I came across this list a great resources at Inc.com.

Go here for more: Inc.com - Weblog Resources

More and more people are looking to develop solid business models for blogs. BloggerCon gave session on blogs as a business. The BloggerCon website lists here their approach to outlining viable and profitable business models for blogs.

This is certainly a good start as BloggerCon features and attracts some the best and brightest bloggers on the 'net.

They have set out the following objects for this session which is really the very beginning of things to come.

1. Develop ideas about the value of blogs and how to make money with them.

2. List what products and services are missing but are required in order to move towards blog business models.

3. Outline the pitfalls, protocols and best practices for bringing forth successful blog business models.

In a great article by Church of the Customer they propose 7 reasons why small businesses should be blogging.

They state two very key phrases that online businesses should grasp when trying to understand the importance of blogging.

Blogs may provide companies that primarily sell to other companies better benefits because they easily bridge the feedback loop between end customers and channels. That bridge is often missing or difficult to create using existing tools. Like focus groups. Or the telephone.

and...

For any organization, a blog is part of a long-term customer evangelism strategy. Since blogs are easy to set up and pay for (some are free), launching a blog should be at the top of your to-do list.

Blogs can definitely allow you to connect with your audience in much more personally powerful ways that provide opportunities to build ...   more »