When Will Companies Get What Bloggers Can Do

I am sitting here in Melbourne airport waiting for my Brothers to arrive so that I can get a lift with them to where we all are staying. I am sitting here and I am wondering when will be big brand companies, little business and the companies that need to get their name out there – when will you realise what bloggers can do for the business?

When Will Companies Get What Bloggers Can Do?

If you were a company think about how much money you spend on advertising – do you pay month after month for fees on advertising – so that someone can find you? What about if a blogger contacted you and asked to help promote your business through a community of like minded people so that others can find you? What would you pay then?

Here’s the thing – I don’t want your money to promote you. I won’t cost you a dime (dollars, buck, notes, moolah or what ever you call it!!) All I want is to help you. In exchange I will use your services so that I can form an opinion, share that opinion and then ask my online friends to also share that information.

FREE ADVERTISING for your company.

When Will Companies Get What Bloggers Can DoSomething that will stay online for ever more. So that I if I do my keyword research the right way other people who are seeking your services will find you – today, tomorrow, next week, next year….does it get much better then that? I don’t think so. Actually I know that it couldn’t get much better then that!

Since I have been trying to find sponsors to our site “New Life on the Road” I have had some different experiences happen. From people who love to help us out, to businesses (big brand companies) who don’t get what a blogger can do or offer for a service, to even reply’s where they would love to help us out but the timing was off. Then there were other companies who were that rude to me that I would never ever want to deal with them :)

I guess it comes down to what they want for their business.  Do they want to succeed and stay in business or do they want to “Blame The Failure for the business” onto the economy – when in fact it there poor business choices that lead to their business going under.

If you are Brand Company then you better make sure that your company is displayed in a manner that is professional. Since I have been dealing with emails, phone calls, texting, facebook messages and twitter messages for the last three – to – four weeks – I have learnt a lot. I have learnt that most brand companies don’t get us bloggers.

Here Are 7 Essential Services That Us Bloggers Can Offer Your Business

1.  A community of like minded people who are reading each other blogs, sharing each other blogs and helping each other out.

2.  A Social Media Connection like nothing you have ever seen. We are on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. You better realise that we are voicing our thoughts, and others are sharing their thoughts. What better way to have your business promoted…through social media!

3.  We share our photos, videos and our moments that we treasure. If we have a good experience with a company then we will want to share it with others so that they can share the same experience.

4. You as a business person will not have to pay for us to advertise your products – all we need is to experience your servcies!

5.  We will tag your business and ask others to “Like” Your Facebook Page, “Follow” you on twitter and be your friend on Youtube!

6.  Our blog posts stay online for years and years to come. If I write something today, someone could easily be reading it three years later – that is one form of advertising that you never have to pay for ever :)

7.  We are realiable amongst our followers. We share so much of our own thoughts, our own lives that if someone wanted to buy a product, and we did a review on which product (brand) is the best then you will have a sure purchase from our readers!

There is so much that bloggers can do for big brand companies.

When Will Companies Get What Bloggers Will Do?

Cheers
Lisa

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Comments

  1. Madonna says:

    Good point Lisa. What about companies hiring bloggers and paying them to write?
    Madonna

    • Learntoblog says:

      Gosh would I love to see that happen Madonna!! Companies paying us to blog….wonder when that could happen?

      Cheers
      Lisa

  2. Hi Lisa.

    I think large corporations ‘get’ the power of social media. There are a multitude of reasons why they don’t use it though. Either they are sitting back waiting to see what happens, feel their business is unsuited to social media, or are taking baby steps into the social media arena. Their main concern is risk. Social media is a 2-way conversation that the World can see. If something goes pear shaped then companies have no where to hide. Yes some companies do send their products to bloggers to review, but – depending on any conflicts of interest – the company has to swallow what the blogger says, which may not all be product/service positive. And then there’s the overlay of repeat business. That is, if a blogger wants to review future products/services from the same company they are more likely to give a positive review to secure this. This affects the bias of the review. But yes, it can work as long as clear boundaries are set and article disclaimers are referenced.

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