#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we'll be talking with Cisco Champions about content creation for the IT professional. Rachel Bakker (@rbakker) is this week's moderator.

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Cisco Champion SMEs
Aaron Delp, @aarondelp, Director of Technology Solutions
Justin Parisi, @NFSDudeAbides, Technical Marketing Engineer
John Welsh, @samplefive, Unified Communications Engineer

Cisco Champion Guest Hosts
Chris Nickl, @ck_nic, Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Muneeb Shah, @muneebshawz, Senior Network Security Specialist

Highlights
Why content creation is important
Platform and equipment recommendations
Separating content creation for work vs. personal
Biggest lessons learned
Content creation tips

Resources
WordPress Plugins
Choosing a mircrophone
Lighting Equipment
Content Creation for Professional Development (Engineers Unplugged)
How to Create a Successful Podcast (Aaron Delp's Social Media Heirarchy)

Transcripts
smitmartijngood evening
@ChrisKnowsITWelcome
michelvankesselgood evening
snoopj123morning/evening folks!
@ChrisKnowsITAny thoughts\recommendations for brand new blogger? Any suggestions on infrastructure\hosting options?
KongYangAll the content that you create, act as a reference for you. It certainly can open doors for new career opportunities.
KongYangEvery social media engagement is a potential job interview
ntwrk80And I thought I was the only one that was using Blogger.
ciscokimaI'm a Blogger blogger too in my other life.
aarondelp1I'm gonna start writing blog posts again... someday
bwhaynesQ: Do you have a "mentor" blog site or blogger you would recommend?
KongYangChris Wahl is really good -http://wahlnetwork.com/
PriscillaOppInteresting comment about audio podcasts. I'm always scared that the audiophiles will slam me for poor audio quality...
k00laidIT@bwhaynes, when I started using wordpress This site was invaluable in getting started: http://trekker.net/archives/blogging-as-an-it-pro-what-i-use-wordpress-plugins/
WirelessStewReposting some of your popular blogs on twitter really helps in getting readers back to your site.
Cisco Champion RadioBiggest lessons you've learned, either big picture or tactical?
SampleFiveChoosing a microphone: http://wistia.com/learning/choosing-a-microphone
SampleFiveDown and dirty lighting: http://wistia.com/learning/down-and-dirty-lighting-kit
k00laidITDon't stress, if you make 2 posts a month or 20, you are still putting it out there.
bwhaynesAny thoughts on how to separate church from state (work/private) when under a company policy? Does a short statement at the start of a blog help?
WirelessStewSometimes it's hard to separate the customer project you are working on
chris_nicklagreed
WirelessStewYou have to be very creative
ntwrk80Sometimes the project documentation becomes the blog post.
chris_nicklwith names removed of course
parisi17names redacted for their protection
PriscillaOppDo you get a lot of comments on your blogs? Do you spend much time answering comments?
chris_nicklgot both
@ChrisKnowsITDo most allow commenting? Moderated? Do you find spam to be an issue?
chris_nicklyes
smitmartijnQ: have you ever gotten into trouble by posting something you worked on in your dayjob and put out there for free, if so, how did you deal with it
ntwrk80I allow commenting, spam is an issue, therefore I moderate comments.
ciscokimaCisco has had to set up spam filters for the commenting.
bwhaynesQ: What was a memorable "wow" moment in your blog history. For example, did you get a huge thank you from someone that found huge value in your post?
vipinvk'Akismet' is doing a very good job in removing spams from my WordPress blog.
chris_nicklAkismet is pretty good for me as well
WendelloPlugin "akismet" has worked wonders to get rid of most of the spam in my wordpress blogs... and I also moderate comments.
smitmartijnhah "resume generating event" -gonna steal that one
chris_nicklany other questions?
bwhaynesQ: do you use any social media tools? (ie HootSuite)
muneebshahThank you aaron for the google tip, exactly what i was looking for
Mohamed Abousenai prefer tweetdeck
ciscokimaI use HootSuite and Buffer
chris_nickltweetdeck has been really nice in the past
parisi17I use Firefox
ciscokimaI moved off of tweetdeck because it wasn't as easy to access on multiple platforms - phone, pc, chromebook, ipad...
chris_nickltrue
aarondelp1http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/engineersunpluggedprofessionaldevelopment
Guest 14How do you manage your social media policies of your company in your communication?
aarondelp1Social Media Pyramid: http://geek-whisperers.com/2013/07/podcast-13-how-to-create-a-successful-podcast-with-thecloudcastnet/
aarondelp1That is the social media pyramid by Josh Atwell and I
@ChrisKnowsITAwesome episode- great recommendations and insights. Big thank you to everyone.