If you run your own business, or planning to start one, you would know the amount of effort and money that goes into marketing your websites & blogs. If you want your business to gain more prominence and wider recognition, you need to blog! Blogging is the best marketing tool you can and should be using to drive business to your business. If you don’t have a blog, please take notice of this list and carefully consider if you should be or shouldn’t be blogging as part of your marketing efforts. Business blogs provide your small business with a chance to share your expertise and knowledg...

When organizing an inbound marketing strategy, content plays a very important role in ensuring its success. Over the years, marketers and companies have used content as their mainframe to attract customers and ensure brand loyalty. How content is presented has changed over the years, with the latest being the adoption of visual content. The old adage that a picture is definitely worth more than a thousand words is true even in case of internet content. Studies show that photos are liked 200% more than text updates alone on Facebook. And with options like Instagram and Pinterest becoming pop...

Blogging well is the bottom line whether you maintain a personal or business blog. However, a well-read business blog that gets quality traffic is a world away from sharing your opinions, reviews, and personal beliefs in your personal blog. Since your business blog is a tool to promote and grow your business, remember that you must always: Maintain a professional tone. Not resort to any kind of arguments, personal or otherwise. Remember, a businessman discusses his view points, doesn’t counter someone else’s. Not resort to the online footprint sharing strategy, the ‘I visit your blog, ...

Taking the leap into handling your own internet marketing? Tread lightly Interestingly, not everyone who uses internet marketing strategies for their businesses truly succeed. What makes this fact really alarming is that nearly 90 percent of people usually fail in this league. This high rate of failure makes us wonder about the reasons for it. While there are several reasons why internet marketing campaigns might fail, here are three major pitfalls to avoid. Not treating it as a business: One of the major reasons why internet marketers do not taste sweet success is because they are not rea...