3.Where do you give it away?

Start a newsletter & write your own articles for it. To have fresh original content is best way to build a subscriber base.

Post your articles on your own website for your guests to read. As you write more articles keep adding them as fresh content to keep your guests returning.

There are many websites you can list your work on. Webmasters who are searching for content for their own site will use your work in exchange for your resource box being left at bottom of work.

4.Putting it all together.

Write an article or report. Sign it with a resource box. Use it in your newsletter, your website & let others use it as well.

Every web site it appears on will link back to your own site. If readers like what they read they will follow link to your site. These same links will also help your search engine rankings & increase popularity if your site.

The more you write & better you get will only see more people following your links to your site. That in turn exposes your products to more & more people, which in turn means more & more sales.

That My Friends Is The power Of Giving!

** Question 3

Do you find that people are always coming to you wanting more information about your product or services and that maybe posting regular updates on Internet about this might free up your time to be spent on other activities?

** Question 4

Are you offering information products or services that you can provide 'tasters' of in a blog?

If you find yourself answering yes to most of these question then you should seriously consider starting your very own blog.

It's A Gut Feel Thing

Ultimately decision comes down to whether you have things to say to others on a one-to-one basis. Unlike many websites you see out there, a blog is very much a person-to-person experience. A corporate blog wouldn't really work unless you had a face and name that people could put to all posts.

It's also worth noting that a blog can be a two-way communication tool. Most of blog software available includes options for readers to be able to post comments in response to what has been written. This can be an excellent marketing and research tool for your business if handled in right way.

Whatever you do - don't take decision to start a blog lightly. It can be a big commitment and once you've started out on that road there's no going back. People will be regularly checking your blog after you've publicised it and pressure is then on to deliver readable material on a regular basis.

Some Blogging Software To Consider

Typepad - very popular and comes with a free trial and upgrade options: http://www.typepad.com BlogHarbour - also comes with a free 30-day trial http://www.blogharbor.com Blogger - 'grand daddy' of blogging http://www.blogger.com

Happy blogging!

My blog: http://michaelcheney.typepad.com/