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Blog On or Off Business Site

by graphicblueprint
6 replies
Hello,

Wow! My FIRST post on the warrior forum. SWEET!

I have my own graphic design business. I am looking to blog because I believe it will be great addition to my business. I would like to obtain more client, as well as, monetize the blog (later on).

I am in the process of deciding on whether to have the blog on my companies site or have the blog hosted somewhere else. (ex. www.mysite (dot) com/blog vs www.blogsite (dot) com )

What are the benefit of having it on my site? I want to be to narrow the niche of blog down. I'm sure there are hundreds of graphic design blogs. I feel as though, that if I have it on my business site that I might have to be more broad, which I don't want. Should I focus on solving problems that potential clients might have?

Anyone have any success hosting a blog on business your site? Would you know of any examples of successful business blogs? I would love to see some examples!

Thanks,

Brandon
#blog #business #site
  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    I am in the process of deciding on whether to have the blog on my companies site or have the blog hosted somewhere else. (ex. www.mysite (dot) com/blog vs www.blogsite (dot) com )
    You've got to self-host it, no brainer.

    You want all the control you can get!

    Would rather own a car or lease one? But the catch is they are the same price upfront... Free!

    Check out Wordpress it is great!
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  • Profile picture of the author franktwin
    Self Hosting is particular the best, I would prefer word press platforms... It does not hurt to join other popular blogging platforms like Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo which is great for networking and building traffic. You might want to stop there and see how others are blogging...

    Cheers,
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  • Profile picture of the author graphicblueprint
    I currently use WordPress for my current site.

    I guess the next step would deciding on the niche. It just seems Graphic Design is already a highly competitive niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author Subseven
    I'd say have it on your site. The advantages are:
    * You are already getting traffic.
    * You don't need to worry about sending traffic from your site to your blog or vice versa.
    * It adds a personal aspect to your site, which provides trust.
    * It's automatically ranked.
    * The 2 parts of the site are beneficial to each other.
    * There are no additional costs or set up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
    I would have the blog on your company site this will way you will begin to get traffic from the search engine through your blog which will further increase your companies profits
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  • Profile picture of the author graphicblueprint
    Awesome! Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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