Comments on: Blogging for small business: Should you use a free blog? http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/ Blog marketing is becoming commonplace as companies start to use the Internet for publicity. Get the best SEO blog marketing training in Singapore, learn to use blogs to get in touch with customers, make money blogging, and be a Blogopreneur! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dave Lu http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-88948 Dave Lu Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:29:16 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-88948 Hi Kian Ann, I've got a site that i'm thinking of turning into a blog for my offline business. And after reading thru and comparing the prices for hostgator, they really win hands down.. my question is: are their support services good? downtime? i was thinking of going to their site, but it might be biased so i thought i ask a third party.and by the way, my domain is a .com.my site...is hostgator able to host country level domains as well? thanks dude. dave Hi Kian Ann,

I’ve got a site that i’m thinking of turning into a blog for my offline business. And after reading thru and comparing the prices for hostgator, they really win hands down..

my question is: are their support services good? downtime? i was thinking of going to their site, but it might be biased so i thought i ask a third party.and by the way, my domain is a .com.my site…is hostgator able to host country level domains as well?

thanks dude.
dave

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-25488 Kian Ann Thu, 03 May 2007 18:18:38 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-25488 Hey Richard, Yes, your own domain certainly helps to show that you are professional in your dealings. Blogger actually allows you to host it on your own domain, whether it is through domain mapping or FTP Hey Richard,

Yes, your own domain certainly helps to show that you are professional in your dealings. Blogger actually allows you to host it on your own domain, whether it is through domain mapping or FTP

]]> By: Richard http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-25366 Richard Thu, 03 May 2007 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-25366 Hey Kian Ann, I've used my own domain for my blog for a while now and I just think that it adds a little more 'professionalism'. Obviously sites like blogger are great for people who just want to have a blog, but depending on your needs and potential market, having a blog on your own domain is the way to go. Just my 2 cents :-) Richard Hey Kian Ann,

I’ve used my own domain for my blog for a while now and I just think that it adds a little more ‘professionalism’.

Obviously sites like blogger are great for people who just want to have a blog, but depending on your needs and potential market, having a blog on your own domain is the way to go.

Just my 2 cents :-)

Richard

]]> By: Should you use a free blog? « Jalaj P. Jha http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-8252 Should you use a free blog? « Jalaj P. Jha Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:19:10 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-8252 [...] by Jalaj P. Jha on March 13th, 2007 This post of mine is inspired by Kian Ann’s post Blogging for small business: Should you use a free blog?. Now before you read ahead I need to admit that I am not a SEO professional, nor into small [...] [...] by Jalaj P. Jha on March 13th, 2007 This post of mine is inspired by Kian Ann’s post Blogging for small business: Should you use a free blog?. Now before you read ahead I need to admit that I am not a SEO professional, nor into small [...]

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7695 Kian Ann Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:11:08 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7695 Thanks Engtech, Now actually both Blogger and WordPress allow you to map a domain over to a blog hosted on their servers. I haven't explored the Blogger one, but WordPress charges just $10 a year for that mapping. So, if you are confident with your CSS tweaking skills, you can get a website up with $8.95 (domain) + $10 (mapping) a year, and nobody will know its hosted on WordPress.com! Thanks Engtech,

Now actually both Blogger and WordPress allow you to map a domain over to a blog hosted on their servers. I haven’t explored the Blogger one, but WordPress charges just $10 a year for that mapping.

So, if you are confident with your CSS tweaking skills, you can get a website up with $8.95 (domain) + $10 (mapping) a year, and nobody will know its hosted on WordPress.com!

]]> By: engtech http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7688 engtech Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:15:53 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7688 You *definitely* shouldn't use a free blogging provider for a small business... you lose all kinds of ability to control your own destiny. At the very least you should get your own domain name off the bat so that you have the opportunity to move hosts transparently. You *definitely* shouldn’t use a free blogging provider for a small business… you lose all kinds of ability to control your own destiny.

At the very least you should get your own domain name off the bat so that you have the opportunity to move hosts transparently.

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7671 Kian Ann Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:21:38 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7671 Haha... Easton, I didn't know I'd rank well for "Kian!" :P Haha… Easton, I didn’t know I’d rank well for “Kian!” :P

]]> By: Easton Ellsworth http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7669 Easton Ellsworth Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:16:38 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7669 And 6th for <i>Kian</i>. You typically get what you pay for. It's worth it to spend a few bucks and get your own domain name. More power goes with it. And 6th for Kian.

You typically get what you pay for. It’s worth it to spend a few bucks and get your own domain name. More power goes with it.

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7636 Kian Ann Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:35:46 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7636 Hi Shi, Thank you! The success in search optimization for this blog is the result of applying the principles you taught in the <a href="http://designerseo.com/workshop" rel="nofollow">SEO workshop.</a> So, I should thank YOU instead! :) Blogs under the domain "blogs.com" are TypePad blogs, so it is not free. Hi Shi,

Thank you!

The success in search optimization for this blog is the result of applying the principles you taught in the SEO workshop. So, I should thank YOU instead! :)

Blogs under the domain “blogs.com” are TypePad blogs, so it is not free.

]]> By: Shi Hengcheong http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-use-a-free-blog/#comment-7631 Shi Hengcheong Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:47:25 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/03/08/blogging-for-small-business-should-you-used-a-free-blog/#comment-7631 Hey! Kian Ann, Your blog, this blogopreneur.com is now ranked 9 in Google for the search term <em>blog marketing</em>! On top of that, blogopreneur.com is ranked 13th for a very generic search term <strong>marketing training</strong>. Well done! P.S. I think this is a free blog that made it into the SERP - bloombergmarketing.blogs.com, maybe its not really free. Hey! Kian Ann,

Your blog, this blogopreneur.com is now ranked 9 in Google for the search term blog marketing!

On top of that, blogopreneur.com is ranked 13th for a very generic search term marketing training.

Well done!

P.S. I think this is a free blog that made it into the SERP - bloombergmarketing.blogs.com, maybe its not really free.

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