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10 Tips to Getting Your Business Blog Started

Once you get people to your site, your blog can help mold people’s perceptions of you and your business. Branding as a concept means much more than your logo and colors… What you say on your blog will shape your visitors opinions about you in ways far greater than any logo of service mark. This is why it is important to use your blog consistently, relevantly and on message. And above all else: Give your visitors HUGE VALUE.

The must have plugins for your wordpress blog (for beginners)

Several times each week we hear from an expert on the "top ten WordPress plugins" or the "WordPress plugins every blog MUST have" and "Your blog will self-destruct without these ultimate, top, best 67 WordPress plugins". OK, I made that last one up, but you get the picture. For a new blogger or someone just setting up their first wordpress blog it can be daunting, here I hope to remove some of the pain and make it easier to have an effective wordpress blog.

High resolution mistakes
The other day, I burned 602.4 calories during my workout. Of course, I didn't really. That's just what the display said. No one can determine exactly (to the tenth of a calorie) what I burned, certainly not this machine.

Founders at Work
This is a picture of my copy of Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days. It has broken my record for the “book with most stickies.” My system is that the stickies on the top edge are ideas for my next book, and the ones on the side are ideas for this blog. As you can see, it’s a gold mine for great stories about entrepreneurship. Here is a list of some of my favorites.

Now You Can "Rule the Web"
Would you like to rule the web? Mark Frauenfelder’s new book will help you do exactly that. I thought I knew about most of the cool stuff on the web, but thirty pages into this book it was clear to me that I was deluding myself.

Being A Doer Is How You Change Things
A few weeks ago, my friend Alan Shimel connected me with Jennifer Leggio. Jennifer is the Director of Strategic Communications at Fortinet and an active blogger in - among other things - security and communication. Alan suggested to Jennifer that she might be interested in the work we have been doing at the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

What Dave just did
Dave Balter, an old friend and colleague, has written a new book. It costs $45 on Amazon. But, for my loyal readers...you can get a copy of the ebook (the entire book) for free here.

Interview With Jon Fox of Intense Debate
Allen Stern has a great interview up with Jon Fox, the co-founder of Intense Debate. Jon and Intense Debate were part of the first year's crop of companies from TechStars and are going great guns right now. They create the comment replacement system that I use on my blog - if you are a blogger and haven't tried it yet, wander on over to Intense Debate and take a look.

The Rhythms of My Life

I was in a board meeting yesterday with a company planning a major commercial release of their product “at the end of summer”. We managed to turn this into 8/31/09 at 11:59:59pm pacific time (since I don’t believe you can release something unless there is a time/date stamp associated with it.) As part of this discussion, we spent some time discussing the notion of a daily / weekly / monthly rhythm for both the CEO/CTO as well as the product team.

Which to Choose: Blogger or WordPress?

Blogging has become a very popular method for sharing knowledge, discuss viewpoints, personalize your business and increase the opportunity for inbound links and traffic. Given the increasing popularity of blogging today, it has become imperative that you choose the perfect medium for posting your blogs. Blogger and WordPress are two leading blogging platforms that have gained in popularity over the years.

The Benefits To Bloggers Of Search Engine Optimization
Are you a blogger? If you are a blogger or, if you plan to start your own blog soon, then you should know the fundamental role that search engine optimization (SEO) plays in the life of a blogger. Being aware of its benefits, can make you a valuable blogger and can make your blog count in the blogosphere and the entire World Wide Web....

Lesson #2: “So what if it’s just fun?”
“We were working at Odeo, but we weren’t as passionate about the podcasting service as we should have been,” recalls Stone. “We weren’t using it, and that was a problem. Twitter got started because Ev gave us some freedom to think along different lines.”

Lesson #1: “Creativity comes from constraint”
When asked whether they had anticipated just how big Twitter would be when they first launched it, Stone replied, “Yeah, we knew Barack Obama was going to use it.” Williams followed with, “I knew I was going to be on Oprah in two years.”

The SMS to Success: Texting Takes Twitter To New Heights
When asked whether they had anticipated just how big Twitter would be when they first launched it, Stone replied, "Yeah, we knew Barack Obama was going to use it." Williams followed with, "I knew I was going to be on Oprah in two years."

New to Blogging
What blogging is about.

CREATE BLOG POSTS TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT

Blog posts can be an incredible traffic vehicle for those who understand how to write them effectively. Among the many benefits that lucrative bloggers enjoy include being asked to contribute to other blogs in their niche, great interaction each day with your readers, and the chance to send visitors to other web properties that you promote as an affiliate. Simply put, bloggers can make wads of cash in many different ways.

A Few Good Tips To Assist You In Marketing On The Internet
In this article we’ll cover a few tips that can possibly assist you in marketing on the internet.

The essential meaning of trackbacks
As a professional blogging company based in the UK, we felt obliged to start a mini-series identifying important aspects of the blogging structure. With millions of bloggers already online and many more set to blog, there are plenty of methods available to help everyone share and promote their content.

Part 2: Anonymous Bloggers
I asked a couple questions yesterday about the rights of anonymous bloggers. I basically wanted to hear what people thought about having companies like Google being forced to disclose the names of anonymous bloggers. The people who commented really hit on some key takeaways from not only this specific case (blogger 'SkanksNYC' and her struggle with being identified) but with other cases as well.

Anonymous Bloggers- What Are Your Rights?
Hot topic for many people and businesses. What are the rights of bloggers?

What Type Of Internet Business Web Site Should I Use?
Here are a few tips on what type of Internet business website you should use for your own online business.

Creating a Blog and Attraction Marketing
Attraction marketing is a proven method for drawing better quality leads to your business without having to force feed the sales. One of the better methods for your leads marketing program is simply by means of creating a blog.

Five Ways to Get More Attention to Your Blog Posts
By examining some of the more popular blog posts you will soon discover that they all have some things in common. This is why any blogger, when asked which blog post of theirs got the most attention, will in all likelihood give you two different answers, simply because the good posts generally get ignored.

Open Comments for Business Blogs - Yea or Nay?
Depending on the level of readership you attract, and perhaps the topics you're willing to take on, your ability to take part and even moderate if need be is important. In the end, if you are routinely providing valuable information in a compelling fashion, you will build a following who can only add value by their mere presence.

8 things to do with an article
If you’re going to take the time and trouble to write an article, I’m a big believer that you should try to re-use it as many times as you possibly can. Apart from the reason you’ve written it in the first place, which presumably one of the reasons is to help your build your credibility as an expert, here are eight other things you can do once you’ve completed your article:

What B2B Marketers Can Learn From the Crocs Catfight
Verbal weaponry on the new final frontier: The Blogosphere.

A Shiny Needle in the B2B Marketing Haystack
There's so much information available across the web. It's tough to find relevant content for your own B2B efforts, kinda like that proverbial hunt for the needle in the haystack.

What’s your Credibility as a blogger?
Most bloggers feel that by uploading content onto their blogs they are providing information that will be believed to be accurate and contribute to their online credibility. However, that it is not always the case.

The Secret Behind the Success of Work at Home Gurus
The success of the internet marketing giants of the web 1.0 era is that they have embraced the power of the web to harness “collective intelligence”. Companies like Yahoo, Google, eBay, Amazon, Wikipedia, and del.cio.us are leaders in the internet marketing realm because they allow users to contribute to the expansion of their business.

Pro-Blogging – Powerful Way To Make Online Income
Problogging is writing or blogging for the purpose of directly or indirectly reaping online income by leveraging on readership, online presence, traffic, credibility and of course popularity.

The Value of Blog Commenting
This is an article for bloggers about the value of blog commenting in the quest of building up a dominant blog in any niche in Page Rank, search engine rankings, and traffic.

MARKETING ONLINE - GET TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG FOREVER

As a business blogger you must be having the desire to have many people like and come more times to your blog. You need to drive and maintain traffic. Traffic drives you. You also need to enjoy high search engine optimization. For you to achieve this, you must make your blog a brand. A brand so strong, that it will stand out against your competitors. But how do you make your blog a brand? Many times people use the word brand without actually understanding what a brand mean. The marketers define a brand as:- • A name or a term • A sigh, symbol

BRANDING YOUR BLOG - THE TEN SUCCESS TIPS

As a blogger the need for branding is huge. You cannot achieve the desired marketing growth if your lack proper marketing communication. A blog will do just that, it will communicate and help your online marketing. But how do you brand? The following are ten tips on successful branding of your blog. 1. Segment the market: This way you will be able to identify your primary target and develop benefits that will appeal to them. With a segment for your product or your blog, you will be able to specifically target your offering; you will be having a clear picture of who your intended customers are.

Blog Marketing 10 Great Tips to Get Readers to Keep Coming Back to Your Business Blog
These days anyone can have a blog, from high-school students to grandmothers who gush about their grandchildren.

Topgrading Pros, Cons, and Sales Assessments
Somehow, I got thrown into the middle of an internet disagreement between Brad Smart, author of Topgrading, and Bob Corlett, a blogger who calls himself The Staffing Adviser.

Link Building Tactics - 33 Link Building Tactics to Boost Your Online Traffic

“No man is an island,” said English poet John Donne centuries ago. And neither is your website. With no inbound or outbound links, what’s the point, really? It is worthless. Merely decorative. It won’t work for you. So you have made good use of competitive keywords and included them throughout your website. Big deal! If you can´t go the distance, your business will never thrive, and while good keyword usage is recommended, it just isn´t enough. Link building is perhaps one of the key aspects to search engine optimization, along with keyword usage. And here are 33 of the best link building tactics, guaranteed to increase traffic to your website and boost your profits.

Observing Twitter: 5 things you may not know about this brave, new world
While those unfamiliar with social media may consider Twitter the most foreign of planets, it really is based on some very basic and familiar principles. These five observations may help you feel more brave about exploring this networking Web site.

Andrew Sullivan on blogging
One of today's most respected writers and social commentators talks about the phenomenon of blogging.

Blogging as a Sales Tool
A blog is a highly advanced and yet very simple way of marketing your business by profiling a member’s, client’s or employee’s experience. Although client testimonials and reviews are the strongest sales tools for a business, online blogging can also work as a major marketing tool to increase online exposure and spread the word about your company much farther than you thought possible.

Blogger, WordPress, Sub-Domain, Sub-Directory, New Domain – Oh My!!
When it comes to setting up your Blog, there are many options and it’s enough to drive you crazy. Here is some information for each option…

Write, right – is good grammar so important these days?
A staple requirement of any PR professional is strong writing skills and excellent grammar – but as the lines between traditional media and social media blur, are we both as an industry and nation becoming sloppy with our use of language?

To Make Money You Need To Sell Your Services
It's funny to see how many websites are offering all the secrets to making money on the Internet. Here I will give you a secret right now, there are no more secrets! To make money on the Internet, you must sell something that people want or need.

Ways To Earn Cash With A Home Business
One of the nice things about having a home business on the Internet is your ability to earn with it. Here we will talk about a few ways you can earn cash having your own home business, using simple methods anyone can use.

Manage Your Online Reputation - 7 Simple Steps
If you've ever Googled your name, you know how important managing your reputation online can be. Each day, thousands of individuals are searching online for information about others simply by searching on Google or other leading search engines. With information being so readily available, managing your reputation is more important than ever.

Blogging as a Sales Tool
How Online Blogs Can Help You Generate More Business

Blog Less, Earn More
Should you be blogging? Most seem to think yes, but some say no. See the pros of not blogging.

The New Communications Tools…Listening, Helping

If you ever have a chance to read some of the PR for PR sake pieces on Web 2.0 you'd swear we now have a new frontier that is tailor made for PR people. A whole new virgin territory that is our to own. A whole new brave frontier where PR will lead and the world will willingly follow. Feels like a great chance for a lot of people -- mobs even -- to take us to the cleaners. There are better options any/every entrepreneur can use to succeed...lurk, learn, listen, help.

7 Reasons to Start Blogging
Blogging is a great Internet marketing tool. Not to mention the personal benefits. Here's why you should be blogging right now.

Owner of www.zenhabits.net Spills The Beans...

Recently, I came across www.zenhabits.net a fantastic blog covering such topics as achieving goals, productivity, being organized, GTD, motivation, eliminating debt, saving, getting a flat stomach, eating healthy, simplifying, living frugal, parenting, happiness, and successfully implementing good habits. I was inspired and wanted to know the owner, Leo Babauta, more. So I wrote to Leo asking for an interview and he kindly accepted.

Happy One Year Blogging Anniversary!
November 3, 2007 was actually my official one year anniversary as a blogger. It has been extremly fun and eductional. The goal for my upcoming year of blogging is to further merge my blogs into my offline activities. We’ll see how it works out.

Newbies -- Critical Work You Have to do When Starting a Home Based Internet Business
Attention all Newbies! Critical work you have to do when starting a home based Internet business...

7 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog

Now that you created some amazing content for your blog, are you feeling a bit stuck on how to get the right people to look at your blog post? It can be frustrating when you spend a great deal of time writing that ideal article, but are having a hard time figuring out how to get the right people to look at what you wrote. Here are 7 ways you can drive traffic to your blog, and get the right audience to become avid readers.

Inspiration
During my time away from blogging about entrepreneurship in Africa, I have been inspired by the works of my neighbors ( in the Africa blogosphere). So I wanted to highlight a few of the posts that have left me in adoration.

On-line Reputation Management For Your Small Business
Harmful anonymous on-line comments can influence customers to stay away from your small business based on nothing but hearsay. Once the damage is done, it is extremely hard to reverse. On-line reputation management has become the most important aspect of on-line marketing.

Managing Your Online Brand in the World's Best & Worst Marketplace
Here are a few pieces of advice to keep in mind as you promote your personal brand online and take advantage of the countless benefits that come from the world's greatest AND worst marketplace - the Internet.

Tips for the Executive Blogger
Are you an executive thinking about starting a blog? It is a great way to educate the public about yourself, your company, and your products/services. Before you start, there are some things to consider...

Five Steps To Increase Traffic To Your Blog
How do you get people to visit and keep coming back to your site? By following a few simple steps, you can begin to see immediate increases to your traffic.

Start Your Own Blog in 3 Easy Steps
Are you blogging? You should be. The question is often how to get started. You can begin blogging in less than five minutes. Here's how.

Getting Blog Links
A lot of time is spent by bloggers trying to get other blogs to link to them. A lot of traffic can be gained by doing this with blogs that are both related to your topic and blogs that have a lot of readers.

Getting Blog Links
A lot of time is spent by bloggers trying to get other blogs to link to them. A lot of traffic can be gained by doing this with blogs that are both related to your topic and blogs that have a lot of readers.

Blogging on Free Hosts not a Good Idea
This article is about blogging and why you should never blog on a free host like blogger.com or wordpress.com I am writing this to alert people out there who are building blogs on free blog hosts like blogger.com and wordpress.com

SEO for Blogs
While there are many reasons to blog, there are two primary uses that are becoming more widespread with blogging: To game Google Adsense, and to also game the search engines for better rankings.

Blogging For Profit The Easy Way - Dont Wait
While blogs may have got the most news a few years ago, they are still as popular as ever. When they first started, they were mostly used as a kind of online diary. However, it didn't take long for people to start blogging for profit. And, once more and more people realized there was money to be made with blogs, they took off to a whole new level.

Ten Tiny Apps That I'm Thankful For
This is Thanksgiving, so I’d like to show some gratitude for ten tiny apps that I use almost every day. If you’re a writer, blogger, speaker, or entrepreneur who uses a Macintosh, please give them a look because they will make you more productive.

Blogging for the Non Blogger
The following are some easy to apply strategies that will get you well on your way to becoming a competent blogger.

Seven of the Best Methods for List Building
A list of contacts is one of the most important things a blogger can have. If you’re serious about making money online, you need to learn how to build a list the right way.

3 most important films for leaders and entrepreneurs.
With last week’s Academy Awards still top of mind Harvard Business blogger Anthony Tjan has put together a list of must-see films for entrepreneurs.

50 Blog Topics for Small Business Owners
Discover 50 small business blog ideas to help you overcome “blogger’s block” and bring about a whole new level of creativity.

Guidelines to Blogging
Some basic guidelines on blogging, if you use a service blogger.com they have their own terms and conditions for posting content. You can’t just post anything, so always read the t&c's. If you don't follow their rules, your blog will probably get deleted.

Master The Skill Of Blogging Easily
There are many misconceptions about blogging like one has to work day and night, giving up their sleep etc. It is surely not so; blogging is really easy and here we’ll discuss how an amateur blogger can become a master of blogs.

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