I cannot believe that, once again, I have let so much time pass since my last Blog post. I was creating a list of blogging tips for a client when it occurred to me this would make a great blog post. This makes me wonder how many other blogging opportunities I have missed in the past. This should also tell you, the reader, that I am no expert on the subject of blogging! I have however been thinking about some of the blogging opportunities I have missed and have created this list of tips and blogging ideas that I hope will be an encouragement to those who may be new to blogging. Please share some of your personal blogging tips by leaving a comment.
Blogging Tips
- Become familiar with blogging by reading and following other blogs. Go to http://blogsearch.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wb and search for blogs on a particular subject to get started.
- Draw attention to your blog by using catchy titles for each of your blog articles.
- Draft a blog article to keep up with a running list of ideas that you do not have time to blog about just yet.
- Challenge yourself to post something on a regular basis but not too frequently that you become "that person" who always posts a million things.
- Be yourself, a blog is the ultimate expression of an individual. By the way, make sure you have a full profile of who you are somewhere on your blog site.
- Ask yourself how your readers will benefit from reading your post.
- Connect with your readers by asking for their comments.
- Ask your readers to share a link to your blog with others.
- Categorize your blog articles by assigning labels to them.
- Look over your blog thoroughly before publishing.
- Promote your blog by cross-posting your blog articles on other social media sites (ex. as soon as I post this article on my blog I will immediately send a message on Twitter: “Blog Update: Not a Blogging Expert?” with a link to my blog.) Post on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Web site, etc.
- Promote your blog by including a link in your email signature.
- Add pictures, videos, podcasts, etc. to your blog to make it more stimulating.
- Include your Twitter feed on your blog site.
- Visit other blogs and leave comments. Networking in this fashion will likely draw more visitors to your site as well.
Ideas for Blog Articles
- Create a “How to...” article.
- Post a “Top 10” list.
- Summarize interesting articles you have read, videos you have seen, etc.
- Send out a question on Twitter and recap the answers in an article on your blog.
- Monitor tweets that go out from people you follow on Twitter and then pick several tweets that are worthy of re-tweeting and write a blog post about these posts and why you think they are worthy of re-tweeting. (ex. http://spdracrrr.blogspot.com/2009/12/need-retweet.html)
- Write a post summarizing what you have recently read on a certain topic.
- Do you know other people that blog? Write a post highlighting some of their blog articles and don’t forget to ask your readers if any of them have blogs. One more reminder, don’t forget to give credit to the bloggers your highlight.
Want more ideas? Check these articles out!
I created a draft of this article nearly a year ago and have kept a running list of some helpful articles I have read on the subject.
Please don't forget to share your tips in the comments section below. Thank you!
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