Business Logs

In my last post, I wrote about the proven marketing strategy of giving away a free ebook. One of the common debated questions between online business people is how to give away your ebook. On one camp, some people say you should never give away your ebook without asking for an email address [...]

One of the proven methods for building your brand and reputation is releasing a free ebook.
Basically, you write about a relevant topic in your industry. You don’t even have to come up with something new. Many bloggers take their best blog posts and use them as the basis of their ebook. Also, [...]

I recently learned about HelpAReporter.com from my sister. I co-own an online dress store with her. I don’t know anything about fashion so she creates the dresses and writes the blog while I do the promotion and marketing.
I was surprised when she told me that our dresses were going to be covered on [...]

One fear many business bloggers seem to have is running out of stuff to say. They know blogs are supposed to be updated on a regular basis, so their fear is definitely legitimate.
When blogging expert, Chris Garrett, tackled this issue on Blog Herald, I took notice. He’s a prolific blogger with over 500 [...]

Andy has a simple but effective tip for business bloggers. He writes:
Sign your blog posts with your name, not your credit union’s name.
He’s writing for credit unions since that’s the industry he covers, but any online business would do well to follow his tip.
Basically, he’s reiterating one of the fundamentals to blogging and social [...]

With 2009 right around the corner, it’s really time to start blogging if you haven’t already.
One of the things I’ve noticed is how blogging is getting more and more mainstream. Blogs are starting up where I least expected it. I work in a couple industries and know friends that work in other industries. [...]

I don’t usually post on Sundays especially during NFL season :) I’ve pretty much obsessed with American football and today has a lot of big games.
However, I have this simple but effective blogging tip that just came to me and it shouldn’t take too long to write.
Getting writer’s block while you’re in the middle [...]

Yesterday, I talked about how your business blog can help you create profitable online partnerships. Today, let’s look specifically at some of those partnership opportunities. This list is not meant to be comprehensive. These opportunities are just some of the common ones I’ve seen.
Link Exchange
Link exchanges are link swaps. A blogger [...]

I don’t have much experience in offline business, but I have a friend that consults and helps offline businesses. I like to pick his brain whenever I get the chance. One of the things that I’ve noticed in his business stories is how often the successful businesses are ones that are able to [...]

Happy holidays!
On this Christmas day, I’ve been thinking about the similarities between business blogging and the holiday spirit.
Now when I say “holiday spirit”, I’m not talking about the crazy consumerism where people get overly materialistic and spend too much at the mall. Nor am I talking about the stress that often accompanies this season [...]