Better Blogging and Better Business #010414
In this article I am going to give you some great articles on better blogging and better business that I have found interesting during the past week. Be sure to check both sets of articles, there is often relevant overlap!
For Bloggers
1. Bloggers often use Facebook in an attempt to gain or interact with audience to do better blogging. This article from Angela England explains that bloggers need to adjust their attitudes because Facebook fans do not owe them anything. http://www.angengland.com/your-facebook-fans-do-not-owe-you-anything/
2. For some bloggers, better blogging means running the blog as a business, for those bloggers, this article from the Sits Girls will with creating a blogging budget. http://www.thesitsgirls.com/make-money/creating-blog-budget-2014/
3. Bloggers often think better blogging mean getting more readers to see your message. For those bloggers, this article from MomComm discusses how to share your message more than once in order to get people to see it. http://www.momcomm.com/2013/11/blog-promotion-marketing-tip/
For Entrepreneurs
1. Entrepreneurs often make requests for a variety of purposes. This article from Black Enterprise gives some good ideas on how not to make business requests. http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/how-not-to-make-business-requests/
2. There are a variety reason entrepreneurs do not reach their goals. For those who want to do better business, this article from Buffer talks about the science of resolutions and how to reach them. http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-new-years-resolutions-why-88-fail-and-how-to-make-them-work
3. Entrepreneurs who want better business in 2014 need to realize that Facebook marketing is different from other types of marketing. This article from Media Bistro explain how Facebook marketing will work in 2014. http://www.insidefacebook.com/2013/12/19/what-do-facebook-marketers-need-to-know-in-2014/
4. Entrepreneurs who are interested in better business often supplement their knowledge base by reading books by experts. This article by Adam Grant gives a list of 12 business book entrepreneurs should read in 2014. http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131216130626-69244073-the-12-business-books-to-read-in-2014?f
If you come across an interesting article for better blogging or better business you would like me to highlight here, please email it to me at: janeanedavis@janeanesworld.com. It is sensational to get better at what you do. So, the question for you this sensational day is, what steps are you taking to make your blog and business better?
Overall these are some great things to think about. I especially liked the article “Your Facebook Fans Don’t Owe You Anything.”
These are great ideas. My site is my business so I’ll be checking these out
I don’t really make resolutions, I make an action plan. I guess that’s one good way to not break them; I look at it as a road map for the year, not a destination that if I don’t achieve I’ll be down on myself for.
I honestly have not really ever poured money into advertising. I try to base my weekly meals as bloggable projects.
Once again, thanks for the great tips and resources! I will be checking them out as I work to create a better blog this year.
Great tips. My site started as a hobby, to keep me from going loco with a new baby. Almost six years later, I’m moving toward the business side of things.
I started out blogging as a hobby but now I’m trying to blog as a business. So I guess I need to start budgeting for promotional stuff as well as stuff to review on my blog 🙂
Good for you. These tips are excellent and opens up our eyes a bit. Thank you so much for sharing.
Janeane, you always have the best tips to improve on the business of blogging. I am just now starting on my second year and I think my creative outlet will eventually be turned into a little profit. Thanks for all the great tips.
Thank you for this resource. My blog has grown thus far organically and I have had some great opportunities. In 2014 I would like to strategically grow my blog in an effort to earn greater revenue. Great resource here! Thanks
Great tips! I want to take my blog business farther this year! Great way to keep everything organized:)
Love these tips. I blog both as a hobby and a business so I definitely try to keep a bit of a budget because I know everything requires promotion 🙂
Great tips. I blog just to blog. Sure I do reviews, etc, but that’s not my main focus.