Recently, Technorati, the largest Internet search engine for searching blogs has reported that they are tracking over one hundred and thirty three MILLION blogs on the Internet. That’s a big increase since June, when there was only about 112 million. That’s still a lot, but 21 million new blogs in 4 months is a big increase. More and more, people are starting to realize the power and potential blogs have, and fast too! Why wouldn’t you want to put a blog on your website when it’s proving to be the most effective method in increasing your conversion rates, while also driving more traffic to your site and increasing search engine results?

With so many blogs out there on the Internet today, just like websites, it’s important that you do something to stand out to your audience. Branding is much more popular and realized with offline businesses, and been a normal business practice in the marketing department for decades, but it’s something that has been less realized online. It’s always a good idea to ask for comments from your existing readers to find out what they like about your blog in particular, this will help you ensure that you continue to offer your readers what they are looking for.

A great custom designed logo, and graphics are one of the best ways to brand your site. It’s the one thing you can have on your blog that NOBODY else has. No matter what your blog is about, somewhere out there will be somebody writing something similar at least once in a while, but you won’t find people designing the same logos and graphics.  A professional designer will help you stand out from the rest!

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Blogs have many uses, and these days with their growing popularity, more and more development ensues. New widgets pop up all the time, new features, better themes, new ideas for designs and much more. These days, you can even use most blogging scripts as complete CMS (Content Management System) for your entire website. They even have ecommerce widgets to setup online stores all managed within Wordpress. More and more every day Wordpress (I’m sure as well as other blog, Wordpress just happens to be my favorite for blogging) is becoming a complete all in one website solution. Of course, there will always be things you cannot do within the bounds of another script, that’s what professional custom built websites are for. That need, will of course never die, however blogs are becoming more powerful, more robust and more user friendly. Blogs are one of the best search engine tools out there. They are designed with search engine algorithms in mind and definitely help increase your SERPS. If you do not already have a blog, it’s about time you get one! It’s easy!

Blogs provide a robust method of creating a community-type environment with your website that keeps the visitors coming back regularly, without the burdens of other community sites where you need to setup an account, deal with a profile and a bunch of options and typing… With a blog, it’s easy for people to just type in their email address and post a comment or questions they may have about your blog or blog post. This creates a quick and easy connection with every visitor to your site, not just the ones that take the time to fill out lengthy registration forms.

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Weblogs, commonly known these days as ‘Blogs’ have been around since the early days, believe it or not, they were around in the 1980’s. While most people never heard of them, never used them or just thought they were too complicated, over time it has been realized by most that they are a very effective and powerful tool on the Internet. Blogs are like an online journal, where you can post your thoughts, opinions, recommendations, current news or whatever you like for your visitors to read. They share similarities with social networking or community sites, as they provide a means for you to broadcast your thoughts or messages to your viewers (or readers) while also providing a means to gather feedback if you so desire. They are also similar to ezines, or electronic newsletters, in the way that they are a means to broadcast your articles to your subscribers, without limiting the exposure to your subscriber list. Did you know that a blog can be setup as a community blog where every member of your site can post to it? Many do not, and think a Blog is strictly for you to log your thoughts, like a journal. The truth is, blogs are very powerful, and can be used in many ways. For many years now, blogs have been used by successful entrepreneurs on the Internet, it’s only recently that this information has spread to the general population of the Internet to be utilized properly. The most common software for managing a blog is Wordpress. The interface is quite simple and easy to learn. In our next installment, we will give you a brief overview of how to use Wordpress.

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