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Don't Be A Passive Blogger.

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Are you a passive blogger?Do you network with other bloggers?Do you join forums?Do you join Social Media or Social Networking sites?

Being a passive blogger is not good for you,especially for your blog.You must communicate with other bloggers so that others will know you exist and it will help expose your blog,but there are ways in communicating with other bloggers and make sure you follow this simple guide line so you won't irritate other bloggers.
  • Forums.Join forums to expose your blog and to know other bloggers,but remember not to spam the forums with nothing but self promotion.Be a good and helpful members by posting valuable information or helping out other members.
  • Comments.Response to comments that you receive and also visit the blog of the people who leave comments on your blog,and if you find it interesting,leave your comment there.Visit other blogs daily and leave comments where necessary.Never start your first comment by asking for link exchanges or asking them to visit your blog,or leaving comment like nice blog,I agree.You will only downgrade yourself.
  • Social Networking.Join social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.More and more bloggers are into Twitter and FriendsFeed.Get new friends,and remember,no spamming and self promotion.Engage with other members,be a friend,be yourself.Don't fake it because sooner or later people will be a able to see through it.
You must always remember that by doing all this is not just about yourself,about what you want to gain,though sadly most of the time it is about personal gain.It is not just about driving traffic to your blog,but creating genuine networking and friendship for the long term benefit of your blog.Be honest whether in forums,giving comments or in social networking sites.By being a good member,you will benefit in the long term,you build strong relation with other bloggers,help them promote their blog,and they will surely help promote yours.

Socialize and remember to socialize the right way.

 

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Be A Successful Blogger.

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There must be a reason you start your blog.You want to share your thoughts,experience or views with others.You learn how to blog,how to promote it,getting traffic,getting subscribers.Instead of just a hobby,it becomes a passion,to some it even become a profession.So what are the things that can help you become a successful blogger,even if you're doing it out of passion or as a profession.I read about this topic in Blogging Tips,written by Andy MacDonald.He shares some very interesting tips and I added some too.
  • Be real.Some bloggers have no specific topics,and they wrote just about everything.You can choose to talk about more than one topics,like my personal blog,I wrote mostly about blogging,sports and life.Blog about something,not just everything.
  • Be Passionate.Some bloggers starts it as a hobby,or for fun,or because their friends are doing it,but soon they become more passionate about their blog.Being passionate meaning loving what you are doing and it is easier when you are doing something you love.
  • Update.What more can I say,a regularly updated blog with good quality content will certainly be a hit among readers.People won't wait for one week to get new material from you,unless you are a celebrity or something,they have a lot to choose from,and they will look for frequently updated blogs with great reading materials.
  • Links.Bloggers links with other sites for 2 reasons,because their interest in the subject or their respect for the site owner.Links can also help with your SEO,but it must be done correctly.Learn about linking and SEO,it will certainly help expose your blog.
  • Comments.We talk about this often,yet I see that some bloggers don't really understand its importance.I got one last week on my personal blog..Hey dude!Whats up!Nice blog!It won't help your credibility leaving comments like that and it certainly won't benefit your blog one bit.
  • Have fun.Don't look at your blog as though it is a chore!Have fun with it,enjoy doing things with your blog.If you're passionate about blogging,about your blog,you will be having fun with it.
  • Be creative.Do new things,add new things to your blog.Be creative,be different.
  • Ping.Use a pinging service to ping your blog each time you wrote a new post.
  • Feeds.Allow readers to subscribe to your blogs using RSS or emails,if your blog is good,you will be surprised how many people subscribe to it.
  • Great titles.When you write your post,think of attractive and meaningful title,this will attract readers to read your post.
  • Be yourself.Always do things your way,don't be a copycat.
  • Believe in yourself.Don't feel you are inferior,don't let what other blog or bloggers achieve bothers you.Just do what you want,as you like and you can be successful too.
  • Patience.Lots of it,not only in building your blog,waiting to taste success,but also when confronting critics,other bloggers,rude comments etc.You will meet a lot of people,all with different taste and thoughts,some can really be annoying and mean,so be patient,don't let them bother you.

 

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Good Habits For Your Blog Success.

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Most bloggers already know what it takes to be successful.There are many blogs out there out lining what you should blog about,how to get traffic to your blog,how to monetize your blog,etc.But then there are others who are still searching for what should they blog about,what to write,how to get traffic,lots of other how to..What I consider the most important rules that you must know before you even start a blog is to understand the need to start it.Some started a blog,but then lost direction on what the blog should be about,this is the most important thing that you must first determine before you start,no matter it is a personal blog or which ever type of blog you intend to start.

Once you have that all sorted out,you already have a set a goal of what your blog is about,what you want to achieve with it,you might want to consider this good habits that can help you and your blog grow and become successful.
  • Frequent posting.It doesn't mean that you have to make a post everyday,but try to have a schedule and try to stick to your schedule.Some bloggers write a post,left it there for 3 or 4 days,write another post,and leave it again for 4 or 5 days,or maybe left the blog unattended for 1 or 2 weeks.This is not good for your blog.If you have attracted some followers,by not getting new,fresh post,they might leave,and for new readers,noticing that you have not been updating for sometime,might just turn them away.
  • Commenting.The best possible way there is to expose your blog,network with other bloggers,yet people still are reluctant to do it,sometimes even when people leave comments on your blog,you just don't take the time to return the favour.Make it a daily routine to visit at least 10 blogs and leaving comment,you can increase this later.This will certainly help other bloggers to notice you,and can help expose you and your blog,but remember to give good and valuable comments.
  • Personality.Your blog represent your personality.Interacting with your readers by replying their comments,their emails shows that you care about them and value their contribution to your blog.
  • Patience.Most bloggers lack patience,they want to see results and they want it as fast as possible.Do you realized you are in competition with how many blogs?Do you know how many blogs are being started daily?Do you know how many blogs in the same niche as yours?Be patient,stay focus and you will soon see the rewards.
  • Content.Content is King,so they say,and it certainly is,but not all content.Valuable content will help your blog grow,something that can be of value to your readers,maybe the impact is small,but still with each post you give value and knowledge to your readers,that is important and that is the reason they will keep coming back.
  • Honesty.Be honest to your readers,they will value you for this and will help build their trust and help with your credibility.
  • Goals.As I said earlier,you must set a goal on what you want to achieve,as you progress,check your goals and see if you already achieve it,set new ones to keep you motivated to go on.
What do you think?Do you have any other good habits to share from your own personal blogging experience?

 

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How Do You Use Forums And Write Comment.

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It is quite disturbing to see the trends in forums now,especially from new members.They use forums to advertise their product or service,or just to promote their blog,this is what spam is all about.Most of them are too eager to show off their blog that they don't even bother to read the rules set by the administrator of the forums.Some just being ignorant to what forums is suppose to be.These are three current trend that I see in forums these days.
  • Too eager in wanting people to see their blog or website.These kind of forum members will simply use almost all the thread available to do it,sometimes even using other people threads.By doing this won't get them the exposure they want,instead they can get banned or other forum members just ignore them.If you want to show your blog,use the proper thread and wait for response from other members.If you see other members start commenting about your blog,give response,thanking them for their time and consider whatever suggestion that they give.
  • Using forums to advertise.Instead of showing off their blog or website,they simply advertise.Nobody response to this sort of thread and it only make you look bad.There are certain forums which allow you to advertise your service or product,but in a thread that they provide.Being a new member and posting your first post,but by posting nothing but advertisement won't do you any good.
  • Members who response to every thread in order to gain as many posts as possible.There is nothing wrong as long as your response can help and give value to what is being discussed.By posting I agree,Yes you are right doesn't mean anything and doesn't help in building your credibility.One other thing is posting question that has been discussed maybe a hundred times before.If you take your time,look at other thread,I'm sure you can find answers related to what you want to ask.By posting,Help me to get traffic,I need traffic.. just because you wanted to start a thread..will make you..well..look stupid!
Comments.

Forums and comments are two things that can certainly help boost traffic to your blog,or website,but only if you do it right.If you're doing like what I said above in forums,do you seriously think people would want to visit your blog or website over and over again?We are not talking just any visit,but people who like your blog and would certainly come back to read,even subscribe to it,unless the thing you only care about is the number on the counter of your blog.Leaving comments on other blogs meaning you leave your signature,your calling card.By reading your comment,the blog owner will feel intrigue to get to know you,what kind of blog you have.If you comment I like your post..Nice blog..Very good..what does that tells you?If you ask me,I will simply say this guy is doing it simply because he reads somewhere you have to comment on other blogs to get traffic.It is not only about traffic,it is about networking,about friendship.Do you want the only traffic from that particular blog owner or you want to build friendship and later build a network of traffic from that blog to yours?If you build a good relationship with certain blog owners,giving insightful comments and your own blog itself is interesting,I won't be surprised if you will start getting that blog readers to yours.

Forums and comments can help increase traffic to your blog,but you must do it the right way,take your time to do it,build your reputation and credibility in forums,build relationship with other blog owners.All this takes time,but you will certainly find the results very satisfying.People can judge who you are by reading your forum post,your comments and by visiting your blog so don't let all this ruined your online reputation that you only just started to build.

 

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