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Blogs have been around
many years but have recently become somewhat a new 'craze'. A Blog
short
Web Log
basically an online journal. They can be set up at little
no cost at all,
can be used
a wide variety
things. Some bloggers just blog
fun
it, while others tend
use their blogs
business reasons.
The following are just a few ways blogs can be used:
1) Updates
Keep customers/clients up
date
changes
your website. Also new product announcement
new related websites.
2) Reviews
You can give opinions, advice
personal recommendations
specific products or services related
your field.
3) Personal
Business uses
Blogs are a great way
keep track
your goals
plans just by open writing.
4) Stress Reliever
Jot down your vents, gripes, thoughts. Some also find general writing therapeutic.
5) Search Engine Optimization
Search Engines love text
content. You can also include links
your website which equal backward links which
turn equals high ranking.
6) Money Makers
Yes, you can make money with your blog by providing readers with quality copy writing
a few affiliate links.
So how
a blog set up? There are several options you can choose from when starting your own blog,
a few are:
1) Using a free service such
Blogger.com ( http://www.blogger.com ).
2) Using Blogger.com (or other free blog provider) with your own domain name that you can purchase through places such
Mommy's Helper Domain & Hosting Services ( http://www.mommyshelperonline.com/web-hosting.html ) .
3) You can also choose a paid services such
Blogit.com ( http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?51483 )
little
$5.95 a month.
You have your blog set up, but how do you get visitors
get them comming back? Along with general advertising, here are a few more ideas:
1) Directories
There are many directories that you can submit your blog
such
BlogWise.com ( http://www.blogwise.com/ ) To find more simply do a search
blog directories.
2) Link Exchange
Place links
your website
your blog
visa versa.
3) Syndicate Your Blog
For example you can now give your visitors
option
having your blog headlines right
their MyYahoo! Page. (example - http://add.my.yahoo.com/rss?url=http%3A//www.2wahms.blogspot.com ) This makes
much simpler
your readers
quickly skim
topic headlines
an added benefit
you
blogger
keep your visitors up
date.
You also have
choice
letting your readers comments
your blog. Most services have these features
can be a great tool
keep your blog interactive between you
your readers.
With all
spam filters
spam blockers available or sometimes even automatically installed
email programs, it's getting harder every day
keep
constant contact with your visitors/customers and/or clients. Blogs have shed some new light
this aspect giving you a better way
communicate.
Most blog services are very user friendly. If you can run simple programs such
MSWord or Word Perfect then you have
knowledge
maintain your own blog. There's no need
even have html knowledge. In essence, anyone can have his or her own blog.
Happy Blogging!
About
Authors: Kara Kelso
Anita DeFrank are wahms
owner
a help site dedicated
mothers
direct sales: http://www.DirectSalesHelpers.com. You can read their business blog at: http://www.2wahms.blogspot.com
Bloggers
your blogger? It's really easy
here
how you can do it:Log into your blogger accountGo
"settings"Go
"site feed"Copy
"site feed url"Then go
www.feedburner.
no doubt
my mind that RSS
here
stay. RSS
a simple
effective means
communicating your message
your visitors without invading their privacy or spamming them.
Crowd
get your voice out onto
Net. For
Web-It-Yourselfer, custom blogs are a great way
learn about web technologies
create something from
ground up.
a Better RSS Feed
readers
result
more website traffic
publisher.
a Business Blog: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Blog
a product or a service that your business provides
customers. This product may requires lots
instructions
assemble, tips
use efficiently, or simply requires lots
questions
be answered before
can be used.
they are more commonly referred to, have become extremely popular
last several years. So popular
fact that many large businesses are letting some employees post Blogs
their corporate websites.
newsletter discussion focused first
blogs (about two years ago)
then
RSS feeds (mainly within
past year). It was a brand new opportunity
marketers
use, one that promised both search engine success
a way around spam complaints.
be a private, personal experience done late at night, scribbling hardly legible thoughts
daily occurrences down
paper amidst
haze
a barely lit room. When read over
a later date one could find connections
coincidences that sometimes brought deeper insights into
meaning
life.
Google
Yahoo
day's if not hours, I did, never pay $299
be listed
Yahoo - you can get your site listed if you have an RSS feed.Googlebot
Yahoo's 'Slurp' bot have never left my server since putting up a RSS feed,
syndicating
through RSS directories where
was quickly found by an eager, info- hungry crowd of affluent types who are looking
spend their disposable income
something that captures their imagination.
a many-in-one marketing & publishing tool, although unfortunatelly most marketers still fail
understand this powerful concept.While RSS does provide a number of benefits when used
each individual marketing function, best results are achieved when
fully integrated
your internet marketing strategy.
surf
Internet without seeing
word Blog somewhere.
rich site summary or real simply syndication, arrived
scene a number of years ago, but was only recently embraced by webmasters
a means
effectively syndicate content.
Use RSS
Free Targeted Website Traffic
new rage
communication. Why? Because people are beginning
see
traffic
communication potential of using RSS
boost their business.
Their Benefits
a medium
self-expression
web. Blogs are
form of few paragraph entries.
Get a Blog
Internet
world I was easily one of
most pessimistic about computers,
Internet
now that I even know they exist-blogs. I think blogs are pretty cool but I never thought I could have one.
Find
Most Popular Blogs
get acquainted with
conventions of
blog format
start reading them. The more blogs you read,
more you'll get a feel
depth
breadth of style and subject matter they have
offer.
Yahoo Backdoor,
a Blog Googles?
answer
a book I wrote this July,
question
still asked of me repeatedly. Why does
work for some sites and not others? And how come some blogs get indexed
a day and then are dropped, and others stay
Google indefinitely?Well, let's take one question at a time.
this might surprise most bloggers,
#1 mistake most blogs are doing
not publishing their content via e-mail,
a supplement
their RSS feeds.Just think about it: while RSS
growing strong,
still only penetrates about 5-6% of
American online population.
my site every day since a month ago I put up my first news feed, since then I have put up yet another.I never used
see 'Googlebot' much before, so
goes
show that if you want
be noticed by
search engines, you need
put up a 'news-feed'.
share their expertise and knowledge with a very large audience. Building a loyal audience
something that every small business owner would love
accomplish and bloggers are able
do this by simply sharing their thoughts using their business blogs.
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