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 [...]
There’s no way around it: blogging takes time. When it comes to blog marketing, one question that comes up a great deal is authenticity. Can a blog authored by a professional writer achieve the same authenticity as one written by the CEO?
Yes. The perspective of the writer may be different, but that’s true regardless of [...]
It sounds like strange question for a business blogger, but many business bloggers don’t know who their ideal customers are. Not knowing your ideal customer can lead you to make serious errors in your blog marketing strategy, and can cause all kinds of grief in the long term.
Knowing your ideal customer will help you fine-tune [...]
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 [...]
RSS marketing strategies can enable your clients to subscribe directly to information on your Web site. RSS marketing is an efficient communications tool in a comprehensive strategy to improve search engine visibility.
An RSS marketing strategy will supply your customers with the latest information about your business. You provide an RSS feed on your Web [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
How often should you post? How long should your posts be? Many factors play into those answers but I like Content Blog’s Amrit Hallan’s treatment of the subject.
“These days it is advised — rightly so — that you should write less, write well, and promote a lot.”
Write less. A good rule of thumb. Being one [...]
How often has a customer walked into your office, shook your hand and told you how much he has enjoyed reading your print ads? Or that he makes a point of driving by your billboard everyday? Yes, rhetorical questions, but you get the point. There is absolutely no way you can engage your customers, [...]
Looking at this recent report about online car buyers brings back memories of my father who sold cars for a living. Dad would have been a huge fan of blog marketing.
One in five in-market consumers surveyed - approximately 20 percent - said they would likely to buy a vehicle over the internet if such a [...]