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How Do You Choose a Blog Platform?

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

How do you choose a blog platform? In my last post, How to Start a Blog: 7 Steps BEFORE You Blog, I shared important information you want to consider before your first post, including signing up for a trial blog. With so many great blog platforms available, including WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Ghost, Squarespace, Wix, Typepad, Weebly, etc., how […]

Categories : About Blogs, How to...Tips

Tags : blog platforms, business blogs, wordpress

Poll: What Blogging Platform Do You Use?

By Patsi Krakoff

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

I’m curious… what kind of blogging platform do you use? I’m going to offer some free teleclasses soon on blogging tools and best practices, and this information is necessary so I can know what’s needed most. Please take the poll, or just leave a comment if you use something not mentioned here… thanks! Online Surveys & Market […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks

Tags : blog marketing, business blogging, business blogs, Content Marketing, content marketing with blogs, Online Marketing

WordPress Becoming Popular Blogging Platform

By Patsi Krakoff

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Conversations with Experts presents… WordPress 2.0: The Ultimate Small Business Publishing PlatformWednesday, September 6, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET (no charge, registration required)Guest Expert: Michael Pollock, solostream webstudio In the last few years, we’ve seen an explosion of what have been called "push button publishing services" – also known as blogs. Because they’re so easy to […]

Categories : Teleclasses & Seminars

Starting a New Blog?
6 Things a Business Blog Must Have

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, May 30th, 2016

Are you starting a new blog? What should you include in your blog if you want to use it to attract clients? I’ve been talking about how to start a blog in my recent series of posts. Your next step is to look at your design – content is king, but if your design stinks, […]

Categories : About Blogs, How to...Tips

Tags : Attracting Clients, blog design, how to start blogging

A Brief History of Business Blogging
(And How to Make It Profitable)

By Patsi Krakoff

Thursday, October 8th, 2015

How do you make money from business blogging? This is a question I was recently asked by a friend. It seems like a straightforward question, but the answer is complex. Most blogs aren’t profitable, but people devote a great deal of time and energy to them. There must be a good reason, no? You need […]

Categories : About Blogs, How to...Tips, Profit

Tags : business blogging, converting readers to clients, profitable blogs, profitable business blogs

Blog Design Blink Test:
Simple, Easy Navigation

By Patsi Krakoff

Wednesday, January 21st, 2015

In order to impress visitors and showcase your business expertise, your blog must pass the “blink” test. As I mentioned in my previous post, your blog design must incorporate three critical elements: Branding/Personality (Banners, logo, photos) Navigation/Simplicity (Layout, use of white space and read more) Quality Content (Problems you solve for your readers) Navigation/Simplicity Your blog design should […]

Categories : About Blogs, Attracting Clients, How to...Tips

Tags : blog content, blog design, blog formatting, blog navigation

Your Business Blog Year 10: Is It Still Worth It?

By Patsi Krakoff

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Does blogging still make sense for your business? Is a business blog worth the time you need to research, write, format and publish quality content? Some busy professionals ask me if it’s worth it to blog or would keeping in touch with people through social media sites work just as well? It’s a good question, […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Stuff

Tags : blog marketing, business blogging, content marketing with blogs, Online Marketing, social media marketing

A Checklist for a Good Blog

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, February 10th, 2014

After I got home from our Publishing at Sea cruise, I checked out the good blogs of our amazing group of authors, including those of our experts, like Judith Briles! Of course, as writers, they all had important things to say on their blogs. But some weren’t really optimized for best results. Here’s what I […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, How to...Tips, Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks

Tags : blog formatting, blog marketing, business blogging, content marketing with blogs, SEO