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"What's blogging?" you ask.
"Where have you been?" I reply...just kidding,
course. Blogging has been around
quite some time, but there are still a few
us who are just getting started
it. A blog, which
a shortened version
words "web log,"
basically an online diary, resource
commentary. It generally contains links
other blogs, websites
informational resources. And
has
ability
"ping" sites
get you more exposure.
I've been doing a blog
Marketing Idea Shop
a few months now. In it, I give my readers various resources, information
help their businesses,
links
websites
I find interesting. I also link
other people's blogs whenever
makes sense. And I answer P.R.
marketing questions that my readers submit. Occasionally, I include complete articles I have written
marketing topics. You can take a look at
Marketing Idea Shop blog here: http://www.marketingideashop.com/blog/
I literally set this blog up
5 minutes. I'm using
software "Blogger,"
my blog
being hosted at Blogspot
connected
my own website.
The Blogger software, which
owned by Google,
free
so
hosting. A couple
people have recommended "Moveable Type"
best business blogging software,
I have found it's much more confusing so I eventually abandoned that idea. If you want
have more control over your blog, you will want
own
software
host your blog yourself.
Moveable Type
a software program that you can purchase;
resides
your own computer. Blogger
software that resides
someone else's computer. Currently it's free, but who knows what will happen
later. There are several other choices, too.
Bloggers (as
folks who write blogs are called) have many reasons
starting
maintaining a blog. Here are
top 10 reasons
blogging:
1. It's good
business.
2. It improves your search-engine ranking.
3. It makes you more valuable
your customers
prospects.
4. It will generate more traffic
your site
5. It will improve your sales.
6. If you participate
Google's Adsense program, you can make some big bucks, even if your visitors don't buy directly from you or they go
your competitors.
7. It can get you
your company noticed.
8. If you add RSS news feeds
your blog, you can get loads
content without working so hard AND you can easily distribute your blog's content
other bloggers
websites. (RSS means Really Simple Syndication)
9. You can invite your readers
comment
your posts, thereby creating a better relationship with them (and increasing
possibility that they will buy from you).
10. You can have fun writing about your company, products, industry, competitors, conferences you attend, just about anything!
Lois Carter Fay, APR,
a 30-year veteran
P.R.
marketing field. She works with women businesses
small businesses
improve their marketing
business success. She now produces three marketing ezines, Brainy Tidbits, Brainy Flash,
Success Secrets
Women Entrepreneurs. All are free. She's also
co-author with Jim Wilson
"Sales Success! Strategies
Women," a quick-to-read ebook containing 52 easy-to-implement sales tips. The ezines
ebook are available through her websites.
Visit http://www.MarketingIdeaShop.com or http://www.WomenMarketing.com
learn more sales ideas
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Make Money With Your Blog?
fun: you enjoy blogging
getting money from blogging. As long
"making money with your blog"
concerned,
doesn't matter matter actually whether you enjoy or not.
concentrate
promotional side
things. They want
know how
will bring more traffic
their site
get them higher rankings
search engines.
something akin
a blog. It all began
1999
xanga community
2.
cover some tools that you can use that will allow you
publish RSS feeds
your site. This will allow you
have fresh, updated content
your site
you have control
what sort
content you display
how often
updated.
Ping
Dead
getting listed
Yahoo seems
be dead. I have used
a few times over
last month
try
get some new pages listed
Yahoo
there has been no action at all.
Business
excruciating detail, how their day went, what they had
dinner last night,
why they spent
whole weekend doing laundry.
Create an RSS Feed
communicate with your target audience. It
an ideal means
notifying people
new content
your website without
need
them
keep
visiting your site.
starting them,
more successful ones are driving unprecedented amounts
traffic
cash
their owners.
an underused
underappreciated technology by a majority
internet users. There
a small minority who are just starting
appreciate
benefits RSS can have
there personal
business lives.
many definitions
they are all correct.Blogs are instant publishing.
comes
new internet marketing opportunities
your business, RSS just might be
answer you were looking for. Here are just some
new opportunities
can provide you with ?1.
Being a Blogger
take
seriously this year. My blogging journey began when I stumbled upon a company owned by Google named Blogger.
Blogs
blogs each week, casually surfing one or two
blog exchanges I belong.I realized yesterday that I seldom read
whole entry unless it's very short.
part 2
this article series
marketing with blogs, I discussed
reasons why blogs are excellent tools
marketing,
provided some tips
using your blog
sell your products
services online.This article continues with more tips
using your blog
brand yourself
boost your reputation online.
share their expertise
knowledge with a very large audience. Building a loyal audience
something that every small business owner would love
accomplish
bloggers are able
do this by simply sharing their thoughts using their business blogs.
a method of disseminating information like ezines, articles and website updates.For a while
was even being tauted has
bigreplacement
email marketing.
my whole life. I think there must be something inside me that didn't get enough attention
a kid or something because I seem
find myself looking
all
time.
brought
mainstream
use of something called a weblog or "blog"
known
cyberspace.A blog
really nothing more than a diary uploaded
Internet and until about
last 12 months was
realm of
individual who saw
a way
publish there random (and sometimes disturbed) thoughts.
Create an Artist Blog
key
selling more artwork
maximizing its exposure. The internet
an increasingly popular tool
promoting original art, and if done properly, can be quite profitable.
Your Website
intended
a guide
webmasters who want
display automatically updated content
their website
form of RSS feeds. In this article I will cover
easiest method
implement using javascript
displaying RSS
websites
create additional dynamic content.
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