{"id":2350,"date":"2012-05-26T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.no2pen.com\/blog\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2016-11-14T04:24:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T04:24:21","slug":"blogging-moms-and-pops-3-businesses-that-blog-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/condimentmarketing.com\/blogging-moms-and-pops-3-businesses-that-blog-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging Moms and Pops: 3 Businesses that Blog Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business blogging is difficult no matter the industry or the size of the business. But blogging is no doubt more difficult when you don\u2019t have a large budget for it and don\u2019t have a staff to manage it. Despite that challenge, there are many small businesses that blog well.<\/p>\n

If your goal is to increase website visitors and find new customers for your business with a blog, here are three small business blogs to mimic.<\/p>\n

Boutique Keeps Local Fashionistas in the Know<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sellers of unique fashions and bloggers of relevant news and events, the people behind Apricot Lane Boutique<\/a><\/strong> in Denver understand how to use their store blog to benefit their customers. Many posts cover store-specific events (such as sales and new products), but a healthy number of posts address topics of more general interest to fashion fans.<\/p>\n

For example, the boutique owners blogged about an Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Denver Art Museum. With posts like these — relevant, timely, and useful to would-be shoppers — the blog can keep customers and potential customers coming back for more.<\/p>\n

Computer Business Schools You on Your PC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some businesses refuse to share too much information on their website, because they don\u2019t want to give away their secrets. They say, \u201cIf I share all my tips, why would you hire me?\u201d<\/p>\n

I say, “Your blog visitors will hire you because you have proven in your blog content that you know what you\u2019re doing!”<\/p>\n

Saguaro PC of Tucson<\/a><\/strong> gets it. They have a number of PC maintenance and repair posts on their company blog. \u00a0Content like this is helpful for customers, and the search engines love it.<\/p>\n

Fighting Weeds One Blog Post at a Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A lawn-care service in Little Rock uses its blog to tell readers when and how to care for their lawns through the year. In a typical post, the company gives lawn care tips for the current season, ensuring that could-be customers will find the blog and possibly call when they don\u2019t want to do the work themselves.<\/p>\n

Genius blogging on the part of Fairway Lawns.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n