Review: Blog Wild! by Andy Wibbels

Here's a short and quick book review for you bloggers out there. I just finished reading a copy of Andy Wibbels' Blog Wild! Here's my take on it:

Book Summary

The book is a short, but thorough detailing of how to set up and operate a blog.

What I Liked

• It was a short, quick read (small in size and only 165 pages). It took me half an hour to read it (though I knew most of the stuff, so I skimmed those parts).
• It was very practical. Handled all the blogging to-dos in a no-nonsense fashion.
• All the blog examples dealt with Typepad -- my second language. ;-)
• Lots of great examples of people using blogging to grow their business.

What I Didn't Like

Only one thing I didn't like: It was very basic. If you've been blogging for more than six months, I think you'll view it as too simplistic.

Conclusion

For new bloggers or people/companies considering a blog, this book is a no-brainer -- it's a must read/buy. I'd say the same for anyone considering using/switching to Typepad. However, if you've already been blogging for some time, I don't think you'll learn much. It will be a quick, fun read, and you may learn a couple things (I did!), but you'll already know most of it.

Ratings

I'm giving this book two ratings:

• For a newbie/someone considering blogging, the Free Money Finance Rating for Blog Wild! (based on my 0 thru 10 rating system) is: 7 Stars.
• For people who have been blogging for awhile, the Free Money Finance Rating for Blog Wild! (based on my 0 thru 10 rating system) is: 3 Stars.

Comments

[John M]

FMF

I agree with you that the book is probably helpful to new bloggers. With a cover price of $19.95 you are not getting a good bang for your buck. The truth is I learned more useful information from your blog series on how to get to 100,000 visitors than I learned from this book.

[Bill]

Is there a book you would recommend for someone who "has been blogging for a while" which has more 'meat' to it? Thanks

[FMF]

Sorry, no. If you've been blogging for awhile, it's likely that you've already learned more than most of the books out there.

I would recommend a blog though -- check out http://www.problogger.net/. It's a GREAT site -- even for advanced bloggers.

[Jason Vance]

I just posted a review about this book on my blog as well. I agree that this book is for beginners, and for someone without a blog platform it would be a good read. For those that don't use TypePad, 50% of the book is useless.