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I've been online for several years working on eBay and also affiliate marketing and have had some success there commensurate with the time that I've had available to put into it. Recently, however I've ramped up my business (www.OnlineBusinessAddict.com) and I've been one of those means has been blogging and I'm confident that it is really going to get my business going faster.

I started my first blog only a couple of days ago to keep a diary of a couple of new businesses that I've started this year, but the experience has been so good for me that I've already made a list of new blogs that I want to start and other ideas for promotion that can stem from them.

* Here's 7 reasons why I'm loving it:

1. It's free!

That's right - number one on my list because as home business operator I want marketing methods that reach a lot of people without spending a lot of money. Building my own website and promoting my products through technical keywork manipulation is at the cornerstone of one kind of promotion strategy, but on the information superhighway there are a plethora of directions in which people are heading and a complete online business marketing strategy includes methods of capturing flows from many places.

2. It's popular (VERY popular).

MySpace, YouTube, Blogs and the internet in general are the most popular places on earth. Frequented by millions of people every day there is simply no excuse for not placing advertising signage out there to direct that traffic your way.

3. It's media enabled.

MySpace and Blogger can enable the addition of video and audio and links that will give anyone who comes across your information a powerful form of finding out through visual presentation what you are all about. Let's face it, we are not all alike. I love reading and watching things, but there are a lot of folks out there who would rather listen, or who don't want to read pages and pages of words. Posting videos reaches this audience very effectively.

4. It's fun.

Business has it's ups and downs in many ways, and one of those is in the amount of fun that is in the process vs. the usual monotony of working the plan. I love the fun and need it every day, so blogging and posting is a great way for me to get my fix and just be myself.

5. It's sharing.

I've heard it said heaps of times that for most people the most scary thing imaginable is public speaking - but in private, it's just the opposite, people can rarely shut up when they are given even the slightest encouragement to share - and so MySpace and Blogging are perfect ways to get that all important message off of your chest so that you can spend more time listening to people tell you theirs.

6. It's permanent.

My business succeeds because it grows exponentially. The longer my marketing is visible the faster it grows until there even comes a point that I would struggle to shut it down! Unlike adwords or google rankings a social page or blog is always there and always in the spotlight, especially once it attracts some friends and links. You could even find yourself going viral!

7. It's easy.

Nuf said.

You can set up on MySpace or Blogger in minutes for free, so if you are still wondering whether it's for you try it and see.

Good luck
Rgds
JV www.OnlineBusinessAddict.com

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