Every now and then it’s important to get back to basics. Today’s guest post by Jeannette Paladino of Write Speak Sell, outlines the reasons why every small business owner needs a blog for their business. While experienced, long time bloggers are going to say, “What? Old news!”, keep in mind that everyday a business owner is asking him or herself if they should start a blog. I get this question from small business owners and service professionals several times a week. So, if you’re a small business owner and are wondering if you should have a blog for your business,…
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Business Blogging - Should I Do It?
This a little bit of a “devil’s advocate” post. Everyone is jumping on the blogging bandwagon. Should you join in the parade? Should you wait? Is Blogging NOT an effective strategy for your business? This article on Daily Blog Tips summarized many of the key points related to determining if you should be blogging or […]
Does Your Marketing Create Ripples?
Mike Sansone writing on the Converstations Blog talks about amplifying your message by creating ripples in “your pond of CEOs”. One of the best ways to create ripples is to blog. You’ll be found and heard by your target audience (CEOs), you’ll gain free publicity by folks on radio, in business publications, and local newspapers, […]
How to Build Successful Business Relationships with CEOs and TAs
Jason Jacobsohn, on his Networking Insight Blog, listed 7 keys to relationship building success. My favorite was number one on his list: Build trust and credibility So here’s the $64000 question: How do you build trust and credibility with potential CEO members and Trusted Advisers who might refer their CEO clients to you? One of […]
What's your primary reason for blogging?
Denise Wakeman, one of the top blogging experts on the Web, published a blog posting with the challenge of “why do you blog”?” In her post, Denise made the following comments: I’m constantly exhorting business owners and service professionals to use a business blog as a marketing tool. Some eagerly jump on board, others are […]
Coaches and Consultants: Is Your Content Exceptional
Excellent article on Copyblogger about creating great content that stands head and shoulders above your peers. Here’s an interesting question: How do you know your content is exceptional? How do you benchmark your thought-leadership against your peers in your niche? Five Steps to Constructing an Exceptional Content Experience Remember when you could simply sit down […]
Leveraging your time collecting information
This is a follow-up to Gini Dietrich’s excellent post on how to leverage your time in digesting all the information it takes to be an expert or authority figure – especially in blogging. I do it a little different than Gini – but accomplish similar results. First, I subscribe to over a 1,000 blogs on […]
Streamlining Online Information for Time Efficiency
Sometimes you have to hit me over the head with a 2 x 4 to get me to realize what I do every day A LOT of people would love to know. That’s what Robin Scott did when she direct messaged me about a comment I left on Julio Varela’s blog this afternoon (watch his […]
Promoting and Publicizing Your Blog
Promoting and publicizing your blog content is easy, but it does take about 15-20 minutes every time you publish, after you’ve set up the accounts on the different networks. This is the process I follow every time I hit publish: 1. Go to Delicious and create an account, if you don’t already have one. Save […]
How to Write Great Blog Content
Based on the feedback from “Tips for Starting a Blog,” it sounds like you’re ready to attract readers. So let’s get started! My friend Jeff Lipschultz commented on Monday that he was going to be brash and suggest quality is key to attracting readers. And he is 100 percent correct! Quality, value, and “what’s in […]
