One comment I hear on a regular basis from people considering a business blog is that it will take too much time. While I wouldn't dispute the notion that a blog takes time, the question is, how much is too much?Outside tech industries, blogs are unfamiliar marketing territory. When a business owner or CMO says a
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Some blogs, like Jon Swift, feature blogrolls a mile long.Others, like Cornwall SEO, display only a few select links.What drives decisions on how big a blogger's blogroll will be?1. SEO considerations factor in. Blogroll links count for something, though too many links can do more damage than too few, as this interesting post by Gary Conn explains.2. Social
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Conventional wisdom holds that a blog ought to have its own original domain. Among the reasons cited is branding. Why dilute your brand by promoting "blogspot" or "typepad" in the blog's URL?But how important is a blog's domain, or its entire URL for that matter?I'm beginning to wonder. I pay less and less attention to URL's all
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Blogging Tips
Here are first-rate blogging tips courtesy of Darren Rowse's blog, ProBlogger. He's been interviewing some of the top bloggers around, asking one question:What would you do differently with your blog if you could start over? The responses add up to a virtual how-to manual for blogging. Check it out!
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