Comments on: How Can A Blog Help Your Business? http://wpbloghost.com/blog/how-can-a-blog-help-your-business/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:50:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ann Smarty http://wpbloghost.com/blog/how-can-a-blog-help-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Ann Smarty Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:08:32 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=255#comment-572 @Cath, oh so sorry to hear you were banned by SU. Quite a few of my friends have been blocked there recently. As for the blog comments, I'd keep them open. The whole essence of a blog is to communicate (not to speak the crowd). And all in all, comments can always be moderated if something bad happens. <em>Ann Smarty's last blog post..<a href='http://www.seosmarty.com/ethics-of-guest-posting/' rel="nofollow">The Ethics of Guest Posting - Am I Wrong?</a></em> @Cath, oh so sorry to hear you were banned by SU. Quite a few of my friends have been blocked there recently.

As for the blog comments, I’d keep them open. The whole essence of a blog is to communicate (not to speak the crowd). And all in all, comments can always be moderated if something bad happens.

Ann Smarty’s last blog post..The Ethics of Guest Posting – Am I Wrong?

]]> By: John Hoff http://wpbloghost.com/blog/how-can-a-blog-help-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-570 John Hoff Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:30:44 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=255#comment-570 One issue I've come across having my comment section open (and running a business blog) is I get a few off the wall questions that take time to consider and ultimately has not generated any profit. (see the comment section on my article <a href="http://wpbloghost.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/" rel="nofollow">How To Protect Your Assets Using Business Structures</a>) It seems the article is driving tons of traffic to our site however thus far the only business that page has created for us were people who read the article and then decided to email us instead of commenting. The article I wrote about <a href="http://wpbloghost.com/blog/start-a-blog-free-or-paid-wordpress-or-blogger/" rel="nofollow">starting a blog</a> and comparing Blogger and WordPress I strategically wrote and published on my blog for the simple fact that people could easily ask questions in the comment section as opposed to having to take the time to find a contact us form and figure out what they want to ask. Instead, they could ask a question immediately. That page is one of our landing pages for a Yahoo PPC campaign. The idea is hopefully as more people come to that page and ask questions, we can answer them and new-commers will begin to see how much help they might get if they host their blog here. Hopefully though, this won't backfire like you mentioned it could. I was at odds with publishing that article on my blog as I do advertise our business some and I know many bloggers out there are dead set on not wanting to hear an author plug their business services (as noted on a stumble of that article). I think that's just silly. Blog authors take a lot of time out of their day to help teach me something. I'm not going to rip them a new one because they want to say "hey by the way, I provide this." One issue I’ve come across having my comment section open (and running a business blog) is I get a few off the wall questions that take time to consider and ultimately has not generated any profit. (see the comment section on my article How To Protect Your Assets Using Business Structures)

It seems the article is driving tons of traffic to our site however thus far the only business that page has created for us were people who read the article and then decided to email us instead of commenting.

The article I wrote about starting a blog and comparing Blogger and WordPress I strategically wrote and published on my blog for the simple fact that people could easily ask questions in the comment section as opposed to having to take the time to find a contact us form and figure out what they want to ask. Instead, they could ask a question immediately.

That page is one of our landing pages for a Yahoo PPC campaign. The idea is hopefully as more people come to that page and ask questions, we can answer them and new-commers will begin to see how much help they might get if they host their blog here.

Hopefully though, this won’t backfire like you mentioned it could.

I was at odds with publishing that article on my blog as I do advertise our business some and I know many bloggers out there are dead set on not wanting to hear an author plug their business services (as noted on a stumble of that article).

I think that’s just silly. Blog authors take a lot of time out of their day to help teach me something. I’m not going to rip them a new one because they want to say “hey by the way, I provide this.”

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://wpbloghost.com/blog/how-can-a-blog-help-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Cath Lawson Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:53:11 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=255#comment-571 Hi Ann - I haven't seen you since I got banned from SU. I used to access your blog through your SU profile. Now I'll be able to add it to my reader. You've given some great reasons here for a business to start a blog and I'll definitely be checking out some of the blogs you mentioned. What is you opinion on blog comments for a business blog? Should they always be left open, or does it depend on the type of business? I used to think comments would be valuable, as it leaves somewhere for customers to ask questions, or voice concerns. But there's also the danger that competitors could use the comments section to try to sabotage your efforts. <em>Cath Lawson's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SuccessPasscode/~3/432939058/' rel="nofollow">Why Some Of The Best Business Ideas Suck</a></em> Hi Ann – I haven’t seen you since I got banned from SU. I used to access your blog through your SU profile. Now I’ll be able to add it to my reader.

You’ve given some great reasons here for a business to start a blog and I’ll definitely be checking out some of the blogs you mentioned. What is you opinion on blog comments for a business blog? Should they always be left open, or does it depend on the type of business?

I used to think comments would be valuable, as it leaves somewhere for customers to ask questions, or voice concerns. But there’s also the danger that competitors could use the comments section to try to sabotage your efforts.

Cath Lawson’s last blog post..Why Some Of The Best Business Ideas Suck

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