18 Aug 7 Compelling Reasons To Have A Business Blog

To manage the complexities of a Business Blog could appear quite daunting for a business owner. It shouldn’t be. A great business blog will actually help simplify your internet marketing program. Blogging accomplishes multiple marketing functional goals with minimal structural elements.

It is like killing many birds with the same stone ! Below are 7 compelling reasons why you should consider having a business blog. If you are already into blogosphere, then use the below checklist to evaluate if your blog is fuliffling the below functions.

1. Search Engine Optimisation – Blogs such as those based on WordPress are indexed favourably on the search engines improving your [intlink id=”344″ type=”post”]SEO[/intlink] rankings.

2. Social Media Optimisation – This really goes hand in hand. When you engage customers on the [intlink id=”420″ type=”post”]social media sites,[/intlink] blog content will ensure that the targetted traffic is driven back to your sites.

3. Lead Generation – Blog content can be an effective tool for lead geenration as prospects will read what you have to offer as a company and will make decision to buy or not.

4. Value to Customers – Blogs are a great way of delivering solid value to your current and prospect customers and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.

6. Customer Nurturing – Blog content is a powerful tool that can enable business owners to educate propsects and build trust with them until they’re ready to buy.

7. PR – Blogs again act as a conduit for all your online PR efforts and to drive [intlink id=”347″ type=”post”]targetted website traffic[/intlink].

Inspite of many benefits listed above business owners don’t quite understand the importance of blogging. Business Blogging is really the road to profits that you should be on right now !