MARCH 2010

IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURED ARTICLES

The $2500 Solution
By MB/I's Aaron Rubman

Top 5 Reasons Blogging is Good For Your (Web) Health
By Thomas Petty of WSI Smart Solutions

How to Keep Your Blog Alive
By MB/I's Aaron Rubman

FEATURED PROJECT

Customized Blog Sites
See details below.

SPECIAL OFFER

Free MB/I 40-minute Webinar on Blogging
See details below.

$250 Off Internet Marketing Workshop
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MORE ABOUT BLOGS

Browse our own Blog for more information about Blogging

By MB/I's Aaron Rubman

Let’s face it, even if the economy is currently pulling out of the worst recession in 70 years, money remains tight and the independent entrepreneur needs to consider ways to reduce costs while retaining their brand image and placement.

So, what can a company do on a $2500 budget?

Invest in a custom blog

For $2500 you could have a fully functional and branded blog with custom features.

What does this price buy you?

Top 5 Reasons Blogging is Good For Your (Web) Health

By Thomas Petty of WSI Smart Solutions

If you're a business owner like me, you may have heard people tell you that you should be blogging. This is probably met with some healthy skepticism on your part, since blogging is for geeks, right? At first I thought the same thing. After all, I thought, I have a Web site. Why should I bother doing a blog? Who reads those blogs anyway?

The truth is that blogging is probably one of the most highly influential activities you can undertake to help your business.

How to Keep Your Blog Alive

By MB/I's Aaron Rubman

It can be difficult to get a new blog off the ground. A recent IBM report announced that 80% of the blogs they host never made it past the 5th post. Other blogs, especially business blogs, often start with a flurry of activity only to peter off after a month or two.

If you want to keep your online presence from becoming one of these social media casualties, you need plan out how you will keep your blog alive.

At Marissa Berger Interactive

Corporate blogs are the living, human voice of their respective brands. They show the expertise, passion, and personality of the people writing them.

If your blog does not match the rest of your brand you are effectively telling your clients that who you are does not match how you present yourself.

At MB/I we take special care to match blog design to company branding so that your true voice can shine through.

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SPECIAL OFFER

Catch MB/I's 40-minute Webinar on Blogging

Take a Tour of WordPress
For those of you that haven’t taken the leap into the world of blogging, this roughly 20 minute tour will give you a fantastic look at the world’s must popular blogging solution from the backend. Aaron Rubman, MB/I’s esteemed blog manager and key contributor, will step you through posting a blog entry and a few other common blogging tasks.

Get Some Tips on Content Creation
Scared of the time & brain-power commitment a successful blog requires? For the second half of the call, Aaron will outline how to design a content strategy that works for you.

Date: Wednesday, March 31 @11:30am
Cost: Free!!!
Please RSVP to Aaron

$250 Off Internet Marketing Workshops with Bay Area Search Engine Academy

Readers of the MB/I newsletter can receive $250 off the tuition of any regularly scheduled, Essentials, Advanced or Master-level internet marketing workshop. Use the Promotion Code of MBI2010 when registering for the class, and the price will automatically be discounted by $250.

The Bay Area Search Engine Academy teaches beginning, advanced and master-level workshops to people who want to learn how to market their business on Google and the other search engines. The workshops are kept small so each student receives individual attention, and students bring their laptops to class to work on their own projects right there.

Browse our own Blog for more information about Blogging

Forums, Blogs, and Facebook Presence

Defining the Blogosphere: a Glossary

The Idea Mill

FTC Rules for Bloggers and 3 Disclosure Tips

Information Please (Part 3): Share Your Expertise

Start with a Blog Site

How blogs work: the power of RSS

Practical Netiquette for Blog Marketing