Shifting your blog from a hobby to a business

September 25, 2008 :: cbensen

Last weekend I attended a number of sessions at BlogWorld Expo. One that was particularly interesting was How to take your blog to the next level. The panel each had five minutes to share their tips:
Chris Brogan had some great ideas about using the innate abilities of the blog:
- use the comments for lead generation [...]


Growing your Blog

September 23, 2008 :: cbensen

Danielle outlined the steps for starting a blog. She is a friend of our Social Media Swami, Shashi Bellamkonda. These are the steps that he outlined for her.
1. Create a blog account with Blogger or WordPress.
2. Create 3 posts to start.
a) Why I started this blog
b) About you or your organization
c) Something informative and [...]


Building Your Business Online Series Part 4 Content

July 21, 2008 :: cbensen

The most important aspect of a web site is the content. It’s the information that will get your customer’s attention, provide them with information about your expertise & convince them to purchase your product or services.
Before you make your web site live you should fill it with content to make the site inviting and your [...]


Getting started with a free blog

March 12, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Pat Hiban a successful Realtor in Columbia, Md., realized he needed to take action. And soon. Real soon.
See, his agents were experiencing a growing problem. They kept meeting with home sellers who were in denial about the true value of their homes. Nothing his agents could say or do would have home sellers realign their [...]