Things have been slow here at BizBookTalk. We’ll be back next week with a new giveaway!

In the meantime I’m going to point you to two sites that have some great content:

• Head over to BNET’s website for some great material. They are a fairly new site, but offer some useful content. Right now they are featuring pieces on how to handle competitors, taming your boss, and offers ‘crash courses’ in areas such as selling and managing.
• Trizle - This blog/biz journal is written in a fashionable (read: younger generation slang) way while at the same time offering insights from the latest from business research findings. It is definitely worth visiting directly instead of reading through RSS feed.

Also, if there are any specific books that you would like featured shoot me an email!

Are budding entrepreneurs wasting their time with writing business plans? The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that such an exercise may take valuable time away from the all important role of selling the product or service. This is similar to what Guy Kawasaki wrote about in Art of the Start and you can read the review from last March here.

BizBookTalk reviewed Ted’s book Blogging For Business recently and he expressed interest in contributing some reviews. Therefore, I introduce to you Ted Demopoulos:

Greetings from Ted Demopoulos

I’m excited to be reviewing business books for Biz Book Talk! I’m passionate about business books, and sometimes wish I could just read all day. I almost always read myself to sleep, and often wake up on a coach with a book on my chest and the lights on in the morning.

A little about myself: I’ve been on the Internet seemingly forever, way before I ever heard the term “Internet.” I consult on new media — primarily blogs and podcasts, and information security. An odd combo some would say, but hey, it’s all about information. I also blog at bloggingforbusinessbook.com and TheTedRap.com, and am the co-author of Blogging For Business: Everything You Need to Know and Why You Should Care and author of What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere, available for pre-order now and on the shelves very soon.

Yup, I love biz books so much I figured I had to write a couple . . .

Shel Holtz and Ted Demopoulos’s new book, “Blogging for Business” could be renamed Business Blogging 101. Their book is an excellent read for anyone who is interested in blogging, wants to know various ways to use his/her blog, or needs a technical guide on how to get started.



Blogs have exploded in popularity due to their user friendly administration and ability to utilize the web in new and innovative ways. Companies such as Boeing, Go Daddy, Soutwest Airlines and Whole Foods Marketshave adopted blogs of their own. Each company has placed senior management (Both Whole Foods and Go Daddy CEO’s are the authors) in the position to give insights on key topics for each company. However, don’t think that blogs are only for Fortune 500 companies though. Small businesses have the opportunity to give their customers the ability to find out more about the businesses they love. And that opportunity is through blogs.

Check out the “Blogging for Business” website for more info!

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your holidays are healthy and happy! See you early next week with new reviews!

We’ll be back on November 28th with some new reviews. Enjoy the holiday everyone!