By Admin | 06 Nov 2021
Does every business need blog?
The answer to the question, “Does every business need blog” must vary from marketer to marketer but surprisingly it’s not!
Before I write this blog, I have started poll on LinkedIn where I asked the same question. This result was totally bias. 100% people said yes!!!
That means every marketer (among my connection) thinks blogging is important for every business in order to increase online presence.
Do I agree with them? Probably yes, but only with the reasoning part. I partially disagree that EVRY BUSINESS need blog to sale their product or service.
Let’s make this question more explanatory, does every business regardless of its size (small, mid or large) need blog to grow their online presence eventually sales?
The above is the big question for which I’ll present my thoughts, experience and studies.
Let’s start with the basics.
Before I write this blog, I have started poll on LinkedIn where I asked the same question. This result was totally bias. 100% people said yes!!!
That means every marketer (among my connection) thinks blogging is important for every business in order to increase online presence.
Do I agree with them? Probably yes, but only with the reasoning part. I partially disagree that EVRY BUSINESS need blog to sale their product or service.
Let’s make this question more explanatory, does every business regardless of its size (small, mid or large) need blog to grow their online presence eventually sales?
The above is the big question for which I’ll present my thoughts, experience and studies.
Let’s start with the basics.
What is blog?
Technically, A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries.In other word, a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style to cover a particular information around one niche or business.
The blog gives wide information about one’s business, product or service to the prospect which help their buying process clear and comparatively easy.
Blogging stats of 2021
Let’s closely inspect some of the important statistics of blogging:- There are more than 500 million blogs out of 1.7 billion websites.
- Over 409 million people view more than 20 billion pages each month.
- Blogging is the 3rd most common content strategy after video and eBooks.
- 92% of content marketers use blog posts as part of their marketing strategy.
- More than half of content marketers say blog content is top inbound marketing priority.
- 38% of bloggers say one of their biggest challenges is creating quality content consistently.
- Companies with blogs produces an average of 67% more leads monthly than companies that don’t blog.
- Businesses that publish 16 or more post per month receive 3.5 times more traffic than those who publish fewer than four post.
- 97% blogger use social media to promote their blog.
- 60% of consumers say blog post are valuable in early stage of buying process.
- The most popular type of content among bloggers are “how-to” articles (77%), followed by listicles (57%), and news and trends (47%).
No, I am not concluding anything here, and you too should not.
Before you or I come to any result, hear me out. If the search volume is too low around your business, then why to waste time on collecting ideas, writing a blog which nobody gonna look at?
I believe blog is important for any business who wants a lead from search engine as blogging is the biggest factor to out rank on search engine.
But when you are into an industries like fashion where visual representation is more important, it will be a good idea to focus completely on videos and social media than spending time for blogging.
Because experts say blog needs to be uploaded daily in order to rank high on search engine. And bloggers who spend 5 to 6 hours of writing blog get the better result.
That means writing 6 to 7 hours daily for a blog or article which nobody will going to read is hilarious. Instead, add those hours on social media and see the result.
[Also, podcasting is taking serious hit today and of course it should be because you can’t read blog while driving but can attentively listen to podcast at the same time.]
Now we can conclude that it depends on business. Not every business need blogging to grow online or increase sales. But I must say very few businesses in today’s date don’t need blog.
Because experts say blog needs to be uploaded daily in order to rank high on search engine. And bloggers who spend 5 to 6 hours of writing blog get the better result.
That means writing 6 to 7 hours daily for a blog or article which nobody will going to read is hilarious. Instead, add those hours on social media and see the result.
[Also, podcasting is taking serious hit today and of course it should be because you can’t read blog while driving but can attentively listen to podcast at the same time.]
Now we can conclude that it depends on business. Not every business need blogging to grow online or increase sales. But I must say very few businesses in today’s date don’t need blog.
How to find whether your business need a blog or not?
To find out whether your business need blog or not, consider the following point:- If your product or service need a visual representation more, than don’t waste time on find the topic and writing the blog. Use social media and YouTube.
- It is also depending whether you are dealing with B2B or B2C sector.
- If your social media is strong enough to attract your client then you surely don’t need it.
- It depends on what you’re aiming for. If you want to dominate your niche than you cannot ignore google which require SEO of your site and is there any other better factor than blog to get ranked on google?
But to pop out when someone query for “saloon near me” needs a blog.
That’s why I am not in a favor of not having a blog at all. Just understand when you need it.
Which businesses should have a blog?
Almost every!- Software/IT company, marketing agency who require to educate their audience in order to make sales.
- Industries that work for B2B need a lot of content format and blogging is the most important one.
- B2C industries like financial, banks need to guide their audience need blog though.
- Real estate requires hell lot of content to make buyers journey as easy as possible.
FAQs about blogging:
How can I get more traffic on a blog?Writing quality content is not enough if you fail to drag traffic. There are so many ways to do the same. Most marketer find promoting blogs on social media are the best way.
You can use forums too. Look out the questions on forums such as Quora or Reddit that your audience asking for which is related to your blog. Answer them genuinely and at the end provide them link to your blog.
How do I create a blog?
Find out the niche you have interest and can talk about a lot. Search for the hot topics, current niche around your business etc. from tools, forums and social media.
Look what experts’ opinion about the topic you have chosen.
Along with the studies from excerpt advices or blogs followed it by giving your own experience and opinion.
If you are writing guideline kind of blog, start with the most basic part. Remember nobody knows it all. And unfortunately, you don’t know what others know. So, keep it for all.
Don’t try to cover all inside a single blog.
What are the topics I can start my blog with?
If you already know your niche then you can find topics to cover on google, forums, social media.
You will never run out of topics, if you put your eye open enough to see what people are talking or asking for, inside your niche on all the internet.
What are the benefits of having a blog?
If you’re writing about your product or service, you’re helping your audience to get clear about their needs and wants.
It helps in SEO of your website which eventually get you more lead through search queries.
If you are writing for making it as a solid career than you can do freelancing i.e., writes for others as a paid service.
Who don’t want to add extra pennies in their pocket? Everyone! If you are successfully dragging the good amount of traffic than you can monetize your website and can earn from google same as one’s YouTube channel.
Is it possible to start a blog for free?
Yes, you can use any of the following blog hosting site to start your blogging journey today for free: How to select the headline for the blog such the people will click on my blog?
Here are quick tips to write headline of Blog to drive clicks to your address:
- Do not used more than 70 characters otherwise Google will cut off your headline.
- Find the keyword which have low competition and high search volume using the tool like Google, SEMrush etc.
- Think about the words or query your user will type in order to find blog content as yours.
- Make sure your head line is aligning with the content inside your blog.
- Don’t make your headline sounds like a sales pitch.
- Includes question like “How to….”, “What is….”.
- Do not forget to include numbers in your headline.
I am expecting that this blog has given you a clear idea whether your business need blogs or not now.
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