This blog for the B2B lead generation company Find New Customers is written by an experienced, polished blogger – and it’s all new for 2012  In fact, this author, Jeff Ogden, President and Founder of Find New Customers was recently featured in a white paper entitled “ B2B Blogging Trends in 2011 ” We liked this post at Mashable with consumer oriented blog tips and feel we could update it for B2B sellers. In 2010, New York City startup, Birchbox launched a blog about beauty products before it had any customers. Editors Note) Amen. MORE >>

There are many great writers who have unsuccessful blogs. They may be great writers, but they are not great bloggers. Here are eight ways that blog writing differs from how you might write in school or at work. Nobody is going to sit by the fireplace with a glass of wine and relax with a good blog post. Blog readers are SKIMMERS. More than likely they are scanning their inbox or blog reader to figure out what posts are worthy. That does not work on blogs. Subheads draw attention down the length of the blog post and breaks up the block of gray. MORE >>

wrote about his struggle over FOUR YEARS to get any traction for his blog — and then finally, it worked! I loved his inspirational story because I think it reflects the pattern of emotional turmoil many of us go through as bloggers. would like to share my difficult journey as a blogger. These folks had not necessarily “opted in” for my blog, but since the unsubscribe rate was always less than 0.5%, I figured it was OK. Without any positive feedback,, the blogging process became wearisome and I came to dread the “time of month” to write. MORE >>

Scott Cohen from Inbox Group offers some tips on how to handle "blogger's block". Blogging blogger blogger's block blogging Inbox Group Scott Cohen tips & tricks MORE >>

In less than nine months, it’s rocketed up the charts from being unranked to as high as 65 on the Ad Age list of global marketing blogs. First you should understand that the Ad Age list is not necessarily a reflection on the quality or even the popularity of a blog, including mine. Blog alchemy. If rated only on engagement, my blog would be in the top 25 of all marketing blogs … thanks to YOU! The Power 150 ranking is also highly dependent on historical back links, directory submissions and other SEO blogging devices.  3) Humility. Who am I?  MORE >>