Harness the Power of Blogs

This article was written by Derek Gehl of Entrepreneur.com

I'm sure you've heard about one of the biggest things to hit the Web in the last few years: blogging.

A "blog" (derived from the term "Web log") is basically just a Web site with two key differences: First, it's extremely easy to add information to it. A blog is like an online journal, so you just log in, type what happened today, post it, and you're done! Second, you can add a simple little feature that automatically tells a whole bunch of other Web sites that you've made an update to your blog -- every time you make a change.

However, what you may not know is that a blog can also be a very powerful marketing tool for your business, and some people actually earn an income just from blogging alone. ...