Blogging
We’re in the press! Check out Thérèse’s helpful tip about business blogging in the recent issue of Counselor magazine from ASI.
Read more here (click the Blogging for Business title on the cover)!
Photo by Ralph Aichinger on flickr.
So what if you flunked high school writing and have no organizational skills at all? Don’t let that stop you from making your website or blog into something AMAZING!
After all, your readers will keep coming back for your personality and special sauce anyway.
If you’re looking for some organizational and writing tips for a website or blog, keep reading!
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Do you normally skip by the videos, music and news articles that your friends or family post on Facebook? STOP! Those posts are golden, invaluable treasures.
Treasures of inspiration, that is!
If you start to keep track of what your friends are talking about (and what gets the most comments from their friends), you’ll get a pretty good idea about what interests people.
This can work really well for you if your friends (or your friends’ friends) are in your target market. Keep an open mind about how you can use these treasure troves of information and some great idea will hit you for sure!
Take on these ideas for getting inspired by your friends through Facebook - you’ll never again feel blocked when you think about how to talk with your community!
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If you thought the word “widget” was the name of one of the munchkins in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you’d be wrong. Widgets are great tools that can help you do a whole lot of things on your website.
With widgets, your website or blog can easily convert visitors to customers; help people find you on Twitter and Facebook; attract newcomers to sign up for your e-newsletter; and much much more! Think of widgets as tools in your online toolbox – they’ll help you do things better than what you could do by hand.
Take a look below for some ideas of widgets that will help you run your small business faster and easier!
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Photo credit: Mike Licht from flickr
Do you think reusing content from your blog is cheating? Not at all! It’s actually a much smarter way to run a blog than just writing content and letting it sit there, waiting for readers. Go on, get it out there!
Now, this doesn’t mean drill in the same content over and over and over until you’ve lost all your readers due to boredom or annoyance. If you do that, you’ll be digging yourself into a hole. So don’t overdo it – keep yourself in check!
Let’s take a look at how you can make your blog work harder for you!
Do you want to become a better writer? Does the thought of writing yet another blog post make you cringe?
If you’re like me and run a business that’s mainly online I bet you there are times you feel like you’re in the writing business.
Content is the driving force in online and offline business models, and if you’re not creating content on a regular basis you’re behind the curve.
So if you want to become a more confident writer here are some essential writing tips that will help you achieve that.
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Business blogging is one of the vital components in truly building your brand and starting your online movement, but so many people are getting it all wrong.
Blogging for your business doesn’t mean it has to be boring or stuffy. As a matter of fact, if you plan on having a successful blog for your business you’ve got to SMART in how you execute it. And when I talk about blogging for business this guide can be used for small businesses, large businesses and personality based brands.
Why blogging for your business is important
No matter what industry you’re in when you start blogging it’s an instant way to set yourself apart, especially if no one else in your field is doing it. It’s a way for your customers and audience to start seeing you beyond your logo and connect with you on a deeper level.
Blogging is something I recommend to all of my clients, however I know that it can be overwhelming. So here are 5 essential tips to get you started. [click to continue…]
Gone are the days where only celebrities and starlets can build a raving fanbase.
In today’s time everyone (including YOU) has the ability to build a fanbase that will hungrily await your content, products and services.
Everyone knows the power of a raving fanbase but how do you actually go about building it?
That is the question.
Well it is completely possible. It is all about the way you position yourself and how what you choose to focus on.
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Do you feel like an ant pushing a boulder when it comes to building your blog audience?
It sucks not to have any readers.
It’s not only demoralizing but it just plain sucks!
“Yoo-hoo!”
“Doesn’t any one want to read this fabulous content I have?!” you shout.
But all this shouting falls on deaf ears and you feel like an ant trying to move a giant boulder up a mountain.
If you’re experiencing this with your blog, there is something you can do about it.
No one promised you a slew of readers as soon as you started blogging.
And even if you have killer content it takes time to build your audience.
Here are some tips that may help you build your audience up today.
