How to Get Blog Traffic That Sticks

TweetOne major priority of bloggers is getting traffic to their blogs but a lot of people make a great mistake nowadays, not because they don’t know how to get traffic but because they don’t know how to make their traffic stick. It doesn’t matter how many visitors you’re able to get to your blog there is no point in it if you’re unable to make them return. While it is important to know that you can’t make 100% of the visitors to your blog stick you should also know that there are some things...

Are You Too Busy to Write? Seven Ways to Blog More Productively

Is finding time to blog something you struggle with? A number of people have asked me how they can find time to blog on top of everything else that I have going on. Writing content is vitally important for your blog. It is your source of direct visitors, plus the meat of what you share in social media, the combination of which is essentially all the marketing many of us do. Your content attracts and maintains a relationship with your subscribers,...

I Do: Tips for Co-blogging with Your Spouse

This guest post is by Mr. Broke Professional: the husband in the husband/wife team behind Brokeprofessionals.com “I think you need to rewrite that last paragraph,” she said. “And this time, maybe try to be just a little more concise.” She said it gently. Yet the words stung. She could tell I was a little hurt, so she tried to smooth it over. “I really like this blog post. I think it is going to be well received by our readers.” I patiently waited for the “but.” And after a moment or two it...

How Often Should You Update Your Blog

TweetOne question that is being asked often in the blogosphere is the question of how often a blog should be updated. We all want working formulas and at the same time we also want to please our audience. Even though there is no set formula for updating a blog there are some factors you can consider that will help you get the best from your blog in terms of updating it. This post will be giving you some tips on how often you should be updating your blog. Know Your Audience There is no fixed formula...

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Blog Logo

This guest post is by Liane of the Blog Design Team. After almost three years of blogging, and about the same time spent discovering my addiction to graphic design, I’ve come to realize that both of my passion go hand in hand. Blogging and design is a match made in heaven. And my favorite project to work on? Logos, of course. Sure, I’ve made designs for both online and offline business, but when a blogger knocks at my mail box, I give them special priority. That’s because, in truth, designing...

The 10 Commandments to Successful Blogging

I’ll start off by saying that blogging is absolutely fantastic to do if you are passionate about a certain topic. If you can write dozens or hundreds of articles related to the same topic without seeing it as a chore, then a blog is a great medium to build up an audience and establish yourself as an authority in a certain niche. If you want to blog to make a full-time income, I can tell you that it’s possible but it’s not easy and it won’t happen overnight. Let me share with you what I’ve learned...

How to Impress Blog Visitors Before they Start to Read

This guest post is by Darren of Findermind.com Isn’t the best way to impress readers by providing great content? My answer would be yes, because most people come to your site for your content. There are, however, some things you can do to impress and build credibility among your (first-time) readers even before they start to read what you have to say. How? Let me explain. Provide quantitative instead of qualitative statements People are not stupid....

Personal Blog Monetization Perils and Pitfalls

This guest post is by Brooke Schoenman of Brooke vs. the World. I write for two blogs that are both travel-themed, yet very different from one another. Brooke vs. the World has been my personal travel blog for the past four years, while WhyGo Australia is more of a travel guide blog which is part of a larger travel network, and focuses on making money. Because of their different natures, I approach the way I write and promote each of these blogs in a different manner. Brooke vs. the World has...

Don’t Go It Alone: Relationship-building for Bloggers

This guest post is by Jane Sheeba of Find All Answers. Let’s get it straight. Blogging is not a standalone job. You cannot blog in a space that doesn’t exist and to a group of virtual people. You need people—yes, living human beings, not just pairs of eyeballs—to read your blog. You don’t just need people to read what you write; you need people to: agree/disagree with you give you different perspectives/thoughts/suggestions follow as role models/examples endorse/recommend...

The Blog Mindset: What It Takes To Be A Successful Blogger

Some of my students approached me recently to discuss about their blogging journey. It is always interesting to talk to them and find out the difficulties they face. After some exchanges, I realized the difficulties all relate to one single reason: the fear of failure. There are two broad types of blogs we see in this industry - the casual blogs and the impactful ones. The former consists of you writing a post occasionally and these are read by...

How to Significanty Increase Your Blog Subscribers

TweetYour most important asset as a blogger is not the people who visit your blog daily or those who comment on your blog but those who take the pain and time to subscribe to your blog so that they can be receiving more updates from you in the future. A lot of bloggers now make a very deadly blogging mistake of focusing on getting more daily visitors instead of subscribers. Your subscribers are the ones who trust you, they’re the ones who read your content regularly and truly know you and they...

Are We Having Fun Yet?

This guest post is by Justin P Lambert of Words That Begin With You . Quick question: are you having fun? I mean, you’re sitting here reading Problogger, so you’re likely a blogger, or at least thinking about jumping in. And you’re likely interested in making some money from your efforts. There’s nothing wrong with that at all. But are you having fun? Courtesy of Douglas R. Witt (flickr) Maybe you’ve been at it for a while, or maybe, like...