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29/03/2008  |  The Power of Blogging

It took a while to catch on but blogging appears to have gone mainstream. With businesses continually looking for new ways to compete, blogging, short for web logging, is now a major factor in website marketing.

Blogs began in earnest during the 1990s, when technological advances enabled web owners to post messages in reverse chronological order, inviting comments from site visitors. Businesses were initially slow to grasp the initiative. With technology outpacing business development, all but the savviest marketers were allowing the benefits of blogging to pass them by.

It soon became apparent that key factors in web marketing, particularly those associated with search engine optimisation (SEO) could be exploited through weblogs. Many businesses were finding that blogs provided opportunities for building inbound links, considered by SEO professionals as the key to high rankings in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS). This in turn required blog postings, particularly by the website owner, to contain relevant keywords.

Blogging has therefore become more popular with web owners wishing to attract new business and provides an instant form of feedback from existing clients. Just as websites need to be regularly updated the same is true with blog pages. It is essential to keep readers interested and returning to seek updates and new posts.

You should use a reputable internet marketing agency to ensure that your blog attracts the people who will buy your products or services.