Adweek covered a recent study conducted by Universal McCann that shows some interesting things about US consumers and social media. The survey was a repeat of one done in September 2006 by the research firm. The second survey showed that the number of survey respondents who regularly read blogs jumped from just over 50 percent [...]

Blogging is an essential component of a new marketing strategy, but how do you let the world know about your blog? If your blog is part of your Web site, some readers may find your blog by looking at your Web site. That’s one way to generate traffic, but a more effective way to promote [...]

There’s a (long!) blog written by Amanda Lewis on the Yale Herald site regarding self-promotion as it relates to blogs. Although she takes her time, she does a decent job of covering the basics of self-promotion and the benefits that come from doing it well.
The piece is written from a student perspective, but don’t discard [...]

If your blog is focused on you and your business, chances are good that your customers aren’t as interested in it as you think they are. The trick to successful corporate blogging is to see your blog as your customers see it. Your customers will appreciate valuable blog content. They won’t spend a whole lot [...]

What is the difference between a search engine and an RSS feed? Search engines and RSS feeds are two different tools work together - like a set of gears - to drive different parts of your marketing strategy. A solid approach uses both search engine visibility and RSS marketing to get visitors to a site [...]

Last week, I talked about the value of enabling comments on your blogs. Comments from readers are like gold because they can tell you how well you’re reaching them with your message. Leaving comments on other blogs is likewise valuable, not only as a blog promotion tool, but also as a way to keep up [...]

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 [...]

You know that you need to promote your blog, and you know about blog directories and catalogs, but you’re looking for other ways to build links. Blog promotion isn’t limited to directory listings. You can use other avenues to build permanent links to your blog and to your site.
First, look at your business. What do [...]

There’s a nice interview with Matt Cutts on 4Holteliers.com. Matt Cutts is in charge of Google’s Web Spam team, and in the interview, he talks about using your Web site to reach your target customer. As a little bonus, the site has posted the 20-minute video version of the interview as well. It [...]

As you will likely read just about anywhere, blog promotion is such an important aspect of having a blog.  Getting your blog out into cyberspace for all potential customers to read and enjoy is a step closer to getting more business.  But once it is out there, how do you know how well it is [...]