Services Provided by iCreate

Well...hopefully we have provided you the basic information you need to determine if starting a blog is the right thing for your business or of more a personal nature. What iCreate will do for you is determine what your needs are, obtain information concerning your business needs and the type of information you would like to include in your blog, set up your blog for you including keywords, search engine submission to several main engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.)

iCreate can also provide regularly updated information and articles to post on your blog which ensures fresh content that the search engines and Web crawlers will pick up. Stale or outdated information is oftentimes skipped by the Web crawlers, so we cannot emphasize enough the importance of regular, updated content.
What will iCreate do for you?

1. Create your blog from scratch
2. Define your business needs (With your help and assistance)
3. Determine appropriate affiliates for your business
4. Set up your Google AdSense for your blog
5. Define and include keyword for your blog to generate traffic
6. Provide fresh content regularly for your blog
7. Search Engine submission to Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.
8. Provide online support

Successful blogs include:

Create Blog Success - 4 Pillars of Effective Blogs
by T. L. Pakii Pierce

There are many ways to use blogs for effective communications and content evangelism. But are fundamental building blocks of a good blog that reaches it's core audience, establishes a good solid voice and reader retention and makes for a great resource?

In order to create a blog that wins its target audience over I'm decided on what I believe to be 4 pillars that you can use to create blog success. These pillars are what I have focused on for creating and useful blog and I've used these to help others as well.

I call these pillars because I like to think of them serving the vital role of supporting the infrastructure of your blog. If you could for a moment see your blog as a building than these pillars are what provides for strong and sturdy blog.

The 4 Pillars

1. Content
2. Communication
3. Credibility
4. Community

Pillars 1 and 2 is reaching forward to your audience while pillars 3 and 4 are the result of your audience reaching back to you. Let's discuss each on in turn.

Pillar 1 - Content
You cannot create a success blog without compelling content. Compelling blog content is not a compelling sales message. It is much better to create compelling conversation that wins a relationship than to try to leverage your blog for an opportunity to deliver a compelling sales pitch. Looking for the sales pitch opportunity is much to short-sighted and usually ends up with you shorting yourself by not delivering valuable information that can boost your business in the mind of your audience.

Sources:
How to Blog for Fun & Profit

Read Full Article at: http://blogforfunandprofit.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/2/1/299656.html

What is a blog anyway?

The term blog comes from the technical term weblog, which is a way for usinesses to enhance their web presence, gain additional traffic to their Websites and places of business, and play a key factor in the overall success of their business. Blogs have come a long way and technology is still making enhancements and opportunities for the success of blogs and those who maintain them. Some of the things you can do as a business with your blog includes:

• Networking


• Google AdSense


• RSS Feeds for information


• Link Exchanges


• Amazon aStore


• Affiliate Programs


• Announcements


• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)


• And so much more!!

From a personal perspective, blogging "blogs"..."weblogs"..."personal sites"...whatever you may call them, they are becoming more and more mainstream in the business and private sectors. The main questions many ask is "What are they and why would I want to have one?" Blogging is a great way to stay in touch and share information, news, pictures and the like with family who is spread across the globe. It provides a great community and way to keep in touch with those you love and know around the world!

Wikipedia defines a blog as:

"A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting) are part of a wider network of social media. Micro-blogging is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts. As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs.[1] With the advent of video blogging, the word blog has taken on an even looser meaning of any bit of media wherein the subject expresses his opinion or simply talks about something."

Source:

Wikipedia Blog Definition