I have a Blog…Now What Can I Blog About?

Posted by Britt in Internet Marketing on September 22nd, 2008

Blogging The importance of frequently updating your blog has become a key element in organic search results. As I am sure you have heard before, the more relevant content on your website, the better!

One of the advantages of a blog is the ease of use. Anyone who has ever typed up a word document has the skill set to maintain a blog! The question is, why are there so many out of date, empty blogs? I see it every day with the clients that I help manage. The truth is, website owners struggle finding the time to select topics to blog about.

Things to consider when posting a blog:

they are meant to provide fresh content and answer questions to web site visitors
there is no specifications on the length of a blog
your writing style can be casual
you can write about personal experiences
it is helpful to link to related articles / websites
get your readers involved (use the comment feature)

Get your creative writing juices flowing (use these sources to find blog topics to write about):

newspaper
tv
radio
magazine
Google alerts
other blog postings
other websites
personal opinions
your work process

If you are still having a tough time finding a topic to write about, visit the following blog search engines and search your key industry terms:

http://blogsearch.google.com/

http://www.blogsearchengine.com/

http://www.blog-search.com/

Google Blog Search

Not sure if your company is ready for a blog. It might be time. Check out an earlier blog written by DJ

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4 Responses to “I have a Blog…Now What Can I Blog About?”

Yes, blogs have risen high in popularity and importance in the Internet space over the past few years. And today they have become an indispensable element of internet marketing. An informative and regularly updated blog can drive and sustain traffic all on it’s own to a website. Reason enough for every online business firm to have a well maintained blog in it’s repertoire.

Bianca September 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 am

The power of a blog is unfathomable.
Even if the website isn’t so great, but is regularly updated can make all the difference. Content rich blogs are going to be an inevitable feature with every website in the internet marketing realm, and you’ve umpteen ways to find a topic for blog on the net.

Steve September 23rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm

I think blogs as big as they now are seem to be underrated. The big issue when someone puts up a blog is that they build it but dont bother to update it regularly. Ive seen so many! But the truth is that if constructed properly it can be a powerful force in growing your own readership and can bring your visitors closer to your company. Something to keep in mind. Good topic Britt.