Blogging for Small Business

Paola Rohuede • December 23, 2019
Blogging for Small Businesses

Another way to drive traffic to your website is by starting a blog for your business. Great! But where do you start? Other than creating content, what else do you need to get your blog launched on to the world wide web? 


But let’s cover the “What” and the “Why” before we get to the “How”. 


What Is Business Blogging?


Business blogging is a marketing tactic that uses blogging to get your business more online visibility . Blogging is the act of creating short-form content. Your blog posts are about a particular subject matter related to your business


A "blog post," is posted to your website's "blog" – your real estate on the world wide web (or a part of your website) where you house all of those posts. 


Why Should Businesses Blog?


To make your website a valuable marketing asset, you need people to actually see it. Regardless the size of your business is, you can build trust within your particular niche by providing useful and insightful information in your blog posts. Eventually your audience will come to see you as trusted authority, with the desired result being higher customer conversion rates. Blogging is a great (and inexpensive) tool for a businesses looking to gain a trustworthy reputation when competing up against with larger companies for smart market share.


How do I start a Business Blog? 


If you have a website already, most providers have a blog option included on their website, and even use the same software to create blog pages. Something to be cognizant of is any restrictions in terms of design, functionality and SEO which may or may not impact the successfulness of your business blog.


If you don’t have a website and you’re starting from scratch, you will need to select and register for a domain name. Try to choose a ‘.com’ or ‘.ca’ domain (as opposed to .net, .biz, etc.), if possible, and use your trademarked business name if it’s available. 


Next up, you will need to pay to have your blog hosted which will cost more than the domain rental. There are a number of web hosting services on the market. Do your research! 


Continuing on, you’ll  want to choose a blog platform theme. Ideally, you’ll want a blog platform that allows you to easily customize the look and feel of your blog. A number of things to consider is the responsivity of customer support,  the ability to customize and finally, how will the blog displays on a number of different devices (i.e. desktop, tablets and mobile devices).


Now comes the fun part and ultimately the reason you decided to start business blog in the first place. Before you dive in, however, it’s important to think about the purpose of your blog:


• What is your main objective? Is it to get leads, build your email list or become an expert in your field?

• How often will you commit to blogging? Two to three times a month is ideal, but blogging once a month is better than nothing.

• What’s the “voice” of your blog? Casual and fun? Authoritative? Academic?

• How will you get your readers to take action while on your blog? An email opt-in box? A link to a sales page? Or a call to action to fill out a request for a quote?


Have we overwhelmed you? We hope not! But rest assured, if you still want to become a part of the business blogging game, Kre8tive Agency can help! We offer everything you’ll need to start your very own business blog starting from securing a domain name, to obtaining a blog host and all the way to blog content creation! Contact us today!


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