Here’s some good small business blogging advice from US News and World Report:

How to Blog Your Way to Small-Business Success
It seems like everyone has a blog these days—but most business owners don’t. They shouldBy Matthew BandykPosted September 26, 2008It might seem like everyone has a Web presence—a blog or a Facebook page—but that certainly isn’t true for small-business owners. Only about 41 percent have their own interactive websites, according to a 2008 survey by small-business advisory service Warrillow & Co. So, if folks can’t even manage the E-commerce basics, a blog is probably low on their priority list.

How to Blog Your Way to Small-Business Success – US News and World Report

Tags: smallbusines blogging, bloggin for small businesses

One of my favorite internet marketing bloggers/coaches shares some great tips to improve conversion on your websites:

10 Design Conversion Tips
September 25, 2008
Design is important.When people first arrive at your site, the first thing they see is your design. Does it look professional? Is it easy to get around and find what they’re looking for? Does it add credibility to you?To test the importance of design I’ve been running a series of tests on a few of my sites where I kept the sales text (and a video) the same while simply changing around the design of the site. Design changes increased conversions by as high as 45% in my recent tests.In other words, you can increase your sales dramatically simply by adding a few design changes to your site without hiring a high priced copywriter (although a high priced copywriter might make even more improvements).Here are 10 quick conversion tips that revolve around the design and photos on the site:

10 Design Conversion Tips : Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean

Tags: webconversion, good web design