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 [...]
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 [...]
Just yesterday, Marketing Journal came out with a blog taken from Ryan P. Allis’s book “Zero to One Million” called The 20 Keys to Online Marketing. Although all 20 items (which can be viewed by clicking on the link above) are quite relevant to the topic of blog marketing, it is more pertinent to take [...]
So. What do you say when you have been away from blogging for awhile? How does one conduct a smooth re-entry? That is what I’m pondering as we resume posting here at RSS Applied. Well, we’ll learn that together, since I’ve found some good suggestions in my search for that very answer.
But first, [...]
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, [...]
Feed2Podcast is not getting glowing reviews yet, but hopefully this will soon be a viable option for reading your feeds. It certainly has potential.
However, do not confuse this with a podcast. A podcast, professionally done or even amateurly done well, may include:
IntrosWhether done with or without music, an introduction is necessary to brand your podcast. [...]