Posts by Christopher Null
Want More Business? Blog!
Just ran across this statistic from Hubspot: How much business blogging is best? To answer to those questions, I looked at data from 1,531 HubSpot customers (mostly small- and medium-sized businesses). 795 of the businesses in my sample blogged, 736 didn’t. The data was crystal clear: Companies that blog have far better marketing results. Specifically, the…
Read MoreGive It Away Now
Loved this interview with Michael Stelzner on the subject of offering web visitors free content, courtesy of the Intuit Small Business Blog (which we edit). The #1 takeaway is right here: “Your content needs to be commercial free,” Stelzner says, drawing from the core argument of his book, which has won rave reviews from all…
Read MoreSmall Business Owners Deprioritizing Blogging (And That’s a Bad Thing)
I really liked what Daniel Newman had to say about small business blogging in the Huffington Post. To wit: Since there are a million experts that will tell you how to use social media, I want to focus on something that can truly help your business reach a targeted audience and drive more readership, build…
Read MoreSurvey: Nearly Half of Small Businesses Not on Social Media
I’m not surprised but I remain baffled at the attitude many small businesses seem to have toward social media. Nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media, and 25 percent claim that they are unlikely to use social media in the future, according to a survey conducted by research firm Clutch. However,…
Read MoreGuest Blogging Declared Dead By Google
Still writing guest posts? Still allowing others to guest-post on your blog? Google’s Matt Cutts has “called it,” saying that in 2014 you should “probably stop.” We’ve been begging clients not to run guest posts for years. Here’s why.
Read MoreNew Guidance on Guest Posts
A few months ago I wrote a lengthy piece about the hazards of accepting guest posts on your blog. Now there’s new information pointing to the hazards of allowing guest posts on your website. Rather than boost your Google search rankings, guest posts may actually lead to penalties. I took a closer look at the…
Read MoreDoes Facebook Still Matter?
The stillborn Facebook IPO will likely be the biggest business story of the year, but the follow-up is one of more practical import. Specifically, does your business really need Facebook any more? It’s not a question of reach: With nearly a billion users, everyone you’re likely to sell anything to is on Facebook. The question…
Read MoreMore High Praise for the Intuit Small Business Blog
Serious praise from business2community.com for our work for Intuit — and for Intuit’s approach to content marketing and social media in general. Business bloggers take note! Intuit’s small business blog is a really excellent example of business blogging done right. For starters, it’s updated one to three times a day, so the content is fresh…
Read MoreIntuit Wins Best Corporate Blog Award
Very honored that the Intuit Small Business Blog — which Null Media helps to manage and provides extensive content and editorial services for — has been announced the winner of BtoB Magazine’s Best Corporate Blog award for 2012! We’ll be collecting the award personally next month, and hopefully it will be proudly displayed in Intuit’s…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolution for Businesses Large and Small
Here’s a resolution that all businesses can probably do a better job of honoring: Start talking to your customers. Whether it’s through Twitter, Facebook, a blog, or even an FAQ on your website, start a dialogue with customers and commit to sticking with it for the rest of the year. Can’t remember to keep your…
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