Oh yes, ‘wearing’ your blog is this season’s latest trend. No, I haven’t completely lost it; you really can ‘wear’ your blog (in a manner of speaking). People read blogs because: • They want to learn something • They enjoy reading people’s opinions • They are personal That last one is the key – they are personal. Your posts are written by you, from the heart and full of personality.
Congratulations! You're a blog owner. It has a catchy name. After submitting a blog post, you're amazed at the inbound traffic. The ads in your sidebar are paying your mortgage. People recognize you on the street as that "Cool Blogger". Next year, you'll retire to some tropical island because your blog success is like winning the lottery. Or not.
A focus on the usability of your blog can help create a happy picture much like the one you've just read. First, let's begin with the vision for your blog.
It is no big secret that blogging can provide a significant income stream. This knowledge is so well known that the blogosphere went from being a relatively small part of internet content to its current point where almost everyone has a blog. Ranging from internet marketing experts through teenagers, everyone is attempting to cash in on a blog in some fashion. However, while many blogs exist, only a small percentage of them actually yield significant dividends.
OK, so passioned is not a real word but that’s the beauty of blogging. I’m not a real journalist either so I call that here at Frank Thinking, grammar rules and proper writing technique are not required. Having said that I can now move on. Thank you.
If you run a small business, your life is ridiculously busy.And if you have a significant other, spouse, kids or anyone else that deserves a chunk of your time, well, then your life is probably almost impossibly busy. That doesn’t mean your business has to suffer for it. But if all you’re managing to do every day is just take care of clients, put out fires, and handle the day to day tasks of running your business, trust me, it is suffering.
Well, it’s upon us. It’s obviously the end of the line for our economy. I suspect that when we all board up our shop windows and pack in our businesses we will just have to see what happens on the other side, if there even will be an other side of this mess. Hopefully there will be something left if this thing ever passes. Since we believe everything that the politicians and media tell us about the economy and ourselves this is the right time to just quit.
Moderator Dana Todd & Lee Odden Blogs have been abuzz for at least 4 years in the tech space and in the past 2-3 years in the business marketing world. Like many new marketing/communication channels, there continues to be a need to demystify shiny new objects and what they mean for businesses. Blogs and search engine optimization are no different.
If you're a small business owner or entrepreneur you should be asking the question: should I blog? While I'm a big proponent of blogging, I don't believe that any marketing campaign is right for all businesses or all people. There's a value vs. cost equation that only you can answer. Will the time and effort you put into blogging be returned in business gained? Can the time you spend on blogging be better spent elsewhere? How can you measure success with blogging? The Costs of Blogging:
There are a lot of professional bloggers out there. I’m not one of them. Like many small business owners that also happen to blog I have to find ways to balance my time between the demands of running a business and pushing out information that helps me build up my online reputation.
When talking with TopRank or M&O Account Teams about new clients, it is inevitable that I will ask if there is a blog involved. There are simply too many advantages to enabling a web site with fresh, themed content that is well structured for SEO benefits and that also offers a great platform for creative promotion, not to consider it in the online marketing mix. However, the mis-perceptions about what a blog is and is not abound, even with self-described "blogging experts".
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