Wouldn’t it be nice if writing interesting, relevant articles was all there was to blogging? Yes, quality content is extremely important. Your blog won’t take off without it. But you can write until your fingers fall off and never gain more than a few loyal readers if you neglect building links to your blog posts.
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Little Things Add Up When Blogging
Are You An Educational Resource for Your Customers?
We’ve hammered on the idea that nearly every small business needs a blog for years now. It’s not because you need MORE to do, but because your customers and prospects will respond to hearing more FROM you. Not only that, but larger content-rich Web sites provide more opportunities to improve your Web site’s ranking on [...]
Google Reader – Your Quick Idea Generator
I’m just back from a one-week vacation, full of ideas, truth-be-told, but that’s not always the case. Want a sure-fire, 30-minute idea generator for a steady supply of content for your blog or other promotional efforts? Look no farther than Google Reader.
Most blogs offer an RSS subscription icon. It may be in the sidebar (as [...]
Climbing Blog Mountain
When you get a few days (or a few weeks) behind on blogging, getting started again can seem a daunting task. You want to get back at it … really, really want to get back at it, but having lost your momentum, it becomes a mountain to climb. Thankfully, most of that’s just in your [...]
Finding Time to Blog
Image by ckaroli on Flickr.
Image by ckaroli on Flickr.
My battle cry this past year to any small business person willing to listen, has been to add a blog to their online marketing arsenal. The reasons are simple … an active, on-target blog increases your online visibility. It gives you an easy way to connect with your readers on an ongoing basis. And it’s a learning tool (if you’re a kinesthetic learner like me).
