Comments on: State of the nation http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4670 Dennis Howlett Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:10:10 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4670 @Heather. I beg to differ on the format but am glad you're doing well elsewhere. ICAEW has already won an award for its community, is shortlisted for 4 other awards. GoodmanJones - 3rd year in succession shortlisted for a major award for 'innovative use of internet' IT Counts community now with c.4K members from a standing start this March. Average 2+ comments per post. Highly active - shown to CPAs in Washington and to innovators in San Francisco earlier this month. Growing group of accounting websites/weblogs all doing well. Podcasting is alive and well - colleague of mine now has over 300, with regular subscribers topping 2K per week. No-one I know seems to be running out of ideas. On appropriate topics I can generate thousands of page views a day. Now running an aggregation site with 2 others, microblogging site with 1840+ subscribers a day...the list goes on. @Heather. I beg to differ on the format but am glad you're doing well elsewhere. ICAEW has already won an award for its community, is shortlisted for 4 other awards. GoodmanJones – 3rd year in succession shortlisted for a major award for 'innovative use of internet' IT Counts community now with c.4K members from a standing start this March. Average 2+ comments per post. Highly active – shown to CPAs in Washington and to innovators in San Francisco earlier this month. Growing group of accounting websites/weblogs all doing well. Podcasting is alive and well – colleague of mine now has over 300, with regular subscribers topping 2K per week. No-one I know seems to be running out of ideas. On appropriate topics I can generate thousands of page views a day. Now running an aggregation site with 2 others, microblogging site with 1840+ subscribers a day…the list goes on.

]]> By: Neil McIntyre http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Neil McIntyre Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:12:20 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4669 That was a lot of hyphens. That was a lot of hyphens.

]]> By: Heather Platts http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 Heather Platts Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4668 Actually Dennis - you couldn't be further off the point. It was never our intention to reach our clients through blogging - largely our clients have never been that bothered with the blog at all - we have and continue to grow - and look for more useful means of reaching our targeted audience, I think we would have liked to have continued with the podcasting and in honesty this is still on our agenda - however we have felt for a goodly amount of time that blogging has become dull and a little passe - it seems to be inhabited by a circle of people who just spin around the same sphere. We do however continually look to introduce fresh perspectives - and if you are looking you might find us in different guises bringing new perspectives to the web based accountancy world. Cumulo Accountancy is far from dead - our brave attempt was aimed at bringing some humour and insight - as for our clients, we have always understood. Tax Blagger is actually more often than not found in printed format these days - and he's going great guns - with a very relevant audience - Heather Actually Dennis – you couldn't be further off the point.

It was never our intention to reach our clients through blogging – largely our clients have never been that bothered with the blog at all – we have and continue to grow – and look for more useful means of reaching our targeted audience, I think we would have liked to have continued with the podcasting and in honesty this is still on our agenda – however we have felt for a goodly amount of time that blogging has become dull and a little passe – it seems to be inhabited by a circle of people who just spin around the same sphere.

We do however continually look to introduce fresh perspectives – and if you are looking you might find us in different guises bringing new perspectives to the web based accountancy world. Cumulo Accountancy is far from dead – our brave attempt was aimed at bringing some humour and insight – as for our clients, we have always understood. Tax Blagger is actually more often than not found in printed format these days – and he's going great guns – with a very relevant audience – Heather

]]> By: I’m dead « The small practice accountant http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4667 I’m dead « The small practice accountant Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:31:10 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4667 [...] in Dennis Howlett’s analysis, he notes that this blog had not been updated since December 2007, pronouncing it [...] [...] in Dennis Howlett’s analysis, he notes that this blog had not been updated since December 2007, pronouncing it [...]

]]> By: Krupo http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4666 Krupo Fri, 02 May 2008 20:33:41 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4666 "Rarely on topic but who cares?" LOL - thanks, that's the best endorsement I could ever dream of. :) Keep up the good work here too. "Rarely on topic but who cares?"

LOL – thanks, that's the best endorsement I could ever dream of. :)

Keep up the good work here too.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4665 Dennis Howlett Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4665 @mark: How could I forget? Of course you're part of the fabric of our nascent world. Shame on me and thanks for brining Robert's blog to my attention. @mark: How could I forget? Of course you're part of the fabric of our nascent world. Shame on me and thanks for brining Robert's blog to my attention.

]]> By: Mark Lee http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4664 Mark Lee Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4664 Hi Dennis One other accountancy (more tax) related blog of which I'm aware is written on an ad hoc basis by tax guru Robert Maas, <a href="http://twocheersforthechancellor.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://twocheersforthechancellor.blogspot.com/</a> I guess my bog for ambitious accountants doesn't count as it's mostly FOR accountants rather than ABOUT accountants - although I often comment on best practice related issues too: <a href="http://bookmarklee.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://bookmarklee.wordpress.com</a> (I've been updating it regularly for almost 2 years now). And there's also my newer tax related blog on <a href="http://www.TaxAdviceNetwork.co.uk/blog" rel="nofollow">www.TaxAdviceNetwork.co.uk/blog</a> although again I guess it doesn't count, this time because it's clearly focused on tax related issues (again including practice related matters). And, finally, the most popular (sadly) of my blogs, by a long way,: <a href="http://www.Accountant-jokes.com" rel="nofollow">www.Accountant-jokes.com</a> Still I hope you don't mind me adding this post. Mark Hi Dennis
One other accountancy (more tax) related blog of which I'm aware is written on an ad hoc basis by tax guru Robert Maas, http://twocheersforthechancellor.blogspot.com/

I guess my bog for ambitious accountants doesn't count as it's mostly FOR accountants rather than ABOUT accountants – although I often comment on best practice related issues too: http://bookmarklee.wordpress.com (I've been updating it regularly for almost 2 years now).

And there's also my newer tax related blog on http://www.TaxAdviceNetwork.co.uk/blog
although again I guess it doesn't count, this time because it's clearly focused on tax related issues (again including practice related matters).

And, finally, the most popular (sadly) of my blogs, by a long way,: http://www.Accountant-jokes.com

Still I hope you don't mind me adding this post.

Mark

]]> By: Jason Holden http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Jason Holden Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:37:33 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4663 Hi Den, Well thanks for the mention. Just lately I have not been as active as I want, we are in the middle of an office move as well as getting those old files paperless, taking on new clients at a fair click, so lots going on. You are right, I have had quite an emphasis on marketing, this is/was intentional, as it is an area so many SME’s do not get or do not know what to do, and the direct replies to me (via my website and not the blog mind!) form non clients has been good, we have also picked up clients from this! Having said all that, once the dust settles (sorry it’s a new office there is no dust yet!) I will be back with vengeance on the blog, I will not only concentrate on marketing, but also tackling tax, vat, HR and many more subjects, you may even see a few guest bloggers who are specialist in these areas give some of their tome and knowledge away for free. So lots going on at the Holden Associates camp, and we intend to make 2008 a very good year indeed. As always, always interested in feed back on the blog, and any suggestions on what people would like to see tackled let me know and we will tackle it. Jason Hi Den,

Well thanks for the mention. Just lately I have not been as active as I want, we are in the middle of an office move as well as getting those old files paperless, taking on new clients at a fair click, so lots going on.

You are right, I have had quite an emphasis on marketing, this is/was intentional, as it is an area so many SME’s do not get or do not know what to do, and the direct replies to me (via my website and not the blog mind!) form non clients has been good, we have also picked up clients from this!

Having said all that, once the dust settles (sorry it’s a new office there is no dust yet!) I will be back with vengeance on the blog, I will not only concentrate on marketing, but also tackling tax, vat, HR and many more subjects, you may even see a few guest bloggers who are specialist in these areas give some of their tome and knowledge away for free.

So lots going on at the Holden Associates camp, and we intend to make 2008 a very good year indeed.

As always, always interested in feed back on the blog, and any suggestions on what people would like to see tackled let me know and we will tackle it.

Jason

]]> By: Neil http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4662 Neil Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:53:57 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4662 Thanks for the mention Dennis. I hope by sharing my journey through the CA designation, others may be inspired in the future to share theirs! Thanks for the mention Dennis. I hope by sharing my journey through the CA designation, others may be inspired in the future to share theirs!

]]> By: Francine McKenna http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-4661 Francine McKenna Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:09:51 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/04/09/state-of-the-nation/#comment-4661 Dennis, Thaks so much for your encouragement. I would also add Edith Orenstein's blog at Financial Executives International, <a href="http://www2.financialexecutives.org/blog/blog.cfm?blog_id=1" rel="nofollow">http://www2.financialexecutives.org/blog/blog.cfm...</a> She writes thorough summaries of all of the important meetings and articles. Her experience and knowledge of the issues is boundless. An amazing resource. I can't wait until we see more of Edith in the blog. Dennis, Thaks so much for your encouragement. I would also add Edith Orenstein's blog at Financial Executives International, http://www2.financialexecutives.org/blog/blog.cfm…

She writes thorough summaries of all of the important meetings and articles. Her experience and knowledge of the issues is boundless. An amazing resource. I can't wait until we see more of Edith in the blog.

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