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Blog (Naver Blog · website blog)
A blog is a place where you regularly post business news and information customers want to know, either on a platform like Naver Blog or on your own website.
Naver Blog is a flyer pinned to a big mall's bulletin board; a website blog is the news board hanging on your own shop wall.
A little more detail
Naver Blog is easy to start and shows up a lot in Naver Search. But your posts live inside Naver, so you can't set the design and rules yourself, and posts tend to get buried over time.
With a website blog, posts build up on your own address and strengthen your website itself in Google Search and AI answers. It's also easier for readers to go straight to booking or contacting you.
You don't have to pick just one. A common approach is to publish the full post on your website and put a summary with a link to it on Naver Blog.
What should I write on my business blog?
The best approach is to turn each question customers often ask by phone or DM into its own post. Customers have already shown they want to know, so there's a good chance people are searching for it too.
Google advises writing content that helps people, not content made for search engines. Firsthand experience, standards only your business knows and real photos are what set your posts apart from others.
If you can't think of topics, jot down the questions you get for a week. If the same question comes up two or more times, that's the title of your next post.
Posts that bring in search traffic usually start from a specific question. A title with a clear situation, like "From what age can kids join a pottery class with a parent?", matches what customers type far better than "About our studio."
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| Business | Evergreen posts | News posts |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe | "How we choose our beans, and the story of our house blend" | Seasonal menu · temporary closures |
| Hair salon | "How soon can I wash my hair after a perm?" | New stylist joins · booking changes |
| Craft studio | "Leather craft one-day class: what do beginners make?" | This month's class schedule |
| Tutoring academy | "When should middle schoolers start preparing for school exams?" | Info sessions · enrollment dates |
How do I write a blog post?
It gets easier if you think of each post as one question and one answer. It doesn't need to be long; it's enough if the reader knows what to do next.
Photos you take yourself at your business are best. If a customer's face or someone at work appears, get consent before posting, and on a website blog, add a short alt text to each photo (a description read aloud when the image can't be seen).
Once you've finished, read the post on your phone. Overly long paragraphs or missing photo descriptions jump out right away, and you can check whether the booking button is easy to see on the screen customers actually use.
When you mention prices, include the date they apply from. Writing something like "as of 2026-10" keeps customers from being misled when prices change later, and makes it easy for you to find posts that need updating.
- 01Pick one question a customer actually asked. Example: "Is it OK to bleach my hair twice?"
- 02Put that question in the title, in the exact words customers use.
- 03Give the answer first in the opening paragraph, then explain reasons and exceptions below.
- 04Add photos you took yourself, with a one-line caption saying what each one shows.
- 05Be specific about the details customers use to decide, such as price, time needed and things to watch out for.
- 06End with one clear button or link to booking or contact.
- 07When prices or details change, update the post and note the date you edited it.
How often should I post on my blog?
There's no magic number. Writing steadily at a pace you can keep up lasts longer than writing a burst for a few months and then stopping.
You don't have to write everything from scratch, either. It's less of a burden if you split posts into short-lived news, like seasonal menus and schedules, and question-style posts that will still be read 1 year from now. Question-style posts can be written once and kept alive by updating them.
In busy months, updating the prices, photos and schedules in older posts instead of writing new ones is also good upkeep. Posts with outdated information can confuse customers.
Planning a month of topics in advance makes it much easier. If you set a pattern, such as frequently asked questions in week one, your work process in week two, and customer stories (with their consent) in week three, you won't have to agonize over a topic every time.
How should I handle sponsored or influencer blog reviews?
If a blogger received something in return, such as a free service or a writing fee, you must make sure the post clearly says so. The Korea Fair Trade Commission's endorsement guidelines require that reviews involving financial compensation be labeled so consumers can easily recognize them.
When you recruit reviewers, explain how to disclose it up front, and don't force them to use only the wording you want. Only honest reviews earn readers' trust.
Posts you write yourself on your business blog are clearly from your business, so there's rarely a need for a separate label. But never write posts under someone else's name dressed up as customer reviews.
When you bring a sponsored review over to your website, keep the label saying it was compensated. If you drop the original disclosure, customers may mistake it for an unpaid review.
What are common blog writing mistakes?
Many people repeat the same keyword in every sentence hoping to show up in search. Customers quickly leave posts that are hard to read, and search engines rank content that helps people higher.
On the other hand, posts that are too short fall short as well. A post with a few photos and a single line like "Please visit us!" doesn't answer customers' questions, so it won't last long in search or with customers.
Avoid putting down other businesses, too. If a comparison is needed, explaining only your own standards and methods earns more trust from customers.
Be careful with claims that promise results. A line like "Guaranteed results in one session" can get you in trouble as exaggerated advertising, so it's safer to state facts and experience plainly.
- Copying photos or other people's writing from the internet as-is (this can cause copyright problems)
- Posting an AI-generated draft unchecked, leaving a post with nothing about your business in it
- Not updating old posts after prices or business hours change
- No next step (booking or contact) at the end, so readers just stop there
- Keeping every post only on someone else's platform, with no original copy on your website
How do I measure whether my blog posts are working?
The tool depends on where you posted. For Naver Blog, check views and the search terms that brought visitors in Blog Statistics; for a website blog, check visits and search visibility in GA4, Google Search Console and Naver Search Advisor.
More important than views is whether readers went on to book or get in touch. If you add UTM tags to links from your Naver Blog posts to your website, GA4 can show you which posts actually led to bookings.
When a topic does well, expand it with similar questions. If a craft studio's "gift class" post keeps getting read, you could write more posts on related questions, like gift classes for different anniversaries.
When looking at numbers, focus on whether a post keeps getting read over several months rather than its views on a single day. The more evergreen posts you build up, the more customers your blog brings in.
For example
- Pilates studio: write "When can I start postpartum Pilates?" on the website blog and put a trial class booking button at the end.
- Cafe: new menu news goes on Naver Blog and Instagram, while long-lasting posts like stories about the coffee beans go on the website.
Just check these
- You've set a realistic number of posts you can write each month
- You picked post topics from questions customers actually ask
- Each post ends with a booking or contact button or link
Does my business need it?
It's a good fit if you want to steadily attract customers through search and have stories worth telling in writing.
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The Brand · Community · Content types of the Custom-Feature Website include a blog as standard, and other types or the Landing Website can add it with the "Blog" option. If writing feels like a burden, Maintenance + Search & AI Growth includes 2 search content articles written for you every month.
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