There was even a movie released last year called Julie and Julia (available on DVD) that’s all about blogs and cooking. Since it’s about blogs I just had to watch it :) You see, I started working with blogs in 2002 (you can read more on our About Us page) and just a couple of years ago you would have to really look hard to find a magazine or a book that mentions blogs. Now it’s all over the place which is both shocking and exciting at the same time. To me anyway. Before people used to say “If you don’t have a website you are not a real business”, and today it’s “If you don’t have a blog you are not a real business”. Amazing how far blogs have come.

It is fun to watch getting Fortune 500 companies become our blog hosting and consulting clients. Companies like Adobe, TIME, Cisco, Washington Post, CapitalOne, Harvard, Expedia, National Geographic, and many others. Over the years we’ve assisted many companies and individuals with various blog requests, and I’m really looking forward to helping many more in 2010, and years to come.

If you don’t have a Blog, Facebook or Twitter — you should really start one. It’s fun, and to some it’s life-changing.

At first it’s somewhat difficult to see how something like Twitter can be useful, and especially how it can help you in your business. Right? So let me explain why I think it’s a must-have for anyone, and not just for business owners. As I mentioned before, Twitter lets you send a short message right from your phone to your own Twitter page, as well as all of your followers. The latter is the key – as well as all of your followers.

Just think about it for a moment. Let’s say you have a car repair business and there are 1,000 people following you on your Twitter page. In a matter of 5 seconds and one short text message from your cellphone, all 1,000 of your “potential customers” will receive your update as soon as it’s sent. You could send a message saying “Oil change special – just $10. Call this number.” Now all of a sudden 1,000 people received your message, and I bet some will surely give you a call to make an appointment. So if you think about it, it’s a really powerful tool, especially if you have a very large number of people following you.

Ashton Kutcher for example has over 4,000,000 people following him (hey, people like minding someone else’s business, that’s why all the reality TV shows are so popular). Oh, and did I mention it’s totally free? How much do you think it will cost you to send a text message to 4,000,000 people in a matter of seconds if there was no Twitter? How would you even do it? Good luck with that! With a little creativity you can move mountains with your Twitter account. Just sit down, and think how you can use it in your business, or even if you don’t have a business and just using it for personal reasons. The possibilities are endless! Don’t forget to follow me ;)