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 [...]