Sometimes my Google Alert on "blog analysis tools" brings up interesting finds - sorta like fishing up new and interesting ventures in a vast Web Ocean - lately there's not been much interesting but today I got an alert on a company called "The Blog Squad" - and I haven't seen a service as attractively priced, as they are, for what they do, yet.

 

Want to learn how a professional blog can help you create expertise and credibility on the Web?

The Blog Squad, Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D., and Denise Wakeman offer blog services. Visit this page to learn more about blogs"

Personally, if I were them,  I'd make a new domain name (maybe call it the "blogsquad.com" if its' not taken yet) or even do "blogsquad.biz" instead of putting the service as a page off of www.customizednewsletters.com - but that's just me.

What I like about the service is they'll work with you for a month and help you revamp a blog that's going nowhere (or whose growth is not what you want it to be) and that seems like it's worth 900 dollars.

In fact, I've seen similar kinds of services marketed in different forms, more for corporate, costing double or triple what their costs when I've attended Search Engine Strategies and Ad-Tech Conferences in New York City.

One suggestion - The Blog Squad should start going to more Search Engine Conferences, blogging conferences, things like that - to promote what they do - as it's an intersting approach - sorta like a blog coach.  In their case, there's the big Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose in a couple of weeks - that would be a good venue for them to be at, advertised in, maybe even get a booth in - simply because it goes with the audience.

Bear in mind however, that Main Stream Media lately is moving on from Blogs and Second Life - ever looking for the next thing.  Not to worry, in a couple of months they'll be back again - but it's important in any kind of publicity to key in what you sell to the popular needs of the moment.

In that light - a Blog Coaching Service, is attractive - but I would add another thing to the mix, perhaps blog traffic monitoring, influence monitoring - something more than Coaching … they may need an additional thing to promote that measures the blog effectiveness at SES - a third leg to peg their service on.

I know for blogs, you have really read a lot of other blogs on your subjects of interest and be ready to be part of the conversation.  Many people who have blogs are simply not into that kind of conversation - and that's going to make it difficult to build a real audience that you can sustain past the initial coaching that you might get from a service like The Blog Squad.

Also, I'd trademark that term "The Blog Squad" if it's possible - and do business under it - just some friendly advice.   Too many domains, too many fractured services takes away from a better evaluation of what they have to offer.

And this post is not a Sponsored Review of The Blog Squad - I have absolutely no connection with them - but I would like to see good people succeed and The Blog Squad seems like a good service and a good deal, from what I can see.