One of the biggest challenges to creating a successful blog is coming up with regular blog post ideas. Here are 7 strategies to keep your content fresh and interesting. 1. Read magazines – magazines are great for spinning information in a million different ways. Reading industry magazines will help you tap into the general public’s awareness and will help you come up with unique and
Looking to boost your blog traffic? Here are three quick and easy tactics to get the job done! #1 Incite controversy. Controversy attracts readers, it motivates links and it breeds discussion – all of which are great for boosting blog traffic. Go ahead, stir the pot!
An active blog is a fun blog. More comments and discussion can turn a hum drum “hey is anyone reading this?” blog into a whirlwind of activity. Here are a few ways to get the party started and get more blog comments! Get your readers involved. There are many ways to inspire your readers to comment. One of them is to simply ask questions in
Who are you? What brand or image do you want to convey with your blog? Who is your audience and how will you connect with them? These are all important questions that have a direct effect on your blog’s ultimate success. Readers want to connect with a real person, someone they can relate to, admire, learn from, respect and of course buy from – you!
When dealing with other people there are always rules of etiquette to follow and blogging is no different. Here are some top blog etiquette dos and don’ts: Do give credit where credit is due. If you borrow information, data or even a good idea from someone, give them credit. Don’t publish verbatim content on your blog or cut and paste without quoting the author. (And
If you’ve participated in a Blog Challenge, then you already have the “feel” for what it takes to blog daily. Imagine committing to a daily blogging schedule. That means you not only have 7 blog posts due each week – you have approximately 30 each month and 365 posts a year! That’s a lot of blogging. However, it is a great blogging schedule and with
In order for your blog to appear in the Networked Blogs application and to show in your Facebook account, there are two steps: 1. You need to confirm that you are the owner of the blog. If you added the code to your blog, it has probably already been verified. If you are not technical, then just wait for the first 10 people to follow
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