{"id":454,"date":"2021-04-07T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=454"},"modified":"2022-07-11T19:02:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:02:23","slug":"how-and-why-to-blog-must-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/","title":{"rendered":"How and why to blog? Must read!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"831\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/blogging-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/>How and why to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/what-is-a-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blog<\/a>? I remember when I was first introduced to web design some (wow) twenty one years ago. I had just signed on as General Manager of a local ISP, networking and web hosting firm. Our web designer gave me a quick tutorial of FrontPage and I was uber impressed. I bought a copy of FrontPage and toiled through its tutorial until I was able to create and launch my own website online. I especially liked its navigation view, but over the years I learned that FrontPage was an HTML hog and I moved on to Dreamweaver, Expression Web and CSS. The common denominator? It helped if you knew code.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#Blogging_levels_the_playing_field_with_the_big_boys\" >Blogging levels the playing field with the big boys<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#Blogging_now_competes_across_global_markets\" >Blogging now competes across global markets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#Some_interesting_facts_about_WordPress\" >Some interesting facts about WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#Why_you_should_blog\" >Why you should blog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#Blogs_introduce_YOU_to_your_audience\" >Blogs introduce YOU to your audience<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/how-and-why-to-blog-must-read\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogging_levels_the_playing_field_with_the_big_boys\"><\/span>Blogging levels the playing field with the big boys<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Google and WordPress released their blogging platforms,\u00a0suddenly millions of want-to-be web designers were able to post sites online, share their thoughts and compete with the big boys. It leveled the playing field, and opened the door for peer-to-peer networking. \u00a0And you didn\u2019t need to know one stitch of code.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogging_now_competes_across_global_markets\"><\/span>Blogging now competes across global markets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With millions of WordPress sites online today and thousands upon thousands of plugins available to customize those sites, peer-to-peer recommendations via blogging (and other social networks) drives today\u2019s market. Blogging platforms have transitioned from amateur status to now compete across broad cross sections of corporate America and global markets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_interesting_facts_about_WordPress\"><\/span>Some interesting facts about WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Every day, approximately fifty-thousand new WordPress sites are created.<\/li>\n<li>There are over thirty-thousand plug ins, paid and free, available for WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Just on Google search, there are more than thirty-seven million searches monthly related to WordPress<\/li>\n<li>How many WordPress themes are out there, free and paid? Over thirty-thousand!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_blog\"><\/span>Why you should blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bottom line; it\u2019s been documented over the years that prospects buy (or are influenced) from individuals, organizations or businesses they know, like and trust. \u00a0Blogs provide a cost effective online platform that allows you to ENGAGE your prospects and clients, which in turn keeps you in their crosshairs when they\u2019re ready to pull the trigger to BUY. Prospects don\u2019t want to be sold to, but make no mistake, they do buy billions of dollars of merchandise, information, services or programs, if not from you, then from your competition.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogs_introduce_YOU_to_your_audience\"><\/span>Blogs introduce YOU to your audience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The key to effective blogging is that you make it your own. I read this online a couple of years ago, \u201cBy placing informative and\/or opinionated content on your blog, not only are you generating increased readership from people searching online for that particular subject matter, you are introducing these people to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. 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Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0[2]. For everything from gaming servers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How and why to blog? 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