9 Top Business And
Personal Applications For Blogs
By Diana Barnum
Weblogs or blogs for short, can be developed around on
nearly
any and every subject. And not only for personal use,
blogs can
also be used effectively as business tools, for business
of all
sizes from Fortune 500 to home-based operations.
Many have found that a blog is similar to a personalized
money
churner for their websites and businesses. In fact blogs
can
function as stand-alone websites with a full assortment
of
features; such as, automatic archiving, comment posting,
pre-
and post-dating entries, survey tools, remote
capability, easy
management, RSS feeds, subscriber box, statistics, IP
banning,
Google™ Adsense capability, sidebars, full color
templates,
assorted marketing means like SEO tools and much more,
depending upon the blog and hosting set up.
Blogs actually have a variety of practical applications
for
both businesses and individuals using them for personal
use.
Some popular applications are:
1) Content management system (CMS) – With good blogging
software, you can manage the content of your website in
an
efficient manner. For example, with good a blog content
management program, you can add multiple authors and
even pre-
and post-date entries, loading them in advance in order
to take
time off for a vacation.
2) Organizational Updates and Calendar of Events - Blog
software also sorts your posts chronologically, giving
the
latest entry first place for enhanced readability, even
allowing posts via email. Plus you can incorporate a
calendar
to quickly find and click posts on each date that bears
an
interactive hyperlink.3) Customer
Relations Board - A blog can also serve to increase
credibility and help boost your customer relations. Web visitors can
post comments and questions on the blog and even use its knowledgeable
base of posts sorted by categories as a public
relations tool. Your blog will also allow your customers to find
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4) Sales Booster – You can use a blog to describe your
products
and services, listing them by categories and
incorporating
multimedia into the posts: digital photos, video and
audio
tutorials, PowerPoint slide show manuals, Adobe PDF
guides and
more. Invite visitors to subscribe to the blog for
product and
service updates, specials, coupons, an award points
program and
more.
5) Media Center – Post your press releases, digital
photos,
company history, executive resumes and article clips on
your
blog to boost the public relation efforts of your
company.
6) Interactive Education – Educate your prospects and
customers
with your blog. Discuss not only your products and
services, but
your industry. Keep readers abreast of industry
development and
news. Invite feedback and reviews from your blog readers
and
industry professionals.
7) Community Development – Focus on developing a
community of
any size and invite participation from your blog
readers.
Invite file sharing, uploading digital photos and video
clips,
for example, with critiques and reviews.
8) Service Providers - Blogs can also serve as service
providers by sharing news and relevant and detailed
technical
information about your products and services in a timely
fashion. For example, add one inside your member area,
and
once members log in, they can click your blog as an
updated
knowledge database that discusses issues linked to
specific
dates so they can immediately catch up since their last
log in
day. Plus they can read through your categorized entries
to
problem solve tech issues and more 24/7 at their leisure
and
own pace.
9) Internal
Communication System- You can set up a private blog; for example, for
your own members or company workers and
associates for intra personal communications. Display the latest
information there and invite feedback and interaction, even adding
surveys.
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Hence, blogs can definitely be used in a variety of
applications for both business and personal functions.
They can
serve as interactive tools like discussion boards and
message
forums or focus on any number of other software features
to
help a diverse audience interact via a common platform.
About The Author: For more information about blogs,
visit
http://movingaheadblogs.com & contact Moving Ahead
Communications at http://www.movingaheadcommunications.com
plus visit their blog: http://movingaheadblog.com 24/7.
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