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How Do I Build a Blog For My Business? Proven Business Blogging Tips That Work

In this article we are going to take a quick look at how you can build a blog for YOUR business in rapid fire turn around time. I'm going to list the steps, one by one, EXACTLY as I do it - and how I teach my clients to do them as well. It's quite easy, reasonably effortless, and to be perfectly honest, INCREDIBLY affordable to build a business blog these days, as I'm going to illuminate for you below! Read on..:-)

Step 1: Register Your Domain Name. I use Godaddy because they are so cheap, easy and often have deals when you are buying multiple products

Step 2: Choose your hosting Provider: Don't worry about ANY of the specs if you are starting on shared plan. Customer service is key - and really, at this level, ALL that counts! (when you scale up to a dedicated server there are other considerations to make)

Step 3: Choose Your Blogging Platform: I recommend Wordpress. It's free, dead simple to install, and extendable in a multiplicity of powerful ways.

Step 4: Do Your Keyword Research: Very important. You have to know WHAT people are searching for in your market to gain traction and visibility. You MUST start here if you want to leapfrog the learning curve and high step some of the land mines that MOST new business blogs face.

Step 5: Offer a White Paper in Your Industry: Absolutely a must. You have to have SOMETHING branded to you, that establishes your expertise, and that has shelf life. (i.e. - blog posts don't..:-)

Step 6: Create an Opt-In Form to capture names for Your White Paper: Building a list is the bedrock of business blog building, and giving something of value, in return for a name is the easiest way to do it!

Step 7: Relationship Build. Polls, link bait, Comments on YOUR blog and others are a great way to get your message out to the masses. Far too much in this area to expound on here, but once you have the first 6 steps down, NOW it's time to meet and greet some folks with your new business blog - which, dare I say, if you've done the first 6 steps right, is poised and primed for some quick success!

Have fun and simply rinse, wash and repeat these steps for ALL your domains..:-) ( and niches if you're in more than one like us!).

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Why Starting a Business Blog is Important - 3 Tips For a Big Buck Business Blog

Let's take a quick look at blogging for business. So many folks believe that blogs are simply the domain of the myspace generation, little online journals to record and share mundane life facts that no one in the "real" world could possibly care about. If we are being honest, and you speak to MANY business owners a bit beyond the Generation X age, their ideas of what a blog really accomplishes are a bit out of touch. So if that is you...read on as we examine some quick and easy reasons why jumping into the blogging game COULD be the best investment your business can make!

Search Engine Visibility

Quite simply, a blog has SO much more potential to be found in the SERP's in rapid fire turn around time. Why? They are topical, relevant and time stamped, and the search engines undoubtedly want to keep fresh information constantly at the fingertips of their "customers" - i.e. - folks browsing the web. Add in the dynamic elements of blog posting, the dedicated blog search engines that ONLY track blogs and RSS feeds, and you have a recipe for getting YOUR message out front of your audience quickly.

Participation in Your Message

The number one thing that blogs build, in my opinion, is participation. They bond your clients, or potential clients, to your message in ways that NO boilerplate ad, commercial or mailing can do. They provide a forum, both literally, and even figuratively, for your audience to interact with your words, message, and ideas. Polls, comments, user submitted materials, you name it - a blog helps you move to the ground floor where the conversation is really taking place!

Humility

A blog will make you HUMAN as well. Look at Mark Cuban for example - his blog, NOT written in the most terrific or poetic style, has made HIM one of the most popular entrepreneurs (and blogs) in the world. People identify with people they can touch - and if you are there, informally, sharing your thoughts, feelings and failings with the masses, people will go out of their way to show their support. For NEW business, and old businesses alike, if you are NOT blogging today....you will REGRET it tomorrow for sure..:-)

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Internet Marketing Blogs Can Help You Learn and Help You Make Money

When you have a home business you will need to know all you can about internet marketing. There are a lot of different ways that you can learn about this. There is also a lot of ways that you can make money with internet marketing. The best way to do both of these things is with blogs.

Internet marketing blogs have two different purposes. The first is to help people all over the world learn about internet marketing. The second is to help people that want to make money with these blogs. You can even do both, first learn, than make money, the choice is yours.

So, how can internet marketing blogs help you learn? These blogs are set up with articles that you can read to help you learn about different marketing strategies. They will also have tools and resources that you can use to build your own home business. Most of the information you can use to learn from will be free but some of it you will have to pay for. A good site will give you articles, tools, resources, tips, and many other things that will help you learn.

Now that you know how you can learn from an internet marketing blog you need to know how you can make money with them. When you want to set up one of these blogs it is very easy to do. The difficult part is writing the content for it, especially if you are not a writer. For this you can hire someone to write the content for you. You have to be careful though because this can get expensive, so you may at some point want to learn how to write for yourself.

There are many places that will help you set up a blog of your own. You just have to look for them and then take steps to get your site set up. The next thing that is important besides the content is the affiliate programs you are going to promote. You can easily find more than one program about internet marketing or about a strategy and promote it from your blog.

You want to make sure that you give your readers a lot of free useful information but there is no reason why you can't make money with your internet marketing blog too. Many people do this and are very successful with it. You can too if that is what you choose to do. Just remember that you have to learn before you can start making money with your own blog.

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5 Quick Blogging Tips to Start a Home Based Business

One of the quickest ways to start a home based business today is to start your own blog. Here are five quick blogging tips that can have you making money at home in no time.

In review, or if you're not familiar with the term blogging, a blog is just short for web log, which is a way to get your thoughts about something on the Internet.

Blogging has advanced today to include everything from text, to audio, and also video. Also they have become more interactive by allowing the reader to get involved by adding comments, voting on polls, and so on.

1. Search engines love blogs and certainly Blogger.com is one of the best because it's owned by Google. It is also an excellent way to start a home based business because you can get your own blog set up in three easy steps in just a couple of minutes.

2. If you can type you can blog because that is really all you are doing. You just sit down and put down your thoughts about something. If you're the type of person that can write something interesting, humorous, controversial, or thought-provoking, you can create a loyal following that just might buy products that you recommend as well.

3. Affiliate marketing is the fastest way to get products to sell on a blog. Google also offers an affiliate program known as Google AdSense which is very easy to add to all of your blog posts.

This is a great way to make money because Google will place advertisers on your blog and every time somebody clicks on one of the ads you earn a small commission. The way to make more money with your own home based business and blogging is to drive more traffic and let them click on these Google ads.

4. Another thing the works very well is to add banners to your blog. These banners can lead to affiliate products you sell and every time somebody makes a purchase off of your affiliate website you earn a commission.

5. One final thing you can do is include hyperlink text ads right in the article itself. It is only natural for someone to click on one of these ads and again if they buy a product off of your affiliate website you make a commission.

This is a few quick blogging tips to help you start a home based business and your own blog. If you enjoy talking then you will probably do very well with blogging.

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The Power of Words and Need For Restraint

Everyone who knows me or reads my personal blog knows that I am a fanatic for "The Sopranos." (And yes, I'm still mourning the series and hoping that David Chase really does have a movie planned.) Nearly all of the characters used extremely rough and vulgar language from time to time, depending upon the plot point being advanced. At first, it was rather shocking. But, over time, as I came to know and understand the characters, I barely noticed it unless I heard a word or phrase with which I was not familiar.

I did not find the language or violence upsetting because, after all, the show was about mobsters. Not being acquainted with any real-life Mafioso (that I know of), I presume that Chase's depiction of the characters was fairly accurate. Who could buy Tony Soprano, for instance, upon finding out that one of his Captains, Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero was serving as a confidential FBI informant, yelling, "Shucks! Darn! Drat! Let's get even with that awful guy!"

However, blogs and websites are not mob dramas and, from my perspective, specific rules apply.

On July 2, 2007, guest writer Finn wrote at Write Stuff:

"I love words. Not surprising, I'm sure. To me, every word has it's own feeling, it's own personality. There are some words that I find to be absolutely perfect-meaning that something about them indicates exactly what the word means. Sometimes it's the way a word sounds, sometimes it's the way the way it feels when you say it.

[Specific profanity] - I declined to write this one out as not to offend, but it is such a perfect word that I couldn't leave it out. It shoots straight out of the mouth and then hits the wall with a smack. So indicative of its meaning - the sounds, the feel. There's no mistaking this word. A bit of trivia: There is no foreign form of this word. There are words or phrases that capture the spirit, but there is no direct translation. And yet it seems universally understood. Again, a perfect word."

One of the most important rules that every writer must observe is this: Know your audience! That includes assessing who will be reading your words, the medium in which they will do so, and what their reaction will be if you opt to use, for lack of a better term, "colorful" prose. Although vulgar language may seem "perfect" when the rating system is focused upon shock value, expressiveness, and communication of a specific idea, when writing for a mass web audience, my practice is to scrupulously and uniformly avoid using such words.

First, I believe that a skilled writer should be capable of communicating without such language. An ability to do so connotes limitations that should be addressed via writing courses or seminars. In the vast majority of circumstances, vulgarity and profanity simply aren't required in order for even a marginally competent writer to convey thoughts, ideas, opinions, or feelings to a broad audience.

You cannot predict who will happen upon a blog or website, nor can you be assured that visitors to your site will not find questionable language offensive or repulsive. It is far better to err on the side of caution than risk giving your readers the type of experience I had yesterday morning.

Bleary-eyed, I signed onto Bloglines to read the latest articles from the sites to which I subscribe before heading out to the gym for water aerobics. As I scanned the headlines, deciding which articles to read in full, my eyes popped open when the most offensive word in the English language screamed at me after the words "Don't be a . . ." Sure that, in my just-awakened state, I had misread the post title, I clicked on the link to confirm. During the time interval between the headline being syndicated to the feed and my visiting the site, the author had removed the repugnant word from the title. However, it remains part of the post's perma-link.

Many comments had already been posted from readers, many of whom expressed shock and disappointment. For instance, one stated: "I think your title is in bad taste! I think you could have found a much better word to use. I have always been a fan of yours but am very disappointed in your choice of words (not that you care)." Another female reader noted that she found the gender-based epithet in question "disrespectful to your readers in general and your female audience in particular."

Problogger Darren Rouse observed:

"Have to say that I think your headline is in poor taste. In fact I suspect you'll find that due to the word you used you've probably alienated quite a few readers and possibly stopped people from reading a post that could have engaged people in a worthwhile conversation. I guess if you're interested in getting links by polarizing people then it's probably something you'll see results from - but if you're wanting to connect with and build community and engagement then you could well have lost some loyal readers with this one.

My personal response - my respect for you took a hit on this one."

Which brings me to the next consideration: The author, Rouse, and a few other folks argued that the particular term is used quite commonly in some parts of Europe and, apparently, Australia. Thus, the author seemed genuinely shocked by the reaction from American readers in general and, more particularly, women. Just as feigned ignorance of the speed limit is no excuse when a police officer cites you for speeding, a smart writer will consider regional and national variances in language usage and impact. Although the author apparently does not reside in the United States, he should have familiarized himself with his site's traffic patterns and considered cultural variances. When in doubt, the conservative choice, as this example proves, is always the correct one.

My mother taught me to choose friends wisely by reciting a cliched truism: "Others judge you by the company you keep." Writers are always judged by the words they choose.

Finn was right about the power of the vulgarity she discussed. Gender-specific monikers and profanity are powerful and evoke a strong emotional, even visceral, response from readers. Restraint is required to ensure that such terms are only used under limited, appropriate circumstances. When used indiscriminately, carelessly or with an unappreciative audience, a writer runs the risk of losing credibility and the respect of his/her readers. In the case of the post referenced above, I posted a comment advising the blog owner that I had unsubscribed and will not be visiting that site in the future.

I do not moderate comments on my blog because I welcome vigorous, respectful debate and encourage my readers to express opinions, and share their ideas and experiences. However, my comment policy is unequivocal: "Profanity, vulgarity and/or hate speech are not allowed." And I do not use such verbiage in my writing.

http://www.jhsiess.com/2007/10/29/power-need-restraint

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Life in the Blogosphere - Comment Moderation Or Censorship?

There's an ongoing discussion among bloggers concerning comments. Every so often, the dialogue intensifies before going to the back burner again, only to be revived periodically. In the process, volumes have been written about why the vast majority of readers do not leave comments on blogs and how to encourage them to do so. Many bloggers have sponsored contests in pursuit of comments. On the flip side, a fair number have disabled the comment function altogether, preferring to simply let their writing speak for itself and foregoing interaction with their readers.

Much of the debate has focused on the question of whether or not comments should be moderated, i.e., require the blog owner's approval before appearing on the site. I have never moderated comments on my own blog, largely because I encourage my readers to be honest and forthright in a respectful fashion. If a reader disagrees with my viewpoint, I want them to express their opinion. I guess that I have been lucky so far -- no reader has ever abused my open approach by leaving inappropriate comments on my site.

So I really never gave the topic a lot of thought. Until this past week, that is.

Twice in the past week, I have had the experience of being censored by bloggers who opt to "moderate" comments on their blogs.

I wish I could tell you that I said something outrageous, outlandish or even slightly controversial. I did not even attempt to provoke the blog owner into vigorous debate.

In both instances, my remark was extremely benign: On one site, I merely stated that I disagreed with the author's statements, but did not elaborate. On the other blog, I respectfully suggested that the author's conclusions about cause and effect in a particular situation might be reevaluated in light of one factor he failed to take into consideration. In neither instance did I insult, belittle or attack the author. But the result was the same: My comments never showed up on their sites. They apparently chose to eliminate my contribution to the discussions. Checking back several times over the course of several days, I noted that comments on both sites are exclusively compromised of endorsements of the author's ideas and conclusions.

This experience has caused me to reconsider the issue, beginning with the purpose of comments. Obviously, the goal is interactivity. If an author is not interested in getting feedback from his/her readers, a static site is a perfectly acceptable solution.

But once an author determines that he/she wants to "open the floor," so to speak, is there an implied obligation to monitor one's site in a fair, balanced and egalitarian fashion? Is there an obligation to allow reasoned and civil discourse that includes the assertion of a viewpoint at odds with the site author's?

Or is it the province of the site owner to moderate comments in any manner he/she deems appropriate, even to the point of banning any comment from a reader who espouses a viewpoint that differs from his/her own?

It seems to me that it is incumbent upon bloggers who desire to be perceived as responsible and fair to post a comment policy in the event that he/she elects to moderate comments, setting forth the precise standards by which comments will be assessed. Even that is not a fool-proof system, however. In the latter instance I have cited here, the author devotes a whole page to an explanation of the "comment policy," even proclaiming that "disagreeing with me is positively encouraged." Obviously, the second part of the equation is simple but elusive for some: If you establish a policy, live up to it in order to assure that, as a blogger, you establish and maintain credibility.

http://www.jhsiess.com/2007/10/22/comment-moderation-censorship

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Inspiration - Where Do You Find It?

Every writer suffers from "writer's block" from time to time. For me, it takes a couple of forms, but I don't know which I hate most, frankly.

Sometimes I have the idea and desire to communicate it, but simply cannot get the words to flow from my fingertips.

How many times have you found yourself aimlessly tapping the keys hoping the rhythm might stimulate your fingers to type something cogent and meaningful? It happens to me more often than I care to admit.

At those times, I have to walk away from the computer for awhile. If I am at the office, I will probably stroll down the hallway in search of conversation with a colleague or two in order to forget about the project for a few minutes. At home, those are good times to start or fold a load of laundry, make a telephone call, practice my flute, watch a little t.v. or do some reading. If I resume work on the piece only to find after a few minutes that I'm still not making any progress, I switch gears again, taking a longer break. I have learned the hard way that I cannot will myself through such a creative block. And yes, this can be problematic if a deadline is looming.

Surfing a number of blogs looking for inspiration, I noted many instances of blog owners posting about the more common form of "writer's block," a lack of subject matter.

When people ask me why I left the private practice of law, I half-jokingly explain that I feared I would turn into a stereotypical lawyer trying to eke out a living who has never met a person who wasn't a potential client. Writing is much the same. Good writers seldom have a thought or life experience that isn't a potential idea for a poem, short story, novel, blog entry, . . .

In reality, I am exactly like that stereotypical lawyer when it comes to writing. Inspiration is really only in short supply if we aren't paying attention because everything that happens to us or we observe is a potential trigger. We simply have to remain observant, receptive, and flexible.

Inspiration might be lurking where we least expect to find it. I was toying with a lot of other ideas for this article until I happened upon the aforementioned bloggers. I was astounded to find myself reading comments like "I have nothing to write about," "I can't think of anything to say," or "Nothing has happened for me to write about." I sure didn't expect to be motivated by those entries, but after stumbling upon so many of them, I found myself compelled to comment here.

Truthfully, those entries angered me because they evinced a lack of respect for my willingness to devote my time and energy to reading those folks' blogs. Needless to say, I did not bookmark those sites.

To be blunt, those writers are lazy. Good writing doesn't just happen - it requires a lot of hard work. So why do so many folks expect the inspiration for their writing to just happen serendipitously? Aside from those rare occasions when an idea practically falls out of the sky and onto the keyboard, finding inspiration for thoughtful writing often requires just as much, if not more, work as does the process of writing.

My experience illustrates the point. You might be thinking, "Hey, you just stumbled onto an idea. You got lucky!" You're absolutely right. But in order to happen upon something that inspired me and sparked imagination, I had to be vigilant and receptive to ideas and revelations. My search for motivation was deliberate and concerted. Fortunately, my efforts paid off and I found the stimulation I was seeking.

Bear in mind, too, that ideas in their original form frequently are not reflective of the final product. In other words, we have to be willing to analyze, evaluate, and, as necessary, modify our writing as insights are revealed during the process of drafting, editing, and re-editing. Too often, we are inspired to write about a particular incident, event or person, but then get bogged down by our initial notion of how the final draft will read. How often have you heard a writer say that the finished piece was a surprise to him/her because, as he/she allowed the creative process to guide him/her, he/she was inspired to take the project in an entirely different direction than the one he/she originally envisioned? That kind of flexibility and fluidity is critical.

So where might you find inspiration for your writing if it seems to be eluding you? Well, I've already mentioned one gigantic source of ideas: Blogs. I am constantly amazed and awestruck by what I read in blogs.

Memes are a cultural phenomena in and of themselves. Strictly speaking, a meme is: An idea that, like a gene, can replicate and evolve; a unit of cultural information that represents a basic idea that can be transferred from one individual to another, and subjected to mutation, crossover, and adaptation; a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation) -- "memes are the cultural counterpart of genes".

There are many popular memes to which bloggers subscribe to receive a writing "prompt" every so often (daily, weekly, monthly). Check out The Daily Meme for a list. Some memes allow the writer to pick his/her own topic, with the expectation that a particular format will be followed and an entry posted at specific intervals. An example is Thursday Thirteen. Participants post a list of thirteen items built around a theme of his/her own choosing. Friday's Feast provides a list of questions to be answered, while Sunday Scribblings and Wordless Wednesday each provide a weekly one-word theme, as does Photo Hunters. Even if you don't want to participate fully, review the questions and themes to stimulate your inventiveness.

Examine some old or new family photos. Is there something about a family member - an experience they had, a characteristic or trait, unusual occupation, the way they motivated or inspired you - that you can either share with your readers or use as the springboard for a fictional story? Looking at photos of yourself taken some years ago might cause you to remember an incident, event . . . maybe an interesting neighbor or friend from somewhere you lived long ago. How have you changed over the years? What have you learned?

Look at your calendar or dayplanner. Did something happen at work, school or within a community organization to which you belong that you want to explore or assess via your writing?

Have you read a book, newspaper, magazine or journal article that contained an idea you want to expand upon or take issue with? Seen any movies or television shows lately? There are always plenty of storylines that can serve as the basis for a discussion of societal or civil issues, cultural trends, or a particular artists' performance or body of work.

There are many websites such as The Quotations Page that are repositories of quotes from famous folks. Click on the name of an author or topic and see if an excerpt arouses your interest.

As these few simple suggestions illustrate, the possibilities are literally infinite, limited only by your willingness to hear that "still, small voice" that awakens your interest in a particular topic and goads you into sitting down at the keyboard.

Keep an open mind and heart. You just never know where your next remarkable idea might be lurking.

http://www.jhsiess.com/2007/01/21/write-stuff-inspiration

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