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10 Blogging Strategies to Generate Sales Audio: Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) or call in using your telephone. United States: 1-484-589-1011 Access Code: 591-509-346 Presenter: Gloria Rand SEO Copywriter Attendees: Click Audio Setup on your control panel to make sure your speakers or headset work properly before the webinar begins

10 Blogging Strategies to Generate Sales

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10 Blogging Strategies to Generate Sales

Audio: Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) or call in using your telephone.

United States: 1-484-589-1011Access Code: 591-509-346

Presenter: Gloria Rand SEO Copywriter

Attendees: Click Audio Setup on your control panel to make sure your speakers or headset work properly before the webinar begins

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Overview

• Why blog?

• 10 strategies to generate sales

• Questions

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Why Blog?

• 113 million people read blogs • By 2014, 60% internet users will read, or

150 million people*

*Source: eMarketer.com

WORDPRESS

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Why Blog?

Better Listings on

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Why Blog?

Promote ProductsBranding

Reach New CustomersCommunicate

Become Recognized Expert

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Need Proof ?

• Companies that blog get 97% more inbound links to their websites

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Need Proof ?

• Companies that blog get 97% more inbound links to their websites

• Companies that blog get 55% more website visitors

Courtesy:

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1. Determine Your Target Audience

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2. Share your expertise

Write about things you know

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3. Ask open-ended questions

• What do you think of …. ?

• How would you do it better?

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4. Respond to comments

• Reply in your blog or…

• Send an email

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5. Comment on other blogs

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6. Provide links to other blogs

• Display a blogroll

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7. Invite “expert” guests

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8. Use other social media sites

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9. Use keywords in title & body

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10. Keep copy short

• 250-500 words

• One idea per post

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Other tips…

• Use Pictures or Videos

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Other tips…

• Know your call to action– Visit website– Email for a quote – Sign up for newsletter

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How to learn a LOT more…

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Questions? Ask Gloria!

Gloria RandSEO Copywriter

http://www.gloriarand.com

[email protected]

Facebook: GloriaRandCopywriter

Twitter: @GloriaRand