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How to Blog to Attract Investors
Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.
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8 Tips for Effective Social Blogging
Here’s how to use social blogging, a combination of microblogs (short posts) and status updates, to increase your visibility, improve your search engine results, drive more traffic to your company's website, and potentially increase sales.
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8 Tips for Using Social Blogging to Grow Your Business
Use continuous updates and punchy messages to heighten interest and keep your customers informed about products or services which in turn can boost sales.
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7 Blogging Mistakes That Small Businesses Make
Many small businesses have turned to blogging as a way to engage and further connect with customers. But making mistakes in your blog can kill your business. Here are some of the biggest to avoid.
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How Would You Sell Custom Board Shorts?
Four entrepreneurs offer marketing strategies to Shortomatic.com.
Read moreRecent Articles about Blogs and Blogging
A Guide to Starting Your Small Business Blog
Though time-consuming, blogging about your business has its benefits. Here are four tips to help you get started. Read more
Your 10-Step Guide to Blogging
Inc.com blogger Maisha Walker lays out a 10-step guide to starting, writing, marketing and monetizing your company blog. Read more
Let's Take This Offline
A decade ago, I started Joel on Software, a blog that put my company on the map. But as the business matures, I've come to realize that blogging is holding m... Read more
How to Handle Employee Blogging
There is some hesitation about employee blogs because an employee may disclose confidential information, talk negatively of other employees or of the company. Read more
How to Build a Loyal Blog Following
A blog can be an effective tool to grow your business, but not if no one’s reading it. Find out how to cultivate a tribe of dedicated readers. Read more
How to Use WordPress for Business
If you're looking to expand your brand online with a blog, a website, or both, here's what you need to know about WordPress. Read more
Sex Blogger Episode Prompts Change at Twitter Search Engine Topsy
After a sex blogger was unmasked to her employer via Topsy, the company has moved to further protect users' privacy. Read more
Windows Live Bloggers To Go To Wordpress
Microsoft today announced it will be phasing out its blogging platform Windows Live Spaces, which currently serves about 30 million users. Starting today,... Read more
AOL Buys TechCrunch
Expanding its growing network of blogs, online giant agrees to acquire Michael Arrington's influential Silicon Valley site. Read more
Scott Gerber, Founder of Sizzle It! and Inc.com Blogger
Entrepreneur and author if the book "Never Get a 'Real' Job" talks about passion and start-ups. Watch video
4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs
A review of editing software that makes it easy to produce professional-looking video blogs Read more
3 Great Company Video Blogs
A look at successful entrepreneurial vlogs Read more
4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs
A video blog can be a great way to spread company news, talk about products, and stand out among traditional company blogs. Thanks to easy-to-use editing sof... View slideshow
Eric Ries, Author and Startup Lessons Learned Blogger
The author, consultant, and blogger at The Lean Startup discusses new management disciplines in the practice of entrepreneurial innovation. Watch video
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now
We scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest business bloggers. Their advice just might help you run a better company. Read more
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now -- Ethan Zuckerman
There are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who j... Read more
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now -- Dave Winer
There are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who j... Read more
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now -- Fred Wilson
There are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who j... Read more
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now -- Matt Mullenweg
There are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who j... Read more
4 Keys to Success with Social Media
To gain insight into how to use social media in your business, look to the successes of some of the entrepreneurs who use the medium best. Read more
Build Your Blog
We are knee deep in the basics of blogging! // Read more
8 Basic Blogging Features You'll Actually Use
Blogging tools are designed to be easy to use. They generally don't provide all the advanced features of a complex content management system, but rather d... Read more
8 Options to Quickly Build a Web Presence for your Startup
I constantly see small businesses who are using websites created for the owner in 1999, by his nephew who can't or won't update it, with inaccurate and o... Read more
A Nation of Bloggers, Thought-Tweets, and Finding a Bank
Don't watch the stock market. Doomsaying economist Nouriel Roubini throws a bit of cold water on recent predictions of an imminent economic recover... Read more
Switching Blogging Platforms Doesn't Have to Hurt
But it will require a little extra brain power and geek savvy to pull it off. Google has just released a new application to convert blogs from one platfor... Read more
Blogging: More Than Idle Chatter
Do it--and do it as if you mean it. Read more
Anything Could Happen
Evan Williams's first little idea shifted the culture. (You can thank him for the ubiquity of blogging.) His new business, called Twitter, will be entering y... Read more
Drive Traffic to Your Business Blog
You won’t get any business from your company blog if nobody knows about it. To reach its full potential, a blog needs traffic. To get visitors, use a mix o... Read more
Why Business Bloggers Are Twittering
Business bloggers are finding that tools like Twitter help draw traffic to their blog posts and give them a way to stay connected without the commitment of w... Read more
SEO for Blogs: If You Build It, Will They Come?
Blogs can be effective tools for raising the profile of your product or service -- but only if your target audience find them. Search engine optimization (SE... Read more
Buzz: Getting Noticed in the Blogosphere
A positive mention by a prominent blogger can lift your product or company out of obscurity. Here's how to better your odds. Read more
How to Banish Blog Spam
It’s great when your company blog gets noticed -- but not so great when the acclaim makes it a spam magnet. By taking a few simple steps, companies can sto... Read more
Keeping Web 2.0 Platforms Private and Secure
Blogs and social networks can help companies improve relationships with employees and customers. But they can also leave a business open to privacy and secur... Read more
How to Choose In-House Blogging Software
Small businesses starting an in-house blog are bombarded by choices. Picking the right technology depends how comfortable you are hosting software, among oth... Read more
Smart Blogging Strategies (Part 1)
After a recent post about the value of blogging, I got a few requ... Read more
Enter the CommentSphere
More and more traditional/mainstream entrepreneurs are becoming sold on the idea that social media, in some form or fashion, can positively impact their b... Read more
The Real Story on Corporate Blogging
Back in the mid-90's, as the Internet became a household word and past time, companies felt tremendous pressure to get a corporate site for sales or to us... Read more
The Case For and Against Dumping Your Lifeless Blog
As promised in yesterday's post , we're taking a look today at the cas... Read more
MindBlogging Facts About The So-Called Blogosphere
Technorati has released its annual State of the Blogosphere report this week.Read more
Detroit's New Innovation Engine
Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read more
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