Hi,

I am a new VA and I have been going around and about about adding a blog to my website. I never blogged before so I wasn't sure if it would be a benefit or not, but I think I am finally going to go for it and give it a shot. Now this is where I need alittle guidance. My niche is Human Resources so I wasn't sure if I should blog about that or not (the new human resources laws, the laws that are already in place and etc). Any quidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Stephanie Rodriguez - Human Resources Specialist / Admin Support
www.dsradministrativeservices. com

Stephanie,

I have the same questions and look forward to reading the advice of others.

Best of luck to you with your business!

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Kim Kininmonth Aloha Consulting Biz & MissOfficeWizard

Stephanie,

If your niche is Human Resources I think you are right on the money with your blog topics. In my opinion, a blog on a VA website should provide information to clients and potential clients (PCs) that is useful to their businesses.

You want to give someone a reason to seek out and read your blog. In business, Human Resources is a very important topic in which many of small business owners struggle. Giving them a resource to research pertinent information adds a great benefit to your website.

Best of Luck,
Julie

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Julie | Virtual Resource Services, Inc (VRSI)
http://www.vrsioffice.com

Julie is correct. When you have a blog that is associated with your website it's another opportunity for you to market you, your business and the services you have to offer is a subtle and sometimes not subtle way.

If you are looking to focus on offer HR services to small businesses then focus on topics related to HR and the issues that arise for small businesses. If your focus is supporting HR professionals, consultants and contractors then look to writing topics that are relevant to the HR professional as well as writing about tasks and services you can manage on their behalf.

By writing about topics that relate to your niche and target market it helps to affirm your expertise in the area and shows how you can become a benefit to their organization.

I actually have two blogs, one attached to my business and a second one called Social Media Redhead - It's a mix of technology tips and just simply other things I find interesting. The cool thing with the platform I'm using (called Posterous) I can post any relevant topics from this site to my business site.

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Renee, The RedheadVA
Wordpress | Newsletters | ShoppingCarts | Document Design

Agree with the comments here. I would certainly blog about your niche. Blogs are a great way to show off your expertise and knowledge to your readers. I have a blog on my site and use it to post on subjects that I think will be of interest to potential clients and also try to tie them in with the services I offer. Blogs are also great for SEO as search engines love fresh, keyword-rich content.

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Valerie - Smart VA
Virtual Assistant Support

Renee,

I LOVE your site! I am planning on adding a blog to my new VA site and just brought up the Posterous site. Looks really simple!

Thanks for tip!

Susan

A good place to start blogging is right here on VAF!

We are running a really cool July Blog Challenge...check out the thread here and join the Blog Challenge Group.

Cool prizes and major bragging rights offered to the winner!

Janine

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Janine Gregor, Your Virtual Wizard Sign-up Wizard'z Wordz, A Charming Newsletter

Stephanie,

I totally agree with the others. You should write about your expertise. Once, when I was hired as an EA in a company, I was suddenly handling HR matters. I know that I was reading anything that could inform me about updated HR issues. I would have been lost with various resources.

I agree with the other members who have commented on this post.

Blogging about your expertise, new trends/laws in the industry in which you specialize and even tips/tricks of the industry are great ways to brand yourself and your business.

I currently have a business website with a blog attached to it. I also use FB and Twitter. I update FB which automatically updates Twitter and then I have the Tweets posting on my blog. I also write and submit articles/press releases to different directories. Anything that I can do to drive traffic to my website then I give it a try.

Best wishes in your business.

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Jayme Hanson
Your Virtual Assistant Solution

Thanks for the great advice and I planning to learn more about blogging and adding it to my website.

This might be a silly question but is there people that help you set up blogs?

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Lori Fasciano
Your Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor