Mixx - Latest news and top videos and photos from around the web Top 10 Business Blogs and Why They Are Successful Does your business have a blog? Are you looking to generate engaging comments and new daily visitors? If so, look no further. This article showcases 10 top blogs in multiple markets. Follow their lead to take your blog from good to great. And if you don’t have a business blog yet, now’s the perfect time to get in the game! Each of these successful blog examples has incorporated unique features that have attracted thousands of readers. #1: Sweet Leaf Tea Sweet Leaf Tea is a blog site that sells specialty teas. Notice in the image below the casual fonts, the old-world feeling of their images and the informal language they use to spotlight the features on the site. Sweet Leaf Tea also showcases their employees in a very friendly, casual way. Tip: Consider allowing your employees to be the face of your brand. #2: Stonyfield Farm Stonyfield Farms specializes in organic dairy products. Stonyfield does a great job of staying true to their brand by creating a targeted theme within their blog.
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Fine Tuna - Fine tune a design or image by adding feedback & comments Digg Digg With Digg Digg by Buffer, you have an all in one social sharing plugin for your blog. Display all social sharing buttons nicely on your blog and make it look amazing, just like Mashable. Features Display all popular social sharing buttons with count, such as Twitter, Buffer, Facebook Share, Facebook Like, Digg, LinkedIn, Google +1, Reddit, dZone, TweetMeme, Topsy, Yahoo Buzz, StumbleUpon, Del.icio.us, Sphinn, Designbump, WebBlend, BlogEngage, Serpd, Pinterest, Pocket and Tumblr.Facebook Like (Iframe or XFBML), support thumbnail generation, multiple languages, show faces and send button.Great customization options. Choose a floating bar like here: or sharing buttons at the top or bottom of the post.Lazy loading to increase website performance.Left or right scrolling effect like Mashable.com.Support in excerpt mode.Support for email and print services.Nearly any button out there you can think of.Have any suggestions we should include in the next update?
Judy Dunn- for bloggers who write and writers who blog | Cat's Eye Writer Blog | Judy Dunn | Blogger | Writer Laying Out Your Online Experience What do you think most people want when they turn to these social technologies? If we throw away the terms for a moment, here’s what I think they want: A Sign We need a way for people to find us. A Friendly Place If your online presence is friendly, like a really clean and well-designed site, or if it has a place for you to relax and get acquainted, won’t that help the process of getting to know you? Networking Connections Building an online presence also gives you the chance to connect with people. Connecting is part of the whole social experience. A Storefront This is optional, but if one goal of your blog and your online presence is to sell something (even if that’s just YOU), make that clear. A People-Centric Mindset If you’re not building relationships, connecting with people, getting to know others on the web, and sharing, I’d say you’re doing it wrong, except I rarely believe that. That All Said… The tools change all the time. How do you think you stack up to the above?
NONA-møte 27/1: Er det rom for nye nettaktører i et lite land som Norge? | Netthoder Nyskapning på nett, er det mulig for ikke-etablerte aktører å skape nye, bærekraftig virksomheter med utgangspunkt i det? Det skapte store reaksjoner da Fritt Ord kunngjorde hvem som hadde fått midler fra det nye bloggstipendet, som skal bidra til å utvide meningsmangfoldet, i fjor. Mange kalte det et journalist-stipend, da det var flere erfarne journalister blant de som fikk midler til å etablere eller videreutvikle nettprosjekter. Vi skal ikke prøve å puste liv i akkurat den debatten, men heller se på hvilke tanker en del av de som fikk tildelt midler har gjort seg om hvordan de skal lykkes. Møtet er gratis og åpnet for alle interesserte, men som vanlig vil vi gjerne ha beskjed på e-post netthoder at gmail dot com eller DM om du kommer slik at vi vet hvordan vi skal sette opp rommet.
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