A Compact Disc of Blogs
After driving for 10 hours someone beeped at me on the highway. The individual leaned on the horn then sped ahead of me quite quickly. I had no idea why. Hurt arose in my mind. Mild anger, slight agitation and even annoyance surfaced. I felt the emotions. I let the hurt go. I felt good …
Being a successful blogger means: putting in the work putting in the time being generous being patient being persistent Being this type of blogger feels highly uncomfortable sometimes but wading through discomfort is the difference maker between amateur and professional bloggers. Amateurs expect blogging success but do not BE a pro blogger for a sustained …
Why Do You Expect Blogging Success without Being a Successful Blogger? Read More »
I brainstormed ideas for this guest post. After a few moments I visited my blog, scanned this post: Blogging Ideas Seized and Used Multiply and wrote this guest post based on a similar topic. I tied together one Blogging From Paradise post to this guest post on Blog CD. Perhaps I can tie the same …
Generous bloggers succeed because being helpful develops skills, exposure and credibility required to go pro. Selfish bloggers fail because being self-centered does not develop skills, exposure and credibility required to go pro. Scanning my spam folder moments ago revealed takers. Blogging gets tougher for takers because each spammer wants to take traffic without giving anything …
Blogging Gets Easier When You Give and Tougher When You Take Read More »
Way too many bloggers blog only on their blogs. Adopting this focus guarantees none blog outward. Do you blog outward? Blogging outward means blogging wide. Blogging wide means guest posting on blogs from your niche. Consider a Christmas tree. Picture your blog being the main tree, sitting at the center. Everything runs through the trunk, …
Blogging is a team sport. Blogging in a cyber cave is the solo act familiar to many suffering blogging souls, the old me included. Scanning 51,000 backlinks pointing to Blogging From Paradise reveals some co-creation courtesy of team-mates on a level, in most cases. Perhaps a handful of links flowed organically from sources completely unaware …
One of the worst aspects of imagining blogging competition is choosing to go against pro bloggers versus working with these individuals. Do you work with or against professional bloggers? Working with pros makes life easier because 2 people get more done combined versus 1 person trying to do things solo. Team work makes the blogging …
Blogging solely for yourself seems to have its benefits. Perhaps boosting blogging income feels good to you. We all love to earn extra cash. Maybe being adored feels delightful. Who does not like receiving love from loyal, loving readers? But blogging for yourself becomes boring after a bit because addressing your needs makes the journey…..bland. …
Why Blogging Slowly Pulls You Back to Creating for Others Read More »
The belief in scarcity influences bloggers to give for the sake of getting. But giving for the sake of giving is the way to become a successful blogger. Why? Giving from abundance allows you to keep giving for the sake of giving when you do not get money, traffic or social shares. Every professional blogger …
I scanned an online forum I had not visited in years a few moments ago. Periodically, I check my backlinks to see where I tend to pop up. But scanning this site revealed a forum post from 11 years ago. 11 years in the online world is like 50 years in the offline world. Changes …