| Blogging is an important part of earning an online | | | | an addition to the post, keep the conversation |
| income. Google Blogger, and WordPress are the | | | | going! Invite them to continue communication. The |
| most popular blogging platforms. Both are | | | | more active you are on your blog, the more |
| excellent for blogging, if you set it up for success. | | | | people will enjoy visiting! Repeat visitors are a |
| New blogs or existing blogs, there are some | | | | definite asset to increasing your exposure and |
| things that you shouldn't forget to include! | | | | income potential. |
| Don't rely on another marketers blog! While it is a | | | | Don't forget a way to contact and follow you! |
| good thing to comment and participate on other | | | | You can't get leads if you don't have a sign up |
| blogs, that should not be the only way you blog. | | | | form. You can't get followers, if you don't have a |
| Set up your own blog, with your own ideas and | | | | "follow me" button for visitors to follow. |
| topic. If you only participate, you will make others | | | | Remember, you need traffic, you need to keep |
| money, but not yourself. | | | | faithful readers informed. |
| Don't be all over the place. Focus, focus, focus! | | | | Don't leave out keywords! Keywords and tags |
| Focus on one topic. Find your niche and stick to it. | | | | draw automatic traffic to your blog. Choose them |
| If you happen to find another interesting topic, | | | | carefully and target them to the post. If you |
| simply start another blog. What will bring you | | | | have a blog on parenting, and you post a piece on |
| income and traffic is focus. | | | | back to school, choose keywords that fit your |
| Don't create a paper cutter blog. Make your blog | | | | topic of the post, such as, back to school, school, |
| uniquely you. Add your own style to the template | | | | prepare, high school, college, elementary school, |
| and layout. Add your personality to your postings. | | | | and so on. |
| Your visitors will like what they read if it contains | | | | Don't leave out a few widgets and plug-ins. You |
| even a hint to who you really are. | | | | can find a widget or plug-in for almost anything. |
| Don't blog on a subject you know nothing about. | | | | These are like apps on your smartphone. There |
| Blogs require constant, fresh content. If you are | | | | are plug-ins for weather report, and world time, |
| blogging on a subject you don't know, your blog | | | | SEO and marketing tips. As with posting and |
| will show it, and you won't get many visitors. Blog | | | | templates, choose widgets and plug-ins that fit the |
| about something you have a passion for and | | | | theme of your blog. |
| knowledge about. | | | | Start your blogging off on the right path from the |
| Don't ignore comments others post on your blog! | | | | start. Make sure your blog is optimized to draw |
| If someone comments on your blog, at least | | | | traffic! The more traffic, the bigger the potential. |
| thank them for doing so! If they commented with | | | | |