Have you been part of the WEST Program and Learned About Blogging?

Blogging, what is it?  You’ve heard talk about blogging but are
one of those people who don’t quite understand what it is.

That’s alright, as we’ll go over what a blog is.

What is a blog

A blog is essentially like a journal where people can post their
thoughts and have them read and commented on by anyone.

What is a blogger?

A blogger is someone who creates a blog and posts on it.

Brief History of Blogs

Weblogs, simply known as blogs now, haven’t been around for that
long. The roots of the blog can be traced back to 1994 when
people kept online journals (diaries) in which they wrote about
things in their life.

Our current blog has been around for an even shorter period of
time. In 1998, Open Diary created a site in which its users
could post blogs that had the ability to be commented on by
other people.

The popular free blogging site called Blogger was created in
1999 by Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan. Blogger was later
purchased by Google in 2003.

Despite the fact that blog sites have been in existence since
1998, they have only been popular for 5 or 6 years. In 2001,
how-to-blog manuals were published and the phenomenon has only
taken off since that point.

What are blogs used for?

In the very beginning, blogs were usually used to talk about a
person’s life. People would make blog posts about things
happening in their life, thus using the blog as a public
journal.

Over time, the use of the blog evolved. People began using the
blog to post their opinions about everything from politics to
religion to sports to music, among other things.

Nowadays, blogs are even used to make money–one 20-year-old
makes $5,000 from Google per month because he has Google Ads on
his blog. Businesses have also begun to effectively use blogs
for their own purposes.

Why are blogs important to your online business?

Millions of people from all over the world read blogs every day.
Those who have a blog are given a lot of exposure–there is the
potential for them to have millions of unique readers each day.

Can you imagine having a million people see your business’ name
each day? That sounds pretty incredible, doesn’t it? Yet, that’s
exactly what could happen if you create and maintain a
successful, well-read blog. And that’s actually a pretty easy
thing to do.

So how exactly can you use the blog to help your online
business? Well, you can use it in a variety of ways.

You could:

-       Use the blog to discuss things related to your field of
business. For instance, if your business provides web hosting
services, you could discuss things related to web hosting, thus
showing potential customers how much of a guru you are.

-       Let your employers have their own blogs to talk about your
services/products. The more active blogs that reference your
business, the more exposure you’ll get.

-       Use your business blog to keep current customers updated on
new services/products available.

-       Post news about your business, as well as start rumors about
potential happenings in your online business.

-       Get feedback from current and potential customers on your
products/services. For instance, you could make a post on a new
product, giving details about it. Then your existing customers
or potential customers could give their opinion on it.

-       Promote your online business on your blog by making blog posts
with information on what your business offers.

-       Install Adsense on your blog and make extra revenue from ads
clicked, thereby helping your business to be more profitable.

There are really a lot of possibilities to how you can use a
blog to help your business, even more than those listed here.
Blogs that are hosted on your site (by using a program like
WordPress) can help your site achieve a higher ranking in search
engines.

This is because blogs are search engine friendly

(Google is known to list them after only a few days, whereas it
takes regular web sites weeks to appear on a search engine).

Having a high search engine ranking is crucial to having a
successful online business. Blogs help you to increase your
ranking, which will increase your business.

The great thing about blogs is that they are easy to use and
also very effective. Start a blog today using the WEST system and
watch your business notoriety  grow.

To your success,

Bob Yeager

(Bob Yeager is an Internet Business and Personal Success Coach. His
WEST Program is making Internet newbies, into Internet Experts in a
few very short weeks. Be sure to sign on to our newsletter at the top
right of this website in order to learn when the doors will re open to the
WEST program, and how it will be affordable to most anyone in any walk
of life!)

P.S. Blogs offer your business the chance to be known by
millions of people. If you’re looking for a surefire way to gain
customers and increase revenue, try business blogging!

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San Francisco, CA – Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams today announced part of the company’s long-awaited business model: Twitter Premium accounts.

Twitter has experienced phenomenal growth since its inception, but up until now it has remained a mystery what it would do to generate income.  Many have speculated that premium accounts would be one way, and now that has been confirmed.

Williams explained, “Celebrities and large corporations have begun flocking to Twitter for their social media needs, and growth has accelerated.  Many users have expressed willingness to pay for accounts, and now we give them that opportunity.”

Williams stressed that free accounts will still be available to all users, and that only those wanting more services would pay.   Premium accounts will come in four tiers: Sparrow, Dove, Owl and Eagle.

The details of the accounts are as follows:

• Sparrow ($5/month) – Users get 145 character limit, 5 extra random followers.

• Dove ($15/month) – Users get 160 character limit, 25 extra random followers, 1 random celebrity follower, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” T-shirt.

• Owl ($50/month) – Users get 250 character limit, 100 extra random followers, 2 random celebrity followers, 30 minutes on recommended list, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” hoodie.

• Eagle ($250/month) – Users get 500 character limit, 1000 extra random followers, 3 celebrity followers of their choice, 5 hours on recommended list each month, Twitter Concierge for Tweeting while user is asleep or busy (and more), auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” tuxedo, custom “Fail Whale” page when service is down.

Users in any tier will be able to purchase an EmbellishTwit add-on for $100/year, which directs tweets to a well-educated offshore employee who will embellish tweets.  For example, “Just had a whole wheat bagel and coffee for breakfast,” becomes “Just got in from clubbing all night and Heidi Klum is spreading brie on a baguette just flown in on the Concord for my breakfast.”

Rumors of a even higher level of service the secret “Black” account, which has J. K. Rowling, Stephen King and other famous authors write your tweets have not been confirmed.

Analysts peg Twitters value near the GDP of Canada.

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Ok… I don’t know about you, but I think the social media thing is getting a bit out of hand when Twitter thinks those packages are worth their price tag. Although, some may recall a few months ago when marketers were wandering how Twitter was going to monetize their service, and I responded:

Membership packages, merchandise and applications! Guess who knows their marketing! Next up, I think Twitter will start placing ads on their site like their big brothers Face Book and MySpace.

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