Wired editor Chris Anderson coined the term “the long tail” in his 2004 book of the same name. Anderson hit upon one of the best reasons you should be publishing a business blog: the long tail. In the book, Anderson talks about the way information is sought on the Internet. The “long tail” refers to [...]
Blogging has been around for a decade or more and businesses are beginning to see the value of blogging as a marketing technique. In the Internet age, businesses are now beginning to see the value in blogging and working with bloggers to promote products. Many consumers turn to blogs when seeking out information and product [...]
New bloggers and bloggers who are new to blog marketingmay not use or understand trackbacks. A trackback is an automated notification that someone has posted a link to your blog in their blog. The notification appears in your blog in the comments related to the post being blogged about. So the question is: “From a [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about why small businesses should blog, and said that one of the primary benefits of blogging was the ability to reach specific consumers. Blogging also provides a great opportunity for small businesses because many big competitors don’t take advantage of social media. The opportunity isn’t limited to writing blogs, either. Blog advertising [...]
Business blogging shouldn’t ever be confused with advertising. They’re two different animals with two different goals. The goal of advertising is to raise awareness. The goal of business blogging is to develop a long-term relationship with a consumer based upon an area of mutual interest.
If you’re using your blog like an advertisement, chances are good [...]
Blog promotion can come in a variety of ways. You can promote your blog via directories and catalogs, via links in forums that are related to your subject matter, word-of-mouth in communities that are interested in your business area, and through other blogs.
The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday (unfortunately, it’s available only [...]
There’s a great article that appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail over the weekend about business blogging and its corporate value. The article explores some excellent points about the value of blog marketing from the perspective of Jim Estill, a Canadian blogger and the CEO of Synnex Canada, Ltd.
He points out that [...]
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 [...]
If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you know that having quality content is an important part of a business blog. Your readers will not only appreciate content that’s interesting and relevant, they will also reward your blog with all-important inbound links to you material.
But does quality content guaranteelinks? Can you be certain that [...]