how can consultants blog

How Can Consultants Blog?

10 Tips for Blogging

by Lynette Hawkins

Pick Shovelbeyond marketing group, inc.

Blogs Are… Online Journals A Way to Share Ideas

& Your Expertise with the Community

What Can Blogs Do? MEET People

CONNECT to Customers & Community

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATE & Share Your

Expertise EXPLORE New Products

or Services

Tip#1 Write with a

TARGET AUDIENCE in mind

Tip# 2Share CONTENT That

MATTERS Writings Book Reviews Industry tips New Products or

Services Articles Video

Tip# 3Create an ENGAGING HEADLINE

Key Question Top 10 Lists Answers to Customer

Questions How To…

Tip# 4Speak with a more

PERSONAL TOUCH

Your hobbies Your passion Your expertise Like having a cup of

coffee with a friend

Tip# 5Show Your

SENSE of HUMOR

Tip# 6LINK to ….

Other websites Blogs Video/Podcasts Relevant articles Industry Information or

News Stories

Tip# 7

K.I.S.Keep It Simple

Write Short posts Frequently In everyday language With consistency

Tip# 8

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Ask QUESTIONS for Feedback

What are your thoughts?

How do you feel about that?

Why?

Tip# 9PROOF Read

Check Spelling Grammar Information Accuracy

Tip# 10Be VISIBLE

Announce on your Website & Facebook

Tag with Keywords Refer to Blog Comments Share in printed materials Comment on related blogs

and reference your blog

How Will People Find Your Blog Article?

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