as professionals, learn something unique and interesting everyday. They should blog because they have experiences which are fascinating and stories which are unique; that people want to hear. They should blog so that medical students and the younger upcoming physicians learn from their experiences. They should blog because if they don’t, they will be wasting an opportunity that is available today to archive the information they possess.
A Physician can blog to educate, to share their vision, to market themselves and their practices, or simply show that they have a human side …
A Blog can help you build a physicians online presence faster than any other method today. Its the natural extension to a website and due to its sticky nature, helps create an engaging presence
A Few Popular Blogs by Physicians (Just a few from then ones we read regularly)