Why So Many Businesses are Hopeless at Blogging - New Statistics for 2013
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A survey from Passle reveals that many businesses fail at blogging; only 1 in 8 have updated blogs, with 80% lacking one altogether. Reasons for not maintaining a blog include perceived irrelevance, lack of time, and inadequate writing skills, with notable differences between male and female marketers. To improve, businesses should either commit to regular blogging or discontinue their blog to avoid appearing inactive.
Why So Many Businesses are Hopeless at Blogging - New Statistics for 2013
- 1. Why are so many blogs such a hopeless failure? passle investigates…
- 2. Most businesses are hugely missing the mark when it comes to business blogging
- 3. In a recent passle survey of over 500 businesses… (June-July 2013)
- 4. Only 1in 8 businesses had an updated blog* *of at least 3 posts in the last year… so not even a high benchmark!
- 5. And 80% had no blog at all! 13% 7% 80% Active blog Inactive blog No blog
- 6. We then asked 800heads of marketing at small or medium sized businesses if they had an updated blog… (July-August 2013)
- 7. 70% admitted they did not have an updated blog
- 8. Given that claims… Businesses that blog 3-5 times a month have twice as much web traffic and inbound leads than those who don’t blog…
- 9. And that… Small businesses (<10 employees) see the biggest gains in web traffic and inbound leads when they post more articles...
- 12. We asked 200heads of marketing at businesses which don’t have an updated blog…. why do you not have an updated blog? (There were allowed to give more than one reason)
- 13. 32% said they don’t see the point in a blog
- 14. 27% said they don’t have enough time to blog
- 15. 23% said they can’t write (or spell) very well
- 16. 19% said they ran out of topics to write about
- 17. 19% said no one else helped with the blog
- 18. 32% 27% 19% 19% 23% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Don’t See The Point in a Blog Not Enough Time Ran Out of Topics to Write About No One Else Helped Can't write very well (or spell!) The Reasons for SMEs not having an Updated Blog (According to their Marketing Heads)
- 19. There were also some interesting differences between male and female marketers….
- 20. 23% of males said they ran out of topic ideas for their blog… …but only 12% of females did
- 21. 26% of females claimed the fact that no one helped out was a reason they did not have an updated blog… …but only 14% of males did
- 22. 26% of males used the excuse of not being able to write (or spell) for why they didn’t have an updated blog… …but only 14% of females did
- 23. 34% 29% 23% 14% 26% 30% 26% 12% 26% 14% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Don’t See The Point in a Blog Not Enough Time Ran Out of Topics to Write About No One Else Helped Can't write very well (or spell!) The Reasons Given by Male and Female Marketers for Why They Don't Have an Updated Blog Male Female
- 24. so what can be done about it?
- 25. Businesses essentially have 2choices when it comes to blogging…
- 26. option 1 (the cop-out) Just give up. A dead blog looks so much worse than not having one at all – so if you can’t keep your blog updated, it’s time to bin it.
- 27. option 2 (the better choice) Commit to your blog. Force yourself to write. Get your colleagues involved to help you. And use a tool like passle to make it much, much easier.
- 28. For more blogging statistics, facts and tips, or to find out how to make business blogging better and easier, please visit: www.passle.net