Blogging for Results

HubSpot, a web marketing firm, recently completed a survey of their 2,500 business customers and compiled the results into some very interesting graphs and reports. The one that struck my attention was the one below:

Clearly, they found a correlation between frequency of blog posts and new customers. But I think there are some other factors that are reflected in this chart that are also driving the correlation. Companies that blog more are also more likely to:

• Broadcast to Existing Customers- Customers who receive blog posts are more likely to pass the information on to their friends and family. Even though a blog reader is most likely an existing customer, they are also your opportunity to reach their network of contacts if you give them something to pass on.
• Integrate their Online and In-Store Efforts- Businesses that blog more are also more proud of their blog and more likely to encourage new readers with sign up encouragements.
• Become Findable in Search Engines – The more content about a business, the more for Google and other search engines to work with.
• Become Findable in Neighborhood Websites – The more content about a business, the more likely neighborhood readers will see and learn about the business.

Creating and growing a blog take time, but the chart above gives businesses a compelling reason to keep it up. Though it takes some time, a business blog is often the least costly way of growing revenues.

For more charts and information from HubSpot, visit http://www.hubspot.com/charts

Jeff Farris

Jeff is the President and CEO of BubbleLife Media, the publisher of http://bubblemedia4.wpengine.com, DFW's largest neighborhood news source, and a leading provider of neighborhood marketing solutions. Jeff has always been a technology entrepreneur including founding and leading one company that ranked 26th on Inc. Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Private Companies, held an IPO and sold to McAfee.