A colleague asked me why she should subscribe to blogs when she can visit the sites for free. Subscribe meant $$ to her. Let's talk about subscriptions

I started reading blogs in October 2006. Each morning, I'd bounce between the six (yes, six) blogs I was reading to check for updates. A little tedious but not so bad if you only are reading six blogs - but who reads only six blogs? Well, in January 2007, I discovered Google Reader, set-up a free account, and the way the I read on line changed. I now have over 120 blogs in the reader.

What is a reader? A reader automatically collects and organizes new posts from your favorite bloggers in one easy place. Yes, one easy place. No more moving site to site and worrying you'll miss something.

Readers read feeds and blogs have feeds. Locate the orange symbol you see to the left on your favorite blogs and click on it to add the blog's feed to your reader. Some blogs also offer updates via email and it may be incorporated with this icon or listed separately.

THIS IS FREE. There is no cost to subscribe to your favorite blogs. Pick a reader, set up a free account and begin subscribing today.

Looking for blogs to subscribe to? Check out Fistful of Talent/HR Capitalist 7.0 Talent Management Power Blog Rankings, Evan Carmicheal's Top 50 Blogs to Watch in 2010, Carnival of HR and Leadership Development Carnival.

Please subscribe to my new feed to continue receiving new posts after May 31. It's freaking me out that less than half of my subscribers are using the new feed as of today . . . but that could be a post of its own.

Now for the question of the day - what were the six blogs I was reading in October 2006?

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Lisa Rosendahl