Blogging for Business: It's All about Strategy

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Building brand awareness is a must for any small business—and driving visibility and discoverability is a means to achieve it. Fresh content can help a company gain visibility in search results and become a resource for their audience; a popular way to generate new content on a regular basis is to establish a blog for the business. While it might seem like every company has a blog these days, the key to success lies in a strategic plan before you begin writing.

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@SteveLazuka, Founder of Interact Media, creator of the Zerys Content Marketplace and Zerys for Agencies content marketing platform, offers expert advice for creating a company blog strategy.  In his latest article for PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit, Lazuka shares his steps to blogging success, from identifying objectives, strengths, weaknesses, and your target audience, to planning an editorial calendar to make sure time and resources are allocated effectively.

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