If you’re just starting out in the world of Internet marketing, I highly recommend reading Darren’s blog ProBlogger because it’s one of the best Internet marketing blogs around. While ProBlogger primarily focuses on blogging, the site is jam packed with useful information that can be applied to any kind of website.

Yes, I agree the interviewer is lame — but what Darren says is what’s important.

Nevertheless, you still meet people from time to time who roll their eyes when you tell them you blog. Some are still under the impression that blogs are for brain dead kids who don’t have anything better to do.

Allowing yourself to believe such things could be costing your business a lot of money. The fact is that search engines love blogs and a well written blog can generate a substantial amount of traffic to your website.

Here’s an interesting interview with the CEO of StepForth Web Marketing in Virginia. He gives a very simple and easy to understand explanation for why you should blog.