Name Some Ecommerce Sites That NAIL Blogging
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Have a few favorites but would like to get some other people's opinions on some ecommerce sites that are doing blogging RIGHT.
Who is supporting their online marketing with an amazing blog?
One of my favorites is Backcountry.com's The Goat (http://thegoat.backcountry.com/)
Let me know!
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Totally agree. It looks like they even post multiple times per day. With that kind of content generation they make sure they are finding the pieces that connect with their customers.
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Yes. One of the things that is very illuminating is that they have 27 writers for the blog. I used this example to try to convince my own company to not make the blog the realm of just one person, but to open it up to a team of people. This gets a wider variety of content, more content and less writing for each person. With 27 writers, they can post once a week yet each writer is only having to write 2 blog posts a year. I'd say that's pretty manageable!
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Nice suggestion, thanks! Their blog is impressive and it looks like they have the whole company bought into contributing.
Thanks!
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I'm not sure that they count because their really an airline, but they do a lot of online selling and that's Southwest Airlines. Their blog is one of the best http://www.blogsouthwest.com/ - I just think it's a great model for a business blog. I think they are getting upwards of 200K visitors a month too, pretty amazing.
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Thanks Brad!
Sorry for the confusion... I was looking for an ecommerce site that nails their blogging efforts!
Any ideas on that front?
One of my favorites is Backcountry.com's The Goat (http://thegoat.backcountry.com/)
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Thanks for the contribution danatanseo....
I need to clarify - I meant ecommerce sites that have awesome blogs to support their online marketing efforts.
Sorry about that!
Do you have any suggestions in that department?
Thanks!
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I'll second Get Elastic - fantastic blog with some great articles. Look out for their montly wrap-up which contains a wealth of informative links.
GManSEO - check out the list from here: http://www.invesp.com/blog-rank/Ecommerce
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Funny you should ask because I just found an awesome one today. I actually sent around to my team and recommended it to them earlier this morning: http://www.getelastic.com/
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