Archive for Business Blogging

Written on November 27th, 2007 at 12:11 am by Lara Kulpa

Hiring a web consultant - Pros and Cons

Business Blogging 28 comments

The following post on the “Pros and Cons of hiring a web consultant” was written by Lara Kulpa of Anubis Marketing.
So you’ve got yourself a little start-up blog and you’ve earned some okay money. You spend 5-10 hours a week writing, commenting on other blogs, doing all the things that Darren tells you to do […]

Written on January 8th, 2007 at 05:01 pm by Tony Hung

5 Prerequisites For Blogging Success

Business Blogging, General 106 comments

In the time that I have been blogging, I have noticed that there are a few things that “successful” blogs have in common. And I am defining “success” in every way — monetary terms, absolute traffic, but more importantly, in robust and continued growth. With 2007 here and many New Years Resolutions on […]

Written on November 22nd, 2006 at 12:11 pm by Darren Rowse

7 Steps to Better Business Blogging

Business Blogging 5 comments

The following reader quick tip was submitted by Ann Handley from Marketing Profs: Daily Fix.

One of the questions I often field comes from business owners who are thinking of launching a blog but are wondering, “What can I write about…?”

A recent post by Poynter contributor Vince Maher does an excellent job of giving some guidance […]

Written on June 15th, 2006 at 03:06 am by Darren Rowse

Business Blogging 101

Business Blogging 29 comments

I’ve had an increasing amount of readers writing to me over the past few weeks asking questions on the topic of how to develop a business blog as opposed to a commercial or entrepreneurial blog.

Here’s one reader’s question to help flesh this out a little:

“Hi Darren, can I ask you a question that I can’t […]

Written on April 7th, 2006 at 01:04 am by Toby

RSS: Blog’s Friend or Foe?

Business Blogging, Miscellaneous Blog Tips, RSS 21 comments

Is RSS is the downfall of building relationships and commerce on blogs? First, let’s set the record straight. I’ve drunk the kool aid. I get it. I love RSS and that new orange icon is pretty cute too. The ability to read huge amounts of information in one place, receive it at […]

Written on March 10th, 2006 at 01:03 pm by Darren Rowse

Blogger achieves 5000% ROI from Blogging

Business Blogging 15 comments

Debbie Weil writes that Charlene Li has apparently brought in close to one million dollars in business to her employer, Forrester, in the last year - all through her blogging.
That’s a 5000% Return on Investment!

‘That’s based on her calculation that her $14.95 / month account with TypePad triggered $1 million in new business for […]

Written on January 23rd, 2006 at 04:01 pm by Darren Rowse

Blogonomics Blog Cruise

Business Blogging 18 comments

The last few years have seen quite a few blog conferences but here’s one with a twist - Blogonomics - the world’s first floating blog conference!

I’ve been hearing about this one for a little while now and it’s just gone public - they’re actually running a Blog Cruise which takes off from Fort Lauderdale in […]

Written on December 12th, 2005 at 05:12 pm by Darren Rowse

Yahoo offers Movable Type for business bloggers

Blogging Tools and Services, Business Blogging 10 comments

Six Apart and Yahoo have announced a partnership as Yahoo will use MovableType as to provide small businesses with websites through it’s existing small business web site management service:

‘Yahoo will effectively act as the preferred provider of Movable Type for small business users, taking advantage of its scale and efficiency, Anil Dash, vice president of […]

Written on November 9th, 2005 at 12:11 pm by Darren Rowse

CEOs and Blogs - Mixed Opinions

Business Blogging 4 comments

news.com reports that 59% of CEOs believe blogs are a useful internal communication tool while 47% believe that they are useful for external communication. Of course this means that 41% and 53% are not so excited by blogs:

””Most CEOs are still in a wait-and-see mode when it comes to blogs, mainly due to time […]

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