Yesterday I conversed with Lipsticking's Yvonne Divita regarding an idea I had for creating an association of professional business bloggers, or something to that effect. A group that could promote the craft of business blogging to corporate America and small business alike.

She referenced a recent post by Wayne Hurlbert on the need for a business blog "chamber of commerce." I read the post and I LIKE IT!

Waynes suggests that the purpose of the Blog Chamber of Commerce would be to "help organize business, marketing, public relations, economics, human resources, employment, and other related blogs into a mutual assistance and promotional organization." Sounds like a plan to me! Let's be sure small businesses are included in the mix.

There are many voices evangelizing the benefits of business blogs. Singularly, we can each have some effect. Together, our effect can be exponential. In my opinion, something like this is not only badly needed, but very timely. If we are to push business blogs once and for all into the mainstream, we need to do it with a concerted effort.

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Cowboys featuring the iconoclastic legend John Wayne. My favorite line from that movie is where Wayne's character Wil Anderson says "Come on, boys. We're buring daylight!"

Well boy and girls, "we're buring daylight!" Who is going to get the ball rolling on this? Wayne, it was your idea. You want to start it? Yvonne, what about you? Debbie, BL, Rick, what say you? Anyone else want to chime in? Please feel free. As for me, I'm willing to do whatever is needed to get it going.