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Blogging can be an extremely interesting hobby to have. A blog is a place where someone can post exactly what’s on his/her mind. While some bloggers could care less if their posts are read, others actively try to gain more readers. Some advertisers are offering money for blogs that get high traffic amounts, so learning to blog better can be an important task. If you are interesting in learning more about better blogging, check out these six helpful tips.
Use a Casual Tone
The most interesting blogs are not written using formal grammar rules. If you want your blog to be popular and a success overall, consider writing in a more casual tone. Think of the writing as being a conversation you are having with a friend. Write exactly the way you would talk, not the way you are supposed to talk. Using slang and other words that may not be considered “proper” is a great way for your blog to reach a wide variety of viewers. Using humor and other personality characteristics in your writing will make people want to keep coming back to read your newest posts.
Don’t Overdo It
Keeping your blog posts short will help you retain any interested viewers. People don’t want to spend massive amounts of time reading text on the web. If they wanted to read a novel, they would do just that. Try to stick to your point and keep it nice and short. A blog that is more than 700 words is just too much. If you need to carry on with the topic, consider creating another post that finishes your point, so the readers will be less likely to get bored.
Never Advertise Improperly
Too often people use blogs as a space to advertise their services or their products. This can be a cheap way to get your work out there. It is noted however that blog readers can get annoyed quickly at advertisements on blogs. If you must advertise on your blog, consider doing so in a more subtle manner. Write a short post about your product and put a link to your website. Don’t take up your entire blog space with the advertisement, people will be scared away from your blog altogether.
Check Your Spelling
Although the tone of your blog should be kept casual, you should still edit your work. There is a way to be casual, without being sloppy. You should always check your spelling before you submit your post. If your posts are sloppy and full of misspelled words, people will think that you are not educated and probably won’t take anything you say seriously. Some blogging software comes will a spell check features, while some doesn’t, you may simply create your post in a word processing software and use the spell check there. This will allow you to post without spelling errors, which is highly recommended.
Be Versatile
If you want to reach the largest amount of people, you do not need to advertise endlessly. You simply have to be versatile with your post topics. Those blogs that cover only one type of thing may be popular with one specific targeted group of people. That is fine, if it is what you want. If you want to reach everyone however, you need to post on everything. Consider posting on current affairs, music, books, and other hot issues. This will draw people in. When you post about popular things in the news, it will draw people to your site when they do a search on the web.
Post Frequently
People who become fans of your blog will likely be looking for a new post every few days. Some will only look once a week. If you want to keep your blog fresh and interesting, you should post often. Posting often is something that takes very little time, because your entries should stay short and sweet. It is a way however to keep things new and exciting for your biggest fans. They will be waiting for your new posts and will continue logging on as long as you provide them with new information.
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Did you ever ask yourself, why you are bloggin, or why do you have to blog? Nowadays on the Internet there are more than 70 millions blogs, and the number is exploding. It is interesting what purposes do all these bloggers pursue?
Until recently, to make money online was not easy for ordinary people like us. 4-5 years ago it was difficult to earn something on the Net until WEB 2.0 era had came. The only way which could help us in that time was website creating, its promotion, and selling of advertising space.
Today everything changed. Blog fever amplifies day by day, and everyone, who heard something about blogs, wants to have it. So, why? Lets try to make some supervisions.
1. Glory. The vanity was, is and will be always. Whether is necessary to be surprised that people wish to be famous? Look at how many amazing people did you know since you have enjoyed blogging. Seth Godin, Steve Pavlina, Darren Rowse, John Chow… Did you ever know them if not for blogs?
2. Self-expression. Many people are blogging because it gives them some charge of energy. I created this blog because I just want to share of my thoughts and experiences… Why not? And there are guys, who are the professionals in different spheres, but they don’t have another opportunities of expression. Internet is the best instrument for people like us. Blogging is exactly what we need.
3. Job. For many, blogging is a real time job. Companies are hire people to write about their new products and its announcement. The middle salary of such blogger in US is equal $2,5-3 thousands per month.
4. Sale of own products. Through Internet, we can start selling our products worldwide from the minutes after beginning. Especially if we have an electronic product like eBook or useful software, Internet is the best that we can use. And people use it. Blog helps to realize these purposes.
5. Sale of affiliate products. Recently, some new techniques emerge, which help anyone to sell affiliate products with the help of blog. Check those out.
6. To Help Others. Yes, yes, yes… And why not? I found many blogs of family doctors, radio engineering and even workers of the zoo which are writing about what should we do in different situations.
7. Money Making Online. And eventually people are blogging for the sake of money. Look at Jonh Chow, his blog brings him over $30,000 a month. And John is not alone. For many people blog is a big business. I read somewhere, that Engadget makes more than $100,000 per month. You are probably agree with me, that these people don’t have any financial problems even nowadays.
Let’s create blogs, promote them and enjoy this process, because it gives us a big opportunities in our lifes. So, what’s your take on this? Why you are blogging?
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There are times when a blogger, like any other writer, will ‘loose the muse.’ Every idea that comes to mind seems either trite or dull or, worse still, no ideas come to mind. What’s a blogger to do? Here are five tactics that just might clear away the cobwebs and allow you to find an inspiring idea for another great post:
Start with surfing your favorite blogs. What are your favorite fellow bloggers talking about? You might have a different view on the latest hot topic that might just be interesting to your fellow bloggers or a perspective that might make them mad (BTW, never worry about making bloggers crazy — most of them love having something to gripe about). If you can’t find anything that inspires you in your favored blog, surf through some of those blogs that always make you mad; the ones that seem to promote everything that goes against your lifestyle. Anger is always a good blog motivator but don’t get so angry you get irrational. Comment on some blog posts and then expand your comments into a post on your blog. Also try logging onto Blog Explosion, Blog Clicker or one of the many other blog traffic generator programs — there are lots of ideas out there that are worth writing about from either a pro or con perspective.
Read some news! Open up your favorite news page or open a newspaper and see what catches your attention. What are the politicians up to today? Any pending legislation that worries you or flat out scares you? Or perhaps someone is running for office or proposing a law that you may want to publicly support. Some celebrity is sure to be in trouble again; have anything to say about that? Maybe you have an idea about who should be dating or marrying who. Who died? A nice memorial post for a nice person may be in order. What happened “On This Date” in past years? Some past events are worth researching and writing about. Are you into sports? Many bloggers or blog readers are sports fans and they might be interested in your take on the playoffs or the players. Don’t forget to check the editorial page and the letters to the editor — do you agree with the opinions? Tell the world why or why not.
What have you been watching or reading? Have you read any good (or bad) books lately? Write about your latest read — recommend it, blast it or even write an abstract for your blog (but don’t give away ending). How about movies, the great ones or the pitiful losers might be worth some good or bad words — you could make movie or book reviews regular features of your blog. The same goes for television shows. Start a series that follows your favorite TV show, there might be quite a few fans of the same show that will be interested in your take and appreciate your summary of episodes they missed. If there is a book, movie or TV show that you thought was great there is sure to be a reviewer who panned it. Find the bad review and write a post countering the reviewer’s opinions.
What have you been doing? Your work place, your co-workers, you bosses, your home and your family members are all fair game for your blog — keep it short and amusing and you’ll have a great post. Once you introduce a particularly interesting person to your readers you may want to do some sequels. When was your last travel vacation — write a travelog about where you’ve been or do some research on some places you’d love to go to and write about them.
Do you have a special skill? If you can make something that is unique or something that is common but made special because of what you know, there may be people interested in knowing how to do it. Give away tips on cooking, sewing, cleaning, fix-it projects, pet care, child care, beauty secrets, personal care or organizing tips. Make it a regular feature on you blog. If you have a digital camera find an interesting subject, take some pictures and then write something based on the subject. If you found it interesting or comical or sad its likely to interest someone else.
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If you’ve just entered the world of blogging or if you’ve been blogging for a short time and find that things are not working out as you expected, it will be worth your while to spend some time understanding the common mistakes that bloggers make, mistakes that make it hard to enjoy what should be an enjoyable, satisfying experience: Blogging!
The five most common new blogger mistakes are:
Diving in!(rather than wading in)
Many bloggers are so anxious to get started that they dive in rather than wading in slowly — its a mistake in an unfamiliar swimming pool or pond and its a mistake when entering a new arena such as the ‘blogosphere.’ Consider these things before you start your Blog:Take the time to read dozens of different blogs: note the colors, graphics and layouts to get an idea of what appeals to you. Also note that some bloggers are long-winded and others are brief and to the point . . . others are just chatty and entertaining and have no particular point to make . . . this too is a personal style you get to choose.
You need a host for your blog, some are free, some charge a small amount per month for their service, some are simple to use and some require more technical knowledge, some have more features than others; choose carefully, once you’ve established your blog and have a few regular readers you may not want to change your address (your URL).
Unrealistic expectations!
If you come to blogging expecting instant results: a large readership and many complimentary comments, you may be disappointed. There are tens of thousands of blogs online vying for the same audience. Patience and tenacity are essential on your part. If you write well, find a unique niche to fill, have appealing titles for your posts and tirelessly promote your blog the readership and comments (some of which will be complimentary) will come.Losing focus!
When you started your blog you had a particular reason for doing so; it might have been to express your views on a topic or it might have been to just communicate with a close circle of friends about your daily activities. Readers will come to your blog for the first time and either be interested in your subject matter or not, will either like your style or not and, if they like your subject and style they may comment and then come back later. Once you’ve established a topic and tone for your blog you’re free to change it but to do so you’re basically starting all over.Plagiarizing!
There are some great bloggers out there and as you surf through blogs you might find one who said something really well, something that resonated with you and something you want to put in your blog. DON’T just copy and paste someone’s words in your blog without giving them credit, making it look to the world like the words are yours. If you write it, write it in your own words and write it better, adding your own thoughts and feelings and then be gracious, mention where you got the idea and provide a link.Ignoring the reader!
Some of the people who read your blog will leave comments; some readers will agree with you and some readers may even praise your insights but most will pick a point you’ve made and criticize it. People leave comments on others blogs for the same reason they themselves blog, to exchange ideas and express their points of view. Always respond to your readers comments; thank them for reading and taking the time to comment (even the severe critics) and then respond, as appropriate, to their comment. If you ignore your comments your readers may end up ignoring your blog.
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Blogging: Let’s Get You Started” we ended with the subject of content. Fresh topics are important to keep your blog readership interested, and now we’re going to discuss just how you can do that.
What are you going to write about? It should be a topic that you’re passionate about or are at the very least interested in. If you’ve chosen blogging as your new career, then you don’t want to torture yourself by writing about something that you have zero interest in, otherwise you might as well return to that mundane job you just quit!
Feelings and emotions show through your writing, so your readers will notice any indifference you may have toward a certain topic that you find boring. Don’t forget the advice about writing with a personality. Forced writing will not establish you in the world of blogging at all.
Once you’ve chosen your main theme — or if it has chosen you, then that’s even better — start posting to your blog and try to get into the habit of doing that at least once every day. It doesn’t always need to be a long post; it could be a comment on something you read in the newspaper today or a segment that you saw on the breakfast news program on TV. Think of yourself as a gigantic container ship, that needs a lot of effort to get moving. At first, you’ll budge just a foot or two and later you’ll trudge slowly on until you’re at full speed. Before you know it, it’ll take a lot of effort to stop you!
Nevertheless, regardless of how well you know your topic, you’re going to run out of fresh input at some point, so let’s look at some content brainstorm ideas.
1) Check out what other bloggers have to say on the current state of affairs in your field of discussion. You can find related blogs by visiting http://blogsearch.google.com/ or http://www.technorati.com. You’ll learn from other blogs and you can also comment on what others have to say on your own blog!
2) Once you’ve established contact with other bloggers, you’ll have almost inexhaustible input to keep you going for a while, so there won’t be an acute need to search for content to write about. Should you still be stuck, then you can search for news articles related to your niche in you local newspaper or online.
3) By joining a few forums related to your niche — just choose the ones that are the most focused on your particular area — you can engage in conversations with others who share your interests. This is a great way to build up a Q&A bank and interesting discussion topics to write about. An added bonus is that your forum posts will quite handily generate traffic for your blog and, hopefully, profits.
Try to maintain your daily posting habit. The major search engines love fresh content and they are more likely to spider your blog frequently, which will also result in getting you extra traffic.
The subject of traffic will be discussed in a future article, so don’t worry about that right now. Just keep writing and posting and building up that momentum — you’ll be an established blogger before you know it!
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I’m giving away a free eBook - Blogging 101. Here is what you will get in the eBook:
- 17 Blogging Platforms to Host Your Blog
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You may think it must be one of those cheap free hosting services where you have to tolerate crappy uncontrollable ads displayed on your blog. No, it’s not, you don’t have to display any unwanted ads and you will get 1GB disk space and 5 GB monthly bandwidth. The only condition is that you have to setup a WordPress blog with the hosting.
How good is that, all you have to do is register your own domain name and start your blog straight away. It is not my offer though, The University Kid is offering this on his blog right now, and there is no guarantee you will get it as there must be some kind of limit there. So if you want to take advantage of this offer, go there as quick as possible and grab it before too late.
Here is the link- Free web hosting offer.
I will give you a hand if you need any help in setting up your hosting account and WordPress blog.
Unless you start your blog just for some fun, there are quite a few advantages in starting your blog with your own domain name and hosting rather than on a free blog hosting service like Blogger:
- You have 100% control of the theme and layout of your blog.
- You have 100% control of how to monetize your blog.
- Your blog and blog URL look professional (joeblow.com vs joeblow.blogspot.com)
- You will save a truck load of hassle and a huge drawback in page rank and traffic when you try to move your blog away from a free service after your blog gets popular.
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The latest news which sends a shock wave through the whole blog world at the moment, an one man blog sold for 15 million dollars. Everyone’s first reaction was “is it true?”. That’s why I sent an email to the owner of the blog Johns Wu and got his confirmation of the sale (see the image below, click for a large one).
The blog is Bankaholic.com - a banking and finance related blog built on WordPress. I’m sure there will be more stories flowing through about the blog and the owner soon, so I will not speculate what was the motive behind the deal. All I can say is that: WOW, while the economy is in a recession, a blog bubble is here now.
When a medical doctor stoped practicing and turned into a professional blogger(MacRumors.com), when someone can build a $30k plus monthly income from blogging within 2 years(JohnChow.com), when a company that sells concrete trailers(Cart Away Concrete) set up a booth in the Blog World Expo, do I need more approve for my point - a blog bubble is here now.
I am more inspired than ever, are you?
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I was trying to use Google API to create a customized Google search page for my readers and myself to search on DoFollow Make Money Online Blogs, so we can build some juicy links. While beta testing that, I found an interesting site which has got a list of Top 353 Make Money Online Blogs(although the page is named Top 100 Make Money Online Blogs). It is a very useful list if you want to get into this niche to make some money out of it or you may be already a player in this niche and you want to compare yourself with others in this niche.
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There is an interesting stat between blog readers and blog income, that is $1 per reader per month from your blog. For examples, JohnChow.com has got around 30k readers and the monthly income is around $30k, ZacJohnson.com has a reader count of 3743 and its income for the month of August was around $4000, Blueverse.com with 842 readers and the income for August was around $800. So if you can get $1 per month out of your reader number, you are doing just fine. Otherwise, you need to improve your monetizing skill to make the most out of your hard work of blogging.
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