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Does Your Small Business Also Need a Blog?

Not too long ago brick and mortar business owners wondered if they needed a web site. Most now see a website as an essential and integral part of their marketing mix, and the question has become “should I be blogging?”

What’s a business blog, anyway?

Ideally, your small business blog is the beginning of a two-way conversation with your readers because it’s interactive by nature. You, the blogger, post fresh information on a regular basis. Your readers subscribe via an email form or by RSS feed, and they’re notified of every new article you post. But they can do more than just view your content. Your readers have the ability to comment or ask questions.

Make sure to click through to read the rest of this article on-site, where you’ll find a limited-time offer to help you get set up with a professional-looking, highly-functional business blog.

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 [...]

What can you find on del.icio.us?

What can you find on del.icio.us? Anything from reference materials on nearly any topic, to hotel and restaurant recommendations for business travelers, to local business web sites for the plumber, hair salon and the appliance repairman. I use del.icio.us to keep track of web pages about copywriting, search engine optimization resources, and web site development, [...]

How to subscribe to a blog’s RSS feed

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Unfortunately if you’re not familiar with blogging terminology, it doesn’t seem so simple. An RSS feed is entirely useless if you don’t know how to use it. To subscribe to an RSS feed, you need a feed reader. My reader of choice is Bloglines. It’s web-based, a plus for [...]

Do you need a blog?

Not too long ago business owners wondered if they needed a web site. What could an online presence do for their brick and mortar business? Most now see a web site as an essential and integral part of their marketing mix, and the question has become “should I be blogging?” What’s a blog, anyway? A [...]

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