Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Gardner, Susannah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076458457X ISBN 13: 9780764584572

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Synopsis

In this instant-communication world, buzz means business! And one of the greatest ways to get customers and potential customers buzzing about your business is with a Web log, commonly called a blog. Blogs can help you: Introduce the people behind your business - Discuss relevant issues - Provide a clearinghouse for information and expertise - Show your business as a good corporate citizen - Support an exchange of ideas - Get honest feedback from your customers - Affect public opinion If you're new to blogging, or if you know the mechanics of a blog but want some help refining and targeting yours, Buzz Marketing With Blogs For Dummies will get you going right away. An expert blogger shows you the ins and outs of putting together a professional-looking blog, walks you through the jargon, helps you decide what your blog should do, and even explains various software solutions. You'll find out how to: Set up and maintain a blog, write in blogging style, and observe blogging etiquette - Define your audience and target your blog to reach them - Involve your customers, earn their trust, educate the public, and build community - Avoid possible legal pitfalls while keeping your blog interesting - Encourage contributions and links to your blog - Use images and design an eye-catching format - Optimize your blog for top search engine ratings, track your results, and measure your success Written by Susannah Gardner, who has taught online journalism, directed multimedia efforts, and provided custom Web solutions to clients, Buzz Marketing With Blogs For Dummies even shares tips from the experts who establish and maintain some of the top-rated business blogs. You'll discover the secrets of success, how to spot and solve problems, what software can enhance your blogging life, and a whole lot more. It like having a staff of experts on call!

About this title

Review:

explains what blogging is, and how businesses can profit by improving corporate communications and customer relations to generating marketing and advertising. ( VNU, 26 th May 2005)

From the Back Cover:

It′s easy to get customers buzzing about your business

Here′s how to launch your blog, develop a style, and make your business stand out

Whether or not you′ve blogged before, start here! Blogs can be great business boosters, and this book helps you choose software, get your blog up and running, open communication with customers, and focus content and structure on whatever will provide the best bang for your business. You′ll even get tips from some of the best business bloggers around!

Discover how to

• Set up and maintain a blog
• Involve your customers
• Earn trust, educate, and build community
• Follow blogging etiquette and culture
• Find the right voice
• Encourage links to your blog

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 076458457X
• ISBN 13: 9780764584572
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360