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

Yesterday I referred you to C. Hope Clark’s article about web sites and what you need to do to draw traffic.  Hope’s advice also can apply to blogs you set up for your home business.
Laura Spencer, at Writing Thoughts, has some additional thoughts about what could be wrong with your business web site: One most common problem that many companies overlook is the quality of the writing on their website and the quality of writing in their printed materials.
In her blog post, Professional Writing – A Key Component to a Professional Image, gives valid suggestions on how to keep your …read more

Do you have a work from home blog…or blog for your home business?
If so, let me know about it and I may feature you here at Home Biz Notes.  Also, let me know how you consider a blog important for your business.  Obviously, if you have a blog associated with your business, you have a reason for establishing it.
Did it come about because of your business?
Does it help you promote your business?
Does it enable you to provide information for your customers/clients?
Did your business grow out of your blog?
Has your blog helped you “brand” your business?
These are just a few of …read more

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We have a new business blog at b5media…the first Spanish Language blog on the network, Viva El Negocio,”A Compass for the Spanish Biz Community.”
Blogger Waleska Alsieux further adds, “This blog will be mostly in Spanish and full of different news and how-to’s in the Spanish speaking business community”
So here’s another business resource at the b5media Business Channel where you can brush up on your Spanish (if you haven’t practiced the language for awhile) as you gain valuable business information. Or you have Viva El Negocio as a Spanish language source if this is your …read more

Is the word “blog” obsolete?
There’s an interesting discussion brewing around this topic at the Weekend Writers Cafe at Grow Your Writing Business this weekend.
I’ve often found it tricky to explain exactly what a blog is to a non blogger – even harder to someone not on the web at all.
What Does Blogging Mean To You?

How do you explain a blog to fellow business owners, family or friends?
What do you think a blog could do for your business?
Are there reasons why you have or would like a business blog?
Are there reasons why you feel you don’t need a business blog?

Drop …read more

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Most businesses can benefit from a business blog.
If you haven’t started a business blog, this free white paper on blogging for business from Kendall Copywriting is well done and worth a look.
It’s comprehensive enough to get you thinking and get you started. It goes beyond the practicalities, and ventures into basic social media. I’ve been a business blogger for quite a while, and I picked up a few new things.
I was interested in their mention of a Firefox based social web browser called Flock – all your social media at your fingertips while you browse.

Do you have a business …read more