Business Blog Tips: My 3 All-Time Favorites

August 1st, 2008 by Easton Ellsworth

On this fine Blogtipping Day, I’d like to blogtip the whole world of business blogs for a minute.

If I had 60 seconds left before my blogging voice was silenced forever, I would leave you with these three classic business blogging tips.

They are near and dear to me above all others.

And they are crucial to visionary blogging.

1. Listen.

Stop talking.

Be still. Observe. Pay attention. Seek awareness before anything else.

Listening enables deep conversation – the kind that builds relationships of trust.

And trust is the single most valuable thing you can cultivate through your professional blog.

A business blog works best when it listens more than it talks.

2. Learn.

Never stop learning.

Learn what your blog visitors want. Learn what tools work best. Learn what content strikes the most pleasant chords. Learn what else you can do to improve your blog. Learn from every interation, every conversation, every meditation, every setback.

3. Lose.

Stop trying so hard to win.

Lose your pride. Lose your fear. Lose your doubt. Lose yourself in the service of your blog readers.

You will win more customers and fans this way than by any other approach.

Your Turn

Thanks to Deb Puchalla for daring me to do this. :)

If you had 60 seconds left to share your best business blogging advice with the world, what would it be?

Photo by Zed.Cat


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    • 1. Melissa GiovagnoliJune 19, 2009, 7:09 am

      Showcase someone else you admire. I have had a contest to find the best networkers in the world. We call them “Networlders.” I have benefitted so much from meeting great networkers and as I set the criteria for the contest, I was able to include that I defined great networkers as leaders with values. To my surprise I met more great and diverse leaders than I anticipated and they continue to be great colleagues and even partners on opportunities I come across.

      Best,

      Melissa Giovagnoli
      Author of 11 books, four-best sellers on networking
      http://www.networlding.com
      http://www.networldingblog.com

    • 2. Easton EllsworthJune 23, 2009, 2:09 pm

      Thank you so much for stopping by, Melissa! I like that term, “networlders.” Also I like your definition of a great networker, and I agree that it’s someone who is value-driven and is a leader.

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