Category Archives: Small Business Blog Tips

Stop Reading This Blog – No Seriously

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while now, and of course someone else way cooler than me beat me to it. That seems to be the way it goes sometimes :-) After reading David Risley’s recent post about why most of us should probably start reading a lot less and actually start…

What is business blogging really?

Here’s something I’ve learned from running this blog now for 9 months…it’s much the same as what I’ve experienced in sales when I was out working in the field. Blogging is the highest paid hard work I can find, and it is the lowest paid easy work. There is a lot of talk about how…

Are You Paying Attention To Traffic Instead Of Profits?

Why are you in business? Why do you have a website to begin with? Are your goals in alignment with your actions and expectations? Show Me The Money Where do profits come in your business? Do they come from “hits” on your website? Do they come from comments on your blog? Probably not. I’ve spent…

Is Your Business Blog Viable?

Such an important question, don’t you think? Yet how many of us fail to ask ourselves this question and give it a serious, comprehensive answer? Don’t shortchange yourself. This is something to take seriously. Not every business blog works, and not every idea is successful. Importantly, there are always reasons for failure of success! Most…

A Trick to Getting Started Blogging – Listen More Than You Talk

A lot of you are on the fence, no? Perhaps some or all of these have transpired: You’ve heard me and others talk about the high value of blogging You want to get in better touch with your customers You want to reach out to more customers and broaden your base You are seeing a…