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Getting Better Results from Your Business Blog in 2019

September 19, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Getting Better Results from Your Business Blog in 2019 - OG

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Carolyn Crummey, @VirTasktic. Carolyn Crummey is the owner of VirTasktic – a content marketing agency that specializes in working with small […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging rules, blogging strategy, business blog, Content, content marketing, marketing, small business blog

Blogging for Business Part III – How to Blog for Money

August 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you treat your blog like a business, you could one day blog for money. This is Part III of my series on the blogging for business. In Part I we talked about how to develop a content strategy. In Part II, we discussed how to promote your business blog. This blog is focused on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: blog, blog for money, business blog

SmallBizLady’s Blog Round Up June 2016

June 15, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Here are three articles that I think will enrich your business for help with social media, networking and hiring summer help with your kids.   10 Ways to Create Great Content For Your Small Business Blog 5 People You will Meet on Your Road to #Business Success With Summer upon us, you might be looking […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizLady Recommends Tagged With: blog, blogging plan, business success, small business

How to Monetize a Blog

July 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

In the first two parts of this series on blogging, I discussed how to get started blogging and 9 ways to get your blog to stand out, and now, part three is about how to go pro as a blogger and build a business.  This blog post is all about how to monetize a blog. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for business, blogging for money, how to get your blog to stand out, Michael Hyatt

How to Get Started Blogging

July 9, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

This is the first article of a three part series on blogging, which is a terrific way to promote your small business. It is such a low cost and effective way to market your business to your target customer and raise your thought leadership in your industry. The series will focus on How to Get Started […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for money, succeed at blogging

9 Ways To Get Your Blog to Stand Out

July 10, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 18 Comments

This is the second in a three part series on blogging. We started out with how to get started blogging and now we are talking about what to do to get your blog noticed. The best way to get to the front page of Google and other search engines is to have the exact phrase a […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blog strategy, blogging, branding, how to blog for money

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