Blogs for Small Business

I am preparing a brand new Small Business Blogging Teleseminar Series.  It will show small business owners how to get the most traffic and revenue generation from a blog.  I will show the key elements that must be included and the traffic generation 'must haves.'  I cut right to the chase on how to get people to start reading. I will be picking up to 8 people to participate in a FREE series that I will report on here at the Blog Lab.  If you are interested in participating in this free pre-series group, let me know by posting a comment at the end of this post.

What would you like to learn if you were attending a business blog teleseminar series?  I want to know.  What questions and comments do you have?  What would make the content special for you?

Also, don't forget to download my new free ebook Small Business 2.0.  It tells you how new online marketing tools can skyrocket your small business.

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Comments

[Matt]

Stephanie,

I am very new to discovering blogs and have been intrigued by the information on your blog and the blogs that directed me to your blog. I understand the potential but I really want to know how I can utilize the potential of a blog.

Thank you

Matt

[Bob]

Hey, Stephanie
I'm just creating a blog to market my case study writing biz. We sense that original content is a must so we're starting with daily case study critiques (ala Ebert and Roper) and a lot of how to info. I'd like to know more about how to leverage and market original content. Thanks!

Bob

[Joshua]

Hi Stephanie,
Some friends and I are starting a website devoted to making wine approachable for twenty and thirty something adults. As part of our site, we are going to start a blog and have debated the general direction but are still negotiable. We will be brand new and bring lots of energyy to the project. If you will let us, we hope to utilize your skills and experience to maximize the value of our content. Thank you,
Joshua

[Christine Kane]

Hi Stephanie, I'd like to participate in your teleseminar. I'm a performer and songwriter, and this year is designated "time off from the road except for highest paying shows" year, so that I can write and re-evaluate the old models of music/entertainment biz.

[Stephanie Kaleva]

Stephanie,

I work with entrepreneurs in an incubator setting. Participating in this lab would allow me to pass on extremely useful blogging information to entrepreneurs starting new businesses. Thanks!

[Louise Fletcher]

Sorry - hit the button too soon. (Maybe I'd like to learn how to slow down!) My interest in such a seminar would be in how to build a loyal audience with my blog - the one I'm about to launch is intended as the first stage in building a community that I can one day monetize. I know my target audience and there is a huge opportunity there. Thanks!

[Louise Fletcher]

Hi Stephanie,
I'm probably too late, but I would love to participate in your seminar series. I run two blogs (one a group blog)and am about to launch a third that is really important to my future business goals. Love the blog - keep up the good work!
Louise at www.blueskyresumes.com

[Adam Dudley]

Please sign me up for the teleseminar series.

An unsolicited recommendation: Make it easier to reply next time. Possilby just a simple, "Email me to respond," or "Click here to respond now."

[Linda Ferguson]

I'd be interested in participating in your teleseminar series. I've been blogging for several years; my business blog is read regularly by clients and I am interested in extending its reach.

Keywords are problematic because I write about communication, learning and thinking - nothing that obviously captures a niche market and the kind of people I am trying to find have a particular mindset, not a particular career or interest.

The second key concern I would like to address is what turns write interesting, high-value free content into business.

[Pedro Fernandes]

I am interested in taking part on that TeleSeminar. I believe it can be very helpfull to me on my daily work.
Regards,
Pedro Fernandes

[lydia]

Hi,

I'm interested! I'm working in a very traditional, business (art dealing) and one that is often seen as being elitist and secretive - which are things that I'm not - I blog at the moment, but would be very interested in learning how to do so more effectively.

L

[chris]

i'm interested in attending your Blogging Teleseminar Series.

[Jeremy S]

Hi Stephanie, I am very interestd in your project! New to blogging in general, I have seen what a difference it can make for a small business and would give my eye teeth to learn the secrets of the trade.
*Note - eye teeth are not on offer*

Thanks so much,

- Jeremy

[Mike Sabat]

I am interested in participating in the seminar. I work for a small business that manufactures and sells childrens toy/novelty products with an educational spin. We have had a website for some time, but we are just starting our webstore and PR campaign.

I would like to learn-

How to get people to the blog.

How to create and recognize relavant and viral content.

How to turn readers into customers and evangelists.

Thanks for the help; please let me know if I can be included in the seminar.

Mike Sabat
www.smallmarvel.com

[Mark Worthen]

I am interested in your seminar series.

I would want to learn the following:

1. Advantages and disadvantages of the leading web-based blog creation programs. I'm ready to graduate from Blogger but can't decide between Typepad and Wordpress.

2. How to take into account the fact that if I do it right people will be reading my blogs via a feed reader. How should I write titles (headlines) and body copy for RSS readers? Any different than if I people were reading the blog itself?

3. Best placement and design options for Adsense ads? When should I not have Adsense ads on a page?

4. Best ways to generate quality incoming links (in addition to writing good copy that my readers value)?

5. I like Andrew Sullivan's "You Tube of the Day" and "A Picture from your Window." When and how can such extras be included on one's blog?

6. What are the differences in how people read blogs (or blog feeds) from the way they read a web site and what is important to know about those differences?

[Jeff]

Count me in! I'd love to participate (and learn) by being among your 8 selected.

[J Bernard]

I’d like to join your Blogging Teleseminar Series.

As a marketing professional in a small (to mid-sized) business, I’d like to know how to help the experts in my company get their thought leadership out there on blogs. Should they start their own blog? Should they first participate in others’ blogs? How can I help them feel comfortable joining in the discussion?

[Richard Howard]

Hi Stephanie,

I am having a new blog designed at the moment and expect it to be ready early next week. I am interested in your project.

Kind Regards
Richard at www.phonenumbers4u.com