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I did a post several months ago on how using a blog can be a great internet marketing tool for any business.

Since many of my blog readers are not blogging yet, I wanted to go over the post about blogging to offer some insight on how a blog can help a business.

Here are 5 reasons why you should use blogging as an Internet marketing tool to help your business grow.

1.Blogging is easy. The simplest way to get your piece on the net is via blogging. No skills are necessary… an average adult can read and type, or at least click a mouse. It’s like having a virtual piece of paper and you just write your ideas, experiences, new products, and hope that the truth behind your articles comes out and entice your reader to also try your product. If you have a PC and an Internet connection then you can blog and advertise your business.

2. Blogging is authentic. In this day and age where advertising saturate our lives, we question the credibility of promoters’ claims. However, in blogs, real people share their real-life experiences, unscathed by paid advertising for the most part. Reading blogs about first-hand product use is like talking to people about their first-hand experience. People want to buy a tried and tested product.

3. Blogging costs you nothing. The only cost involved with blogging is your webhosting, which may run $10 a month. “Since you write your own blog posts and promote your own blog, there is no huge expenses with running a blog”, says blogger Simon Slade.

4. Blogging builds credibility. As you get more and more into writing your experiences on a particular product or industry, your readers come to realize that they can depend on your posts for their own information needs. As such, you become an expert on it; as a consequence, more readers visit your site and more bloggers link to your blogs. As companies and professional organizations notice the growth of your blogs readership base, they may soon get in touch with you for advertising on your blog page, or make you an affiliate, which pays for every referral generated from your blog site.

5. Blogging builds your market. The more you blog about topics your readers are interested in, the larger your market will get! No matter what type of business you have, a blog can help you branch out and put internet marketing to work for you!

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I was excited to see today that Entrecard has got even better! For those of you who do not use Entrecard for traffic, check it out at http://www.entrecard.com

Since starting to use Entrecard I have found some excellent blogs and many readers have for this one! I am a big fan of Entrecard.

Starting June 2nd, every time you write a post on your blog, you will now earn 25 Entrecard credits. Entrecard will follow your blogs RSS feed and you earn more credits for posting to your blog.

You can also earn earn a one-time credit of 50 EC by subscribing to the Entrecard blog, via email here: http://entrecard.com/blog/?page_id=352

As Entrecard grows and expands, we will continue to bring you new ways to earn credits that simultaneously build your blog’s footprint and it’s audience. We want you to succeed as a blogger, and we are going to do everything we can to help you along the way.

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WordPress is by far one of the best blogging platforms in my opinion. It has allot of excellent features and plugins to allow for the maximum blog monetization for bloggers.

WordPress is the software that powers hundreds of thousands blogs including some of the most influential sites on the Internet, and WordPress For Dummies is the guide that many new and experienced bloggers are turning to in order to get the most from their publishing platform.

WordPress For Dummies, maintains top-seller spot on Amazon blogging guides list because the book has helped many online businesses build successful blogs.

Unlike other blogging platforms, WordPress gives users the ability to create a blog that is tailored to their own tastes and needs. The codes, tags, and terminology are often intimidating to users, especially less technical users. That may explain the explosive sales and adoption of Wordpress for Dummies as it clearly explains the ins and outs to show bloggers just how intuitive, friendly, and powerful the software really is.

WordPress For Dummies demonstrates how WordPress can be the foundation for blogging. Whether you want to keep family and friends updated on your latest adventures, post pictures of children, or communicate your business with millions of readers worldwide, WordPress for Dummies is your passport to creating the kind of blog that will keep your visitors coming back for more!

With WordPress For Dummies, readers will soon be navigating WordPress templates plugins, and themes with no problem. Bloggers are learning how to:

• Personalize WordPress settings
• Understand common template tags
• Troubleshoot common problems
• Install and set up the WordPress software
• Find themes and plugins
• Use tags to work with templates
• Add an RSS feed, podcast, and vlog
• Find online support, tips, and resources

This book is essential for both new and experienced bloggers that want to get the most out of all of the features. This is also the perfect guide to help any blogger realize the benefits of using WordPress verses blogger!

If you are thinking about moving over to WordPress, take the time to read WordPress For Dummies as it will help make the move seemless!

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