2 Marketing Benefits of Having a Blog

Let’s go directly to the meat I am offering. The first among the four marketing benefits of having a blog is – Drive traffic to your business or website. If you have a business to promote, a blog is the best place to explain to would be buyers. It is free to use and you can have all the space you need to express yourself. Second, you can hear potential client’s opinion through comments posted in the blog. In a blog, a reader can post a comment or a question, this is a good way to enteract with them. There are many other Marketing benefits you can get with the said blogging, but the two we discussed can help us in marketing our products.

3 Reasons Why Bloggers Don’t Succeed

We have seen and read a lot of blogs, and sometimes we wonder why others succeed and others don’t.Well, I found three reasons on why bloggers fail. First, many bloggers wait for perfection. When Godmade the first man, he never expected him to be perfect. We can never prepare or research enough to start a venture. Let us not trouble ourselves too much with the nitty gritty technicalities. Go to the computer and start a blog. Second, many bloggers expect too much immediately. We must put in mind thatin blogging results are not quick. Like for instance, the traffic. Readers are not there automatically to read, you have to build them through promotion. A blogger must be prepared to set a longer time frame for their blogs to take off. Third, many bloggers start too many blogs. Blog marketing takes up a big chunk of our time. Another thing, like business, there are blogs that might fail. So be prepared of the outcome. Lastly, don’t be discourage, learn more about blogging and don’t stop. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.

Suggestions For Your Blog Post

Now a days, blogging is so common. The internet has changed the way information circulates. Before, people are only dependent on newspapers for ideas, but now, by just clicking the modern "mouse" facts will appear immediately on our very eyes. Here's are the suggestions when posting an article on your blog. First, keep it short and simple. Your readers are busy, and have a lot of things to do. They don't have all the time in the world to sit in their computer. They want to get the information as fast as they can. Second, and this will be the last is, do not bombard or post many ads. This will shoo your visitors away. You cannot earn their trust by sounding more of a salesman than a site that produced valuable information in it. By becoming more of a giver ( information wise ) I have the feeling you'll win their business in no time.

My Writing Life

This is a new year. I decided to change the way my writing life breath. Before, I could hardly write an article in a week, it is because I waited on the good feelings I want to have when writing. Now, I will write as much as I can, if it is possible to write everyday, then that is what I am going to do. A paragraph a day or an article a day can help me improve my writing, and at the same time, can give a fresh article on my blogs as well. I want to quote a phrase I read recently, I believe this can help any aspiring writer out there, it goes "Nora Roberts, the remarkable and not uncomplicated writer who generates book after book, said in -The New Yorker - this summer, when asked for writing advice: Put your ass in the chair." Meaning, don't say, I will write this year after I get a new job, If I had the place, If I had the time. If we wait on the circumstance to appear in our favor, you can't learn how to write well; to become an expert in writing, we have to practice doing it. About my writing this new year, all I can say is, I have to do it often, and it doesn't matter if the circumstance is good or not. Happy new year!

Finding Jesus

Source: Our Daily Bread

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Romans 8:27-39
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? —Romans 8:32

After someone stole a valuable ceramic figurine of Baby Jesus from a nativity scene in Wellington, Florida, officials took action to keep thieves from succeeding again. An Associated Press report described how they placed a GPS tracking device inside the replacement figurine. When Baby Jesus disappeared again the next Christmas, sheriff’s deputies were led by the signal to the thief’s apartment.

There are times when difficult circumstances or personal loss can cause us to feel that Christ has been stolen from our Christmas. How can we find Jesus when life seems to be working against us?

Like a spiritual GPS, Romans 8 guides us to God’s never-failing love and presence with us. We read that the Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses and intercedes for us (v.27). We know that God is for us (v.31). And we have this grand assurance: “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (v.32). Finally, we are reminded that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus (vv.38-39).

Look for Jesus in the manger, on the cross, risen from the dead, and in our hearts. That’s where we can find Jesus at Christmas. — David C. McCasland

But what to those who find? Ah, thisNor tongue nor pen can show,The love of Jesus, what it isNone but His loved ones know. —Bernard of Clairvaux

If we focus only on Christmas, we might lose sight of Christ.

He Doesn't Stand A Chance

Source: Our Daily bread

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Ephesians 6:10-18
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. —1 John 4:4

In 2004, Josh Hamilton was an outstanding pro baseball prospect, but he was suspended because of drug abuse. Then one night Josh had a life-changing dream. He was fighting the devil. “I had a stick,” he said, “and every time I hit him, he’d fall and get back up. I hit him until I was exhausted, and he was still standing.”

After that nightmare, Hamilton vowed to stay clean. The dream returned, but with an important difference. “I would hit [the devil] and he would bounce back,” said Josh. But this time Josh was not alone. He said, “I turned my head and Jesus was battling alongside me. We kept fighting, and I was filled with strength. The devil didn’t stand a chance.”

The Bible says that the devil doesn’t stand a chance because the Spirit, who is in us, is greater than he is (1 John 4:4). Christ came to destroy the works of the devil through His life, ministry, and sacrifice (3:8). At the cross, He disarmed and triumphed over the devil (Col. 1:13-14; 2:15).
Though defeated by the cross, the devil remains active in this world. But his final defeat is certain (Rev. 20:7-10). Until then, we take up the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18), standing firm against him by Jesus’ blood and His Word. He doesn’t stand a chance. — Marvin Williams

And though this world, with devils filled,Should threaten to undo us,We will not fear, for God hath willedHis truth to triumph through us. —Luther
The devil is a defeated foe.

Joy In The Midst Of Grief

Source: Daily Bread

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Ezra 3:10-13
The people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping. —Ezra 3:13

After only a few art lessons, 10-year-old Joel decided to try his hand at painting a flower. By looking at a color photograph of a Rose of Sharon, Joel was able to paint a beautiful mixture of blue, purple, red, green, and white. This made the flower, which had been photographed on the day Joel’s aunt died, seem to come to life. To the family, his painting symbolized a bittersweet mixture of feelings. While it provided a lasting reminder of the loss they had suffered, it also carried a celebration of Joel’s newly discovered artistic gift. The painting gave joy in the midst of grief.

When the people of Judah returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon, they too had a bittersweet experience. As they began rebuilding Solomon’s temple, many in the crowd sang songs of praise. At the same time, some older people, who had seen the beauty of the original temple that had been destroyed by war, wept aloud. We are told that “the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping” (Ezra 3:13).

Grieving can be like that. While there is sadness in looking back, it also includes a promise of joy in trusting God for the future. Even in a devastating loss, we have this hope: The Lord provides joy in the midst of grief. — Dennis Fisher

We sorrow not as others do,Whose hopes fade like the flowers;There is a hope that’s born of God,And such a hope is ours. —McNeil

Even in the bleakest times, Christians have the brightest hope.

No Deal

Source: Our Daily Bread

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Luke 4:1-13
It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” —Luke 4:4

We’ve all seen and heard advertisements that entice us to take shortcuts to happiness. Buy our product and make no payments for one year! Instant gratification!
When the devil tempted Jesus (Luke 4:1-13), he offered a shortcut to “satisfaction.” He tried to tempt Jesus to take matters into His own hands rather than trust His Father.
When Jesus was hungry from 40 days of fasting (v.2), Satan suggested that He use His power to turn stones into bread. Had the Lord done so, He would have been using His powers for His own benefit, but He refused.

Why didn’t Jesus accept the devil’s offer of ruling all the kingdoms of the world right away? (vv.5-7). He could have avoided the cross. But that would have gone against God’s plan for Him—to give His life on the cross, to be resurrected, and to sit at the Father’s right hand in His kingdom. Satan’s offer of a shortcut was no deal at all.
Beware of enticements that seem to cost little for the present. Satan hopes to get you to do things his way. And he doesn’t give up easily. Even after Jesus overcame a third temptation, Satan left only “until an opportune time” (v.13).

Whenever you are offered a shortcut to happiness, watch out to see who’s behind the cashier’s counter! — C. P. Hia

Lord, help me see the devil’s offers for what they are—enticements to sin. Help me to keep my eyes focused on You and Your Word, and my ears attentive to You in prayer. Amen.

The best way to escape temptation is to run to God.