A Compact Disc of Blogs
Expand your reach on different platforms for different audiences. Hey; we all know this. Or most bloggers know this. But few give the idea of leveraging in-depth, exhaustive thought. Bloggers ponder an idea; meet more readers through guest posting. Sounds cool. But digging deep into ideas of reaching different readers on different platforms gives you …
I spent the past 10 minutes reading a few posts and commenting on the posts. I advise bloggers engage in genuine blog commenting to build their friend network. But commenting is a secondary strategy for promoting your blogging success. What is the blogging big time? For starters, publishing blog posts and guest posts signals you …
My blogging style is to write short, sweet blog posts. I hug this blogging style as my own. I dig blogging this way. I love blogging this way. Blogging other ways never resonated with me. I am at peace with my blogging style; it’s what I do. Other bloggers write long, in-depth posts. Other bloggers …
I cannot get any blog post ideas. I have no connections. I am a nobody. Why would anyone buy my eBooks? Why would anyone trust me? I am too lazy. I would rather watch the game. Family first (for the 52nd weekend in a row). Who should I follow? Who am I to believe I …
I am not a blogging robot. I cannot do it all. I scanned my LinkedIn profile a few moments ago. I also scanned my LinkedIn wall. Why? I had to admit; I cannot do it all. I simply post links to LinkedIn. I do not have time or energy to engage on the platform because …
I unfollowed 47,000 people on Twitter over the prior 2 weeks. Best move of my Twitter career. I had followed way too many folks because I wanted to be a fan boy during my lower energy blogging days, versus being a blogging leader. Being a leader and not a following fan feels good, freeing, relaxing …
How Comfortable Do You Feel Being a Blogging Leader and Not a Fan? Read More »
Although it does not hurt to drive a high volume of non-targeted traffic to your blog it makes sense to target your traffic. Think efficiency and effectiveness. If you have 20 minutes to write a guest post does it make sense to publish the post on any blog or to publish it on a blog …
I usually delete my spam folder without peering at a single email subject line. I spend 1 second to click the trash button and never look back. But today I spent 3 seconds scanning the subject line of the first email in my spam folder. Someone noted enjoying my latest post but had a suggestion …
Pro Blogging: Working Hard and Long Makes No Difference if You Do the Wrong Things Read More »
“I cannot afford to invest in a domain and hosting.” “I cannot afford to invest in a blogging course.” “I have no money to buy a premium theme.” I have heard each blogging excuse thousands of times over the decade I have been online. Every excuse rooted in being cheap simply results in blogging being …
I will never forget the day. I was in Fiji. Me and my wife had just arrived. Summertime. 2014. I got a message from my old host. I had to remove a few posts or else my blog would not go back online. What? I was faced with an instant decision. Either delete all of …
Is It Time to Cut Your Losses on a Worn Out Blog? Read More »