Title: Increase Your Business With A Blog Word Count: 711 Summary: When running your own business, a blog can really help to make your website successful. It can give readers information about your product and can also actually be the thing that brings new visitors to your site. It is a business tool that can help you update your site with informative content to keep readers coming back for more. There are two main reasons that you should include content on your website. Content can help visitors develop trust in your product and your k... Keywords: online blogging Article Body: When running your own business, a blog can really help to make your website successful. It can give readers information about your product and can also actually be the thing that brings new visitors to your site. It is a business tool that can help you update your site with informative content to keep readers coming back for more. There are two main reasons that you should include content on your website. Content can help visitors develop trust in your product and your knowledge. Also, it will help to increase your site's appearance in internet search engine ranks. First of all, having content that is relevant can help to increase the credibility of your business. It can do so by providing important information to your clients and potential clients. If your blog is full of interesting and relevant information, people naturally assume that your company is interesting and relevant to them. This improves your chance of adding these readers as future customers. Once they realize that you are providing an informative service to them, they will gain trust in your and your product, thus producing sales in the future. Secondly, the only way to increase your site's chances of being ranked high with search engines is to include that good content. With optimized content you are able to keep your site in the top picks. Search engines will locate and rank your site based on the content provided there. If they determine that the content is good, unique, and relevant to people, your ratings will improve. Higher rankings mean potential customers can more easily search and find your company, and that, in turn, means higher profit for you! So, you have decided that you are ready to try blogs. You are confident that you can write good, relevant articles to promote your business and product. However, you just are not sure how to get started? You need to figure out how to publish your articles and make sure search engines are aware of the content available on your site. To do this, you should employ the use of blogging software, blog directories, and article directories. Let's consider your choice of blogging software. Blogging software can help you to manage the articles that you write. Most will provide features such as word processing, database storage, archiving, search options, and RSS newsfeed. Each of these, along with others offered, can help make using a blog more effective and time efficient for you. In many cases, you can order customizable blog software. This means you can choose which features to use, adding or deleting various features at any time. For example, some bloggers choose to turn off the comments feature to discourage spammers from leaving unrelated comments just to leave their own link. You can choose between two main types of blogging software. You can choose hosted or integrated, depending on your needs. Both can help you manage articles, and there are even some free options available. Hosted blog versions are those such as Wordpress and Blogger. They are websites that host individuals' blogs for free. Any articles published on a company's blog are actually held or stored on the website that is provided by the software company. You will not use your own website as the address of your blog but instead will use the company's website with an extension that is personal to you. This option is good for those with limited funds, but it also can be less beneficial to your website since your content is not available on your site itself. An integrated version of blogging software means that articles and software used to manage them are all set up live on your own website. Your site will increase due to the blog being hosted there and the new visitors that are attracted by that content. It also helps to increase your site's rankings with search engines and helps to make your business seem professional and credible. When setting up a blog to use in your marketing plans, consider your options carefully. There are number of ways you can go with blogs, but be sure to use the one that is right for you. Consider your needs and take some time to research your options before making a final selection.