Developing a blog to accompany your business may be time consuming, especially if you’re not a good typist.  (My husband finds it takes him so long because he has to hunt and peck when typing.)
You might want to consider looking into voice recognition programs that enable you to write your blogs, letters, manuscripts and other work by using your voice.  These programs apparently have become better than the first versions developed so are handy and save you time.
I haven’t tried any yet, but at ProBlogger, Darren Rowse features a guest article with video, Speech Recognition for Bloggers – the Ultimate Guide, by …read more

Blogging has become one of the techniques to draw people to your business, whether it’s an at home one mainly on the Internet or has a walk-in shop. 
 More and more people are becoming blog saavy and enjoy checking out interesting material.

Develop a blog that is entertaining as well as informative. 

Create one that doesn’t look like you’re only promoting your products or service.

As you write about your work, yourself, history of your product, information related to producing it, you will capture your customers’ attention and hopefully stimulate sales.

Create the idea that your customers need your product or service by letting them …read more

I recently saw a blog headline that business owners should spend time reading other business blogs to keep on top of what’s going on.  This brings up questions:

How much time should you spend reading?
What blogs should you read?
Will it truly benefit you from reading other blogs?

Much of this will depend on what type of home business you operate and the knowledge and information you need to gain.

Writers often need to collect information about their topic and find out what others are thinking.
Product producers need to be knowledgeable about market trends.
Business start-ups should find out what the competition is and whether …read more

One of my favorite blogs for blogging advice is Lindsay Buroker’s  Writing for Your Wealth.  I discovered this blog when Lindsay visited Home Biz Notes and left a comment.  I then asked her to write several guest posts converning what she’s learned about writing a successful, money earning blog and developing this into a home business.
 You’ll find her guest posts and suggestions at:
How to Turn Your Love of Writing into a Money Making Blog – Introduction
Money Making Blog – Part 1
 Money Making Blog – Part 2
Making Money Blog – Part 3
Money Making Blog – Part 4
Money Making Blog – Part 5
Also, Lindsay posts information …read more

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 A met a writer friend today, and we caught up with what one another is doing in our writing businesses. When I explained about my blogging work, she shook her head and remarked, “I’ll stick with the writing I’m doing [referring to the traditional writing for a print publisher].”
She admitted that blogging is becoming popular, but she felt it wasn’t for her. I don’t think she even has a writer’s blog or web site. This is working for her so far, but what happens in the future in this evolving blogging world?
Can writers and other business people afford to disregard …read more

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Someone asked the question recently, “Why do certain blogs/bloggers stand out in your mind? Why do you return to their blogs?”
I started “pondering” and making a list.

Sometimes it’s the topic, because we interrelate with it or can link to their blog more readily.
It’s an easy-to-read blog.
More than that, the bloggers who stand out with me are those who take time to do that “extra something.”

1. They stop by to leave a comment
2. They thank you for leaving …read more