Tips for your blogging success !

Here are a few tips from expert bloggers who earn more than a $1000 from blogging every month.

• Provide value to your readers ! Help them out, tell them what they want to no about,  make them laugh and most of all entertain them. Remember people only subscribe to a blog if it provides them with rich,interesting content that can keep them coming back for more .
• Don't just flood your blog with unnecessary posts. If you don't feel like writing then don't. A blog that is occasionally updated with rich content has a bigger following than one that is frequently updated with flat, boring posts.
• Make the layout of your blog stand apart from the rest. Put in something unique(maybe a picture) and design your blog to be simple yet elegant.
• Make your posts read-able. Don't expect your readers to extract information buried deep within a paragraph. Use proper font and pay attention to the background color as it can greatly influence the readability of your posts. 

Keyword Tools !

Improving your site and search engine optimization has become the need of the day. No blog and i repeat no blog on the net can survive without search engine optimization.Now let me give you an example: Just  imagine it is Christmas season and you write a post about " Most popular Christmas Gifts",you will definitely get a lot of traffic from search engines.Why? Because everyone is searching for the same thing !
So moral of the story is that you need to use the correct keywords to increase your blog traffic ! To look for the correct keywords you should use keyword tools.This not only helps improve your search engine ranking but will also bring additional traffic.
These days several free keyword tools are available on the internet. You can also look out for the 'most searched' words on Google and other search engines.

Although optimizing your blog for popular keywords is good beware of over-optimization. Don't put in too many keywords in your articles. Try to write for humans not search engines after all it is your readers who you can rely on for your success.

Finally if you optimize your site without affecting the quality of your articles your blog's ranking will definitely go up and you'll see a definite increase in your website's traffic.

LIFE-CYCLE OF A BLOG !

Creating a blog is one thing but continuously improving it and turning it into a money making machine is something completely different. If you created your blog just for fun then its ok, go on do what you want.There's no one to stop you. But, if you want to become a serious professional blogger and make a living out of it, then you will have to put in the hard work.

In this article i will try to explain the life-cycle of a blog to you:

1. Development: This includes setting up a blog. Initially most of your efforts should be concentrated on the design,theme and over-all layout of your blog.Focus on producing more and more unique content to interest your readers. Spread the word through social networking sites to generate some traffic and try to promote your blog.You should not be worried about monetizing your blog at this particular stage.
2. Growth: Once your blog has been setup, you have to focus on generating traffic.Focus on your content and try to attract new readers.The growth stage is a continual and an on-going process that can take up to many months or even years.
3. Maturity : Once you cross a certain threshold and start getting a decent number of visitors, you can declare your blog to be mature enough to generate some sort of income.It is now that you should focus on monetization of your blog. Reaching the maturity stage does not means that you should stop working on generating new traffic. Remember your blog gets only as popular as you want it to be !
4. Maintenance:You have to continually generate quality content to interest your readers and to maintain your readership.If after reaching a certain income threshold you stop putting in 100% efforts, your readership is definitely going to go down and that will show on your paycheck.Most blogs become self-sustainable after reaching this stage...

As i said before, blog about something that really interests you otherwise you're likely to become discouraged and give up blogging. Going through all these stages will definitely take time so be persistent and keep up the hard work ! 

                                    

        

Get Your Blog Noticed !

Been blogging for months now but all you get just a few readers once in a while ? This shows you're not building any genuine readership.
Its high time you make your blog interesting, fun and useful for your readers.Go on read the following tips to improve your blog :

1. Write unique content.Don't just copy content from popular websites and paste it on your blog.Yes you can do that legally by giving credit where its due but i won't recommend it. Be original, be creative !
2. Write for your reader not for yourself. Keep your audience in mind when writing a new post.
3. Be careful of your grammar and spelling mistakes, they can be a real turn-off for the reader !
4. Be active. Of course people look for new stuff every now and then so if you update your blog once a month you'll definitely not get much traffic.
5. Use pictures to make your blog more interesting. Remember the saying "a picture speaks a thousand words."

Promoting Your Blog

Have you ever wondered why your blog doesn't get much traffic ? Even if you work hard on your articles and have a breath-taking design your website is not likely to get much traffic until or unless you promote it.
The success or popularity of your blog depends on the marketing strategy you follow.
Here are a few tips to promote your blog:

• Use Google Adwords.Yes if you are a professional blogger who wants to earn thousands of dollars from his blog then you will definitely have to spend some portion of that to promote your blog. Adwords is the most efficient way to get raw traffic for your website.
• Buy text link-ads. Info-links or Kontera provide great in text adds that can promote your website through in-text ads on blogs of similar interest.
• Visit other people's blog and leave comments.Now don't just comment for the sake of it.Show interest or rather ask a question.This will not only promote your blog but give you some back links too !

Tips for those who want to make money through blogging !

As i mentioned earlier, there is no simple answer as to how much money you're going to make through blogging  or how fast ? One method that might work for somebody might not work for someone else.But nonetheless, here are a few tips that will definitely help increase your ad revenue :

1. Aim high. Have a precise plan before hand. Don't wonder aimlessly rather use your potentials to concentrate on the topic of your interest.
2. Don't give up.Do not expect to earn thousands in your first month of blogging.Be patient ! Everything takes time and hard work. 
3. Don't copy someone else as one size doesn't fit all. Don't think what works for someone else will do just as good for you too.
4. Think new,Think big, Think creative.Don't be afraid to try out new ideas !
5. Be consistent. Blog regularly. An outdated blog doesn't interest anyone so make sure to publish your daily or at least weekly post on time .

Getting traffic to a website !

There's no simple or straight forward solution to getting increased traffic to your blog site .It is a continuous ongoing process that can only be achieved through hard work and dedication. Following are a few tips that would help you to get increased traffic :

1. Be active. Blog daily and respond to your comments.
2. Value your readers and next time you publish a post keep their suggestions in mind.
3. Publish articles at news groups or other websites that promote new bloggers
4. Use social networking (Twitter,Facebook,Myspace etc.) to your advantage
5. Last but not the least, blog for your readers not for search engines. Maintain your reader's interest, only that will help you succeed in the long run.

Earn Money Blogging !

Yes.Its true you can definitely earn money through blogging.No i'm not joking you can earn anywhere from $100 to $1000 a month.
But, blogging is not just about money. Its about fun !Blog about something you like.Something you're good at! You won't make any money neither will your blog receive much traffic if you don't like what you blog about.

Here's how to make your own blog:

1)Goto a free blog hosting site such as www.bloggers.com or www.wordpress.com
2)Think about what you want to blog about and select an appropriate title for your blog
3)Give a description of your blog
4)You're ready to blog on your own personal site !