A Compact Disc of Blogs
Every blogger has a different style. Finding your blogging style helps you to stand out from the crowd. But how do you find your voice? What makes you distance yourself from the herd? I admittedly change blogging styles from guest post to my blog because matching a blog voice resonates with audiences. The voice on …
New bloggers have a fun, freeing, challenging journey in front of them. Doing two clear things smooths out the journey. Why make blogging harder when you can make blogging easier, eventually? Blogging is simple but blogging becomes highly uncomfortable sometimes. Such is life. Creating helpful content and building friendships with top bloggers seem to be …
2 Ways for New Bloggers to Hit the Ground Running Read More »
I scanned my email for about 10 minutes. Most bloggers attempted to chase business. Cold pitches for guest posts, sponsored posts and someone even demanded I place their free advertising widget on my blog. Fear makes you do silly stuff. Most of all, fear makes you chase business versus attracting business. Observe me; I attracted …
I read a question on a travel blogging tribe a few moments ago. One blogger asked a common question. She suffered a heavy drop in traffic after Google penalized her website. Being a bit lost, the blogger wants to figure out how to please Google for returning her former traffic stats. Understandably, fear wormed into …
Achieve Balance Between Pleasing Google and Helping Readers Read More »
“Do not confuse understanding with a larger vocabulary, sacred writings are beneficial in stimulating desire for inward realization, if one stanza at a time is slowly assimilated. Continual intellectual study results in vanity and the false satisfaction of an undigested knowledge.” ~ Sri Yukteswar Giri Blogging is an inside-out game. How you feel dictates how …
Do You Try to Impress Bloggers or Help Bloggers? Read More »
Blogging for fun seems like the right path if you want to become successful online. Why? Being fully invested in the process detaches you from blogging outcomes. While most bloggers panic, ditch proven strategies and fail because of their attachment to traffic and profits, you generously, patiently, persistently and calmly see the journey through. I …
Blogging for Fun: The Foundation of Blogging Success Read More »
I routinely get asked to write testimonials for bloggers. I happily write glowing endorsements for skilled, trusted bloggers I have known for quite a while. No problems. But I often field questions from complete strangers. I have no idea who they are. I also get asked by bloggers who do not yet have the skills …
4 Questions to Ask Before Asking for a Testimonial Read More »
OK guys. You may feel confused, lost and frustrated about ways to monetize your blog. But freeing yourself from this confusion is simple. Dare, I say, easy, when you get the hang of it? Every blogger hits a point when they search for ways to monetize your blog but few understand the key to effective …
1 Important Concept to Effective Blog Monetization Read More »
10 years ago when I began blogging I could use black hat tactics to rank well on Google. I rarely did this but had the ability to do it because Google had not cracked down on a black hat. Different story today. Reaching page 1 of Google requires serious SEO skills with an emphasis on …
I came across a Twitter thread 5 minutes ago. Some well-meaning bloggers asked their followers if they want more followers. Bloggers bandied about their follower count goals. Even worse; people followed each other not based on enjoying blog content from their buddies but only because fellow bloggers followed them. Think this one through. Someone follows …
Advanced Blogging Tip: Stop Obsessing over the Wrong Blogging Metrics Read More »