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May 09, 2006

Blogging for Business - What's in it for me?

Maintaining a business blog isn't for everyone. It can be an excellent way to stay in touch with customers, bring them up to date on the latest products or services, or to tell a short story of how your customers benefited from your product or service.

The three keys to effective business blogging are: content, community and commerce.
Content: you must provide useful information in a timely, easy-to-grasp format.
Community: figure out what you need to do to get your visitors to talk to each other through the comments
Commerce: a business blog helps people make money. We show businesses how to make money and increase market share by using the latest technology skillfully.

Why not post a comment and let us know what you think?!

Podcasting - What do you need?

To listen to a podcast, you need:
1. a computer with a DSL or cable Internet connection
2. TO LISTEN ON A COMPUTER: A sound card and a free multimedia program such as Windows Media Player, RealPlayer or QuickTime.
3. TO LISTEN ON AN MP3 PLAYER: A free podcast aggregator, which is software to subscribe to and automatically download podcasts to your computer. One of the most widely used is iPodder for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Transfer the files from your computer's music database, such as iTunes or Macintosh or Windows, to your MP3 player.

What you need to create a podcast:
1. A computer with a sound card and a DSL or cable Internet connection (more)

2. A built-in or external digital microphone
3. Noise-canceling headphones
4. Software to record and edit the show
5. Access to a server (such as Blogspot.com or BlogHarbor.com) where your podcast can be uploaded and prepared as an RSS feed for downloading by listeners