Writing on the Web

MARCH 10, 2011

Use excerpts but add your own opinion and perspective. Blog this on Blogger. Go find a brilliant post by one of your favorite authors, say for example, one you can easily find on AllTop.com. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed. Email this via Gmail.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 2, 2010

When a blog stays on topic all the time, it begins to feel white-washed like any on or off-line newspaper or magazine. “Personality plays a huge role in a blog. Blogging about those things that are part of the authors passions, likes, dislikes, opinions etc. allows followers to connect with the blog.

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Personalization Ning Business Digg 100

Writing on the Web

APRIL 18, 2011

Share their opinion or experience. This is what makes web pages, e-newsletters and blogs effective. Blog this on Blogger. They may not be ready to pick up the phone yet. Give them something they can do to further the relationship: Ask a question. Answer your question. Take a survey. Download a report. Post on Google Buzz.

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Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

Try things like current news, opinion, and media rich content. Focus on the "who" of your blog. You need to think about the type of person, on average, who you want to attract to your blog. Bloggers – Who is writing? Have the icons display alongside your blog posts. If so then include Reddit and Digg.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

It’s already happened in the consumer world: Sites like Digg (social curation) which have little or no original content have become key resources for information. Similarly we are seeing leading businesses take a similar approach to become the experts for their respective areas. Consider Netconcepts. Other stuff?

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 27, 2009

What are some of the most effective ways to attract more readers to your blog? Acknowledge other bloggers you admire? Find ideas for helpful blog posts? Assure you're utilizing blogging best practices? Learn all of that in more in some of the best posts from the last year on blogging for business.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Most blogs aren’t visually aggressive enough in the promotion of RSS, and very few do a good job at emphasizing the opportunity to subscribe via email (as 40% of C&C subscribers do). I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# Most of your blog readers have no idea who you are.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2011

Blogging isn’t easy — and certainly not for individuals who don’t have the capacity or desire to commit their minds and time to a long-term cause. Know this before you consider blogging as a marketing option for your business: Even though you can write a blog, doesn’t mean you should. .

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Business Blogging Tips Business Classified Ads 40

Writing on the Web

JUNE 16, 2011

opportunities to engage readers) of your business blog post? It’s the bait on your fishing hook which draws people over to your blog site to read your stuff. We’re hard wired to read what someone else has said, to find out their opinions and experiences. Blog this on Blogger. The call to action.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Explore Classifieds Trending Stories OMG, the Oxford English Dictionary Added New Words! Starting Without a Strategy Don’t take starting a company blog lightly. We ‘Heart’ It! Great post.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Is a Blog Just a Container? Today I came across a comment from Adam Tinworth on the reignited debate, in certain UK circles at least, over whether bloggers can be legitimate journalists. This debate—fairly one-sided in favor of blogs—was set off by the probably unscripted speechifying of British journalist - historian Andrew Marr.

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