Today’s news: business blog advice & case studies
Some informative links for business bloggers today:
- 9 Lessons from a 2 Year Old Blogger: Maria Killam, a designer and color (or as she says “colour”) expert in Canada, generates a great amount of business from her blog. An interesting tip: she gives away all her advice for free — and I see other designers/businesses doing this too. Shouldn’t you hold something back? No. People will still want to hire you. Everyone’s situation is unique. By blogging, you prove you’re an expert and leader in your field, and people will want you to look at THEIR personal situation to work with them.
- WordPress.com Launches FoodPress Aggregator: via Mashable. Interesting piece of news that WordPress is bundling together food blogs – kind of making an online magazine of existing content, making it easier for people to find what they need. I’m signed up to be a follower, and interested to see how this trend repeats itself for other markets/verticals. Foodpress.com.
- Five Corporate Blog Must-Haves: via CMI (Content Marketing Institute). Instead of content and technical tips, this quick post reminds you of some policies and tools to have in place for your blog instead of flying by the seat of your pants: 1) editorial calendar 2) publication schedule 3) blog writing article guidelines 4) negative comment handling procedure and 5) crisis management procedure.
- Getting Started on Twitter: via Squidoo. This is in-depth. A long list of tools and strategies that range from beginner knowledge (what’s that “#” symbol people use?) to more advanced techniques like how to find your target market and the different tools that help you manage and track your twitter efforts.
