Author: Enzo F. Cesario

Blogging has this image of being something that's quick, easy and casual. The savvy blogger is surfing the Internet, comes across the news story of the day, and dashes off an indignant commentary on the topic, his scathing wit flowing from dancing fingers into the ether of the web, going up within mere moments for all to see and appreciate.

Author: Maneet Puri

Today, a blog is recognized as one of the hottest mediums of communicating with the world around. Most of the people use the collaborative space to pen down their personalized thoughts, breaking news while others present it as a political soapbox. Often, a blog is a channel to voice your words by adding a private tinge to it. As a perfect information sharing platform, most of the businesses today use it to their advantage to promote their brand, products or services.

Author: Sharon Housley

Blogging has quickly become very common place, and while blogs may be plentiful, many bloggers still make a number of mistakes when it comes to managing their blogs. Presented here are the most common blog mistakes, in hopes that you can avoid making them yourself.

Author: Mark Schaefer

This week I received the 10,000th comment on my blog. That's a big deal! And while this lucky commenter (who will be named at the end of the post), will receive a $500 prize package (for real!) I'd like to humbly explain why I have completely changed my mind about the importance of blog comments.

Author: Kabir Bedi

When it comes to blogging, Wordpress is considered first. This application is available as open source download, which can be setup and install on the server as well as on a hosted platform at WordPress.com.

Author: Bradley Hess

As you sit down to write a blog you need to ask yourself - who is going to be reading this and how can I help them? As I have mentioned in several of my blog posts the trick is not to create something with the intent to "make" it go viral. The trick is to create a blog that contains valuable information and is well written and then it will go viral. This same principle applies when looking to add to your readers' interaction. Interaction increases continued readership.

Author: Beth Hrusch

Are you thinking about launching your business blog? You're not alone. A recent study by GuideWireGroup revealed that approximately 89 percent of businesses polled use blogs as a way to communicate with their customers. In another survey, Burson-Marsteller found that 15% of Fortune 500 companies have blogs. A successful business blog can generate tens of thousands of dollars in revenue each year, with figures for large corporations typically much higher.

Author: Martin Sejas

If you already have a blog, chances are that you are using WordPress as your platform. If you're not, you should be. There are many reasons as to why WordPress is the most popular blogging platform on the Web today.

In terms of Internet marketing and getting rankings, WordPress offers the most search engine friendly blogging platform in addition to being very user-friendly. The other great thing about it is the number of plugins which you can add to your blog.

Author: Michael Gray

This is the second time I've encountered this technique in the past few months so I thought I'd spend some time explaing what it is, what to watch out for, and how it could be problematic for you.