Writing: 13 Steps to Successful Blogging

13 Steps to Successful Blogging

Written by Ant Onaf

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7) Multiple blogs

Use multiple blogging accounts to attract more people. This means you should have a blog with JournalHome.com, Blogger.com, LiveJournal.com, Blog-City.com, tBlogs.com, etc. The more blog accounts repparttar better. You can copy/paste from 1 blog to all others. Having different blog accounts is like having a publication in different newspapers. This enables you to attract more visitors and this also increases repparttar 143747 chance that 1 of your blogs will be in repparttar 143748 search engine results for your focused keywords.

8) Short & Concise

Aside from repparttar 143749 lengthy article a week for syndication and publication your blog entries should be short & concise (if you can help it). Sometimes there are exceptions to repparttar 143750 rule and you have no choice but to blog lengthy entries, but try to avoid this as much as possible. You do not want your blog entries to become hours of reading. Visitors like to easily find information and skim through your entries. It is good to be detailed and provide useful information, but do not include useless information or run away sentences that veer away from your topic.

9) Digital Art

Try to include non-advertising graphics, pictures, photos, and art in your blog entries. Not too much. Once a week is fine. Graphics can sometimes bring your blog to life. Of course, repparttar 143751 content of repparttar 143752 blog is repparttar 143753 most important aspect and you do not want to overshadow your content with graphics, but displaying graphics can add a bit of spice to repparttar 143754 blog. Be choosy about your graphics and make sure they fit your entry topic. You should add content with repparttar 143755 graphic, at least a caption. Original graphics, photos, pictures, and art is recommended.

10) Keep it Personal

A blog is most successful when it is kept personal. Try to include personal experiences which relates to repparttar 143756 topic of your blog entry. Stay away from repparttar 143757 business style of writing. Write with a more personal style and use first-person narratives. Do not write any of your entries as sales letters, instead share product reviews and personal endeavors.

11) Interact With Your Visitors

You now have repparttar 143758 traffic you deserve. You should begin interacting with your visitors. Create a regular theme such as: "Monday Money Tip" or "Picture of repparttar 143759 Week" which entices your readers to look forward to each week.

Give your readers advance notice about a product, service, or topic which you are going to review and then talk about later. If repparttar 143760 President was scheduled to give a speech then in your blog you should state that you "will discuss repparttar 143761 speech and give your opinion after repparttar 143762 speech airs. Comments will be appreciated".

Try your best to find exclusive information that not many have. Do not disclose any confidential or secret information which is deemed illegal or can potentially get you into trouble, but try to get repparttar 143763 scoop before everyone else does. Such as: If your blog was about Paris Hilton (the socialite) and you had a blog entry about "Paris Hilton Getting Married" then it would be interesting to your readers if you had a actual picture of Paris Hilton engagement ring. Give your best effort to dig and search repparttar 143764 internet for exclusive information and you will possibly come up with something useful. Your readers will appreciate this and they show their appreciation through word-of-mouth referrals. Imagine how many readers will tell their friends, family, and others about information they only can find at your blog.

12) Make Money

Once your blog has gained some real momentum and your blog traffic is increasing then it is time to start thinking about turning your traffic into profit. You should use contextual advertising, like Google Adsense or Chitika. Contextual advertising is usually text links which use repparttar 143765 content of your blog to publish targeted ads on your blog. The payout is usually based on a pay-per-click model, meaning for ever click an ad receives you are paid a small percentage of repparttar 143766 profits. In addition to contextual advertising it is good to also use graphical advertising such as: BlogAds.com, Amazon.com, MammaMedia, or General Sponsored Advertising.

13) You're a Professional

You're a professional now! What are you still doing with that free blog hosting service? It is time to upgrade to a domain hosted solution. You need to get a web host and choose a domain name for your blog then check its availability. Select repparttar 143767 blogging software you wish to use, such as: Squarespace.com, WordPress.org, MovableType.org, etc. When you have your new blog domain setup and ready for traffic then it is time for you to announce your move on all your previous blog accounts. Your last entry to repparttar 143768 blog should be a "move" announcement. The title should be "Moved" and repparttar 143769 blog entry should state something like "Old Blog has been moved to New Blog please follow and bookmark this link for future reference: http://www.YourNewBlogDomainName.com". This way all returning visitors and new readers should not have any problem finding your new blog domain.

At repparttar 143770 level of a professional blogger you may want to team up with 1 or more other bloggers. This will create a more interesting and more powerful blog. The old saying "two heads is better than one", more authors mean more advertising and exposure because each author will have a vested interest in repparttar 143771 blog. The idea of a team blog is to make it profitable and rewarding for all authors, while continuing to target repparttar 143772 blog topic and keeping repparttar 143773 blog interesting for visitors.

Following these blogging techniques should make your blogging experience much more rewarding. There is no guarantee that your blog will become popular or a household name, but repparttar 143774 effort should at least put you one step closer. Making money online is not an overnight experience like many may think, but making money online is definitely a foreseeable possibility. As well, growing popularity on repparttar 143775 web is not an overnight experience, but through time, dedication, and persistence you will be rewarded with all repparttar 143776 royalties of blogging.

Ant Onaf is the owner and founder of www.JournalHome.com. He is an online internet marketer, content writer, and IT consultant. Ant Onaf has years of IT-related experience and Internet-related experience. His ingenuity, dedication, and passion for technology, internet marketing, & writing have made him a monumental icon in the World Wide Web. His blog can be visited at http://www.journalhome.com/AntOnaf

10 Things that Keep You from Writing Your Book… and What You Can do About It

Written by Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman

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Here is a list of solutions: 1. Hire someone to write your book for you (you can always rewrite it in your own voice and add your own stories). When finished, hire a publisher and then a publicist to market it. 2. Hire a writing coach who will walk you through repparttar

steps, chapter by chapter (again, for a substantial fee). Then when finished, hire a publisher and a publicist. 3. Bite repparttar 143746

bullet, put your business on hold for a few months, and devote your time to just getting it written. You will have to turn it over to a book designer and get it formatted; search for repparttar 143747

right publisher such as self-publishing or print-on-demand services, and then market it yourself. Expensive? Yes, all three solutions are expensive. They each have their advantages and disadvantages. The Fourth Solution There is another solution! What if there was a way to help you get your book down in print and ready for formatting in 90 days? What if you could do this by following a system that organized you chapter by chapter, included testimonials, input from peers, professional editing resources, design and formatting resources at low costs, and only took a half-hour of time per day? Could you afford to invest that much time and energy out of your busy day? Would it be worth it to you even if it meant an hour a day for 90 days? If you already have a blog that you use to communicate with readers online, you can use your blog to write your book. The blog format is perfect for organizing your ideas, chapters and getting feedback from readers. If you don’t have a blog yet, you may wish to create one. They are simple to set up and use (we recommend Typepad.com). It can be used to stay in touch with clients and to write your thoughts in an informal way. A blog is like having a conversation with people interested in your subject or expertise. Once your book is finished and formatted, you can then use your blog to market it. You already have a built in audience, hungry for your content. To read more about how this system works and how you can benefit, go to this site: http://www.blogtobook.com – repparttar 143748

way you think about writing your book will shift and you'll see it in a whole new light!

Denise Wakeman of Next Level Partnership, and Patsi Krakoff of Customized Newsletter Services, have teamed up to create blogging and marketing services for independent professionals. Their latest program is repparttar 143749 Blog to Book Project: How to Use a Blog to Create a Book in 90 Days or Less at http://www.blogtobook.com. You can read and subscribe to their blogs at http://www.buildabetterblog.com

Denise Wakeman of Next Level Partnership, and Patsi Krakoff of Customized Newsletter Services, have teamed up to create blogging and marketing services for independent professionals. Their latest program is the Blog to Book Project: How to Use a Blog to Create a Book in 90 Days or Less at http://www.blogtobook.com.

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