Plus points:

The blog’s gone down fairly well since I started it, and has got some recognition from respectable mainstream sources.

I’ve written some good pieces for it, even though they are never really planned, and usually spur-of-the-moment first drafts.

Minus points:

Via my Blogger profile they can see my other blog, full of swearing and offensiveness, where I let off steam.

I’ve written some utter rubbish on my main blog as well.

The unplanned nature of most of my posts means that there are usually flaws which, in professional writing, I would have edited out before submitting.

The fact that I post at all times of the day would immediately suggest to any potential employer that I don’t devote my entire working day to my job.

In short: tricky…

Martin Stabe: Are blogs the new clips?
Most blogs are glorified public notepads. Because only the biggest blogs are carefully crafted and marketed to attract large followings, I’m not sure blogs are good indications of %u201Cthe imagination and stami…