Tag Archives: blogging

Tips for Effective Blogging

Blogging has certainly come a long way! It has grown to become a highly effective technique being used by many as part of their online marketing efforts. It’s a great way to promote a business. Nowadays all types of businesses are creating blogs to stay connected with their target customers and spread awareness about their products or services. The main reason behind the growing importance of blogging is its interactive nature. There are so many blogs out there, and so many different types, that users have tons of options for looking up information that interests them. Blogs act as a … Read More

One one the top online marketing trends of 2009 — blogging and micro-blogging

Yes, we’ve all heard of blogs, but do you truly understand how to utilize a blog,  the frequency of posting or what plug-ins  you should be using for maximum marketing impact? You don’t need to have one blog, we encourage you to have three!  A company blog, a personal blog for the key executives and a general market commentary blog. The key to blogging is consistent posting with relevant information.   97% of blogs have 1 or less postings each week.   That leaves a great opportunity for you to shine in the other 3%! Once you’ve mastered blogging, we encourage you … Read More

One one the top online marketing trends of 2009 — blogging and micro-blogging

Yes, we’ve all heard of blogs, but do you truly understand how to utilize a blog,  the frequency of posting or what plug-ins  you should be using for maximum marketing impact? You don’t need to have one blog, we encourage you to have three!  A company blog, a personal blog for the key executives and a general market commentary blog. The key to blogging is consistent posting with relevant information.   97% of blogs have 1 or less postings each week.   That leaves a great opportunity for you to shine in the other 3%! Once you’ve mastered blogging, we encourage you … Read More

Guest Blogging to Build Traffic

We’ve talked about blogging as a means of traffic building many times.  However, guest blogging can also serve as a great way to generate additional traffic to your site.  Guest blogging is writing and submitting a post that is displayed on someone else’s blog.  Many bloggers use guest bloggers if they are going on vacation or just don’t have time to update their blogs on a regular basis.  Writing for someone else’s blog may seem counterintuitive, but it can actually very beneficial as part of a marketing campaign.  So how can guest blogging improve your Internet marketing results? Exposure to … Read More

Blog Carnivals for SEO

We’ve already talked about how beneficial blogging is for SEO purposes.  But what about blog carnivals?  These special blogosphere events can generate additional traffic for your site, give you good quality backlinks, and get people talking about your blog (you do have a blog, don’t you?).  A blog carnival is a regular event hosted by several different blog owners who form a blog circle.  The carnival is always on a specific topic, and blog owners in the circle submit their content for display on the scheduled blog carnival date.  But how can participating in such a carnival help your SEO … Read More

Top SEO Benefits of Blogging

Having a blog is a must if you want to reap the full benefits of search engine optimization.  Blogs are content-rich and usually focused on one specific them, which makes them easier for the search engine spiders to find.  Here are some of the top SEO benefits of blogging for your business. Linking Benefits If you blog about a popular topic or give credit to another blogger in one of your posts, you’re likely to get some quality one-way links from other blogs to yours.  These links help new readers (and the search engine spiders) find your blog.  Internal linking … Read More