Business Blogging Checklist to Keep Ideas Flowing & Traffic Growing

Blogs are high maintenance.

Running a successful blog requires skill, energy, and

most of all, time.

We know—you don’t have much time to spare.

You’re in luck.

This business blogging checklist will keep your company blog on track.

Here are the guidelines for turning your business blog into an ultimate industry

information hub.

Category 1: Generating

Ideas

Browse competitorwebsites

Collect industry magazines for title swaps

Listen to your customers’ questions

Take advantage of seasonal topics

Fill in the blanks (click here for 6 quick blog title prompts)

Category 2: Stay Focused

Follow a schedule

Stockpile ideas

Incorporate social media

Use a tangible calendar

to plan ahead

Category 3: Give Your Blog

Structure

Break your blog down into smaller paragraphs

Split up sections with bold headlines

Connect one paragraph

with the next

Don’t forget to use visuals

Write wow-factor headlines

Don’t put all of your emphasis on word count

Category 4: Blogging Bells

and Whistles

Supplement your blog with video

Add some sharing oomph with social blog banners

Convert to Wordpress for extra SEO juice

Invest in a stock photo subscription

Use helpful tools like the Hubspot Blog Topic Generator

Review this checklist on a regular basis to keep ideas flowing, traffic growing, and customers buzzing about your brand.