If you want to really get a lot of people to your website to see what you have to offer one of the things you need to do is give them great content. With social media marketing you NEED to have a blog. It’s a must!
You blog will become the hub of everything else you do. All your traffic through Twitter, Facebook, MySpcae, YouTube, etc. should be driven back to your blog. Why? Because that is where the real CONTENT should be. That is where you will speak to your visitors on a deeper level. That is where you will get your visitors to sign into your autoresponder and ultimately turn them into customers.
So what are blogs really?
Basically, blogs were first introduced as weblogs that refer to a “server’s log file.” It was created when web logging hit the virtual market. Since its inception in the mid-1990s, web logging gradually saturated the virtual
community making the Internet a viable source of greater information.
However, with web logging, you still need a web site and domain names, but with blogging, you do not need anything just an account with blog providers. In most cases, these kinds of blogs are free of charge. However, since we have been talking about attracting marketing and branding yourself it will be wise to get your personalized domain name like mine (i.e. www.michaelfeil.com).
With the onset of blogging in the industry, personal journaling had been a common ground for people who wish to be known all over the world. However, not literally famous as this is not a case on being popular or well-known personality.
Generally, blogs are created for personal use. Like a journal, people can write their daily adventures, sentiments, and whatever ideas they want to express online.
Nevertheless, with the advent of the online businesses, blogs had gradually taken the limelight in providing businesses a chance to boost their productivity online. This is where the business blogs have taken the limelight.
Business blogs are, basically, created to advertise the services or products of a certain web site or online business in order to increase online sales.
Moreover, business blogs are also one way of promoting the company so that the other readers will know that a certain company exists online. With blogs, entrepreneurs are able to establish a name in the virtual market through articles that can be very useful in the reader’s life.
From there, you can make money out of blogs by simply syndicating. This can be done many ways, and some are RSS technology and plug-ins such as TweetMeMe, Facebook Share, Comment Love, etc.
So, if you are thinking to create a blog, whether for business or for pleasure, you need to know some tips that could help you get through and make your blog one of the interesting blogs online.
Here’s how:
If you don’t know where to start with developing a blog The Empowered Tribe has several great professional looking blog templates that come with all the plug-ins and widgets you need to get your content out there right away that will bring traffic to your blog. You can see these examples at http://empoweredblogs.com.
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Very true Michael. The modern era is perfectly set up to share one message across various platforms and it’s wise to harness as many as possible. Above all else most are free like blog templates at WordPress to social networking via Facebook and Twitter. What was once the preserve of big business in terms of mass marketing is now open to all. I’m no expert but you soon learn and investing a little time to know what’s what is invaluable. That and Reading excellent posts like this one of yours.
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Right on the money Mike. It is so essential in today’s online world to have a blog as your central point of marketing. Pointing back from the social media sites is a powerful strategy. Thank you for the video and the post here.
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My blog is so important to me because it is the central hub. My first blog was created in February, and now I’m doing it all over again with Craig with all the widgets and opt in boxes that are easier to do. I need to save time so in the long run I felt it was better.
I’m having a blast especially in the Tribe. Thank you for bringing this information to our attention.
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Very informative video – concise and to the point. It would be great if you could offer some suggestions or resources for where to get a ready made template or reputable template creators. I have a membership site and use the template given with the software but it’s hopeless for social media – you can’t even leave comments! If you could recommend a suitable template to get me up and running then I’d be delighted.
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Well Mike, As usual you have something important to say and you say it so well.
Thank you . I’ll be working on making my blog more and more like yours.
Sandy
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That’s very useful information Mike! Thank you.
I like how your blogs looks like! It flows very good
Francesco
Hi Michael, thank you for the excellent advise & insights to blogging. Cheers Toni
Great information Michael.
If people don’t have a blog then they are going
to find it difficult to brand themselves.
In the business world you need every advantage
and a blog is a BIGGY!!!!
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Steve
Michael
It is so important to provide content rich materials in the blog which makes the reader want to stay on the site. People visiting website/blog will come to someone’s site and for couple of seconds glance through to get information. If the blog is selling stuff and provides no value to the reader then they just moves on. Thanks for the post.
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Mike,
Great post on the reason why a blog is key to an online business’s success. It’s amazing how far the technology has advanced in this arena. I love the opportunities that you can create by utilizing a blog for a business.
Having someone build your blog for you is a great opportunity to get up & running quicker. Thanks for sharing this,
Val
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Very true, I agree Michael. And what a treat that we now have the Unified Tribe to help us too! Thank you for posting this!
Mike, great post. This will certainly help all new to this on how to best get started. It also offers great value even to those who could use some small tips to better their blog.
-BT
Great blog, I’ll be back to check out more of your info on social media.
Thanks,
Alan
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Great post my friend . Blogging is the most effective way to brand yourself by giving them value . It is important to have a http://www.yourname domain , and professional looking theme . Thank you my friend for your valuable information
Hey Michael,
Blogging has opened up a lot of opportunities for me in my business in the past 30 days. The relationships you build with your readers is super valuable and the direction you can take your business after starting to blog is only limited by you imagination.
thanks for sharing this info.
talk soon,
Hector Cuevas
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Mike,
Great post man! Blogs are the way to get your on-line business up and running. Being able to offer value to people, build a relationship with them through your posts helps create that trust that can lead to business partnerships, relationships, etc.
Krista
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