Taking the guesswork out of blogging: a simple road map for navigating the blogosphere.(INPRACTICE)

Plastic Surgery Products, April, 2009 by Whitman, Cheryl

The online diary, also known as a blog, or Web log, has become a ubiquitous feature of the Internet. On a daily basis, Web surfers can find blogs that cover any topic imaginable.

Why are blogs so popular? How can you use them to get the word out to prospective patients and educate them about aesthetic procedures? Readers keep coming back to blogs due to the nearly real-time "call-and-response" format that they invite. Readers can Google practically any topic under the sun and find a blog that covers it.

The blog is quickly becoming one of the key marketing tools for Internet-savvy businesses.

Publishing a blog can help you to establish effective "thought leadership" and position yourself as an expert. In addition, blogs can do the...

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