Blazing Blogging Tips from the Top Bloggers
Guest: Stephane Grenier
Author of Blog Blazer and the Founder of LandlordMax Software, Inc.
Show Topic: Creating A High-Profile, High-Traffic, and High-Profit Blog Isn’t Rocket Science!
Nan: How long does it take to become a successful blogger?
Steph: It depends on how you define success. On average, it takes about a year. My blog has been around for five years. It took two to three years to get my blog going.
A lot of people give up too fast. It is difficult to reach success with blogging in six month. Give yourself time. It is more about pacing yourself instead of sprinting. It is about building up a community and watching it spread like wildfire.
Nan: What website would you recommend for new bloggers?
Problogger – monetizing your blog, writing content, blog design, collaboration, blog critiques
Copyblogger – copywriting tips and advice for bloggers and internet marketers
Seth Godin – Seth Godin’s riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.
Aaron Wall – SEO Book – web visibility and SEO strategies
Nan: Should someone who is new at blogging learn ‘how to blog’ or ‘how to write’?
Steph: If you play a sport a lot, you get better at it. If you write a lot, you will be better at it. You’ll probably want to learn more on how to blog initially, and as you start to get into the groove then you get into how to write.
- Understanding the Fundamental of Blogging
It does not matter if you are an amazing writer, if no one knows that you are blogging. You have to know the fundamentals of blogging to attract your audience to your blog.
Nan: How often should we be posting on our blog?
Steph: There are a lot of theories out there. It’s basically anywhere between no more than a few times a day to no less than once a month. If you do more than a few times a day it’s too much and no one wants to follow you. If you do less than once a month, they will forget about you. The norm is 1-2 times a week.
- Find You Pattern and Stick with It
Nan: What should the length of the blog be?
Steph: Look at your niche and try to fit into their format. If you are writing on a video game review, you probably don’t want ten pages; if you are breaking news, then a few paragraphs may be sufficient. However, if you are a computer programmer and write a post on new technology, then you may be expected to write more lengthy posts.
The most successful blogs are usually one page and a half.
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Creating a High-Profile, High-Traffic and High-Profit Blog Isn’t Rocket Science
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