The West Central Tribune reports on a Business Blogging class held in New London. It was a free workshop presented by the University of Minnesota Extension, held by the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission and supported by the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) project.

The article reports…

Some of the participants at last week’s class had never looked at a blog on the Internet before, two had just launched their own business blog and one individual has degrees in multimedia and is in the process of starting a business that helps businesses use all forms of social networks, including blogging.

Ryan Pesch, an Extension Educator, led the class. He explained the purpose of a business blog…

Pesch explained that a blog can create credibility for a business and help them find new customers.