Comments on: Ten Must Read Tips to Start a Small Business Blog

By: landseo

landseo — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:16:51 +0000

nice post

By: kingc

kingc — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:52:33 +0000

Great post and tips. I am reading from Guangzhou, China. I created a new blog on “starting a new business that be successful in China and the US at the same time – Internet of course” I Googled my own blog and found this post instead. I guess I still have a long way to go. I think the most difficult thing about creating a business blog site and having people able to finding you (SEO) requires both good business writing and technical skills, which is pretty hard to come by together.

By: kingc

kingc — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:52:33 +0000

By: Jan McInnis

Jan McInnis — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:07:53 +0000

thanks for the tips.. im totally overwhelmed! can you suggest 3 quick ways to get found??? the blog directory list is overwhelming as well. . .i'm writing but no one is listening! thanks1

By: anneaguilar

anneaguilar — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:28:20 +0000

thanks for the tips. we're getting used to having someone to manage our blogs though, for the business. we've been working with assistmepro.com with it and we think they are doing a good job maintaining ours.

By: Chris Pontine

Chris Pontine — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:12:23 +0000

I thinking deciding the purpose of your blog can be so painful. I say this because sometimes you think you found your niche and realize that you really didn't define it enough, such as sports. Now if you decide to have a blogging team you will be OK, but I feel that just sports can be an awful lot to cover for one user.

By: ConferencePlus

ConferencePlus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:23:21 +0000

Awesome tips, going to definately share with our SMB customers and reference in my next blog post!

By: andrewknowles

andrewknowles — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:31:05 +0000

Thanks for this useful article. The main challenge for me, as the owner/writer of a business blog, is finding the time and the technical skills to add all those useful features that help to boost traffic.

By: annejaa

annejaa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:37:37 +0000

Oh wow really so good!Blog commenting is extremely good technique to help in attracting visitors to your website.Blogging can also be a way to start a home business by itself but just having a blog related to your home business and your website are not typically enough to make it pay off with interest, traffic and even sales.Keep posting such important information.
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By: ItsDorothy

ItsDorothy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:00:02 +0000

Fantastic advice for someone wanting to start an online business; someone who doesn't have a blog. I'm overwhelmed but not discouraged.

By: guzie

guzie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:05:41 +0000

Great 10 tips about starting a small business blog. I now need to go back and add some more plug-ins, and re-read my original plan.
Paul

By: themaria

themaria — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:41:30 +0000

Good point on social media monitoring & measurement. I think at this point, it's not only a nice-to-have, but a must-have. You should be monitoring your brand name, all of your competitors, and also category keywords. At any given time, I have 4+ search panes going in Tweetdeck to interact with the realtime conversations. I also use our own SM monitoring and measurement tool Biz360 Community to help me identify influencers, get trends in social media chatter, and measure sentiment.

Cheers!

- Maria, Biz360
@themaria @biz360

By: Barry Cross

Barry Cross — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:23:39 +0000

Superb post Lee

Great help to all those who are just starting out blogging. I have lots of newbies on my
list that I'll point in your direction.

Cheers

Barry Cross

By: Julie Underwood

Julie Underwood — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:24:47 +0000

Great ideas! I'll definately be using these as I am just starting my blog on tax / accounting advice.

By: Bullsprig

Bullsprig — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:51:00 +0000

Great list! I really think one of the most important parts to any website is the URL. Choosing an easy to remember URL will go a long ways to building a community around your blog.

By: leeodden

leeodden — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:25:01 +0000

Exactly Josh, persistence is key. Of course it's important to pay attention to feedback, but staying the course is key and knowing how to benefit from delayed outcomes. You touch on a good point about blogging for the right reason too – being helpful. It's hard to measure ROI from building goodwill, yet we know it has tremendous value.

By: jlbraaten

jlbraaten — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:32:09 +0000

Great article, Lee. Blogging is a lot harder than it appears on the surface. Articles like yours helps assure me I'm on the right path. Ultimately, I have to keep reminding myself that it's a slow, yet consistent investment in my online equity. And, with any luck, I've managed to help a few folks along the way.

By: Hinduja

Hinduja — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:23:28 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful post. It was very informative. Both as a professional & amateur blogger i found the tips very helpful

By: Vernon Chalmers

Vernon Chalmers — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:38:42 +0000

Well done - great article to reinforce the importance of professional small business blogging again and again.

Regards,

Vernon Chalmers
www.vernonchalmers.com

By: kerriecandrick

kerriecandrick — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:20:57 +0000

This is a great article. We are just getting our clients to understand how important social media is to promoting your blog – and your small business brand.