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Tips For Blogging In The Workplace

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
by Diana Huggins

Blogging is quickly becoming another communication tool in the workplace. As with most other tools in the workplace, there are usually guidelines, tips, or etiquette in place for usage. Blogging is no exception and many companies have developed blogging guidelines for staff to follow.

If your workplace permits blogging, but does not have any guidelines in place, here are a few that you can follow:

Always identify yourself. Anonymous blogging is generally not acceptable or appropriate in the workplace.
Familiarize yourself with your company’s disclosure policy and ensure your blog adheres to it.
Refrain from making reference to clients, business partners, etc. without having their permission.
Do not blog about information that is confidential to certain areas of the company.
Do not blog about topics that others in your company may find offensive (e.g. religion and politics).
Blog about topics that will add value to the company.
Do not use blogs to verbally abuse other people - whether they are colleagues or individuals outside your company.
Limit the amount of time you dedicate to maintaining your blog.
Promptly correct any mistakes.

Much of the guidelines are common sense (it does not take an official guideline for an employee to know that discussing confidential information in a blog is not acceptable). However, if you have any questions as to what is or what is not acceptable, I highly recommend discussing with a manager or HR personnel before you start blogging.

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