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            the image size, getting the website
            cached, and choosing the most
            suitable hosting plan.

            Businesses Need Blogs
            As consumers, we usually research
            the product or service we are
            thinking of buying. Business
            websites are pretty static unless you
            have a member of your team who
            can update it easily. This is where
            blogs play an increasingly important
            part of your communications
            with potential consumers. As an
            important part of your website’s
            social media, blogs and vlogs (video
            blogs) communicate regularly
            without the specific restrictions on
            word count or content associated   Relevant blog posts can increase   want to be too random as well. Your
            with Twitter. This is how you can   your organic traffic, bring potential   blog content can help with your
            really grab consumers’ attention   clients, and boost sales.       social media and be a great reason
            and turn it into sales. Here are five                              to update your status with the latest
            reasons why.
                                              #3: Become An Expert             post.
            #1: Be Up To Date                 If you are deeply interested in your   Your business website is essential
                                              field, you can write blog posts that   for success. You can improve it even
            There is a good chance your goods   review the current situation, trends   more with the business blog. New
            or services are not changing every
                                              or other important information. It can   posts can show that your business
            other day. In this case, your website
                                              help you to build your own personal   is active and up to date. Relevant
            might seem quite static. Luckily you
                                              image as an expert on this topic.   topics can increase organic traffic.
            can update your blog easily and as
                                              The media might start to quote your   If you carry out research, write
            often as you want. It shows that your   blog, or ask for your opinion on   reviews or analyse current trends;
            business is alive and up to date.                                  this builds your image as an expert.
                                              similar topics. This brings you extra
            Topics you cover don’t necessarily                                 The comment section can build
                                              coverage and increases reliability in
            have to be directly related to your   your brand.                  better relationships with your clients.
            business.                                                          And new blog posts can create
                                              #4: Build Relationships          perfect content for your social media
            “Even though we offer hosting                                      posts. By putting some effort into
            services, in our blog we share    Another important part of a blog   your business blog, the benefits can
            our daily thoughts, lessons, and   post is the comment section. It helps   be priceless.
            discoveries. For example, the last   to start a discussion and build a
            blog post is “How to Stay Inspired   relationship. A website can look like
            as a Web Designer.” This way we   a one-way communication channel -
            can show that we are up to date:   this is me and my product or service.   About Hostinger
            working, improving, and sharing   But blog posts help to change that
            our insights,” - tells Arnas Stuopelis,   and start a conversation. Forbes, a   Hostinger International, Ltd. is an
                                                                               employee-owned web hosting
            Chairman of web hosting provider,   business magazine, writes: “It helps   provider and Internet domain registrar.
            Hostinger.                        form a more personable relationship   Established in 2004, Hostinger now
                                              between the company and the      has over 29 million users, collectively
            #2: Get Organic Traffic           customer: giving a human image   with its subsidiaries in 178 countries.
                                              behind the logo.”                The company uses cloud web hosting
            Your blog posts are visible not                                    technology and provides hosting with
            only for your customers but for                                    MySQL, FTP and PHP.
            the search engines as well. Corey   #5: Improve Social Media
            Wainwright writes on HubSpot:     Content
            “Every time you write a blog post,
                                              Your business probably has a
            it’s one more indexed page on your   website and social media presence.
            website, which means it’s one more
                                              And sometimes it can be a real
            opportunity for you to show up in   headache to decide what to post
            search engines and drive traffic to   online. You dont want to seem too
            your website in organic search.”   pushy with your adverts. And don’t

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