Archive for Business Blogging

Written on June 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse

6 Steps to Get Your Company to Pay You to Blog

Business Blogging 45 comments

Today Alexandra Levit shares some tips for getting your company/employee to pay you to blog.
I recently read that for every person who starts tweeting, another blog dies. But here’s the thing. Back in 2004, blogs were dismissed as a fad, and today there are billions of them. Blogging is not going away anytime soon.
You might [...]

Written on June 16th, 2009 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse

13 Tips for Marketing Your Business With Your Blog

Business Blogging 55 comments

While much of the content here on ProBlogger is about the ‘Business of Blogging’ I’m regularly asked to speak at conferences and receive emails from readers with questions about how Businesses can use Blogs to grow themselves - particularly in their marketing efforts.
Below are a 13 tips that I usually try to share with Businesses [...]

Written on May 21st, 2009 at 12:05 am by Darren Rowse

The Other Side Of ProBlogging: Making Real Money Right From The Start Of Your Blogging Career

Blogging for Dollars, Business Blogging 61 comments

In this post Ali Hale from the Office Diet shares some tips on how to make money from blogging by being a ‘Staff Blogger’. Learn more about Ali in the footer of this post.
You started a blog with the dream of making a living from writing about something you love. A month, or six months, [...]

Written on April 6th, 2009 at 12:04 am by Darren Rowse

7 Ways to Engage Readers of a Business Blog

Business Blogging 57 comments

In this post Alyssa Gregory from avertua, LLC shares some tips for business bloggers wanting to become more engaging with readers.
People are busy, and in order to gain and keep readership as a blogger, you need to provide your readers with information that makes their lives better, easier, and less stressful. Business blogs are a [...]

Written on February 23rd, 2009 at 01:02 am by Darren Rowse

10 Tips for Blogging Your Way to Small Business Success

Business Blogging 70 comments

This is a guest post from Mark Hayward, you can follow him on Twitter @mark_hayward. The article focuses on helping business folk, both big and small, who would like to start blogging.

Do you own a business? Have you noticed a dramatic decrease in sales because of the current economy?
Here’s the thing: For people like Darren, [...]

Written on October 15th, 2008 at 06:10 am by Darren Rowse

A Guide to Corporate Blogging

Business Blogging 34 comments

Today Reem Abeidoh looks at Corporate blogging and shares 13 Steps Fortune 500 companies take to Create a Blog.
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In order to maintain a competitive edge, corporations are increasingly looking for opportunities to make them stand out. Although traditional media serves as a solid medium that disperses company messaging to the world, the [...]

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 111 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 6 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 [...]

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