--- title: "Quick Tips to Keep Up: Blogs Generate Visits, Links, Opportunities" description: Blogs generate visits, links and opportunities for businesses looking to increase their reach. image: https://www.jonespr.net/hubfs/Blog_Images/JONESBlog56.MorePagesMoreLinks.7.20.15.jpg --- [![](https://www.jonespr.net/hubfs/Blog_Images/JONESBlog56.MorePagesMoreLinks.7.20.15.jpg) ](https://www.jonespr.net/eight-arms-blog/blogs-generate-visits-links-opportunities) # Quick Tips to Keep Up: Blogs Generate Visits, Links, Opportunities BY:   [ Kristin Jones ](https://www.jonespr.net/eight-arms-blog/author/kristin-jones) ![blogs generate visits, links and opportunities](https://www.jonespr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/JONESBlog56.MorePagesMoreLinks.7.20.15.jpg?width=517&name=JONESBlog56.MorePagesMoreLinks.7.20.15.jpg "blogs generate visits, links and opportunities")   A business blog is a company’s hub for web content — a central point for drawing in website visitors and providing information about your company. It is also a magnet for visitors and links.  Companies that blog generate 55 percent more website visitors and 97 percent more inbound links than those that don’t.([Click to Tweet!](http://ctt.ec/UOarC))   One reason is that they have more to offer. Companies that blog have 434 percent more indexed pages than those that don’t.  ([Click to Tweet!](http://ctt.ec/5DiUa))  That means 434 percent more opportunities for customers to find you. **Our advice:** If you don’t have a [business blog](https://www.jonespr.net/introduction-to-business-blogging), consider starting one. And if you do, make sure you aren’t making the most obvious mistakes.  Blogs generate visits.     ## 6 Steps To Creating Enviable Brands Download our guide 6 Steps to Creating Enviable Brands to learn the crucial steps you should follow to create an enviable brand for your company. 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