If you’ve been working on your business for a while, you’ve likely heard how important having a blog can be for your ultimate success. However, because this can be a very big time investment for your business, many business owners don’t feel that they can take the time to create a successful blog for themselves. But when it comes down to it, choosing to take the plunge and make blogging a part of your marketing plan can be a real boon for your business. To show you how, here are three ways blogging can help you grow your online business.
Get More People To Your Website
When you’re selling your products or services directly from your website, the more people you’re able to get there, the better the chances are that you’ll make an increased number of sales. But many business owners find it difficult to entice visitors to come to their website in the first place. Luckily, this is exactly what a blog can do for your business. According to Mark Secrist, a contributor to SearchEngineJournal.com, having a blog gives people a reason to regularly visit your website. For example, if you’re a real estate agent who writes consistent blogs about new homes that have come on the market in your area, those who are looking to buy a new home will have a reason to come to your website frequently to keep tabs on this information. This principle can work with any business and in any industry.
Get Your Info To Customers or Clients
Blogs can be about any number of topics and can be written for a variety of reasons. But according to Dechay Watts, a contributor to SproutContent.com, your blog will be most effective when you use it to share relevant information with your viewers. While some of this content can be related directly to your business, if you choose to write the majority of your blog post about more generalized information that will be useful and relevant to your readers, you may come to find that you’re better able to connect with your visitors and turn a larger number of them into your customers and clients.
Create A Brand Personality
Many consumers feel that they’d rather work with a business that they feel a personal connection with rather than a business that’s just a random organization. So to help your business get to this point, Mike Kappel, a contributor to Entrepreneur.com, shares that you can use your business blog to help create your own brand personality. By allowing your content to reflect your personality, either from one person in your company or the overall company culture your try to cultivate, you may find it easier to connect with your customers or clients.
If you’re not sure how a blog could benefit your business, consider the information above when making the decision on when to begin blogging.
Originally posted on January 30, 2018 @ 8:01 am