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Comment on Other Blogs
If you don’t think of yourself as a blogger or an on-line person but have a web page and write the occasional tip on your web site and are hoping to get the most out of your on-line business… it may not be happening for you.
Part of social media that has been ignored for far too long is the SOCIAL part, the interaction. Being on-line is not always enough and to get the recognition you need to make an on-line presents worthwhile you should be spending some time out in the on-line community interacting with others.
If you have not been receiving any referrals or direct business from your online sources, this does not mean your efforts are not worth while it may simply mean you are not devoting the time it takes to have them succeed. Let’s do what I like to call “a be honest”… Look over the last month and tell me how many hours you set aside to grow the internet/on-line side of your business… ok then … when is the last time you looked over your site and made sure it was still there and functional?! If you know you’ve put in time and you have a direct correlation with the amount of time and the amount of business you are drawing from it I congratulate you! If not, it’s time you started paying it forward.
Take a few moments during your crazy week to spread the love and provide feedback on other bloggers / businesses work. If you simply don’t want to there are a few simple answers:
1) Hire a company like Hot Shoe Studio to take these interactions way beyond the next level increasing inter business communication, marketing and profits.
2) Become complacent and allow your on-line business to remain the same as it has been in the past.
3) Review your market strategy and turn you focus to another form of media (no joke) change it up!
It’s up to you where you take your business and if the internet is not working for you and you have honestly spent the hours to grow it, hired professional help to help you and are still not satisfied with the results there are many other traditional mediums to look into to help your business. The most important thing is to have a strategy to communicate your businesses goals, the ability to communicate your ideas and create growth in your business.
If you decide that the on-line world is working for you and you either want to increase it on your own OR you have done your own “be honest and found your efforts lacking and truly have the time to develop your on line business on your own here are a few things to think about and maybe explain the WHY behind the reason this interaction is so important.
By interacting with people on line it not only provides some extra exposure you’re your business but lets the in knowing someone read their work and cared enough to provide feedback, but not only are you now known that that blogger but also everyone that reads their blog as well. Can you see how huge that is? (Side note if you have a blog with the comment section turned off pause reading this and go turn it on right away!) If you have it off for a reason please let me know your reason in the comment section down below I’d love to know why people do this.
Commenting on other blogs it is also worth noting not to just say “thx” or “great post” or my favorite “k” lol. Leave something of value. What is the proper value to leave that both represents you as well as gets noticed? This is a whole topic onto itself but just starting is good for now.
So now that you are spending the time to be SOCIAL on media you’ll start to see others engage more with you and your audience and have an actual social conversation, this leads to more comments from visitors and a more vibrant conversation.
Of course replying to comments like mentioned in part ONE allows you to start to form relationships with your customers and turn them into clients. You’ll never know where that might lead – business partnerships, customers, profits, business growth.
