Ask An Ambassador- Blogging or Q&A Section, Which Should I Do?

This is an important topic. Many of the questions and answers should be blog topics that would have a larger audience.

Debbie Reynolds Excellent breakdown off the different posting or questioning possibilities.  I'm not bog on questios unless they are very general.  Too many generate  legal opinions  by "barracks lawyers"

Well said Debbie. This is a blogging platform and it's for creating new business as well as connecting with other members. Q & A's are easy and quick but the're not the lifelinen of what I do here by a long shot. I'm not sure if they have added that much value. Some value, of course....:)

Thanks for your post, Debbie Reynolds. I use the QnA section when I want a quick answer to a question and do not want to take the time to write a blog post. Once in a while I will start with QnA then expand it into a blog post when I have more time to write it. 

Debbie I have not use the Q&A at all, and while there are members who use it as it was intended to be used for, others use it as a just a vehicle for quick points.  We already had enough of that going on with the blogs, I don't see a need to provide another platform for them to do more of the same.

I agree with you. I still prefer writing and reading other members' posts for information. We are all here to drum up business and leads. The blog posts have the best ability to do that versus the question page. 

Debbie Reynolds,  I agree that both are good.  I like blogs better, maybe because I am more accustomed to them.

A great topic to explore, Debbie, and so important to newcomers here...I tend to do blog posts...it is just my way.

Think there is good and bad in both aspects. I am more partial to the blogging aspect. As I stress to buyers and sellers no question is bad if you don't know the answer. Ask away!

I would rather post a nice quality blog. But, I do see the interaction going on with the Q & A section too. It really all comes back to how much time you're able to put into both.

Well said. I try to do both.  I find commenting on blog posts, answering a few questionsn and posting my own articles gives me a balanced approach and works well for me.

There's a definite difference between Q&A and blog posts, just as there's a difference between Active Rainand Facebook.

I seldom look at the Q&A - but love to read (and write) blog posts. 

At first I didn't like it but then better & better questions are getting asked & I add my 2cents if I can.

I do like the Q&A section.  Before we had it I would do questions as a members only post.

I try to do both but find it overwhelming at times.  Q&A takes away from the blogging community, IMO, but I've learned a thing or 2 over there as well. 

I do both everyday, and John is right, sometimes it is a bit overwhelming.

I agree Debbie.  I would take those same questions or some form of them and turn them into a blogpost.  I read a post that Craig had written and he mentioned how the Q & A had gotten out of control and that's easy to do when there is no one controlling it.

Debbie - I would agree that the best way to attract potential clients would be to write as many blog posts as possible.

Hi, what a great post, I'm glad I came across it during my search.