Biz Blog Writing: It's time to make money.

"Business blogging is not about 'do you have time to write?'... but do you have time to make money!" said wise man Des Walsh at the Small Business Blogging panel at Blog World Expo 08.

The best business partner in the world, Denise Wakeman, was on one of the best panels there, How to Plan, Build and Promote a Small Business Blog. You can read notes on Twitter.com by clicking on the link.

And, to help you learn even more, here are the handouts the panel provided:

Download small_business_blog1.pdf

Download small_business_blog2.pdf

The other panelists were Rich Brooks of Flyte New Media and John T. Unger, the Typepad Hacks guy. These are two of the savviest guys around when it comes to blog knowledge.

So then the big question most of us ask about blog writing, how do you turn readers into buyers? My deceased great-grandmother, an ancient purveyor of wisdom, used to say, "Slowly, slowly... catchee monkey!"

Because that's how blogging works. You write relevant content to make your readers' lives better and one day, they respond to your offer of a service or product. There's more to it than that, of course.

But the next time you tell yourself you're short on time and don't have time to write on your blog... ask yourself if you've got 20 minutes to make some money. Because that is what your words will turn into if you keep at it long enough. I guarantee it... (unless you're a real idiot or don't like your readers or don't know what you're writing about).

Comments

[Des Walsh]

Hi Patsi
Glad you like the phrase. It actually just came to me in the session - which was a pretty buzzy hour, wasn't it? Great conference, great to see you and Denise again. Hope to see you there again next year!