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Business Blogging

Blog is short for weblog or web log and is a type of website geared towards specific topics with the goal of providing the audience with frequent postings of information in chronological order.

Business bloggingBusiness blogs have become a tool used to communicate with customers or employees in order to share knowledge, expertise and news. They are becoming extremely popular due to their ability to showcase a company’s expertise, build additional web traffic and connect with potential customers.

Blogs can be separate or integrated into your business website.

Blogging is useful for

  • Allowing business owners to be viewed as an expert on the topic at hand
  • Directly engaging with customers or readers and responding to comments and questions
  • Improving search engine rankings by providing regular fresh content
  • Generating increased traffic to your site

What businesses use blogging for

  • Providing a human face to your business: Writing a blog allows you to express the personality behind your business and showcase that you are knowledgeable in your field.
  • Easy distribution of information: Blog content is easily distributed, easily shared and easily referenced by others, even more so than a newsletter.
  • Getting feedback through comments: Blogging is another great way to find out how you are doing and to connect with your audience or customers.
  • SEO benefits: Blogs can drive your organic rankings on search engines, giving your business more visibility online.

How WSI can help

WSI can assist you in using blogging as an effective business tool by creating a search engine friendly blog for your business. We can help you avoid common mistakes, ensuring that you maximise the effectiveness of your blog and engage your audience.

Call us today to discuss how we can help you with your business blog.

Fast Facts
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The number of adults who bought or ordered goods or services online in the UK within the last 12 months reached 31 million in 2010. These Internet shoppers represented 62 per cent of all adults. – ONS, Aug 2010

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Over 2/3 of UK consumers ages 14 and older—roughly 26 million people—bought goods, travel or other services online at least once per month in 2010 – eMarketer, Nov 2010

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83% of UK online shoppers use search engines to research a purchase. – eMarketer, Nov 2010

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Researching products and services is the second most popular online activity among Brits with 3 out of 4 UK internet users doing so – eMarketer, Sep 2010

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UK business to business ecommerce was worth £360 billion in 2009 – Boston Consulting Group, Oct 2010

Businesses dominated by inbound marketing have a 62% lower cost per lead than firms that do mostly outbound marketing – eMarketer, Mar 2011