Blogging is an interactive thing, you are sharing information and allow your visitors to comment and share their opinion on what you have written.Not only is it polite to reply to blog comments but your readers who have taken the time to write a meaningful comment will appreciate it and will visit your blog in the future as well which means you will get repeat traffic to your blog.

By replying to blog comments you are showing your visitors that you really care and know what is happening on your blog.This is great for marketing because you are building a brand for your self.

(I recently read an interesting post by Mitch from Imjustsharing.com called “Are you sometimes feeling ignored” where he talks about how he feels ignored when the blog owner does not reply to any comments.This is an excellent post, I highly recommend reading it.)

More helpful information on the web:

How to Make Replying to Comments Easier & More Enjoyable

… my approach to doing it and decided I was all wrong. I want to share with you some of my new strategies for replying to blog comments, and I hope you can take a look at them and figure out how to implement them into your own flow. …

Publish Date: 07/14/2010 10:00

http://www.blogussion.com/community/reply-comments-easier/

Replying To Blog Comments

I was in the habit of replying to all of my blog comments until the a couple of months ago. I have a plugin, the Comment Email Responder, that helps me do this easily. I know how important it is to connect with my readers and replying …

Publish Date: 08/17/2009 23:55

http://brainfoggles.com/2009/08/17/replying-to-blog-comments/

How to Reply to Blog Comments

When you publish a post of particular interest to your readers you will know immediately—or almost immediately. Typically they will let you know what they think about what you have written. This tends especially to be true if you write …

Publish Date: 05/25/2010 8:28

http://howtoblogabook.com/2010/05/24/how-to-reply-to-blog-comments/

10 Social Media Marketing Tips to Help You Avoid Social Media Failure!

Get involved in discussions, reply to blog comments, ask for feedback (and then respond to it and act on it!). People want to know that you’re a real person, and not just “a company” – or worse: a bot spitting out links and sucking in …

Publish Date: 05/24/2010 4:09

http://bobviering.com/social-media/10-social-media-marketing-tips-to-help-you-avoid-social-media-failure/158/

Are you replying to blog comments you get on your blog?Leave a comment!

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Marketing online is a lot easier if you have your own blog, preferably a self hosted Wordpress blog.Wordpress is a blog platform that is simple and easy to use and there are lots of different plugins you can use.Here are some top Wordpress plugins for internet marketers.

10 Useful WordPress Plugins for Blog Marketing

Guest post by Laurah Hagen. Which are the best WordPress Plugins for Blog Marketing? With easy-to-use programs like WordPress, everyone is writing a.

Publish Date: 08/25/2010 20:24

http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2010/08/blog-marketing-wordpress-plugins/

Top 7 Most Important WordPress Plugins Every Blog Should Have …

2 Responses to “Top 7 Most Important WordPress Plugins Every Blog Should Have”. Scott says: August 4, 2010 at 6:56 pm. I would suggest adding arkayne.com to the list. I have found it to be an irreplaceable tool for blog marketing. …

Publish Date: 08/03/2010 19:34

http://www.morepro.com/blog/search-engine-optimization-seo/2010/08/03/top-7-most-important-wordpress-plugins-every-blog-should-have/

Top 20 Wordpress Plugins to Supercharge Your Blog | SEOptimise

Today I presented at the excellent BrightonSEO mini-conference. My talk looked at 20 WordPress plugins to supercharge your blog – here’s the slides, with links to each of the plugins below. Brighton SEO – 20 Top WordPress Plugins …

Publish Date: 07/23/2010 16:16

http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2010/07/top-20-wordpress-plugins-to-supercharge-your-blog.html

Wordpress Plugin Review: Mingle Makes Your Blog Social

Learn how fast you can turn your Wordpress blog into a social community with the Mingle Wordpress plugin. It’s easy and adds a whole new social network-dimension to your blog. Great for local bloggers or any niche blog where you …

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Writing a press release and marketing your online business with it is a great way to get your message out without spending any money.A press release is nothing more than a news item that you can transform so it suits your marketing goals.

Here are some ideas of how to get started writing and marketing with a press release.

1.Always write your copy in the 3rd person to create a press release that sounds objective and try to be as concise and brief as possible.Lay out your press release like in news writing by answering these questions (Who, what, where, when, how).

2.Avoid hype words because these are very ineffective and editors often discard them.Neutral descriptions and objective words work best here.

3.If you must insert hype words in your press release you can do that by placing direct quotes who have tried your products and services and like them. Always ask permission first if you are going to use customers quote in your press release.Be careful not to add too many quotes in your press release because you need your article to be objective.

Here is more useful information I found about writing a great press release.

Learn How to Write Effective Headlines for a Press Release

Before you even begin writing a press release, find at least two keyword phrases that you want to be found by in search engines. If you’re not sure what keywords to target use the Google Keyword Tool to determine your primary and …

Publish Date: 08/30/2010 21:00

http://www.mequoda.com/articles/press-release-guidelines/learn-how-to-write-effective-headlines-for-a-press-release/

Press Release Writing How-To

How to write a press release Writing a press release is actually pretty simple, particularly when you keep the goal in mind. You or your client wants some sort of media coverage about something – often an event of some sort. …

Publish Date: 08/25/2010 18:35

http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2010/08/press-release-writing-how-to/

Tips In Writing Your First Press Release | Blogging Setup

You may think that writing a press release is beyond you but anyone can do this. There are just a few things to keep in mind. A press release is usually the first thing you should produce, once you have a campaign worked out. …

Publish Date: 08/23/2010 13:05

http://blog.bloggingsetup.com/tips-writing-press-release.html

Killer Tip: How To Write A Press Release For Internet Marketing Promotion

Learn how to write a press release, step-by-step so that it is optimized to rank as high as possible in the organic search results. Use this as part of your Internet Marketing.

Have you used press releases for marketing your business? Leave a comment.

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