Know The Basics, While Starting Your First Blog!

August 6, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging

Know the basics, while starting your first blog!Blogging was an instant hit, may be a decade back no one knew what the word “Blog” meant. Today looking over at the past I realize what simple mistakes I made launching my first blogs network, few years back, blogging was a very alien thing to Internet and at present day I feel Blogs are running everything over and above Internet whether it be advertising, doing business, finding a business partner, etc. you can do anything and everything through blogs and a plus point, that you earn money as well. There were a number of Internet businesses I did when I started off few years back, they worked quite well but not as per my expectations, the hard work that I was putting in was really not paying me off. Looking back at times I now realize, if several of mistakes I made were rectified everything would have been smooth sailing but I am happy that those mistakes I did make and I stumbled along the path and I stand today where I am because of my stupid silly mistakes, but those were the things some 5 years back but today with the competition you cannot afford to do a single mistake so today especially for my dear loyal readers, I am going to share few of the things you should be taking care of while heading out in a blogging world:

  1. Write something out of the box, you must have usually seen that people blog about the news so why you need to be doing the same? You want to make your blog look unique and intelligent so come up with something that will interest your readers, it is fact that blogging about news gets you more traffic but its not about the traffic which you are looking for, what you are looking for is quality reading that your readers should enjoy. News, they can get from anywhere, after a while reading news over and over again they will get bored of your blogs and gradually they might even stop visiting your blog. So pick up a topic that will really help your readers to gain some knowledge.
  2. Create a niche for yourself, in whatever field you may please. If you try to concentrate on N number of things you are not going to be a master in any of the fields so the best followed advice is to pick up a niche in which you are intelligent at. Blogging networks are booming all over the industries and people are marketing their products or product info through these blogs that are helping them make huge profits. Specialize in something you are sure of making big in the blogs and then proceed ahead.
  3. Once you are done with picking up a niche for your blog, try to pick up a bigger niche so that you can gain more popularity over the internet. Don’t compromise on small things, think of big from the very start and achieve success in the field.
  4. Don’t just start with your blogs with the aim of just making money, you have to be passionate about something if you really want to achieve that big success in life. Make writing your first love and get attracted towards it, each passing day so one day you can’t live without writing at all.
  5. Some people go way to ahead to achieve what they want in life, but that is not serving the purpose, don’t burn yourself out just to complete all your work in one single day. Take your time and write your blogs in a relaxed manner that will bring creativity in your writings, don’t get too carried away or become very obsessive about writing.
  6. Everybody is here with a purpose, a purpose to make money online through blogs. We know that money is not going to pour itself easily, you will have to give that many efforts to earn that market reputation so that people will give their ads on your blogs and you can make money.
  7. A person visiting your blog is just not there to see how creative or beautiful pictures you have put in your blogs, its all about the quality content they are looking for so make sure you don’t spend too much money on designing your blog. Initially, when I started out I made sure that everything was an A1 quality may it be website design, or content or hosting servers, even after spending too much on designing I realized that it doesn’t really matter, what matter is the input in your blogs.
  8. When a person heads out in the world of blogging, it’s a common phenomena that people start copying others may it be their blog design, their logo, etc. some even copy word to word blog, now this isn’t fair if you are really looking to make some serious money. Try to keep a unique designing for your blog that will attract attention, make sure the colors used are pleasing to eyes and it looks just great when people are visiting your site for the very first time. Blend your blog as per your wishes and not what others are doing with their blogs, you need to have unique theme and design for your blog.
  9. Once when you are already done with deciding your topic for the blog, don’t forget to write detailed information of the topic on your blog. People already know something about the topic you have written now what will interest them is something more in depth, a detailed knowledge or study or research on the topic which they will enjoy reading or take keen interest in reading. Write standard blogs but at the same time make it look like a million bucks. Gather useful information that people can use or be helpful to someone through your blogging networks.
  10. Don’t just expect good comments from your readers, there were times when I went through bad phases from all angles as readers were not quite acceptable to what I have written but that didn’t degrade my writing quality nor did it stop me from writing my views. Whether the comments are good or bad, respond to your readers so that they might feel important of themselves, their comments are actually good for you to improve upon your skills.
  11. Once your blog is well established, don’t forget to build good relationships with other bloggers on networks. To become famous, you need to be associated with people and that comes through proper networking. If you want your blog to be famous over blogging network then you have to reach a position where everybody knows you, a powerful position can only be achieved through effective networking.
  12. While heading out to write a blog, select a right blogging platform, follow up all pros and cons before finalizing on your platform. What may seem cheaper may also let you spend even more money in future so take logical steps in selecting the blogs platform through which you have a gain-gain situation.
  13. When you have your own blogging network, why write for Digg? I have seen writing on digg will give you lots of traffic on your site but at the same time you may lose out on your core reader base, you might lose your loyal readers to earn just few more visitors to your site, will you sacrifice it?
  14. Write any blog, like it was your own story, people get interested in reading blogs when it says more about a person than any general topics. Initially, I  remember, I used to blog about just anything but later I realized telling readers my story based on my experiences and research work, led them to take more interest in what I have to say. I really wished I would have known this first then I would have been at a much better position than I am today.
  15. Don’t brag in your blogs, of course, people love to brag that’s a human tendency but as far as reading is concerned, no person would like to read a person bragging about himself. If you need to say something which is really important than say it in a very simplistic and polite way, not to make readers feel that you are bragging. Read more on blog.

The above tips were all I had to give you as suggestions or an advice, follow them religiously to get success in your blogs writing at a very first go.

Reach Out To Your Readers By Writing Better Blogs!

August 4, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging

Writing a blog is no easy task but you can make it easier by developing your skills, the main question is how can you reach your reader audience and give them better blogs. Today, each blogger is striving hard to grab people in their networks, that doesn’t just happens by publishing good works it takes hard core planning like thinking over the topics, the subjects, etc. better blogs can only be attained by writing on topics which are interesting to people, the topics they will gain knowledge from and also the most important the writer should really be passionate about his/her writings.

Reach out to your readers Blogs just doesn’t develop in one day; once you are done with your blog website designing you need resources to run it, like proper hosting, search engine optimization, the key words you are going to use, etc. unless you have the best combination of all these you cannot truly run a successful blogging network. Going back to times, when I headed out for the first time writing blogs, I remember how difficult it used to be even on deciding the topics, now the times have changed, more than you can write you have ample of topics and stories to talk or brief about.

Anyone who has passion for writing can enter the world of blogging but it has its own pros and cons, you have to deliver your 100% whole heartedly to gain that position in networks otherwise you stand no where in front of superior blogs network. Quality content is the first & foremost things for any blogging websites; you have to specialize the art of creative writing and that will come only through writing practice. For the starters you might find a little bit difficult to put down your thoughts in to writings but that may not be the end to your writing career you can make it big by developing your writing skills and learning through experiences.

There are so many websites today listing you great ways of making it big in blogging world, even if you follow 25% of what is written that could be of great help to you. Decide on the topic you wish to write, research on it, take necessary feedback from your friends and relatives and go ahead with writing your own thinking. When you see developed blogging networks, remember they must have spent hard time in building it so if you want to gain the same kind of market position than you have to give your thorough share in working hard.

People keep coming back to your blog only once when they like the content and that would happen only when you write interesting topics that would interest them, write the content which is knowledgeable and the once they can apply in their daily lives. Once your readers get used to reading your blogs on a regular basis than you will start building credibility, people normally rely on the people they are close to, build that bond with your readers and try to find out what they are looking for. Speak about interesting incidents or stories they can rely to that will get them closer to you and your blogs and reply to their comments that will make them feel important.

It is up to us to drive our blogs network; no one can do anything to your blogs unless you want to. If you are looking to make it huge than you have to get going now and start finding ways and topics that will benefit your readers at large, send in your suggestions or comments, if any!

Market Your Business Through Blogs – Part-III

July 4, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging

Welcome to the 3rd and the last part of business with blogs, I have already shared with you the finest of tips and skills to run your business through blogs, in the last part I am detailing more about the posts that you will write for your blogs. The main criteria here being, you should establish a rhythm that will set your blogs get going, it doesn’t merely mean that you need to have a new and latest topic to discuss every time, in rhythm means you and your text should go in sync together that will interest your audience. If you are new to blogging, than I advice you to write 2 to 3 posts per week, getting started is never late and never too touch, as you become master in writing you will get hand of it.

If blogging is your niche then you shouldn’t aim for earnings through blogs by putting the ads and especially when you are solely marketing your business through that blogging network. Grow your own profile over blogs network, you can come out with your own success stories and strategies that people will follow or help them establish a good position in the market. There have been many a cases I have seen, that people nearly spoil their online business by putting ads just for few dollars, putting ads diverts the readers attention to other blogs or other companies. And knowingly or unknowingly you may be highlighting your own competitors and then you cannot stop all that happening in just one go. The biggest fear for a blogger are comments, may however finest of articles you write there is always some fear which grips everyone, what if a customer comes and starts damaging your goodwill through comments, now for this you can have comment moderation policy on your blog, its your blog and you will decide what people should be commenting on your texts. You can decide on varied policy rules somewhere in your blogs network that will alert the readers what they should be commenting.

business through Blogs

Once you have posted your blog, don’t just sit idle watching the comments and waiting for orders to start pouring in, you ought to be interactive when you are online, it is one of the best ways you can get closer to your customers and know their requirements or solve problems. The same way as you encourage people to write comments you need to reply them too that will interest them more into your blog reads. Another thing is that how are you going to integrate your blog with your company website, its important that both are in sync so you will be better at addressing your audience they can view your company profile and see products online through the mentioned website. There are no specific rules to this but more or less it depends on your company objectives, in most cases, it should be normal to link your company website with the blogs network.

One commonest of challenges for new bloggers whether its connecting their business or freelancing is how to get people reading and get used to your blogs. The small step in the right direction will take you to bigger heights, revamp your existing profile over Internet, if any, or you can start posting your ads in other links and blogging networks. If you are planning to put the content of multiple blogs just through one channel, that may prove to be quite worthwhile, there are variety of posts a company can run on their sites depending on their company objectives, some of the key points included in the blog post to make it popular is by stating the products, highlighting the key staff members, CEO talks, announcing new products in product gallery, highlight the clients, tips on the ways to use products, FAQs, comments, etc. the list here is endless, its up to you to bring the finest of points of your company profile in front of your customers.

You can share your view points with me and suggest if you have really cool stuff that people should know.

  1. Market Your Business Through Blogs – Part-I
  2. Market Your Business Through Blogs – Part-II

Feedbacks! New weapon to maximize your articles

May 31, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging, Writing skills

Thousands of sites are launched each day and thousands go under the hammer of Internet search engines, although for us it might be easy searching information on net and using it on our daily basis, but did you ever gave a thought of how much of efforts go into bringing you the perfect site on your screens. Its all an Internet game, the more you have keywords, the more popular you become along with search engine optimization of your site. The main thing that matters to get your site on the top pages of search engines is the content, even if you are a great SEO master and expert in the field you will need quality content which is going to maintain your site on the top pages, your content should be informative, easily understandable, unique and quality perfect.

feedbackWriting just doesn’t involve typing anything, you have write something which is interesting and will invite more audience to your blogging network, write the matters which are relevant to the topic and also informative things that will make people eager into reading it further. You can follow some tips which you will give your articles the impact which is needed and which will attract the readers and keep them stuck to it till the end. Many people go on writing whatever comes to their mind, but when you start writing think of a very interesting topic and pick up an aspect to your writing, you can state your opinions, your views relating to someone or something and also you can make it more attractive by putting the details as to why you are writing this. You can also invite people to comment and open discussions relating to the matter that you write that will help people debate on the topic and also it will lead to good outcome, people will gain knowledge through your feedings. You can improve on your writing skills through the feedback given by the people on the blog that will create lots of buzz around your articles.

As we know, its just the news that is to spread like a wild fire in jungles on blogging networks like twitter, everybody is waiting for something to come up and people are ready to jump in to it. As you acknowledge the criticisms or comments given by people you will also get good exposure to wider publicity and media and this way you can become famous in just no time. There are lots of techniques and methods that you can follow so that your readers become your loyal readers and regularly start coming on your blogs to give you good feedback, up till now people used to just leave their email ids at the end but now things have changed you can post your comment right below the article where it ends so all people can read what you have to say about it and it encourages open discussion through which people will gain some or the other knowledge.

If you are looking for some good response and feedback from your readers, the best way is to link your article to any online survey sites, this responses would allow the publisher to record the comments which are measurable. Online surveys are the best tool through which you can determine what readers want to read through your articles, you will come to know what all points they agree upon and on what points they disagree upon, if they disagree you will get their feedback online. There are so many sites giving you assistance for creating questionnaires online, you can use this information to get valuable feedback from your audience, this way the process would be faster and you will get clear results without any confusion. These sites also offers various other tools that will keep track of your readers when they read your articles and for how long they read, etc. they also measure the amount of feedback you get per article and whether you scored positive or negative in that.

You can make use of varied internet services which are the most effective means of communication with your audience which will let you know the realities of your blogs, the facts that you will hear from people regarding your stated comments on the blogs, etc. this investment yields you good returns in future without being expensive.

Share your views regarding the articles and let me know your own ideas.

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