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	© 2012 by Bart Smith, TheMarketingMan.com & Founder of MyMarketingCart.com, MyTrainingCenter.com, ReallyCheapNames.com & MyPaymentServices.com

	WHY do YOU need a BLOG?

In case you didn't know, I can think of 21 reasons WHY you and your business need a blog on your website right now! Check this out ...

(1)	To build traffic to your website ... What a great way to bring people to your website, than with a blog! Keep reading ...
(2)	To boost search engine rankings ... Blogs help increase your search rankings and search-ability all due to the frequent content you blog about. By posting new content frequently, the search engines will have a great excuse to come back to index those pages. What's more, adding tags, keywords and other meta-data will help the search engines better index your site among others.
(3)	To establish yourself as an expert ... Hands down, experts who have advice to give share it. What a great way to share that advice in little nuggets using a blog.
(4)	To connect with others on a regular basis ... Blogs are a great way for your readers (who have subscribed via rss or eMail notification) to get updated every time you post a new article to your blog. Blog daily and your prospects are made aware of you daily!
(5)	To stay active in your field of expertise or industry ... Without a blog, how can you stay active in your field of expertise or industry? Fly around the country giving talks and presentations? Sounds expensive. How about tele-seminars and webinars? Great idea, but search engines can't boost your website's ranking from recording trainings. Besides, those are all formal ways to stay in touch with your industry. Why not post a blog on your site and discuss everything about the industry you're in? Simple! Done! Next!
(6)	To add new content to your website ... Most websites are static, as in they just sit there. What's so exciting about these pages: Products, Services, About Us, Contact Us, etc. NOTHING! Start a blog and talk about something more interesting!
(7)	To stay in touch with customers, clients and prospects ... Blogs can help you stay in touch with those who are vital to keeping your business alive and kicking! When someone emails you, take that topic and blog about it. Other customers might see that topic, read about it and ........ keep reading!
(8)	To answer questions from prospects and clients ... Blogs work a lot like forums, as in, you can post questions to your blog, answer them and even get blog subscribers to comment on what you blog about.
(9)	To become a better teacher ... The more you write, the more you blog, the better you become at explaining things, which carries over into your becoming a better trainer/teacher. A good thing, in your prospects'/customers' eyes.
(10)	To improve customer relations ... Blogs help improve customer relations by you being present, visible and available to answer questions or offer advice on how to use your products, etc.
(11)	To discover trends and resources from your readers ... You never know what your blog readers know. Ask a question, or invite readers to contribute their ideas and resources on a given topic. Everyone can benefit when that happens.
(12)	To give you a voice out in the world ... If you have something to say about a particular topic or to a particular audience, one of the best ways to express that voice is to blog about it. There. Get a blog just to get your thoughts and ideas out there.
(13)	To express your thoughts and opinions ... Oh, we just said that! What a great reason to have a blog, but to have a platform to also express your opinions, reviews and thoughts on any given subject.
(14)	To make a difference in the lives of others ... Blogs help expand upon what your products/services can do for people, by providing more information, explanation and elaboration on the benefits your products/services bring to the consumer.
(15)	To remind prospects/clients of your company every single day/week ... Blogs allow you to get your brand in front of their reading eyeballs on a daily basis if you blog daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
(16)	To announce something ... What a great way to make a casual (but formal) announcement on anything. Are you conducting an upcoming event? Are you going to be at an event in the future you want your blog readers to know about? Are you announcing someone's birthday? How about yours! Either way, blogs make for great platforms to make announcements.
(17)	To promote something ... Blogs are a great way to promote new products, specials or services you want people to know about. Toss in a LIMITED OFFER or OFFER ENDS DATE and you just might make a few new sales. Keep blogging. Keep getting your subscriber numbers up so your offer is seen by more people.
(18)	To get subscriptions ... Blogs with subscribers serve much like having a Facebook Fan Page where people "LIKE" your BLOG! So, when you can show how many subscribers subscribe to your latest blog posts, all newcomers to your blog can say, "Wow, look how many people like (and subscribe) to this person's blog." This helps boost the "instant credibility" factor ratio among your blog visitors.
(19)	To take advantage of the seasons ... Blogs can help you make more money or give you an excuse to use the changing seasons in the promotion of special deals/offers, etc.
(20)	To invite other experts to teach your customers ... Maybe you don't know it all. Who does! Well, here's an opportunity for you to invite special guest experts onto blog to blog with you. This way, people come to hear what you have to say and other expert voices as well. The more experts/bloggers you have, the more content is generated, and ultimately, the more traffic you'll get.
(21)	To turn any old boring website into an excited, frequently visited website ... Who hangs around sales pages after folks have bought product from you? Nobody. Who revisits your About Us page or other static web pages after they're glanced at? No one. How many people revisit a website with an exciting, ever-changing blog? I'll let you answer that one. Don't you think it's time you got a blog?
	To MAKE MONEY! ... Oh, if this wasn't a given, blogs can help you make more money if you will do much, if not all, of what I've mentioned above in my list of 21 reasons why you need to have a blog!

	How much does it cost to get a BLOG?

That depends on a few factors:

	Are we adding a blog to your current website? ...We'll first need to assess if you have the right website hosting environment to determine how a blog can be added to your existing website. After this free, and quick evaluation, we will discuss what it will take to move forward adding a blog to your website.
	Do you not have a website (or blog) and we're installing a blog from scratch? ... This is easy, for the most part. Question, do you already have a domain name registered? Yes? Great, we'll need details as to where its registered. Also, what about hosting? Your blog will need to be hosted somewhere. We'll ask you about that as well.
	Do you want website pages and functionality in addition to getting just a blog installed? ... Many people want a blog AND a web site. If you would be willing to fill in those pages with your own content, we can set up your blog to serve like a website. We do this by creating the pages that you supply us with (i.e., Products, Services, About Us, Photo Gallery, etc.), which we will place in the navigation menu. The pages will be blank, and ready for you to fill in with your own content. Otherwise, if you want us to do it, then we might recommend you review our Get A Website service offer.

	What do you get when you order a BLOG from me?

For the most part, here's what you get (and fast) so you can start blogging with the world about what it is you do as soon as possible:

(1)	WordPress Blog Software Installed ... I will install the latest version of WordPress for you so you don't have to. Do you have a domain name registered? I'll ask you about it. I'll also ask if you have website hosting for your domain name too. Have this information ready when we talk.
(2)	Custom Header Installed With Your Logo... If you will supply me with your logo and/or photograph of yourself, your telephone number and social media website account web addresses, I'll create for you an awesome header that will go at the top of your blog.
(3)	Navigation Links & Empty Page Shells Ready For Your Content ... Aside from setting up your Contact Us page with your contact information and a killer-looking online contact form, I will just simply create the page holders for you to drop in your own content. In the meantime, we'll simply put a coming soon message on those empty pages. OR, you can just use the blog to start, and add pages later when you have them. That part is all up to you. I'll create the menu for you, but you drop in the page content, which includes text, video and images. Need help? I offer free video tutorials to help you learn how to do just that!
(4)	WordPress Theme Of Your Choice ... There are literally 1,000's of Free, Premium, and Sales Letter WordPress themes to choose from. Find one, pay for it if it requires payment, tell me which one it is, tell me how to secure it, and I will install it for you.
(5)	WordPress Blog Built-In ... Here's where the meat of your content rests and the bulk of your traffic will flow to, your blog! With the WordPress installation, you also get a built-in blog. I have video tutorials and written tutorials that teach you how to maximize the blog to help boost your business presence online and ultimately sales and marketing efforts!
(6)	WordPress Plugins Installed, Customized & Activated ... Along with installing WordPress for you, I'm also going to install 15-20 vital/essential plugins that need to be installed into your blog to add increased functionality and features to your website. I install and use these same plugins on my WordPress blog websites as well. You're getting what I use!
	QUICK NOTE ON THIS: You value your time, don't you? Just to install all the plugins into your WordPress website, you might spend between 3-5 HOURS. Ouch! first you'd have to find them, download them, installing them, customizing them, etc. Wow, I hope you value your time like I hope you do, and just hire me to do this for you. Not to mention, technical errors can occur during the installation of some of these plugins. What will you do if you personally encountered one? Exactly ... Allow me to do this for you.
(7)	SEO Friendly Posts/Pages ... I will install All-In-One SEO Pack, an awesome WordPress plugin, that allows you to go in and optimize your blog for the search engines on your own. This is easy to do once you've been showed how. Besides, you should learn what the most popular keywords and search terms are for your industry/niche. Knowing this will help you write better articles for higher ranking upon the search engines and more.
(8)	Professional Contact Page ... While I won't be adding any content to your blog/site, that's your responsibility, I will take the time to whip up a professional-looking Contact Us page. If I have all your contact information, I'll also go ahead and add a professional-looking online contact form. This helps your customers and prospects better communicate with you, in addition to keeping the spambots away from finding your personal eMail address on your website (a no-no), and filling up your Inbox with a bunch of spam.
(9)	Stat Counter ... So you can track all your new online activity, I'm going to install one of the best, and free, and invisible counters available online from StatCounter.com. You will be able to log into the account I create for you, and check your stats anytime.
(10)	Free Training ... Not only do you get all the above, you also get online access to my Free WordPress Video Tutorials 24 hours a day to help you learn WordPress and maintain your own blog/website. How cool is that? Very cool!

	What do I need to get started building your BLOG?

In order for me to start building your website, all that needs to take place is the following:

	We talk first ... Every new blog I build starts with a phone call. Contact my office and let's chat about your blog needs. I need to get some basic questions answered about the domain name, which you intend on using to host your blog. This phone call, should only last about 15-20 minutes. Then, I get to work! Don't have a domain name yet for your blog?
	If you do not have a domain name, you can register a domain name (for your blog) at my domain name registration company called ReallyCheapNames.com, Or, wait, and let's talk about the perfect name you might register. I have a lot of great domain name ideas, which you might consider before choosing "the one" domain name to use for your blog.
	Determine where we will host your blog ... Once you have supplied me with any and all materials you wish to go into your website, I can assess how much it will cost for me to build your website.
	Provide me with access to the domain name registrar (where you registered your domain name) ... This is so I can change the nameservers on your domain name to point to the company that will be hosting your blog.
	Supply me with any needed materials like logo/images, name of your company, tagline etc. ... Once you have supplied me with these materials, I can assess how much it will cost for me to build your blog.
	We determine the price for which I will build your blog ... Only after a proper assessment of the type of website you need, and the amount of materials you've supplied me, can I give you a firm price on what it will cost to build your blog.
	Order Your Blog For $99 For Me To Get Started ... When you're ready for me to get started, I will ask that you order your blog and pay $99 up front before I begin the work I'm going to do for you. If there are additional services, components or additions to your blog which you would like me to include, those extra costs and payments can be handled separately. For example, you can pay for website hosting separately, in addition to other things you might want built into your $99 blog.
	I finish the blog ... Upon my completion of building your blog, you will be able to review it, make comments, point out corrections, etc. When I "turn over the keys" to your blog for you to use and maintain, any monies due will need to be paid in full promptly. Payment can be made via check, credit card or PayPal payment.
	Training and blog maintenance ... The beauty about the blog(s) I build for you is that I teach you how to maintain it yourself through my online tutorials. You can also check out my Free WordPress Video Tutorials to learn how to manage your new blog as well. I also conduct routine tele-seminars and webinars teaching you how to maintain your blog. The way I see it, my job is to install and customize your blog; your job is to fill it (with your content) and run it!