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Best Practices for Business Blogging October 1, 2009 Andy Wibbels, Six Apart

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Presentation by Andy Wibbels from Six Apart about the impact of blogging to business. At an Atlanta Tribune conference for entrepreneurs and small business.

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Best Practices for Business Blogging

October 1, 2009 Andy Wibbels, Six Apart

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Andy Wibbels

•  Six Apart   –  TypePad, the leading 

hosted blog service with support 

–  Based in San Francisco –  Pioneers since 2001 –  www.sixapart.com 

•  Trainer and product manager at Six Apart –  Author of Blogwild: 

 A Guide to Small Business Blogging 

–  andywibbels.com –  twiCer.com/andymaEc 

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Agenda

•  What blogs are 

•  Some examples of great blogs •  How blogs help business •  How to get started tonight 

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What is a Blog

•  Instantly easily updatable website •  Personal point‐of‐view, journal‐style •  InteracEve with commenEng 

•  Managed with soNware called a blog plaOorm 

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Save Money 

Save Time 

Increase Visibility 

Why Blog?

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Keys to Success

•  Audience – Paint a picture of your ideal customer and their needs  

•  ExperEse – Define what you talk about – be specific 

•  ObjecEves – Research? Leads? Visibility? 

•  Be Real – First person voice, avoid jargon, be authenEc 

•  Be Involved – Comment on other blogs 

•  Post Regularly – Consistent culEvaEon 

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Content 

AdverEsing Audience 

How Blogs Make Money

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Where to Find Blogs

•  Blog directories –  Blogs.com – www.blogs.com/topten   –  AllTop – www.alltop.com –  Blog Catalog – www.blogcatalog.com  

•  Blog monitors –  Blog Catalog – www.blogcatalog.com  –  TechnoraE – www.technoraE.com –  Ice Rocket – www.icerocket.com  

•  Search engines for a keyword or topic and the word blogs •  Look for blogrolls, a list of a blogger’s favorite blogs in 

their sidebar 

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