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Direct Marketing VS Word of Mouth
Which is a better way to do marketing? Using direct-mail advertising or concentrating on word-of-mouth advertising to spread the word? Well, for word-of-mouth advertising to truly work you must first have customers who are completely satisfied with the product or service and believe they were given excellent customer service in the process of their purchasing. Then those happy customers will go tell other people about your great business and service creating the word-of-mouth advertising.With direct-mail marketing advertising you concentrate on those customers who have not heard about your services or products yet. You send them something in the mail enticing them and propelling them to come in to y

re access), what ping services you want to notify when you update your blog, and other settings too numerous to mention in this article.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

This next step can be done before you actually install your blog, but you will need to determine the topic of your business blog, and how you want to convey your information to your target market. The content and topics of your blog should relate to your industry. You can focus as narrow or as wide as you choose think is appropriate. In general, it is a good idea to cover many areas within your industry and then separate the different areas of your industry into different cat

Change Is A Constant No Matter What Industry You Are In
All industries have change and we know change is a constant and something the executive management teams should be able to deal with and if they expect to make their companies successful. Have you noticed change in your industry? Or has it happened gradually without much notice? If change is slow sometimes it is because of fear and because you did not adequately see opportunity and create change to take advantage of it. Change need not be evil, change is good, especially if you act.Personally, I ran a company, a Franchise Company, I founded and we were in the Service Industry serving large companies in 22 market sectors or industries. And well, I can tell you this change is a Constant no matter what ind

Blogging is a practice that has been around for at least 5 years. It began with average, but opinionated people with something to say, who wanted to share their opinions with anyone who would read them. While it has been popular with the general public, it hasn't caught on with many businesses until recently. Blogging can be a powerful tool for marketing and exposure for any business if done properly. This article will cover the first steps businesses will need to take to set themselves up for successful blogging.

1. Select the Appropriate Hosting for Your Business Blog

You first step is to select an appropriate host for your blog. There are a couple of solutions that you can use to host your blog. You can:

1) Host it on your own server

2) Host it at a blogging hosting server, such as livejournal.com or blogger.com

If you host your own blog on your own web site, you will need to find blogging software that you can use on your web site. You will need to determine what your web site server capabilities are, and then determine what blogging software will work within your server environment. You will then need to install the software and configure it in order to begin blogging.

If you host your blog on a blog hosting system, then everything is already set up for you. All you have to do is sign up for, and configure your account. Some of these blogging services are free and some of them will have a monthly hosting charge.

2. Configure Your Business Blog

Once you have determined how you want to host your blog, and have installed it, or signed up for your blog service, you will need to configure your blog.

Configuring your blog includes, what template you want to use with your blog. Most blogs whether they are on a blog hosting service, or software that you have installed, will come with several templates. If you are new to the Internet, and don't have a lot of programming experience, it is probably best to stick with one of the templates that has come with the software or service. It is however, better if you have some programming background, or have the funds to hire someone, then you can get your blog to look like your business web site. Even if your blog is hosted elsewhere, you can do amazing things with the templates to get your blog to look very similar to your business web site. Most services will allow you to modify the templates that come with their subscription.

Other things that will need to be configured are settings such as the name and description of your business blog, the email address you want messages from your blog to be sent to, how you want your blog archived (posts saved for future access), what ping services you want to notify when you update your blog, and other settings too numerous to mention in this article.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

Personality Goes a Long Way for SME's
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can teach larger companies a thing or two about marketing. How? By channeling personality.Many of today's successful companies are creating business advantage by creating brands that bond, brands that are personal and form a relationship. Let's pick two classics from the last few years to back this point.Egg.com Although backed by a financial giant, Egg.com was one company that hatched into an attractive brand in its own right. Customers gained a sense of security from knowing their money was safe in the hands of the Prudential. But the Egg brand gave its customers the feeling they were trying something new, something excit

solutions that you can use to host your blog. You can:

1) Host it on your own server

2) Host it at a blogging hosting server, such as livejournal.com or blogger.com

2. Configure Your Business Blog

Once you have determined how you want to host your blog, and have installed it, or signed up for your blog service, you will need to configure your blog.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

Bizarre Karma Is A Cue To Change Your Routine
I’ve been running into some weird customer service karma, lately.A fine Continental restaurant that I’ve frequented for a dozen years sent an incredibly dumb waiter to serve me, someone who wouldn’t cut it in a fast food place, let alone a fine establishment.Gee, if their service is getting this bad, I’ll teach myself how to make lobster pasta!An usher at a movie theater mistakenly told me to rearrange my feet—they appeared to be dangling perilously close to the empty seat in front of mine.Wow, if I’m going to have overzealous folks bugging me like this, I’ll just watch films in my surround-sound living room!I could go on, mentioning how flaky the most disciplined person I kn

for, and configure your account. Some of these blogging services are free and some of them will have a monthly hosting charge.

2. Configure Your Business Blog

Once you have determined how you want to host your blog, and have installed it, or signed up for your blog service, you will need to configure your blog.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

Alternatives to eBay – Are They Worth It
When it comes to selling your items at auctions, I’m frequently asked what some good alternatives to eBay are. Usually, the person asking wants an alternative to eBay because they think the fees are too high or there is too much competition eBay.I too have dabbled in eBay alternatives. The overwhelming problem for the vast majority of these sites is that the traffic to these sites is simply too low or nonexistent to bring in good prices.According to Alexa.com, eBay is the world’s 12th most popular site. That means there are millions of people a day who go to eBay to shop. So just going to a site where the fees are lower doesn’t necessarily make sense if they’re attracting less traffic since

has come with the software or service. It is however, better if you have some programming background, or have the funds to hire someone, then you can get your blog to look like your business web site. Even if your blog is hosted elsewhere, you can do amazing things with the templates to get your blog to look very similar to your business web site. Most services will allow you to modify the templates that come with their subscription.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

How NOT to be a Networking Numskull
What is networking? Are you going to meet a strange group of people, often in a strange place, to somehow get something you think will be of benefit. If you fit this definition in any way you are a Networking Numskull. So what about these people who go to 'networking' meetings.If they go, they introduce themselves and hand out their business cards and collect cards from others. Most of these cards are soon lost or tossed, by both parties!Everyone knows they should network, but have you? Between making your goals for the company, family and other important things in your life there just doesn’t seem to be any time left for networking. I hear this statement from people every day.Would you ma

re access), what ping services you want to notify when you update your blog, and other settings too numerous to mention in this article.

3. Determine the Content of Your Business Blog

For example, if you are blogging about your real estate business, the big topics would be commercial real estate, residential real estate, and investing in real estate, etc.

However, it would be better to specifically focus in your main category/industry. For example, if your main industry is residential real estate, you could have topics such as renting out your home, buying a home, and selling a home. Each of these would be a separate category within your blog.

Lastly but most importantly, you should choose topics and categories that will be of interest to your visitors. You will need to research the keywords that your customers would use to find you. There are many keyword research tools available on the web today that will tell you what exact phrases, and how often, your target market is using to find you. These keywords will determine the topics of your blog entries. You should also use some of the phrases you have found in your research in your business blog posts.

4. Begin Blogging for Your Business

The last step is to start blogging. You can choose from a number of different formats to add entries to your blog, as blog entries can take on any format. Some formats that you may want to consider include:

1) Writing articles and posting them to your blog.

2) Finding related news items in your industry and posting them with comments as to what you think of the news item.

3) Answering frequently asked questions you get from your clients.

4) Writing reviews of products/services in your industry

5) Writing "how to" posts

6) Using a free-style posting of anything you feel would be of interest to your potential clients and/or customers.

Your style of posting should match what your target market would find interesting.

Now that you know the basic steps of what needs to be done to begin business blogging, you can choose how you want to host your blog, what keywords your target market uses to find you, and what format would make the most sense to begin blogging. There are many web sites that have more articles and in-depth information about business blogging. You can use these resource sites to help guide you through the process from making your first post, to getting your first customer from your business blog.

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