Here’s a quick list of things I wish I had known when setting out to create a business blog: You should write everyday, but writing everyday doesn’t mean publishing everyday. The point isn’t to blog on demand, but to occasionally knock out a post that demands to be read. There are some very basic and ways to promote your new blog without spending money, without including topless pictures in your posts, and without trying to out-hack Google’s Search Ranking hackers. I’m sorry, its not personal, it’s just the internet. MORE >>

Here’s how to bust out of blog oblivion: Blogging 101: 6 weeks to Confident Blogging with the Queen of WordPress, Suzanne Bird-Harris. The latest survey of small biz professionals revealed most people struggle with “ Time :&# 72% say they don’t have enough time to update their blog. Here’s what the survey reveals: 72% struggle with enough time to blog. 52% aren’t sure how to apply SEO strategies to increase the reach of their blog. 5,  2010 to save $100.). Blog this on Blogger. How do I know? Digg this! MORE >>

Karen Wickre is a long-time business communicator, wordsmith & media specialist. Karen has worked at Google since 2002, specializing in business writing and media relations. Karen first launched Google’s corporate blog back in 2004. This armada spans dozens of blogs, Twitter profiles, YouTube and more recently, Facebook. We were able to ask Karen a few key questions about business blogging as preview ahead of her participation at Connected Marketing Week : What is the most important thing a company new to blogging should do? MORE >>

Great business blogs have to walk a fine line: they have to create value for current and prospective customers while at the same time supporting a strategy that provides business growth. Business blogs are often measured by very different metrics than blogs that function as media outlets. The media business online is about impressions and clicks. However, if you are a B2B business blog and your goal is lead generation, then you really don't care about impressions. B2B Blogging Best Practices 1. text, audio, video, etc.), MORE >>

What’s your favorite excuse for not blogging for your business? Here are some that I hear: “I don’t have time to blog.&#. “My clients aren’t surfing the Web reading blogs.&#. “Oh, that means I’ve got to write about my business every week?&#. And yet, if these same professionals realized that a business blog is the best way to get found online, the best way to connect with potential clients, and the pathway to turning readers into clients , they might see things a little differently. Blog this on Blogger. MORE >>