Many of us participate in niches that are characterized by intense competition. While I don’t feel that bloggers who cover the same topics are distinctly competing against each other where one wins and one loses, there is a sense of competition for traffic, subscribers, and attention from the target audience. For those of us who
Using Forums to grow your blog is the simplest method. For new bloggers who are looking to find more readers and grow their blog, forums can be a valuable resource. While forums may not directly result in large numbers of visitors to your blog, there are substantial benefits from participating in forums. Growth of your
A few months ago I decided to include some banner ads on my primary blog. It was a difficult decision because I preferred to keep the blog ad-free, but the income from the ads allows me to devote a bit more time to blogging. Through this experience I’ve learned a lot about selling ad space,
Tutorials get links, because people find them so useful. But there are many tutorials on blogs everywhere. How will yours stand out and become a must-have resource? In this article, I’m going to cover some important tips and techniques to help you make sure your next tutorial blog post is a killer resource that your
Have you ever come across a great blog and subscribed to the feed but later discovered the blogger didn’t update often enough, so you unsubscribed to their feed? Nodding your head, aren’t you? Well, stop nodding and ask yourself, “Do I update often enough?” If not, only you can change that. All you have to
If you want to make money as a blogger then you need to be able to exude confidence about your work. A confident blogger is able to write with authority about his subject which means that people are going to take what he says more seriously and be more interested in reading it (and telling
High quality content is the most important factor for determining the long-term success of a blog. However, many bloggers just publish whatever they happen to come up with at the moment they want or need a new post. If content is critically important, why not put more effort into planning and creating? Having an effective
Blogging as we know it is changing. Evolving. Are you ready? Do you feel confident that you know how blogging is changing so that you can best position yourself to take advantage? I’d like to share with you my personal perspective on the changes I see happening. Blogging is becoming more than text This first
Be honest with yourself, how many times have you skipped reading a link love post by your favourite blogger? You’re not alone; many others, including myself, do the same thing. Why? Because we read blogs looking for content that will engage us not lead us to a bunch of links. I understand bloggers create link
Last week I lost my blog; in fact, I lost two. Seems a bit careless, doesn’t it? But it wasn’t my fault. Here’s what happened. On Friday I posted to Get Paid To Write Online and everything was fine. On Saturday, my host had an unexpected maintenance timeout; on Sunday my sites were suspended. Not
