Chapter 2. Blogging
Introduction
A blog is a type of content management system (CMS) that makes it easy for anyone to publish short articles called posts. Blog software provides a variety of social features, including comments, blogrolls, trackbacks, and subscriptions that make it perfect for marketing purposes. Blogs make great hubs for your other social media marketing efforts, as they can be integrated with nearly every other tool and platform.
Every company with a website should have a blog that speaks to its current and potential customers as real people. Blogs are not the right place for corporate-speak press releases; blogs should be conversational in tone. Every time your company does something new or cool, write a quick post about it. Blog about your take on news that affects your industry. If a related blog posts something you think is particularly interesting or incorrect, link to it and add your thoughts.
Figure 2-1. LiveJournal was one of the first easy-to-use blogging platforms.
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