Recently read a sample of corporate blogging rules posted by Thomas Nelson Publishers CEO Michael Hyatt on his Working Smart weblog (updated version here).  I think this is a good reference, given that companies are now encouraging employee blogging (as a P.R. move or to boost online presence),

but don’t exactly have clear-cut policies on employee blogging. 

But I’d still hold on to the “common sense” principle I blogged about earlier. 

After all, blogging policies are just extensions of existing company

policies until actually explicitly included in the existing rules and

regulations.


I think the second version

is pretty cool, being stripped of the formality and legalese (I think

people respond more positively to issuances that are more

conversational).  A few major points:



  • Write as yourself.

  • Own your content.

  • Write relevant. Write often.

  • Be nice.

  • Keep secrets.

  • Respect copyrights.

  • Obey the law.

  • Remember the Handbook.


Oh yes, remember the handbook!


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