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5 Powerful Benefits of Blogging for Business

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You may be asking yourself&comma; what difference does it make if my site has a blog&quest; Did you know that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hubspot&period;com&sol;marketing-statistics" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">75&percnt; of internet users read blogs<&sol;a> regularly&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Think about it&colon; Have you ever clicked on a post from a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;can-social-media-help-e-commerce-website-promote-products&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">social website<&sol;a> that brought you to a blog&quest; Chances are likely you went there to learn more about a product&comma; service&comma; or solution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Given that 3 out of every 4 users admit they get information from blogs&comma; don&&num;8217&semi;t you think it&&num;8217&semi;s important for your business to consider reaching that large audience&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Here are 5 benefits of blogging for your business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Blogging Brings Traffic to Your Site<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Having a website is great&comma; but what does is your site doing for you&quest; Is it bringing in leads&quest; Is it profiting your business&quest; Is it just a place for people to know you exist&comma; or does it work for you&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Businesses that understand the power of a blog understand that a great blog can be the engine for your business&period; According to the Content Marketing Institute&comma; businesses that use <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;contentmarketinginstitute&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;stats-invest-content-marketing&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">blogs get 126&percnt; more lead generation<&sol;a> than blogs who don&&num;8217&semi;t have a blog&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Combine that with the fact that 3 in every 4 people use blogs&comma; and you have one powerful reason for why your business website should have a blog&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Blogs Help People Make Buying Decisions<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Most people are not looking up businesses in the yellow pages&period; To be competitive in today&&num;8217&semi;s market&comma; your business needs a presence online&period; This goes way past just having a business page&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Consider these statistics from <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;hostingtribunal&period;com&sol;blog&sol;blogging-statistics&sol;&num;gref" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Hosting Tribunal<&sol;a>&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Over 68&percnt; of customers agree that have a blog adds credibility to a site<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>81&percnt; of online consumers consider blogs a trusted source of information in the US<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>70&percnt; of online customers would rather learn about a business from a blog rather than an advertisement<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These three statistics help to emphasize the true power of having a valuable blog on your business site&period; Free advertising for your business that is more trusted than an advertisement&quest; Who doesn&&num;8217&semi;t want in on that&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Blogs Build Brand Trust<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">We are all in the business of customer service&comma; right&quest; Customer service begins with trust&period; Having a blog on your site helps to build trust with your next potential customer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Consider the fact that content from your blog can be shared by visitors on your blog through social media channels&comma; and this can only increase your brand trust and customer loyalty&period; People may not always trust businesses&comma; but they trust their &&num;8220&semi;friends&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Blogs Can Help Build an Email List<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If blogs are the engines of any business site&comma; an email list is the gas&period; Part of building trust with a customer is by increasing the number of ways you interact with them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Your blog builds a relationship from complete strangers to curious consumers&period; An email list takes them from curious consumers to potential customers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Email lists provide&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Opportunity to add value<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Opportunity to add trust<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Opportunity to sell potential clients<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<h2>A Blog Can Build Niche Authority<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Consider those lawyers who pay those expensive prices for television advertisements just to get recognition&period; If they only knew they could get that same recognition for a far cheaper cost&comma; they may stop running commercial ads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A well-run blog can establish you as a niche authority&period; Think about it&period; You could become a recognized figurehead just from keeping a blog that gets great traction through ranking on Google and other sites&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you&&num;8217&semi;re an attorney looking to improve your business and increase your online presence&comma; starting a blog will help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If starting a blog seems too difficult&comma; you can also use resources such as this <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;4legalleads&period;com&sol;lawyers&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">attorney lead generator<&sol;a> site to help you get started&period; This is an amazing resource for attorneys looking to increase their online presence with a blog&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Benefits of Blogging for Business<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As you can see&comma; there are many benefits of blogging for business&period; This article only scrapes the surface of the traction your blog can bring for your business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Keep checking back for more insightful information on this topic and many more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Hardik Patel

Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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