Our Monmouth Blog

Every small business should have a blog as part of its marketing plan. A business blog can have a significant impact to your web traffic and help you make connections locally that you may have otherwise missed. Blogging has other benefits such as improved search engine results and can bolster readers perception of you and your business as a leader and expert.

A potential business blogger must also keep in mind the commitment blogging takes. Are you comfortable writing for public consumption? Are you prepared to receive comments on your thoughts? Are you willing to be challenged on controversial ideas? A decision to start blogging should not be made on a whim and involves planning.

Here are some of my favorite resources to get you started:

Andy Beard - Blog Search Engine Performance, Wordpress, Niche Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Tips and Social Media
copyblogger - copywriting tips for online marketing
success
Daily Blog Tips - tips to create or improve your blog
ProBlogger - the name says it all.

Know another great blogging resource? Let me know!

Happy blogging.

In only a few short years another tool of the Internet has come of age, the blog. The blog which is short for web-log started first appeared in 1999 and is now a huge industry embedded in popular culture. According to Technorati there are over 86 million blogs. Estimates are that over 120,000 blogs and 1.6 million blog posts are created each day.

Is blogging good for businesses? Absolutely! Blogging has consistently been a top Internet marketing tool for several years now and has a very strong following with a steady flow of industry enhancements. This is all very attractive it you are looking to enhance your current Internet Marketing plans. It is easier than ever to do and sites like Blogger allow you to get started for free.

Blog provide you with a media format to reach a target audience in an informal way. Blogs are also a great way to create fluid discussions on topics that are important to you and your readers. It is another way to establish yourself as a subject matter expert in your business field. Best of all they keep you thinking and are fun to do.

Tell us your blogging success stories.

Best,

Howard