{"id":790,"date":"2014-03-03T18:48:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T18:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alysanger.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2015-04-23T19:55:22","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:55:22","slug":"blogs-blogging-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sangermarketing.com\/2014\/03\/03\/blogs-blogging-101\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Blogs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure what a blog is? Well, quick point, you&#8217;re reading one right now! Businesses are being told repeatedly that blogs are a great way to spread the word about a product, service, etc. but are not fully being explained what a blog is. Today, let&#8217;s do a quick recap of what a blog is.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A blog is &#8220;a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis.&#8221; according to the dictionary (via Google.com). Yep, &#8220;blog&#8221; is such a common term it has even made it&#8217;s way into that big book of words. Let&#8217;s expand this definition just a bit and include that a blog can also be used by businesses, organizations, groups of friends, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>A blog can be broken down further into three components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Text<\/li>\n<li>Video<\/li>\n<li>Images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some users, such as photographers, prefer to use their blog as a form of gallery for guests. Other users prefer to feature video entries (a.k.a Vlogs). Lastly, and perhaps the most common use of a blog, is text.<\/p>\n<p>The key thing to note about a blog is that it is a way for businesses to get unique and engaging content out to potential customers or clients.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have gotten the definition out of the way &#8211; did you know a blog can also help your business be found? Tune in Friday as we detail how a blog can help your business!<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day!<\/p>\n<p>Aly Sanger<br \/>\nWriter, Mentor, Consultant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not sure how to start a blog? Need a blog on your site but don&#8217;t feel like writing one? Aly now offers <a href=\"http:\/\/alysanger.com\/business-consultations\/\" target=\"_blank\">consultations<\/a> for users who would like to learn the ins and outs of blogging and business marketing, or you can <a href=\"http:\/\/alysanger.com\/hire-aly\/\" target=\"_blank\">hire Aly<\/a> to handle your marketing needs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure what a blog is? Well, quick point, you&#8217;re reading one right now! 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