01/07/10 by lizm | Blog building | 6 Comments »
“Why do you charge money to set up a blog when anyone can go out and do it for free?”
I get asked that question and it’s cousin “why so much?” quite a bit. The problem is, if I try to explain what all is involved after you hit that button and set up that shiny, new, blank WordPress database, I watch the person’s eyes glaze over and their brain shut down.
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11/06/09 by lizm | Blog building | No Comments »
You may have noticed one thing that sets this blog apart from the majority right away. It wasn’t done as a mistake and it isn’t something I may change in the future.
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03/31/09 by lizm | Blog building | No Comments »
Blogs are websites, but not the static, unchanging kind. They have been purposely designed to be easy to change. Their coding is completely hidden to allow anyone to grow their web business without having to know a single thing about how it all works. that makes them an extremely powerful Internet marketing tool.
Busy business owners who have no desire to spend hours on the web can use blogs to keep in touch with current customers and attract new ones to their business in minutes. Posts that feature a specific product or service, comment on current news and how it affects potential buyers, remind people of a scheduled event, or just wish readers a happy holiday don’t have to take hours to write to be effective. In fact, when blogging, a simple, conversational style in a shorter format has proven to be far more effective than long, formal articles.
There’s also plenty of help available if your blog starts doing it’s job so well you need to devote every minute to running your business, not blogging. (Yes, that was a shameless plug).
This blog was set up to show you what I do when I set a blog up for you. I include several posts that talk about specific features, functions and benefits that make my blog installations extra powerful search engine marketing vehicles as well as the kind of professional storefront you want your visitors to associate with your business.
Once we have your blog set up and you understand how to keep building on the base I’ll provide, you’re not done. Subscribe to my RSS feed to keep getting valuable information on how to turn your new blog into a tireless business generator.
Oh, and did you notice the one thing this – and all my posts are missing?