With $75 and 2-months I was able to create a site around one of my passions: country music. If you’ve been following Hunting Business Marketing for awhile now you’ve probably realized my passion for country music. As a reminder, here are a few posts I’ve written that have included a country music twist…

When writing blog posts it’s important to have a focus on your audience. When brainstorming topics to write about you want to be sure the topic and how you discuss it will be relevant to your readers. I like to focus on a single, specific person when I’m brainstorming and writing blog posts. This seems to help hone in the focus of the posts I write and as a result they seem to, for the most part, have a tone that connects with the core audience well…

Bloggers and companies both have much to gain from teaming up and forming connections. Some businesses have been making a strong splash by connecting with outdoor bloggers and writers and providing stories, interviews, and other content so writers can provide quality material for their audiences. Let’s take a look at a short (and growing) list of companies that show willingness to connect with bloggers…

Connections and relationships among business leaders and bloggers is one of the great outcomes of the connecting world. These two parties are able to work together to provide relevant content to target audiences. It’s an extension of the current PR industry and when the relationships are fostered correctly there is real benefit to all parties involved. Here is a discussion on how you can connect with bloggers…

After seeing a video with Todd Birkholz of The Outdoor Channel and Chris Burget of Bulls and Beavers I became interested in what the newly redesigned Outdoor Channel Website was offering. I checked out the site and saw a lot of features to be valuable to visitors. There is a ton of great video content (as expected) on the site and the layout of the site’s elements is simple and easy to navigate. It’s a great site for those who love the outdoors…

Inquiring minds are always looking for tips on how to grow their blogs. Some of the best advice I’ve found and that I share is often basic in nature, but effective when put to use. When I receive questions from folks that reach out to me via the site, I often share this basic information as a way to see if they’re interested in specific consulting or just some tips to get going. Either way things work out and both sides go away happy…

I’ve been a reader of Field & Stream for quite some time. I’ve learned much from their annual articles about whitetail deer hunting and still look forward to their expert reviews on the latest in hunting gear. One of the reasons for the success of the Field & Stream Website I have to believe is their photo gallery. I subscribe to the Field & Stream Newsletter and it seems they are always including remarkable photographs from the outdoors. These photos are often reader-submitted, which is great…

Congratulations to all the winners. I look forward to the next two months of great marketing and business discussion in the forum. I hope you each find the Member-Only content on HBM valuable. Thanks to all that signed up for the HBM Newsletter over the past few weeks to enter the contest. I hope you’re finding the Newsletter valuable and I look forward to sharing more content and articles with you.

Uncertainty rules the US consumer in today’s economy. There is uncertainty in the way things are shaking up with unemployment. Millions are without jobs today and millions more are underemployed and not happy with the amount they’re making or the outlook for their financial future. Employment and the cost of living have always been two of the biggest factors on the economy and the hunting industry is certainly affected by these two economic indicators. The outlook is not good for unemployment in the short and long-term future so it’s going to take a new level of innovation and expertise from entrepreneurs like you to succeed in the next 5, 10, 20, and 50 years.

Today I decided to draft an interesting case study that may prove valuable for you and hopefully for your blog and business. What makes it valuable? SEO and keyword research are important for bloggers to understand. Recognizing search traffic trends in your site’s statistics can help you hone in your writing to attract more visitors and potentially customers to your site. Let’s take a look…

A few weeks before I went to the theater to see Crazy Heart I saw the trailer. I instantly became interested in the story of the movie. The setting of country music instantly attracted me. I was also intrigued by the soundtrack – it had a ’70s outlaw country music vibe. I’ve always been a fan of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Steve Earle and others. After seeing the movie I have to say that it is everything and more than I built it up to be…

There are lots of people that influence the way we are, the way we lives our lives, and the decisions we make – professionally and personally…

If you’ve listened to country music in the past 20+ years it’s likely you’ve heard the unmistakable buttery soft voice of Vince Gill. Vince Gill has been one of favorite artists for as long as I can remember. When one of his songs comes on the radio I will usually reach for the knob to turn up the volume. His collection of hit singles and excellent album cuts cross the entire spectrum of human emotion…

Sometimes when you’re looking for ideas to blog about you can search and search and seemingly nothing with come to you. If you’re a business owner you may get the feeling that you’re hitting on the same topics over and over again. It’s possible that your readers are looking for a different perspective to change things up on the themes you cover with your blog.

“Each year some 7 million tons of green beans are produced worldwide. Most of which is handpicked.” Coffee Statistics. People love coffee. There wouldn’t be a demand for people to handpick millions of tons of coffee each year if there wasn’t a strong demand for the little beans that turn morning zombies into day workers, artists, bloggers, and innovators.