Today, anyone can have a blog with very little effort, and a blog is a great marketing tool for your business website; however, having a successful blog takes significantly more work.

One key to creating a blog with a loyal following is to consistently offer your readers fresh and valuable content. Coming up with blog posts consistently can be a challenge. The following are five ways you can ensure you post to your blog consistently:

Question: What is the most important element of a blog post?

Here are your multiple choice answers. Choose wisely.

a) Clear, easy to follow writing.

b) An interesting topic.

c) The absence of spelling and grammatical errors.

d) An effective title.

e) All of the above.

Ok, 'all of the above' is obviously a no-brainer. But in order to get someone to even open your blog post in the first place, there needs to be an effective, compelling, attention-grabbing title!

Good business blogs can boost your search engine rankings and increase the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. It's also a great way to show people you are an expert in your field. With an hour a week you can use our favorite tips to build an effective blog for your business website!

You have four choices for hosting business blogs. The best option is nearly always to host your blog on your own websites domain in a sub-directory.

When other websites link back to your blog you want the credit to go directly to your website domain. Adding new blog articles provides regular fresh content, and creates a larger website with more related content. This is ideal for SEO.