Projecting the Right Image of Your Company Through Your Business Blog

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Projecting the Right Image of Your Company Through Your Business Blog

Few people realize how powerful a blog can be when it comes to projecting an image to the public.

Words have a power all their own and the wrong ones may sink your company’s reputation.

Before you even start your own corporate blog it is very important to first come up with the image you would like the public to have of your company.

Then, figure out how you want to get that image to come across. Here are some hints to help get you started.

1. Honesty Is Always The Best Policy

While full disclosure of a company meltdown may not be the best idea, it is always important to be honest in your blogs. Never try to stretch the facts, pad your accomplishments or make your company look like something it is not.

The blogosphere as it is called is an incredibly small little micro-universe and news, both good and bad, travels fast. It only takes one small slip up to tank your company’s image.

2. Be Engaging And Never Dull

Most people think of companies as being grey, lifeless and without any character.

You can dramatically change that perception by having a blog that is engaging, fun to read and exciting.

However, you have to walk that fine line between getting people interested in your company and becoming unprofessional. If necessary, try to take a few courses in creative and persuasive writing. It will definitely pay off.

3. Avoid The Sales Pitch

There is a way to move products on your blog without having it sound like an infomercial.

Today’s blog readers don’t want to read a commercial – they want news and they want it now. Instead of blatant sales pitches, find a way to integrate your products with what you are talking about, or what is in the news right now.

This way, you’re actually providing your readers with help instead of hawking your latest product in their face.

4. Be Friendly And Cultivate Blogging Relationships

The whole point of blogging is that it is very social in nature.

The whole point of corporate blogging is to bring that element into your business to help increase your customer base and build a stronger brand.

By inviting popular guest bloggers in your niche, or just developing some great friendships with other bloggers, you can build a strong network between each other, and everyone wins.

It is also important to remember to be very friendly, but professional, when dealing with your readers. Never get dragged into a flame war on your blog or stoop to picking fights with readers that leave comments on your blog.

In the end, you’re going to be the one that looks bad, and that is not the image you want to project for your company.

These are just a few hints to get you started on the path to presenting the right image of your company.

Sometimes it helps to have a professional walk you through these initial phases and we highly recommend hiring a blog management service to do just that.

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