A Compact Disc of Blogs
Do you write smart blog posts? Successful bloggers publish intelligent, effective posts dripping with reader benefits. No blogger succeeds unless their blog content hits the bullseye. Smart posts hit the mark every single time. But writing and publishing smart blog posts requires extra thought, deeper detail and an intelligent thought process to explore. Never publish …
One of my favorite strategies for being generous, creative and prolific is cultivating compassion. Too many bloggers think only about themselves before making blogging decisions. Thinking only about how some action benefits you cuts you off from humanity. Most bloggers do not become prolific because the blogging masses only want to increase THEIR traffic and …
Confuses reigns in the blog monetizing game. Some believe the blogger makes money. Others believe the blog makes money. How do you make money blogging? Simple. Develop your blogging skills. But developing your blogging skills feels highly uncomfortable sometimes. Take right now. Developing my blogging skills involves typing away on a lazy summer afternoon when …
Beware the temptation plaguing most bloggers. The majority want a big email list. Bloggers want 45 subscribers daily. People obsess over numbers. But numbers cannot put money in your pocket. Numbers cannot buy stuff, hire bloggers or endorse bloggers. Human beings – on targeted email lists – buy, hire and endorse. Aim for a targeted …
One weird question arises often. Bloggers ask how many posts need be published before Adsense income. Or how many posts need be published before going pro. Bloggers wrongly correlate a content number and salary. As if someone pays you per post. But no one pays you per post. Blogging is a business. Let go employee …
Being a pro blogger is fun, freeing and quite fulfilling. I largely love this journey. But I also had to pay the price of becoming a full time blogger. I love blogging. Most of the time. But sometimes, blogging proves to be highly uncomfortable. Why? Life intervenes. Take today. My neck feels as stiff as …
Why get caught up in blogging badness? Most bloggers trip and stumble over negatives. Why focus on obstacles when you can focus on benefits? Move your attention from what you fear to what you love. At about 11 p.m. on a Sunday night I feel grateful to help you. I do feel a little bit …
Does your heart tell you to do it? Yes. But make sure you saved up enough money to pay bills for many months. Money arrives only if you generously serve people for a long time. Never begin a business during an economic downturn just to make money because money arrives down the road. Economic tough …
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Blogging is largely a lesson in letting go. Before growing you need to let go old, worn out thoughts, feelings and actions. All growth occurs on the other side of release. Everyone grows by letting go what holds them back. Old thoughts, feelings and actions are anchors. 10 years ago, I published posts infrequently. I …
I scanned my Twitter stream a few moments ago. People @replied me freely. I replied to them. Bonds form. Friends promote me. I promote them. Every time someone @replies to a tweet, the tweet gains priority in the main stream. Gaining priority in the main stream means more people see the tweet. Views increase. Engagement …