Blogging Brings More Prospects To Your Sites
Blogging can be a public outlet for teenaged angst, a free way to keep an online diary, an inexpensive way to promote your band, or a profit-making vehicle for advertising your business.
You can blog about whatever interests you, and you can attract an audience of a few dozen or millions, depending upon what you write about, the popularity of your subjects, the skill with which you write, and your promotional efforts to make it easier for others to find and read your blog.
This lens was created to help you find success with your blogging and the list of resources will continue to grow.
I would appreciate it if you would rank this lens by clicking a star above (1 = worst, 5 = best).
Your comments are welcome at the bottom of this page.
John Dilbeck And Friends Blog
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBlogging is a huge waste of effort
Over-hyped, under-delivers
So, do you think blogging is a huge waste of time and effort or is it an effective way to bring new prospects to your sites and reconnect with old prospects and your customers and friends?
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Is blogging a huge waste of time?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byAbsolutely! It is about as effective as watching TV.
Not a chance! If you do it right, blogging is a great addition to your business.
johndilbeck says:
I have several blogs and they bring hundreds of visitors and regular sales every day.
My blogs are working for me day and night, every day of the year, and have been one of the most important tools in my marketing arsenal.
Act on your dream!
JD
Posted April 01, 2008
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Successful Blogging Link List
- Make Money Online with ProBlogger Blog Tips
- Helping Bloggers earn Money
- WordPress.org - Free Blog Tool and Weblog Platform
- WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. What a mouthful. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
- WordPress.com - Get a Free Blog Here
- WordPress.com is an easy and powerful way to start blogging. Why Blog? It's Free! All the cool kids are. Connect with an audience of dozens to millions. Stop sending mass emails to everyone. Archive your thoughts. Why the heck not?
Your Favorite Blogging Resources
Link to tools that help you blog better!
Please add your favorite blogging resources and tools to this list.
It is not the place to link to your blog (see the list below this one).
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Blogging Toolbox: 120+ Resources for Bloggers
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101 Essential Blogging Resources
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EFF: Bloggers
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Digg - 101 Essential Blogging Resources
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Complete Blogging Resource List For The Pro-Blogger
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40+ Firefox Add-ons for High Speed Blogging
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Blogger: The top five Mac blogging tools - Lifehacker
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WordPress: Most Mac-like Blogging Tool? - The Unofficial Apple ...
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Getting Started with Blogging Software: Introduction
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Free Blogs, Blog Hosting & Photo Sharing at Vox.com
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Blog Business Summit » Blogging Tools
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Blog Stuff on CafePress
Blogging Stuff on CafePress
Blog Posts from Google
What are bloggers saying about blogging?
- Food Blogging | MetaFilter
- So, a few food blogs for your perusal. The Food In My Beard, from antipasto to zucchini. Macheesmo,...
- Schneier on Security: Friday Squid Blogging: Office Squid
- I noticed that your server has been in yoyo mode today and the thought occured to me (after seeing s...
- Social media 101 and how blogging has changed at Bene Diction Blogs On
- All those articles in the NYT and the Wall Street Journal about blogging helped to drive much of the...
- Summertime - and the blogging is easy - Scottish Roundup
- I was concerned that this week, being the first week of the Summer holidays, combined with a bit of...
Blogging News from Google
What's the latest news on blogging?
- Tech blog titan Michael Arrington's next big thing: Hardware
- Launched in June 2005, the ?Crunch Network? includes the main TechCrunch blog, separate sites fo...
- SpiritualHealingTips.com Begins Blogging
- SpiritualHealingTips.com has launched and uploaded blog posts concerning techniques to reduce stress...
- Blogging live from Spiral Jetty
- But for now, since I've got Inmarsat's BGAN satellite modem with me, I wanted to take a shot...
- FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments
- As blogging rises in importance and sophistication, it has taken on characteristics of community jou...
Success With Blogging Feedback
What are you doing with your blog that works for you?
Would you like to share with us what you are doing with your blog that is helping you find the success you want and deserve?
How about suggesting a resource we should link to?
Kudos, critiques, or other comments are welcome, too.
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Posted October 02, 2008
Gretchen_Lee_Bourquin wrote...
I've had a weekly blog for several weeks, it's part of my main lens, but I haven't branched out with it yet
Posted August 24, 2008
LindaJM wrote...
Great topic. Seriously, I should start a blogging lens of my own someday. I've been blogging since 2001 - it is a way of life and I've made lots of money at it.
Posted June 09, 2008
johndilbeck wrote...
I love blogging. I've experimented with many blogs and now I'm narrowing my focus and deleting most of them.
I hope you will feel free to add to the list of blogging tools and resources and link to your blog in the appropriate lists.
Act on your dream!
JD
Posted August 22, 2007
by johndilbeck
John Dilbeck lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, near the small town of Murphy. He loves living in the southern Appalachian mountain... (more)
