Bail Agent Blogs: 8 Reasons to Start Yours Today

• August 17, 2011
• by Collateral Staff
• Marketing

What is a blog? A blog is your own online publication where you can let your thoughts run free for all to see. This idea might be a little scary to some, but once you squash any fears of sharing your thoughts with the world, you'll find that blogs are an amazing tool for bail agents. Blogs help bail agents market their agencies, boost traffic to their websites, establish themselves as experts and more. To top it all off, blogging is fun. For more specific reasons why you should start your own blog today, read on.

1. You can be opinionated
Journalists are usually required to be objective, which means they have to keep their opinions out of news stories. Bail agents don't have the same restrictions. You can share your opinions on news stories, legislation changes or anything else that has your attention at the moment. Your opinions can actually spark healthy online debates where others can chime in with their opinions. Enjoy this freedom of speech and have fun with it!

A word of caution: Because your readers may include potential customers, media professionals, legal professionals and more, ask yourself whether the opinions in your blog posts may badly offend or alienate anyone. Your blog will be associated with your bail agency, so you'll want to keep the content and voice professional.

2. Blogging can be fun
Even though we just said you should be professional in your blog doesn't mean you can't have fun with it. You can always indulge your personal interests and put a humorous spin on news to give your readers a laugh. Ideas of ways to have fun with your blog include highlighting comical news stories related to bail or crime, discussing or reviewing new technology, or commenting on movies or TV shows that feature bail agents or fugitive recovery agents.

3. Blogging boosts your website traffic
We've established in previous articles that your bail agency website is one of your most valuable sales and marketing tools. It's a place where potential customers can learn more about your agency and services, as well as contact you directly. You want as many people as possible to visit your bail agency website, which is where a blog is useful.

Your blog's unique content draws in readers and tells search engines like Google that they should pay attention to your site and rank you higher in search results. Posting blog entries regularly on interesting, industry-specific topics will give your website traffic a welcome boost.

4. Blogging can establish you as an expert
The term "expert blogger" has become increasingly common because even regular Joes can establish themselves as experts by sharing their opinions and analyzing news. Becoming an expert in the public eye is beneficial because most people would rather work with or hire someone who is extremely knowledgeable about laws, techniques, news and everything else in a particular industry. The expert is who people come to for answers and business, and there's no reason why that expert can't be you.

5. Create a personality for yourself and your agency
The CEOs of most major companies keep blogs because they know it's a good way to address industry and company issues, speak directly to customers, show off new products or services, and generally build an identity for their businesses. By injecting your voice and personality into each blog post, you give readers a reason to keep coming back, and you give people a face to associate with your bail agency.

6. Talk about the good in the bail industry, and the good that your agency does
A commonly heard complaint is that there aren't enough positive stories about the bail industry. Well, you can help to remedy that by shedding light on the good things that your bail industry peers do, or showcasing the positive deeds of your agency. For example, you can blog about the sports team your agency sponsors, the self-defense classes you offer to the community, the memorable ways you have helped certain clients and their families, etc. Telling your stories or highlighting those of others offers a view of the bail industry that many people don't get to see.

7. Attract media exposure
Reporters and journalists pay attention to blogs, both as a source of topics to write about and as a way to find people to interview about certain topics. If you regularly post about positive stories in the bail industry, journalists may decide to expand on one of your stories and bring it to a wider local or national audience. And if you are posting thoughtful analyses of news and legislation, the media could turn to you to provide your take. This positive publicity can only help your reputation and your bail agency.

8. Blogging is free
Once you combine all of the above benefits with the fact that setting up and maintaining a blog is free, there's really no reason not to give it a try.

Conclusion

Take a look around the internet and you'll find that many of your peers in the bail industry are writing blogs. The reason that millions of small-business owners blog worldwide is because blogging's benefits have been proven over the years, and because many of them genuinely enjoy sharing their thoughts. We encourage you to set up your blog and see what your creativity and industry knowledge will produce.

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