My 2009 Blog & Podcast Predictions

I was interviewed by Scott Paton at Blogger & Podcaster Magazine today. He asked me to give my new year predictions for 2009.

The interview went well and Scott is a good guy to have a chat with about Podcasting and particularly direct response copywriting.

So here are my 2009 predictions for blogging and podcasting.

1) Podcasters will wake up to the power of blogs.
Many will abandon podcasting altogether and begin blogging instead. They will see that blogging is the force driving all new media its distribution on the web.

2) Bloggers will continue to be the power brokers.
They will begin using more techniques like email autoresponders and offline events to promote themselves and market their content. We will also see a huge spike in bloggers turning to affiliate marketing to monetize their writing and content.

3) Email will be the killer app.
You think I’m nuts don’t you? Just watch as more and more bloggers and podcasters use this tool to drive traffic and engage their audience. I’m right on this one.

What? No mention of Twitter taking over the universe?

Nope.

Too much spammy stuff going on there. I think Twitter’s best days are behind it. But we’ll see. I’ve been wrong once before. I’m sure I’ll have some disagreement on this one.

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