Why Your Business Should Have a Blog
content • February 5, 2021
Dedicated blogs help your business bolster meaningful connections

Chances are good that your business has a presence on the web. From a dedicated website to social media accounts dedicated to reaching your customers, the necessity of digital marketing can’t be overstated, but are you doing everything you can to not only maintain but build your business’s digital audience? One of the most effective ways to boost the presence of your business on the internet is to run a blog program – here’s a few reasons why:
- Regular posts display your authority – Effective digital marketing begins with the EAT model – Expertise, authority, and trustworthiness. Content creation of all varieties can help establish each aspect of this model, but a well maintained blog program bolsters authority to a degree which is hard to reach without one. Displaying your knowledge and understanding of not only the products or services which you offer, but the industry at-large with which you work helps customers and potential clients see your command of the business.
- It provides you the opportunity to directly connect with an audience – Similar to the idea behind maintaining a social media presence, blog articles provide an opportunity for interaction with your audience. This not only increases the likelihood of gaining or retaining a customer, but affords you another chance to provide that person with a personalized experience.
- Blogs bolster Search Engine Optimization – Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective ways to garner business. If you’re in need of a service but aren’t sure where to start, you probably head to Google for the answer. Using a blog to diversify your keyword usage on your website’s domain can help your business appear in a wider variety of web searches than your webpage alone may allow. This means that with each article you may appear in a higher “rank” of a search engine’s results without needing to make any major changes to your website’s core content.
- It provides extra content for your social media efforts – Maintaining the effort to provide fresh content to your social media following can be arduous. Running a blog can help. The ability to post to a social media platform something as simple as “Check out our blog for the latest updates for our experts!” can help fill a social media posting schedule that has felt uninspired. Similarly, you may gain interactions with your audience based on your blog on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, growing your level of engagement with your clientele.
- Each article can help you learn more about your industry – One of the most important steps in developing a blog program is the research step. With every article which you post, your knowledge will increase thanks to that dedicated time you spend researching content for your blog. The more connected you are with the development of your industry, the more ready you will be to adapt when change reaches your business. Building this knowledge base also provides you the opportunity to build another aspect of the EAT model – expertise.
Blogs are one of the most efficient ways to boost your business’s digital presence. Even in the face of the yearly efforts by social media moguls to delegitimize the use of dedicated blogs for business, there is no replacing a well-curated and often-updated blog on your website. If you need help setting up or maintaining a blog for your business, contact us at MysticMedia today; our team of content experts are eager to help you succeed.