Blogging

10 Tips On Getting Started With Social Media & Blogging

Not sure how to get started using social media and blogging for your business?  Or, did you get started on the wrong foot but you’re not sure what step you left out? To ensure that your investment in social media and blogging pays off for your business, be sure to implement the steps below: 1.  [...]

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Blog Vs. Website: Which Is Right For You?

A blog is a type of website just as forums, membership sites and online communities are types of websites.  A blog, forum, membership site or online community can be a component of a larger website or they can stand alone as a website.  Many businesses operate one or more standalone blogs to promote their business, [...]

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WordPress Plug-In That Helps You Write What Your Readers Want

Keyword Search

A great WordPress plug-in that will help you write what your blog readers want to read is…Search Meter.  I’ve had it installed on my WordPress blogs for months and it has helped me find writing inspiration many times! Search Meter will give you statistics on keyword terms that people are searching for ON your blog.  [...]

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Malware Attacks Affecting WordPress, PHP Sites, GoDaddy & Numerous Hosting Companies

Two more strings of Malware attacks were discovered last week.  One hit on Monday, May 17th and another on Thursday, May 20th.  The attacks infect php platforms (like WordPress, Joomla, Drupla, etc…) hosted at various hosting companies. Before you do any more searching on the internet…or even before you check your own sites…make sure you [...]

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Why A Business Blog Is Worth The Investment

In my opinion, you need a business blog.  Below are a few reasons why they are valuable and worth the investment, as well as my recommended blogging platform. 1)  Blogs are a way to gain extra visibility on the internet and to share industry information that positions you as an expert.  Each blog post is [...]

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Blogging Software: WordPress.ORG versus WordPress.COM

My personal choice for free blogging software is www.wordpress.org. With WordPress.org: people linking to your blog help drive traffic to a domain that you own you need a domain name (about $10/year), your blog URL would be www.yourdomain.com you need a hosting account (about $50+/year) you can find a lot of free WordPress templates on [...]

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Blogging Blunders & Remedies

Blogging can be fun and it can also be a chore at times.  However, once you make the decision to start a blog for your business, you really need to stick with it.  A few things you want to avoid in your blogging are: Long gaps in time between posts (I struggle with this one [...]

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Winning Customers With Great Web Content

Web content is anything on the web whether it be on your blog, your website, on social networking sites or anywhere else you add or post information.  It can include text, photos, videos, slide shows, audio files, polls, links, etc… Providing useful, informative, interesting or inspiring content is critical to successfully promoting your small business [...]

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Why You Need a Business Blog

I am frequently asked, “what is a blog?” and “why should I have one?” A blog is basically a journal on the internet where you share thoughts, ideas, information, videos, photos, etc…  What you are reading right now is a single blog post that is on my blog.  Blogs are extremely important for a business [...]

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10 Questions to Answer Before You Start a Blog

There is an ever increasing number of blogs that are started and then abandoned within a very short time frame.  This is typically because the company or person that started the blog didn’t have a blogging plan and/or they didn’t have a passion for the blog’s main focus. Before you start a business blog, you [...]

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