Your Business Needs a Blog. We can help!

'Business Blogging Now' wrote in February 2005 recommending that most companies looking for growth would be well served by having a business blog. At that time it was quite novel for a company to have a blog. Since then many fine business blogs have appeared. With the passage of time, the arguments have become even stronger for having a business blog. However it is instructive to take a step back and see what can be learned from the last 18 months of business blogging. This newsletter will suggest some different ways that can make business blogging even more selling-effective.

If you are not familiar with blogs and blogging, you may find it useful to read that earlier newsletter first. It provides an excellent introduction to the subject. However this newsletter is independent of that newsletter and can be read without prior knowledge of blogs and blogging. READ MORE -

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A Wikipedia definition and history

For other uses, see Blog (disambiguation).

A blog (short for web log) is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.

Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.

The term "blog" is a portmanteau, or, in other words, a blend of the words web and log (Web log). "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

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"Connecting the Christian World"

We are pleased you have taken the time to drop our blogsite and learn what we do and how we do it. Our Mission is to "Connect the Christian World" through blogging for God's glory and honor throughout the earth.

We do that by customizing for you, your church,, city, state, province or nation an interactive blogsite that will inform, equip, and mobilize your group into the focus of God's calling upon your life and ministry. Jesus said: "... you shall worship the Lord your God and serve only Him!"(Mt. 4:10). You were "created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Eph.2:10). Let us help you communicate to others how you may best serve them through your own interactive ministry blog.

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Branding your logo, your signature to the world!

Your logo- the image that can make the difference between being noticed or lost in the din of the crowded marketplace.

If your company is a household name, a logo may not make a significant difference, i.e. Kleenex, Xerox or even Google. For most businesses, their image or brand is defined by their logo, the image that they believe best represents who they are.

Logo's are made-up of colors, shapes or fonts (the letters that make the name). For example a color-"Big blue" has been the description of IBM, UPS is now called "brown", but they are also know for their specific font. AT&T developed the blue globe, a shape that signifies their worldwide commitment.

As a business, your logo becomes your image- your signature on all interactions. It should appear on any portal to your company. It proudly launches your web interface, stands strong on all snail mail correspondence, ushers in your proposals and reconfirms the interaction with your clients on all bills and statements.

Avoid confusing changes in look or design, carefully guard the use of color and "creative" manipulation- being too "cute" will only dilute your brand and it's impressions that make you (and it) memorable.The proper use of your logo is not limited to print or electronic imaging, it extends to your gifts and apparel items. I'll discuss these areas in the future.

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What do you want this blog/journal/ to be?

Stephen Baker

We're getting lots of feedback on this blog, and lots of questions. The key one, naturally, is what this blog is going to be about. We need your feedback to help us shape it.

Some people call for a blog that focuses sharply on business: How blogs are affecting business, and how companies can and should respond. They say they have only a certain number of blogs they have time and energy to look at blog posts. They want focus.

There's no doubt that we should provide a steady supply of that information. It's the core of our franchise. READ MORE - then come back here.

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