11 Ways To Promote Your Blog

I’ve seen a lot of bloggers jump into the blogosphere and there seems to be a certain cycle of life they follow. First, they start out timidly, not sure of what they’re doing. They make their first post then leave their first comment. Second, they begin leaving more comments and when a few people finally start visiting their blog they begin to get a full taste of the wonders of blogging and they love it. Third, they become addicted. ...

Being successful at anything requires being good at all things that revolve around it.  That doesn't mean you have to be a master of all things, but it does require you to have a good understanding of things around your interest, and a willingness to change those things in which you are weak. Being a successful blogger is the same.  In order to become successful you need to be good at online marketing, grammer, persuasion, networking, and an...

With the recent marriage issues I've been having, I've been doing a lot of thinking , and I realized that blogging is a lot like marriage.  It has its ups and downs, as well as its stresses and joys.  But through hard work, determination, and a lot of passion, it can be very rewarding. To better understand how blogging is like a marriage, we can take a look at marriage vows.  Even if you're not married, you've probably heard them and can ev...

No matter how passionate you are about something, you'll alway find you need a little inspiration every now and then. Whether you're experiencing writer's block or simply searching for the hottest topic of the day to really help pull in those endless lines of visitors to your blog, you'll need a planned out approach to finding your inspiration.  Especially if you're looking for consistent results. So here are 4 resources you can use to fin...

All bloggers have one thing in common.  A desire to build readership.  It doesn't matter if you're interested in making money or not.  If you weren't interested in others reading your blog, you probably wouldn't have one to begin with. So if we all want to gain more readers, the first thing we need to think about is, "Am I making a great first impression to my visitors?" If the answer is no, then you've got some work to do.  If the answ...

For the past week or two I've seen quite a few bloggers creating landing pages for their blogs.  Most of these are geared towards Twitter, but you can create them for any social media website you wish. Over the holiday season I took some time to create my own Twitter landing page, and I am currently working on a landing page for my other social media profiles. What Is A Social Media Landing Page? Landing pages were originally created with t...

Most people don't blog just to hear themselves talk.  They do it for others.  To help someone looking for information within a particular niche. So what good is doing that, if no one enjoys reading your blog? You want your blog to be enjoyable and to create a stickiness that keeps your readers' attentions for longer periods of time. You also want those readers to want to come back.  And believe it or not, there are proven methods to in...

Owen Cutajar has multiple blogs including Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot where he writes about all things technology related.  This is his view of SEO in being a successful blogger.  Click here to follow Owen on Twitter. Yesterday I was party to an email conversation where a colleague of mine was explaining to a potential new blogger about how he should be inserting keywords into the titles of his posts, using H1 tags for post headings, and...

Bloggers come to me all the time asking how I can write so often when they have trouble writing at least once a week. Some say it's passion. Some say it's hard work and long hours. Some say it's luck. I think it's a little bit of everything mixed together. I also think that sometimes... it's all a bunch of B.S. Whoa, stop! I know what you're thinking. I'm going against what every blogger who's successful is saying. It's not what yo...

When you start you journey into blogging, and want to see yourself making good money from it, you often first start reading other blogs that will teach you what you should do, or the kind of blogger that you need to be to make it. Something you don't hear as often are the things you shouldn't do, or the type of blogger you shouldn't be. I wrote a post some time ago that outlines why you'll never make money blogging, so I thought I'd fol...

I'm sure many of you may have been a little surprised and confused when you got a message in your feed-reader saying my blog feed was obsolete. I know because about half of you unsubscribed shortly thereafter. I want you to know that I'm back, and I should be here for a long time to come. The Problem I had my blog set up on shared hosting, which supported me until I started getting drastic increases in traffic, all within a two month ...

This is a guest post by Rachel Holmgren of AverageGal.com.  She is a mother of 2 and is on her way to becoming a very successful blogger. Here are her thoughts on the business of blogging. No Money?  No Problem! I know, I know, my reaction to that phrase would be the same.   You're thinking, "What are you talking about lady?  Having no money is a BIG problem!"  And the answer is, yes, you're right.  No money would be a big problem....