Blogging with Crystal

Crystal shared her insights in a webchat:

• A blog creates a running history of our company, which builds trust and helps customers to see the real value of the product/service offered
• You can post: newsletter archives, samples of your work, testimonials, and case studies to your blog. SO basically, put all that stuff into one easy to access form!
• Develops Effective Customer Relations - A blog increases credibility and boosts customer relations of an organization. A well-written blog entices the curiosity of a visitor and increases business. Readers can ask questions and clarify any doubts through the same blog.
• Boost Product Sales - A blog describing your products attracts customers to your website. Simultaneously, it keeps customers informed on the latest developments about the products or services of your company/business.
• For your Target Market – Blogs aimed at a target audience or market will help establish your credibility in that particular area, bringing more traffic and sales your way.
• Blogs on Technical Subjects - Blogs filled with relevant and detailed technical information on various issues are invariably used by service professionals. These blogs enhance their knowledge and credibility about the subject, problem solving issues and much more
• Tool for Internal Communication - A blog can play a key role in effective communication within your business. Working especially well in direct sales or network marketing businesses where teams of individuals communicate with one another regularly. It displays all the latest events and the future programs of an organization

Now, this article, which you can read on my blog: http://chryscross.wahmblog.net/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=92 also contains some information on how to get started

• You could share tips on picking a good freelancer
• advice on how your services can improve their business
• and of course mix in some of your own work and experiences to showcase what you have done

Generating traffic:

• using keywords often for search engine hits is another
• posting articles that are somewhat controvercial
• posting leading content - so they want to come back and see what is next

Why Pinging is Good for Your Blog and Your Business!http://chryscross.wahmblog.net/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=93

Are You Content With Your Blog Content? Avoid the 5 Blog Bloopers that Will KILL Your Credibility http://chryscross.wahmblog.net/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=91

amely would probably find, that if she is trying to reach a business minded audience, personal life stuff may cheapen her image.

Amely - you can still give opinions and ideas. For example - if you see a show you like - share what impressed you, what you would do differently, etc. And maybe some mini scripts to show your style, just for fun. Not enough to make a game or movie from, but to show your style

You can share your ideas without really critizing fully. I really enjoyed this, but wouldn;t it have been really cool if......... So you're not saying it is bad - just sharing your own personal twist on the plot or idea. Try to say it in such away that if the person who wrote it read your piece, they would go "Hey, neat idea, why didn't I think of that" Rather then "that B** doesn't know what she's talking about"

Learned:

I can take my "restorative" and "intellection" strengths and combine them in a softer, gentler way to express my writing ability.