Archive for March, 2008

Turning Searchability Into Findability

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

When you take up the gentle art of business blogging, there are a few steps you can take that will assist you with optimizing your blog. Blog optimization ensures that your blog reaches the market segment you’re speaking to.
Whileblog optimization is different than search engine optimization, you will use some of the same techniques [...]

Enhancing Your Words with Audio and Video

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

What comes to mind when you hear the word blog?  Is it a bunch of words on a web page, ideally expressing a message of some sort to the reader?  That is what many people first think of when they hear this word, and, initially, this is what many first time blogs are comprised of.  [...]

The Real Value Of Blog Marketing

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

I ran across an interesting blog post about the value of blogging. The post is from Rick Spence, a marketer and blogger in Canada. Although his post is long, it’s worth the time to read it. He details why business blogging is so effective and what it will and won’t do for [...]

Filtering RSS Feeds

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Though RSS Feeds are an amazing technology, enabling customers to receive up-to-date news from various resources in real time fashion, they can all be, well, pretty overwhelming.  Subscribing to feeds can be somewhat of an addiction.  The little orange button is nothing less than a quick invitation to begin receiving daily (and often multiple times [...]

If You Build Them, They Will Come

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Last week I posted on the importance of link building, and today I would like to expand on that topic a bit.  The purpose of blog marketing is to get your weblog as much exposure as possible in the hope that the end result will be customers who are interested in the services you provide.
There [...]

RSS Marketing Doesn’t Equal Splogging

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

At the Future of Web Apps (FOWA) conference last week, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg threw around some interesting numbers and provided some cautionary advice to corporate bloggers.
The interesting statistic he provided is that WordPress supports more than 2.5 million blogs. That’s a huge number, but it doesn’t distinguish between corporate bloggers and personal bloggers. [...]

Blog Optimization Differs From SEO

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Optimization is a word you’ll hear a lot, but not all optimization is created equal. Search engine optimization and blog optimization aren’t the same thing. Business blogging may be an integral part of your campaign but your goal for your blog is to grow your reader base. A growing reader base means increased [...]

Custom Branding and Design

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

The two questions that many readers may be wondering when it comes to today’s topic are:

What is custom branding and design?
Why is it important to my business blog?

A blog site’s “brand” or platform really is dependent on your company’s needs, and, with the assistance of a blog marketing specialist who will be able to provide you with custom [...]