Got a nice note and a plug from a blogger looking to build a website for sales engineers. He wrote some nice things about me after a conversation earlier this year.

And his blog is cool - and targeted. Engineers Can Sell, by Eric Bono.

When I was pondering starting this blog I talked to as many people as I could. One gentleman that kept coming up as a recommendation was James Durbin of Durbin Media. I emailed him for a quote on designing and setting up the blog site for me.

We talked on the phone for about an hour and by the end of the conversation James recommended that I take a stab at designing the blog by myself to not only learn the process, but to reduce costs until I was sure that I had a sustainable Web presence - which can take a year to determine. He further offered to have me email him when I had it set up so that he could take a quick peek and offer any suggestions.

One suggestion, Eric - where's your name on the blog? It's important to let people know who you are. For more advice on candidate niche blogs, go read Good Product Manager.

Article by Jim Durbin and courtesy of StlRecruiting.com