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Become a successful blogger in 3 steps

April 19, 2009 · 2 comments

How to be a successful blogger

I read a lot of blogs about blogging and on the whole they’re a complete waste of time. In the time I’ve spent reading about being a better blogger I could have launched 5 niche websites and be making $1000 a month in passive income.

So if you must start a blog, I’ve devised a way to save you the trouble of reading hundreds of worthless blog posts before understanding what it takes to become successful.

All you need to do is follow these 3 easy steps:

  1. Post lists. It doesn’t matter what they’re about or whether they relate to the topic of your blog. Just post lots of lists and you’ll get lots of traffic (see, this is a list. I’ve learned so much).
  2. Give something away. Want more RSS subscribers or Twitter followers? Give something away. The ever-popular iPod or a free eBook are two giveaway ideas to get you started.
  3. Follow the crowd. Find 10 bloggers with blogs just like yours (shouldn’t be hard) and comment like crazy whenever they post something new. Then post something virtually identical on your own blog and watch how the crowd follows you.

There you have it. Now you can either go forth and litter the Web with yet another boring blog. Or you could stop for a second and do something worthwhile that people will actually benefit from. Your choice.

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5 days to a better blog – Day 3

February 25, 2009 · 2 comments

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Yesterday I suggested we should only write blog posts when we have something of value to add. Today I’m going to contradict myself.

Today’s lesson – Write to a schedule

I’m the world’s worst blogger. I never write to a schedule and it hurts my blog traffic and my RSS subscriber stats. Why? Because most of the time I have nothing to say.

So how the heck do you “write to a schedule” when you have nothing to say. You space your posts out. WordPress has a simple little feature that lets you schedule your posts for any date and time you like. Other blogging platforms may have this too, but they don’t matter.

The process is simple. When you’re in the mood to write a few posts, write them. But only post them every few days. 5 posts strung out over 2 weeks makes it look like you’re a busy blogger even when you’re on the beach 1000 miles from your laptop with not even 1 measly idea for something to write.

This keeps your readers happy because they get a nice steady flow of information from you. And it keeps you happy because you can relax for a few days while you come up with something to say.

Today’s homework is to leave a comment on this post. Easy, huh?

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