Blogging Quick Tips
My Blogging Quick Tips are short and to the point. Learn how to blog effectively to generate more traffic and income to you.
Blogging Quick Tip 1
Decide Your Blog Topic
It's time to start blogging...GREAT!
If you have never posted to a blog or weblog before the first
thing you need to do is decide what the topic of your blog will
be.
If you plan on starting a business type blog, it needs to be a
little more informational, but still informal, so that the
people who read it, actually want to read it and will want to
keep coming back to check for more helpful information.
If it is a personal blog then it needs to be a little more fun
and entertaining. You can fill with just about anything that
interested you. Although it is a good idea not to include to
much personal information, because you never know who will be
reading.
If you have never posted to a blog or weblog before the first
thing you need to do is decide what the topic of your blog will
be.
If you plan on starting a business type blog, it needs to be a
little more informational, but still informal, so that the
people who read it, actually want to read it and will want to
keep coming back to check for more helpful information.
If it is a personal blog then it needs to be a little more fun
and entertaining. You can fill with just about anything that
interested you. Although it is a good idea not to include to
much personal information, because you never know who will be
reading.
Blogging Quick Tip 2
Write Your Blog in an Informal Way
As you begin to blog you will find that blogging is not as
formal as a standard web page. In fact it can make it seem
more accessible and friendly, if the blog is written in a
more conversational style.
You can express your views in a more informal way on any given
topic rather than just telling the reader what it is that you
want to convey to them. This allows your reader to become more
interested and involved in what you have to say.
formal as a standard web page. In fact it can make it seem
more accessible and friendly, if the blog is written in a
more conversational style.
You can express your views in a more informal way on any given
topic rather than just telling the reader what it is that you
want to convey to them. This allows your reader to become more
interested and involved in what you have to say.
Blogging Quick Tip 3
Choosing Your Niche
Lets talk about choosing the best topic or niche for your blog.
Especially if you want to make money with it.
Picking your niche carefully is very important if you are
planning to generate an income from your blog. You don't want
to choose too wide of a niche or you will find that it is hard
to compete with the big sites and blogs.
For instance, rather than choosing health and fitness you might
try, a smaller more focused topic like exercise for the office,
or the home workers guide to staying fit. This gives you more
chance of ranking well in your niche.
Especially if you want to make money with it.
Picking your niche carefully is very important if you are
planning to generate an income from your blog. You don't want
to choose too wide of a niche or you will find that it is hard
to compete with the big sites and blogs.
For instance, rather than choosing health and fitness you might
try, a smaller more focused topic like exercise for the office,
or the home workers guide to staying fit. This gives you more
chance of ranking well in your niche.
Blogging Quick Tip 4
Using Keywords in Your Blog
Let's talk about using keywords in your blog.
If you use great keywords in you blog you can expect to see
a lot of traffic from the search engines. This is the best
type of traffic because it is targeted and it's free.
There are many ways and tools you can use to find good keywords
for your blog. Like the Overture (Yahoo!) Keyword Suggestion
Tool here: http://www.vretoolbar.com/keywords/
When you type in a keyword related to your blog it will give you
a list of keywords to use in your blog that people are searching
for. It will also tell you how many times the word is searched
for, plus other useful information that you can use to find the
best keywords for your blog, so search engines will send you
traffic.
If you use great keywords in you blog you can expect to see
a lot of traffic from the search engines. This is the best
type of traffic because it is targeted and it's free.
There are many ways and tools you can use to find good keywords
for your blog. Like the Overture (Yahoo!) Keyword Suggestion
Tool here: http://www.vretoolbar.com/keywords/
When you type in a keyword related to your blog it will give you
a list of keywords to use in your blog that people are searching
for. It will also tell you how many times the word is searched
for, plus other useful information that you can use to find the
best keywords for your blog, so search engines will send you
traffic.
Blogging Quick Tip 5
Using Keywords in Your Blog...more
Let's talk a little more about using keywords
on your blog.
If you vary the keywords that you use you will give yourself a
better chance of getting free traffic from the search engines.
Many search engine specialists think that the search engines
look for a keyword density of around 2-3%.
This means that for every 100 words that you write you will
need to mention the keyword 2-3 times. Try not let this affect
your style of writing. It is very important to incorporate the
keywords into your text so that the information still sounds
interesting to your readers.
This will take some practice, but it will be worth
your efforts.
on your blog.
If you vary the keywords that you use you will give yourself a
better chance of getting free traffic from the search engines.
Many search engine specialists think that the search engines
look for a keyword density of around 2-3%.
This means that for every 100 words that you write you will
need to mention the keyword 2-3 times. Try not let this affect
your style of writing. It is very important to incorporate the
keywords into your text so that the information still sounds
interesting to your readers.
This will take some practice, but it will be worth
your efforts.
Blogging Quick Tip 5
How Often Should You Post
We are going to jump right into how often you
should be posting to your blog.
Although there isn't an exact science when it comes to how
often you should post it is a good idea to post regularly
but not too much.
When you start to build up a readership, you need to post
regularly to keep them coming back. But don't start posting
dozens of times a day, or your blog may be seen as Spam by the
search engines and this could have a serious effect on your
ranking.
After you have been posting for a while you will find your
own formula for posting simply by keeping track of the results
you receive.
should be posting to your blog.
Although there isn't an exact science when it comes to how
often you should post it is a good idea to post regularly
but not too much.
When you start to build up a readership, you need to post
regularly to keep them coming back. But don't start posting
dozens of times a day, or your blog may be seen as Spam by the
search engines and this could have a serious effect on your
ranking.
After you have been posting for a while you will find your
own formula for posting simply by keeping track of the results
you receive.
Blogging Quick Tip 7
Ping Your Blog
Have you pinged your blog today?
It's a good idea to "ping" your blog whenever you add a new
post. "Pinging" is a way of letting the search engines know
that you have added content to your blog.
Pinging is very simple just go to a pinging site such as
feedburner.com or pingomatic.com and fill in the details
of your blog. Then when you add posts to your blog, just go
to their site and click the ping button.
This will get your blog post added to their news feed much
faster than waiting for the search engines to find it.
It's a good idea to "ping" your blog whenever you add a new
post. "Pinging" is a way of letting the search engines know
that you have added content to your blog.
Pinging is very simple just go to a pinging site such as
feedburner.com or pingomatic.com and fill in the details
of your blog. Then when you add posts to your blog, just go
to their site and click the ping button.
This will get your blog post added to their news feed much
faster than waiting for the search engines to find it.
Blogging Quick Tips 8
Submit Your Blog to Blog Directories
If you haven't done so already, it's time to submit
your blog to some blog directories like Blogcatalog.com,
Bloglines.com or all-blogs.net. These are only a few there
are many others that you can submit to also. Just do a quick
search for "blog directory" and you will get a complete list.
You can also submit your blog to traditional search engines
such as AltaVista, MSN and traditional directories such as DMOZ.
Directories (particularly DMOZ) will help you increase your
relevance with Google.
It's good to submit to as many blog, RSS directories and search
engines as possible. This is a simple but repetitive process
that can be done by hand or with a submission service or
software.
your blog to some blog directories like Blogcatalog.com,
Bloglines.com or all-blogs.net. These are only a few there
are many others that you can submit to also. Just do a quick
search for "blog directory" and you will get a complete list.
You can also submit your blog to traditional search engines
such as AltaVista, MSN and traditional directories such as DMOZ.
Directories (particularly DMOZ) will help you increase your
relevance with Google.
It's good to submit to as many blog, RSS directories and search
engines as possible. This is a simple but repetitive process
that can be done by hand or with a submission service or
software.
Blogging Quick Tip 9
Get More Traffic to Your Blog
I want to share with you another way that you can
get more traffic to your blog.
It's by submitting articles to article directories such as
EzineArticles.com or Goarticles.com. It is the same process
as submitting articles to promote your website. The only
difference is you that you will need to include the address
of your blog in the resource box, so that readers who like
your articles can click through to read your blog.
You can also submit to many more directories by using an
article submission service or software that will submit your
article to several directories at the same time.
get more traffic to your blog.
It's by submitting articles to article directories such as
EzineArticles.com or Goarticles.com. It is the same process
as submitting articles to promote your website. The only
difference is you that you will need to include the address
of your blog in the resource box, so that readers who like
your articles can click through to read your blog.
You can also submit to many more directories by using an
article submission service or software that will submit your
article to several directories at the same time.
Blogging Quick Tip 10
Join Forums
Another good way to get traffic to your blog is to join
forums that are on the same subject as yours.
Being a frequent participant on forums can not only increase
the traffic to your blog it can also provide you with links
back to your blog, which will help your search engine ranking.
Not to mention the fact that it can increase your chances of
being seen as an expert, plus help you sell more of your
products and make you new friends too.
Forums very often have a signature box that appears on all
of the posts that you make. In your signature file you can
add you blog address and a brief advertisement to entice
readers to click through to your blog.
To find a list of forums that are related to your topic just
do a quick search like this, forum + "your topic". For instance
if you are looking for dog related forums your search term
would be (forum + "dog"). This will return a full list of
dog forums that you can pick from.
forums that are on the same subject as yours.
Being a frequent participant on forums can not only increase
the traffic to your blog it can also provide you with links
back to your blog, which will help your search engine ranking.
Not to mention the fact that it can increase your chances of
being seen as an expert, plus help you sell more of your
products and make you new friends too.
Forums very often have a signature box that appears on all
of the posts that you make. In your signature file you can
add you blog address and a brief advertisement to entice
readers to click through to your blog.
To find a list of forums that are related to your topic just
do a quick search like this, forum + "your topic". For instance
if you are looking for dog related forums your search term
would be (forum + "dog"). This will return a full list of
dog forums that you can pick from.
Blogging Quick Tip 11
Create Income from Your Blog
Let's talk about one of the easiest ways to get
income from your blog.
If you want to increase the revenue from you blog you can do
this by adding Adsense ads to it. These are ads that are put
on your blog by Goggle and you get paid every time someone
clicks them.
You just apply to Goggle for an Adsense account
(www.google.com/adsense) and they give you a small piece of
code to add to your blog and the ads show up automatically.
If you are using Blogger they already have an adsense option
in the dashboard settings under template. So all you have to
do pick the type of ad to show.
With Wordpress and some other blog software you can find
Adsense ready templates (often free) that you can use to
easily incorporate the ads into your blog. Just do a
search for; blog template + "adsense" and you will find
some great options.
income from your blog.
If you want to increase the revenue from you blog you can do
this by adding Adsense ads to it. These are ads that are put
on your blog by Goggle and you get paid every time someone
clicks them.
You just apply to Goggle for an Adsense account
(www.google.com/adsense) and they give you a small piece of
code to add to your blog and the ads show up automatically.
If you are using Blogger they already have an adsense option
in the dashboard settings under template. So all you have to
do pick the type of ad to show.
With Wordpress and some other blog software you can find
Adsense ready templates (often free) that you can use to
easily incorporate the ads into your blog. Just do a
search for; blog template + "adsense" and you will find
some great options.
Blogging Quick Tip 12
Promote Affiliate Programs on Your Blog
Another good way to get income from your blog is to promote
affiliate programs from it.
This means that whenever one of your readers buys one of the
products that you are advertising from your blog you will
receive a commission from the sale.
Promoting affiliate programs is the next best thing to having
your own product to sell. There are many places to find
products to promote. Two of the top affiliate market places are
Clickbank and Commission Junction. Clickbank has a huge variety
of digital products with a higher commission rate while
Commission Junction carries more physical goods.
Another great place to look is at Associateprograms.com
http://www.associateprograms.com/directory/ it is an affiliate
program directory.
affiliate programs from it.
This means that whenever one of your readers buys one of the
products that you are advertising from your blog you will
receive a commission from the sale.
Promoting affiliate programs is the next best thing to having
your own product to sell. There are many places to find
products to promote. Two of the top affiliate market places are
Clickbank and Commission Junction. Clickbank has a huge variety
of digital products with a higher commission rate while
Commission Junction carries more physical goods.
Another great place to look is at Associateprograms.com
http://www.associateprograms.com/directory/ it is an affiliate
program directory.
Blogging Quick Tip 13
Getting Readers to Come Back
How to get readers to come back...
Even when your blog is up and running and you have good steady
traffic to it, do not think that your readers will just keep on
coming back to your blog if you do not post regularly.
Blog readers can be very fickle and the best way to keep them
is to give them new things to read so that they will keep
coming back.
The next thing you can do is find a way to keep in touch with
them. You can do this by adding a contact from to your blog,
so that you can capture their email address so that you can
send them a little note to let them know that you have added
a new post.
There are different ways the you can do this, but one of
the easiest is to use an autoresponder service like
Getresponse.com or Aweber.com that will allow you to
assign your blog feed to an autoresponder which will send out
a message every time you post to your blog.
Even when your blog is up and running and you have good steady
traffic to it, do not think that your readers will just keep on
coming back to your blog if you do not post regularly.
Blog readers can be very fickle and the best way to keep them
is to give them new things to read so that they will keep
coming back.
The next thing you can do is find a way to keep in touch with
them. You can do this by adding a contact from to your blog,
so that you can capture their email address so that you can
send them a little note to let them know that you have added
a new post.
There are different ways the you can do this, but one of
the easiest is to use an autoresponder service like
Getresponse.com or Aweber.com that will allow you to
assign your blog feed to an autoresponder which will send out
a message every time you post to your blog.
Blogging Quick Tip 14
Video Blogging
Let's talk about video blogging.
Video is everywhere these days so why not use it on your blog.
With all of the tools available it has never been easier to
add video to your existing blog or create a complete video
blog. Vlogs are increasing in popularity very quickly and
it is a great new way to share your thoughts with your
visitors. Plus increase the value of your blog.
It's pretty simple to add video to your blog once you have
created one. All you have to do is upload it to a video
hosting service like Youtube or Metacafe and use the code that
they provide to embed the video on your blog. Most video hosting
services have easy to follow instructions.
If you don't have your own videos you can also share videos
created by other people on your blog. Just be sure to keep
the videos on topic with your content.
Video is everywhere these days so why not use it on your blog.
With all of the tools available it has never been easier to
add video to your existing blog or create a complete video
blog. Vlogs are increasing in popularity very quickly and
it is a great new way to share your thoughts with your
visitors. Plus increase the value of your blog.
It's pretty simple to add video to your blog once you have
created one. All you have to do is upload it to a video
hosting service like Youtube or Metacafe and use the code that
they provide to embed the video on your blog. Most video hosting
services have easy to follow instructions.
If you don't have your own videos you can also share videos
created by other people on your blog. Just be sure to keep
the videos on topic with your content.
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