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 [...]
Blogging
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).
Thinking of Starting a Business Blog?
Here’s some encouragement for any of you thinking about starting a blog, but not yet ready to get your feet wet. Andy MacDonald says, “Go On, Start Blogging Now.” The advice to “start blogging now” is really quite consistent with a carefully thought-out and competently executed business blogging strategy. The experience gained from launching, designing, [...]
Blog Planning with Sticky Notes
I use an unconventional method to plan the architecture of a website. It’s about as low-tech as you can imagine. Today I’m applying that same method to this blog. By the time I’m finished, I’ll have a clearer picture of my next steps for this blog.When I’m putting my thoughts together on a topic, I [...]
What Makes Blogging Worth It For You?
Have you noticed that when you lose touch with old friends, it can be really hard to reconnect? I’m finding that when I step away from blogging momentarily to focus on urgent, priority projects, that it’s also hard to get back into blogging mode. Granted, this has been more than a momentary lapse, but it [...]
