Business Ideas for 2014: Business Blogging

Megan Dunsby
Updated: September 22, 2014 Publication Date: January 6, 2014

To share initially input as a way for mothers to parents and their children experience, Mummy blogs have quickly become a gold mine of attractive brands that have adopted the potential of "discretion", referencing its own, active audience.
Mumsnet and Netmums recent incident and started the "glass thickness" of Mumsnet, which has gone viral across the UK, is an indication of how big a company be successful blogs.
Platforms, blogs have increased in recent years, and now there are a variety of Web services in the free blog with easy to use, so now anyone with Internet access and a laptop can be hosted publishers.
This possibility is not just a blog site, and it is inspiring to take on the recent trend of blog aggregators America.
Community sites that have links to other blogs, the aggregation of blogs have proliferated in the United States, with people such as Bloglines, and very few services that the are similar in the UK after the recent judgment of the service Google Reader; It may also be a target.

Blogging Business Opportunities

Blogs cover all types of berries - Fashion, Finance, Food, there are many different ways to bring you in the blogging industry.
A business model of low cost, business blogs can be performed from home and there are several sources of income available to monetize your blog. Pay-Per-Click advertising and affiliate links are using the two most popular methods bloggers to regular income, but other income generating strategies that can be implemented.
For starters, you need hosting and a domain name, ideally one that explicitly says what your blog is about to buy.
Select a platform to launch their business blogs is also of great importance that WordPress is most used, but there are many other similar platforms in the market, so shop around for the right person to meet your needs companies to Find. To create a unique, personal blog, you might want to consider hiring a web developer to help.
To start a business blog, you need to regularly publish new content to visitors committed attract to your website, and you use social media to get traffic must be avoided.

Who else has started a business blog?

With the rise of "bloggers" Mama, beauty and lifestyle blogging is doing well with sites like Vivianna Pixiwoo.com makeup grows and attracts an impressive result. New blog communities Glipho.com the aims which also allows "next generation of social-blogs", the bloggers seem to connect around the world.
Plant Roger, the founder of Glipho.com:  
"2014 will be a big year for the blogs. A new wave of platforms have emerged to help rejuvenate the industry and this is the perfect time to start a business blog. During some markets seem a little saturated (and tech Blogs music mostly), there is still room for growth in all areas, especially parenting, travel, and even fashion.
"To Connect to the arrival of the platform for bloggers and marketers, authors have the option to generate revenue early associations with brands. The only thing missing at this point was a better way to connect blogs with social media or make it more social blogs. For me it is very simple and very necessary.
"With Glipho, we bloggers have a platform that combines the best of both worlds, allowing people to blog and connect with each other in a very simple way created. Business, this means increased exposure and intimacy with the audience, you will not find elsewhere., I'm curious to see how they continue more and more companies to register and get creative to develop with your blogs Glipho.
"The way your blog is undergoing a transformation, social transformation, and the time has come for entrepreneurs to use their blogs to build closer relationships with their audiences."
Mumsnet co-founder and CEO Justine Roberts added:
"The Internet has changed many things. Purchase, how to socialize, how often do we see funny pictures of cats, but more importantly, he also gave us access to a relatively unlimited supply of information bloggers were the first to react trend and use your passion for a variety of applications such as cooking on a budget, gender and craftsmanship of the 21st century.
"If in 2014 the year he decided to test their creativity and business, writing a blog can be a good place to start. And let's face it, and all the other benefits, blogging is also part of a very select group activities, you can do in your pajamas. "

Blogging tips and advice on blogging platform is best for you: how to start a blog

Have you ever thought about starting a blog? It is a good opportunity to be their voice heard, part of an online community, or just keep an online account of his life. It is a fun hobby (I speak from experience as a blogger himself), but it seems to be very complicated when it comes to the creation of a. Here I will talk through with you how to start a blog and some tips for blogs.

How to Start a Blog: Choosing a theme

Obviously, the first thing to decide what your blog is about. Mine is a blog about books (you can read here if you're interested), but you can blog about anything. It is important to choose something you are really interested and like to write about it because it is no fun if blogs begins to feel like a chore.

How to Start a Blog: What is the best blogging platform?

If you feel that you have decided to settle on what you want on your blog (you need to choose a catchy name for your blog), you can start to use on the blog platform.

There are many different blogging platforms with different benefits. For casual blogs, Tumblr, but rather a social network, the more popular with the "fans" (it seems that what they call the groups with a particular obsession with celebrities, film series, book, etc members, Harry Potter fandom is located himself "Potter Heads", for example).

If your blog is going to be in one direction, Tumblr is probably a good place to start your blog, but when you write about politics or travel or technology, had we suggest elsewhere. Many artists use their Tumblr blog to showcase their work, but because the brand is widespread and there is a strong emphasis on pictures. See: How to be a successful artist Tumblr

If you do not start to Tumblr through a blog, there are migration tools to help the transfer to WordPress or Blogger, so that they be happy to know that this is not a decision that is to be set in stone.

Blogger now, which is actually owned by Google. It's free to host your blog on Blogger, but you have to register to start with Google. One of the things I like about Blogger is that it seems in comparison to WordPress (discussed in a moment) quite outdated. It offers free Adsense, which could save a few pennies.

Blogger analysis to determine how many people read your messages, but get it with WordPress.

Again, there are ways to migrate from Blogger to WordPress at a later time, when you finally decide it's not good for you. Blogger is definitely declining popularity among the new blog, but.

According to WordPress.com, this is where I stay my blog. Since Blogger is a free blog hosting site, an analysis and a simple, intuitive interface that can be used quickly. We prefer the different themes that are available for WordPress.com blogs more than those for bloggers available available, as they tend to look more professional.

It is very easy for the reader to follow a blog on WordPress, and for the love and comment.

Both Blogger and WordPress offers options that you have on your blog with a domain name can not be the host part or .wordpress.com .blogger.com at the end if you are willing to pay around £ 10 per year, is certainly an option to consider. If you already have a domain name, you can assign your WordPress or Blogger blog.

The last option is WordPress.org, which is for serious bloggers and websites, and is one of the most popular blogging platforms are. It is similar to WordPress.com, but you really need to download the free software to your computer. You need to get your own domain and website hosting classified, turning a company like 1 & 1, GoDaddy or 123-reg, are you a couple of pounds for the privilege of paying a month.

You still with WordPress.org and WordPress.com. You real control over your blog, what's the real advantage, but can be slow and sometimes a little confusing if you are new to him be. There are hundreds (probably thousands) of various topics that can be used, but most of the best costs. You will be able to plug-ins to add your site with additional features, too. View: Top 8 WordPress Plugins

Here is a basic WordPress.org website is caught with some friends a few years ago: levelinfinity.co.uk. We were too busy to keep it too late, but that's just an example of what to do with very little effort on the design of the web / build do things.

There are many blog hosting sites out there, but these are the first four.

If you have decided that you use, you will be able to sign and follow the instructions (usually very simple) to really your blog.

How to Start a Blog: Content

Your blog is probably looking a bit empty at the moment, so you need to start thinking about what you write. You need to declare an "Info" page on your blog who you are and what the blog is about. You can also share contact information here, if you want to encourage readers to come to you.

So, want to write a blog or two about the subject. Be sure to include pictures to make your message more appealing to the eye. It is a good idea, the other for a little inspiration to visit, also blogs.

You might think about a timetable for the blogs also like. I try to write in my blog every weekend because that's when I to be free usually and my readers are usually looking for new blog entries to read, but if you have more time on your hands , you may be able to blog about two times a week, or maybe even daily. As you build followers and readers to get used to your schedule and start us. Onto your posts these days

See also: Adaptive vs Design sensitive areas

Using Social Media: how to start a blog

So now have some content on your blog, you will want to start spreading the word. I my personal Facebook and Twitter to share to my blog, but if it fits your blog, you can start a new brand, Twitter account and Facebook page dedicated.

Social media is the key to blogging. You want to use Twitter to communicate with other bloggers and readers, but also brands and companies was relevant blogs. You can also begin to identify opportunities to collaborate with other bloggers, or be asked to write a guest post on another blog for more public on both sides.

How to Start a Blog: what to expect (and what not)

One last thing to say before you is your blog that you ensure that you do not set your expectations too high. There are millions of bloggers out there, and also one of the best not to make money, so do not expect to win too much money (or any, actually).

You should also expect your traffic is fairly low, at least to start. Much time and effort to build an audience is required if you to start a few visitors per day, this does not mean that you do a bad job! Patience is the key.

Most important of all, if your blog as a hobby (and not as a way to promote a company, etc.), then it should be fun! Do not get bogged down if you do not have time to get the day after, it is not.

Blogging tool gives you ownership of Facebook messages

Ariel Zambelich

All these things you post on Facebook and Twitter and many other social media sites? Ben and Erin Richey Werdmuller want to challenge your hands.

Werdmuller and are part of the Web Richey indie movement, a loose group of hackers and designers Checkpoint feedback online about their lives, to achieve web business big names. You have known a company called its first product and plays right into this ethic. This is a publishing tool open source designed to provide a means, status updates, blog entries and photos is easier to publish on a variety of social media services like Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. But it comes with a twist: it can be a copy of what you write and post to keep on your own site.

The idea is that you can more easily organize all your digital information in one place, and just show it to others.

Ben and Erin Richey Werdmuller

Known

Is well known, can be used with almost any kind of website, the company intends tools offered by higher education - at least initially. The tool integrates with learning management systems "" used by many universities -. Tools such as Blackboard or Moodle can So students to appear the tasks, questions and ideas on their own sites. But as is known, in accordance with popular social networking services, it can act as a central hub where students can manage all their content online last night to trade allocations to the pictures of the party.

Part of the land is that the tool offers privacy controls, fine-grained, so that you can recover stolen a little more privacy from the giants of the web. And once the graduates, known to act as a portfolio of their work and life, do not work to maintain than a possibility, status updates and photos on social networks.

The road to better blogging
Richey said the team is also known target, a blogging service that much easier to use than other typical open source tools. Part of this involved design tool for mobile devices and web, but also the team built from scratch to work with social networks. Most other tools to deal with cross-posting third-party plugins may break at any time.

At least is the tool used is an improvement over the of most universities learning management systems. This is a nightmare, says Jim Groom, Director of Learning Technology at the University of Mary Washington, Virginia, who runs one of the first known drivers. "No one really wants to use Blackboard," he said. "It is known, is an elegant solution."

But building a smooth surface is known only half the battle. A major problem with the movement of the indie band, which usually produces tools for the less technically minded hard to install and configure. It's easy to sign up for a Twitter account, but always an open-source alternative that runs on your own server, and register your own domain name, is more work required. This is one of the most famous in cooperation with universities reasons.

The brutal history of the Digital Natives
Somehow married man and his assistant, Timothy Owens, then they can help known to the world push. You run the digital literacy initiative developed to better understand student life of Mary Washington on the web. "It was a brutal history of digital native," says Owens. "People think that have already resulted know these things, but they do not do it." But known and other tools can change that.

In addition to providing a website where students automatically install open source software such as WordPress, MediaWiki and known code school, each student is assigned its own Internet domain name. The school even has an official reseller of domain names to the process will be easier. It is an idea that the groom is so passionate, he co-founded Reclaim promote your domain at the idea of the school.

Give students their own field, Owens married and hope to help students keep their web presence upon graduation. Or services known accommodation - - where the content was all the students were migrated from the school servers to a new hosting service need to do is point your domains to the new position.

It is all the months or even years down the road. University of Mary Washington is just beginning its experienced pilots. Owens is as part of a class that teaches digital storytelling be used, and some students have already started to play with him. But it could be another small step forward for the web indie.

This article appeared on Wired.com

Arto Koskelo Wine Blogs - a revolution that never took

Arto Koskelo - what wine means more blogs?

Wine Blogs may not be what you set, but managed to change the way we talk, and to communicate about wine, said Koskelo

It was definitely a type of summer love think no cheering crowds, hands, sing Kumbaya and get on LSD, but the management of Riedel glasses are silly dancing and drunk on red wine.

We ship all over the world to the European Wine Bloggers Conference for the first time, but we have two things in common: we were crazy, fermented grape juice and realized the changing meaning of the Web gaming. The atmosphere at the conference was a mixture of rumors and joy, with a climax in the early hours of the night. We felt the Internet just turned the world upside down and all were still to grasp the enormity.

In our minds, we consider not only the pulse of the present but also the future of the hut. We were ready to revolutionize. We felt special.

Before I tell you what finally happened, I'll tell you in motion. Counter-culture of the 60s when the hippie movement is known, wanted to make the world a better place. For us, the lack of marketing and the independence of blogging is was a guarantee of honesty, authenticity and transparency, the things that we felt were missing from the world of wine. We wanted to democratize, so that everyone has a voice. As the flower children, we are the same; there was no "fat", just wine lovers.

Unfortunately this was not to last. Only a few years later, the word "blogger" does not exist on behalf of the conference. Today, digital communication is wine conference; For good reason, we are about to find out.

You see, only to fail.

We will not fail, because the world was not ready to change how the story usually goes. We fail because the world was ready to jump. Faster than we thought changed. Ultimately, the revolution did not change for our battle cries, he was alone long the world.

Wine bloggers have begun to be professionals or experts have become bloggers is not important. It has happened. Today, it is difficult not to find a wine communicator, a blogger, be it on Twitter or other platforms. The Masters of Wine selfies post.

The two worlds of wine together. Now blogging is simply a tool, but it is still hot to call themselves a blogger. The irony is that I personally am not a blogger on the phone of a user. Yes, that is appropriate for the label, but it printed on my business cards do not want. The medium is not the message, if it ever was.

As most conservative parents hippies developed early adopters are part of creation. Many organized trips for bloggers to follow conventional (but with Wi-Fi) scenario. Other things have been already. We used to complain that journalists are too focused on Bordeaux face and ignore the consumer. But what do you know, today, many of the blog a similar conversation with other people who blog; just change the first growths of natural wines, Lafite and Lapierre.

So if generations share some of the same mistakes, not the movement of the wine blogs in order to achieve something?

Yes, it did. Although culture of technological change fits with a significant delay, we are experiencing a paradigm shift. Wine culture is still largely connected with the men in their crumpled suits, has been open to new interpretations. It has become more diverse, young, fun and easy. New generations of winemakers and communicators, speak directly to each other without a gatekeeper. The old school authorities are no longer required, this wine is or should be about to define.

Instead of a single culture of wine, with a recognizable hierarchy (Bordeaux and Burgundy at the top, then Champagne, Barolo and Napa and so on), new limits. The natural movement of wine, is driven primarily by the tools of blogs, has an aggressive tone when speaking of expensive wines critics traditionally close. For some, this may increase the counterculture seem chaotic; but for me it is a paradoxical sign of maturation. The world of wine has reached the age of majority in supporting the many truths instead of one.

Are in the new culture and communicator producers on the same side of the fence, because everyone is primarily a wine lover. This makes informal and friendly relations, but also provides content relevance. Blogs have been able to provide a dose of reality unrealistic images meet unprecedented fashion magazines. This trend has been started, distributed outside the sphere and can be seen as a future development of the communication of wine.

Probably the biggest contribution to the blogging community always wine culture is obvious pleasure. Wine bloggers are consumed not shy about the number of glasses of wine with dinner made fun of wine communication. "Wine should be fun!" Would have the official motto. Thanks for the change, not a wine expert and says that his work is stressful or serious illness in nature.

This is important if we want to attract new crowds in wine; is best described as a pleasure, not terrible to see. Moreover, the most common reason why people are attracted to the wine trade, it is because they like to drink wine.

The hippies have failed; we still have war. They will, however, change the culture. I think wine bloggers have done exactly the same.

* Arto Koskelo is at the event this year is the implementation DWCC Montreux from October 31 to November 2, 2014 you can follow on Twitter at Arto

Britmums 2014: Most parent conference Blogger UK

Mother of two children and family life blogger, Adele Jennings joined 700 other bloggers live Britmums 2014th

If you are part of the parenting world that is increasingly familiar with Blogs BritMums.
If not, is BritMums largest network and community for bloggers, the parents of the British, and was released in 2009 by Susanna Scott and Jennifer Howze. It is an online community where parents share their stories through blogs and learn all aspects of how to blog with useful tutorials on the site.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, go BritMums.com and see how quickly you learn new people in the community to meet. Do not be fooled by the name, both parents are welcome.
Last year I visited BritMums to live, and I enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to this year.
As the world of blogs grows, so the BritMums blog conference this year has gathered over the past year about 700-200 Blogger.
The conference this year was held at the Brewery in Chiswell Street, London. A large room with many rooms for all seminars.

Even the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "I am delighted to welcome BritMums live 2014 London This course provides a stellar speaker line is created a fantastic forum to inspire more bloggers BritMums digital success ..
From its location in the center of London, I hope that delegates the time to everything that our city has to offer, enjoy, including an excellent selection of restaurants, museums, shops and theaters instead. Have a good weekend. "
Boris Thanks, but busy moms and dads, it's not very often we have to spend time away from our families and work, and it is a weekend that I'm here to focus on learning new skills, and of course, the odd glass of wine thrown in for good measure!
The introduction into the agenda of Jen and Susan said; Welcome to the biggest and fastest growing blogging and social media conference (also the friendliest). We are here to network, meet and rock marks our blogs, Twitter, G +, video, Instagram, Pinterest, and much more! Develop your knowledge and your social circle, then tweet us #britmumslive images and deBritMums. Have a great weekend!
The conference runs from Friday afternoon with a whole day at the seams on Saturday.
After some tea, cake and a mixture Jen and Susanna BritMums life began with a large opening.

Jennifer Howze and Susanna Scott: Founders Britmums

And the keynote speaker this year was of transmitter and cultural commentator, Emma Freud, which was driven class. All of us wore a tiara in her honor!
During the next two days, I wonder how high profile bloggers have made a very interesting seminar with Jane Blackmore, Mom North; Emily Johnston, Fashion Foie Gras; Ana Silva O'Reilly, O woman in the world; Annie Spratt Mammasaurus.
Heard them talking really make you feel like you can be successful.
At the end of the seminar, we turn to other bloggers in the corridors of the brewery to our next meeting. I attended a very inspiring conversation with Rachel Lucas, Melinda Sealy Fargo and Blogging Cherry Menlove in power to take your life.
At night, the Brilliance in Blogging (Wahoo) Price Match started with some drinks outside in a beautiful room decorated with flowers.

Some of the 700 bloggers who participated in Britmums live 2014

A few months ago bibs categories were known and it is correct for the readers for their favorite blogs in these categories. Very funny Katy Hill hosted the evening and covered many awards, here are some of the categories: Best Travel, crafts, health, fresh voice, innovative, fun, style, inspiration. All parents of different origins blogs, all with one thing in common, they have a voice.

Katy Hill, with the brilliance of blogging Price

Ater a comfortable stay in a luxury hotel Montcalm (the 10 steps of the area was), Saturday was a busy day full of interesting and useful information about all the sessions that you need about how to blog know what to have, how to company, best photography, food blogs, social media, legal issues to approach with blogs. What is covered Britmums Live!
The morning started early, but the coffee and pastries woke me soon.
Listen to Benjamin Dutton-Brooks Keynote is their Blog - Life as a widower and is the author of "Papa's not raining, she is happy:" It was really exciting. Ben told why he writes about his life truly inspiring as a widower and his beautiful wife and mother of your beautiful baby, Brooks Desreen was tragically killed by a car in 2012, listen to him.
Then there was organized a very interesting and useful seminar of gifts blog, Di Cola, entitled The Dos and Don'ts. This seminar has to give me the confidence to make a donation ourfamilylife.co.uk my own website and did not regret it!
Then I listened with interest to the SEO: Tips about the power of SEO and the world to speak beyond keywords, which was very interesting.
If you know more about podcasting, Pinterest, social media, with your smartphone to want to create videos, travel blogs, styling and food photography, Google+, how to make money, Instagram, YouTube, or narrative stories, leave their Britmums live, ready your blog to the next step.
Then it was time for the opening of the blogger. This where you put a face to a blog. Read Listen bloggers their own messages of his own voice was really something special. As a blogger, I read other blogs from parents, and it was nice to hear the real voice behind the posts. Some happy sad all the blog for a reason.
The evening ended with a fantastic special performance of the new Moms Club enough good music. I was crying with laughter at the realization that everyone was singing about what happened to me!
A good weekend all had and all the bloggers who participated, something new to them, be it a new friend, or had something important learned to help their blogs. It was a great weekend. I'm excited to see what's in store next year.
Book your tickets for Britmums Live! 2015 here.

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They have forgotten their blogs. Here are 7 signs bath sends its customers

They have forgotten their blogs. Here are 7 signs bath sends its customers

You already know that blogging is a key element of the marketing content that can not be ignored by most companies. All business website without a blog is not unique in a lot of traffic and leads.

But you know what's worse than not having a business blog? A dead blog

In the latter case, and according to his blog was 8 months ago, then you are the perfect example of a dead blog. He told so many wrong signals about your business is hard to imagine, cause slightly more damage and breakage credibility - especially for an online business.

Based on my years of blogging and content of counseling experience, this is what potential customers think of your company more if they forget through your blog dead come.

1 Do not know enough about your industry

There is no shortage of competition in an industry today. It is difficult for the customer to choose the right company for your needs, and blogs play a role in triggering customer purchasing decisions paper. Any intelligent and competent company will take note of this fact and try to use a blog to build customer informed. The knowledge of the industry, rather than the content of the blog to share, you will be more credible in the eyes of your prospects.

Waiver on his blog, so that all the wrong signals. Actually tell your site visitors that you. Lack sufficient knowledge and experience in your industry Do not know how to deal with the urgent problems of the industry. You have no idea how to solve it customers problems.

With signs such damages credibility of your blog, it is difficult to generate sales.

2 you are not a professional company

The internet has made it much easier for people who made up their own businesses. This is of course good for the economy. But it also made it difficult for customers to distinguish between professional ups on all the companies by a man from someone rooms. A blog puts you firmly in the latter group left.

Giants and industry leaders, more money to invest in building their teams with experienced professional content bloggers and opinion leaders. This gives them a distinct advantage over companies outsourcing a man who is all grown up like mushrooms on the Internet.

3 You must not care about their customers

Blogs with social networking sites, in fact, have become platforms for service to the most attractive and timely customer. Companies encourage readers to comment on their blogs, share opinions, discuss new product ideas and complaints.

You, on the other hand, a dead blog. This means that customer satisfaction is the last thing in mind - at least that's what I think if I your customers. Your blog has some old and isolated with a handful of comments (no answer), and I've never thought about building an email list, because blogs and requires messages. In short, there is a connection between you and your customers.

4 you have to share any success story

Companies are using their blogs, your credibility by building customer opinions and success stories with their readers. Create case studies, how they have managed to win back customers frustrated and angry and desperate made them loyal customers. Show potential customers that had to do with their customers and do everything possible to solve your problems.

But with a dead blog, it does nothing about it. They give the impression of a company that has to show your services nothing special. A company that has never gone further to help customers.

As a potential customer to choose the search for the most credible service for my needs, I always prefer a company that shares the successes and references. He would give me a greater sense of comfort that I will not be disappointed or left alone when I need help.

5 A man goes bankrupt

This is perhaps the most obvious of a dead blog business seems. And that's why having a blog is worse than death have no place at all.

When a customer scans your blog and see the latest post, dated six months ago, is immediately visible from other sources to check if you are further exploitation. Confidence is lost in their performance and distrustful of their commitment to their customers.

How would you feel if you see an SEO agency or digital marketing company with an updated blog nine months ago?

A digital marketing agency is to get traffic and help with content marketing (which of course implies, blogs as well). What credibility would be ignored completely dead, and your own blog?

I do not know about you, but I would consider immediately out of business and operation.

6 You are out of touch with the current trends

You know that content marketing is important for high quality traffic will drive more often. You also know that the leading companies in all industries are investing heavily in resources and content marketing blog.

But if you know, why not, a so-called professional society aware of a simple fact. You obviously have to be in touch with the current trends in the industry. If all competitors blogging, why are ignored?

7 You have a marketing team of ignorant

If I ignore a company that invests heavily in SEO, SEM and other paid advertising campaigns, but the blog completely, I know I have a bad marketing team.

Why?

Because they invest money into something that is much shorter duration and lower Inbound Marketing Conversion Rate and blogs. Is leads generated through paid ads, can never be sufficiently mature and Convertible, as acquired through regular blogs campaigns.

You can first save a few hundred or thousands of dollars in paid advertising rather content marketing, but in a longer period, the much more expensive, since most of them do not pass this cost child repeat business sales or reference. PPC is an investment that goes with the click of the user.

Blogging, however, is the permanent mark and continues for months or even years to get after their publication.

But clever marketing team will not tell you.

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Blogging is an essential branding and online marketing platform. Taken lightly and not serious to invest, not only you are missing a golden opportunity to win long-term customers, but also send negative signals to potential customers about your brand. So purely from a business perspective, it would be wise not to develop a comprehensive strategy for the corporate blogs or self-employed bloggers participating with the production of regular content to help. The opportunity cost is too much for you to bear.

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Project success of blogs TB: HEALTH

Project success of blogs TB: HEALTH

UK Alan Cole 25/09/2014

MSF study highlights the potential of blogs to support patients undergoing difficult treatments

Relief charity study shows how blogging has played a crucial role in the maintenance of TB patients and health professionals.

A cooperation project of the pioneer Blogs discloses the potential health benefits of social media interaction for the patient difficult treatments.

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"I can be an inspiration" - a role for social media in support of patients receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the potential of the media highlights social support for patients receiving treatment (XDR -TB) drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (MDR).

The design of the blog allows patients and health professionals to interact and share thoughts and ideas had shown a positive impact of MSF, adding strength and voice of the patient.

Qualitative research, published in the journal PLoS ONE, examined the patient and employee health blogging experiences participating in a co-TB & ME for patients, the treatment of TB and XDR-TB worldwide.

Current treatment of multidrug-resistant TB can take up to two years and has a low cure rate, in part due to their terrible side effects that are difficult to medication adherence. The treatment can often taking more than 20 tablets per day for 24 months, but the support of the membership remains an essential element for healing, says MSF.

The participants of the study showed that blogging MSF looks to help patients continue their treatment. The online audience takes bloggers promoted by his followers. I have nothing negative were from study participants mentioned involved in blogging projects.

Blogging has provided support for the patient, including peer support, exchange of experiences and allow patients to overcome their isolation.

"While I was overwhelming after a treatment, support the blog," said Phumeza Tsilie, tuberculosis and bloggers and survivors of XDR-TB ME. "It was a roller coaster for me, there was always the possibility that the drugs stop working, but blog readers have always favorable. On one of my blogs, a reader wrote me a poem means a lot."

The blog is also beneficial for the health professionals who feel a higher level of connection and communication with the patient through their blogs.

"The idea that I gained by reading blogs patients gave me a link to the patient that would never be possible in our hospitals" not allowed, said Charles Ssonko, MSF TB doctor "restrictions. Term and fear the presence of the physician usually , this kind of open and honest expression of feeling. "

The draft global cooperation encourages bloggers about their experiences of living with MDR-TB and the treatment they receive to write. MSF says that more research on the role of social media in the treatment of MDR-TB would be useful, and whether it might be advantageous in other areas of health.

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