Tips On Blogging….
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Tips on Blogging…
If you have considered Blogging as a possible way to Make Money Online, here are some Tips I thought you might be interested in!
Blogging Tip #1 – Decide On What You Want To Blog About!
Here are some questions you should ask yourself as you decide what specific niche or group of people you would like to reach, and what you want to blog about:
1. What is your main topic?
2. What do you want to mainly talk about with your blog?
3. Are you a fashion fan? Make a fashion blog.
4. Are you a health guru? You really know lots and lots about health… it’s your thing… have a health blog.
5. Are you ‘into travel?’ Write about your travel adventures, or critique places; have a travel blog.
6. Are you an animal lover and are ready to start an Animal Rescue Blog?
These are considered very specific topics.
Or would you just like to write about anything and everything? You can have that kind of a blog too!
By having a blog that just fits your personality, you can create categories that cover all those different topics!
Blogging Tip #2 – Have a Blog Using Different Strategies!
To spice up your blog, you can use one or all three of these types of blogging methods:
- Writing – Write your passion (and don’t forget you can use pictures in the posts)
- Video Blogging – Use videos to reach your audience; your guests love the personal touch of knowing you better. I love the idea also of choosing good videos that your kids like, and posting those videos on your blog… then they won’t be exposed to things on YouTube that you don’t approve of, but watch particular videos that only you pick just for them! You design a safe world for them!
- Podcast Blogging – If you feel shy about video, and uncomfortable with writing or grammar, podcasting is a terrific way to get your voice across the world!
Blogging Tip #3 – Find Out How Your Audience Responds To Your Blog!
With the blog offered , you can blog with ease. Below are some interesting facts:
It’s not complicated inserting the ‘Google Analytics’ which helps you know more about your traffic sources.
Did you know about 51% people who come to a hosted blog use Chrome? If you design your blog, you need to know that the majority of people use chrome, and then align your blog so they see the blog correctly.
40% are mobile visitors
49% are desktop visitors
5% are tablet visitors
6% = others
Did you know that most WordPress blog sites are not good with mobile viewing?
Additionally, you have to constantly upgrade your theme, and widgets. Those upgrades are always updating at different times, so you have to keep making the adjustments too! Wouldn’t you prefer not to have to worry about the technical things, the upgrades, or making your blog compatible with your user? What if you had a blog that aligned correctly for your users and you didn’t have to make the adjustments?
Wouldn’t that reduce some headaches and stress if you happen to be ‘technically challenged’ (which is approximately 80% of the people… you are in good company!)
Blogging Tip #4 – Blog And Stop Worrying About Hosting!
If you start your own blog, like a WordPress, it will take a learning curve of several months to create the blog (most people I know it took 6 months) … but don’t forget there is ‘hosting’ involved too!
Someone has to host your blog… like GoDaddy or Hostgator. Or you can use a free host like Blogspot, etc.
Be aware if you have a business and want to use your blog to make money on the internet, that most hosts don’t like to have marketers as their customers. To be in business, it is essential that you market, or you are not in business. Internet Marketing to promote your blog is also becoming more and more popular with all businesses.
That could create a problem. I have one friend who’s material was deleted by the host. All her work – Gone. She wasn’t spamming, she was writing good content regarding business practices as well as relating it to her business. She lost all her content, lost all the time of invested, and ultimately it meant you lost her business and had to start over. She was devastated.
Also, most beginner bloggers don’t know that you can have supposedly ‘unlimited bandwidth’ with your host, but that it crashes when you have a lot of traffic. Solution? You have to constantly upgrade. These upgrades on your blog are charged to you use ‘overages.’ This is similar to what you would find from your phone carrier…. overages.
How would you like a blog that easily modifies your content to the mobile visitor, doesn’t take 6 months to create, provides hosting that allows for business content, has bandwidth that doesn’t crash or charge you extra for overages and is built in to be ‘unlimited’ for your needs? I know, right? Easy decision!
Blogging Tip #5 – Find Support For Your Blog or You are Doomed!
If you have a self-hosted wordpress blog, who do you contact for support? I personally had so much trouble with my own personal blogThink how you feel to pay for hosting, and you know you nearly have to beg for help that you pay for.
What if you had a support team that you can write a ticket too, or more importantly, you can TALK to? I mean, they really answer your calls, and help fix your glitches?! They have the database, and they understand YOU as the customer.
They make the upgrades for you, and you never have to worry about your blog getting ‘hacked.’ My personal blog got hacked by hackers 5 times. My blog was down, and it meant I was ‘out of business’ for weeks. I won’t tell you how distressed I was; maybe you can feel it in my post, and my writing it here.
I was DISTRESSED!
Do you want good end results?
Do you want to do things that actually make you money in your business, rather than unhack a blog?
Blogging Tip #6 – You Are Ready To Blog, But Don’t Know What to Blog About!
When you get ready to blog, does the blank page makes you go ‘blank?’
Well, remember what you want to blog about… things you’re passionate about…. Then it is easy!
Or do you want a blog so you can promote your business?
You can use your blog as a teaching platform with “How To”videos. Just insert your video. Teach things like:
- How to use your time more effectively.
- How to set up aweber.
- And whatever you learn in your business, turn around and teach that as well!
- Decide to help someone.
- Answer their questions.
- Bookmark and share your posts with friends on Facebook and other favorite social media sites of yours.
Did you know that most ‘traffic’ to your blog comes from social media; so share your content everywhere that it makes sense to see it.
Be socially interactive so that you posts benefits, and helps people avoid the struggles you’ve been through.
Blogging Tip #7 – Just Start!
Just start – it doesn’t have to be perfect! The game plan will change continually until you find your reason to make it work. Let this be your Blogging Service… You control the outcome!
- Think of your ultimate goals!
- You dreams and family are worth it.
- Tell yourself that, “Not trying isn’t an option anymore.”
- Surround yourself with people who are making things happen, are positive, and are willing to share their lessons so you get to your success faster. Let us help you believe in yourself!
- Model and follow what is working.
- Don’t do it on your own!
- Start. Just start….
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