Three Secrets Of Successful Business Blogs
Every week, new business blogs spring into existence, but many are doomed to fail from the start. How can you be assured that your blog is going to be a success? Follow in the footsteps of the leaders and learn from their mistakes!
There are three main secrets to successful business blogging, that any business owner can implement.
They are easy to follow and you’ll be able to start seeing the benefits right away.
1. Be Original
This can be broken down into three main sub categories: Design, Content and Promotion. Let’s look at the first one, design.
There are thousands upon thousands of free themes out there for most blogging platforms.
That doesn’t mean that you should be using one. When you’re running a business blog, you don’t want to have the same theme as some crazy teenager that’s a little bit emo and a whole lot desperate.
It gives the wrong impression. Spend the money to have a theme designed for you that is original.
Next, let’s look at content. Sure, it’s easy to lift content or use snippets of other articles that have already been published.
But why would anyone want to read that? You’ve got to put yourself in your reader’s shoes. You may be busy and a blog post may be the last thing on your mind, but you’ve got to take that time to write an original post.
It will pay off. Lastly, promotion. You’ve got to find an original way to get your site noticed. This means using social networking, PPC ads and having a great campaign that will get the attention of readers.
2. Be Prolific
The best blogs are the ones that publish every day, and in many cases, more than once a day. Frequent publishing has many benefits.
First, you’re giving your readers an excuse to come back more than once and to visit every single day. Second, you’re building more opportunities for search engine indexing.
The best business bloggers take the time to really knuckle down and commit to producing lots of original content every single day. It does pay off.
3. Be Social
Today’s online world is social and if you’re not taking part, you’re missing out. Encourage comments on your blog, talk to your readers, not at them.
There are many little ways that you can be social on your blog. We’re not saying drop that veneer of professionalism, but you’ve got to find a way to reach out to them.
Remember their names, use social networking sites, leave comments on other blogs. These are just a few ways that you can be social and increase your readership.
If you’re not comfortable commenting on another blog, mention one of their more interesting posts.
Chances are they’ll be thankful for the publicity and they’ll return the favor. This is an easy way to build up your blog’s readership and make some great contacts in the blogging world.
Business blogging is a great tool, especially when it is utilized the right way.
