Extremely Simple Advice For Bloggers

Blogging Tips December 21st, 2007 Say Something (0)

For me, my outlook changed and I am now looking at life and my blog in a whole different way. Now all the things that probloggers were saying to do for the beginning steps of starting your blog, finally hit me. For instance, I was told to do just as much as you can, just keep doing it and not to be afraid to throw something out there to see if it sticks. Yeah yeah this is very basic and doesn’t help someone figure out what thier topics should be but EVERYONE has an interst or a hobby. If you can pin point that specific niche you are interested in and are passionate about then just go for it. See if it “sticks”. Another big tip I received in some form or another is to spend as much time commenting on other people’s blogs as you do posting on yours. Like I said before this is just a quick post for those beginners who have no idea where to start.

To start, I say not to worry about the SEO (search engine optimization) or the analytics. Find that something that you KNOW, love and want to share with people, then go out there everyday and write about it. You WILL build an audience.
Deborah Micek of the Sickest Blog System, said in an interview to just be there, get blogging, get podcasting and get video up on your blog as soon as possible. Video is something that is happening now, get on board that ship and learn the ways of video… Heck, I am attending the MasterSeminar here coming up the end of January in Vegas, and I plan on getting as much people as I can on video doing short interviews. Video is what people want to see, it is whats more entertaining and fun. Of course, I am all about that! Currently I am a part of Deb and JP’s Blog i360 program, I must say the hosting is a bit high but within a week my subscriber count went up about 8 more than where its at. Not much but for a week and two posts later but it was like magic. If you want to learn more about that program and what thier backend does for blogs and how much of a time saver it is, click HERE.
I am trying to not be everything to everybody, when you do that, you lose focus and the fun will end. So that goes back to focus on your passion and blog as often as you can.

The Ultimate Blogging Foundation

Blogging Tips December 8th, 2007 Say Something (0)

Christmas is already here, I can’t believe it! This has been a great year and I have met some really great people. Well, back to the basics or business. I have been a subscriber of MANY different internet marketing newsletters, ezines, and ecourses. Some I have dropped, others are just there and VERY few I actually read. A couple people in particular I read and learn from, are Alvin Phang and Yaro Starak. Now both are very successful bloggers who own thier own products and teach people to do the same. That is why I was able to make my first dollar online! I followed the teachings from free newsletters, and ebooks that these guys give away. So to get to the point I am giving away this free report:

Just go ahead and click the ebook cover to the left to download the report. This is a great beginners guide to blogging and offers a great deal on being a part of a cool membership dealing with the “how to” of wordpress. Also if you are interested in learning more in depth on how to earn some cash with your blog check out Yaro’s blog mastermind community. I have been in this for the long haul and I can’t say enough about the value and sincerity I have received from being in this program. The doors do close Dec 10th for this program, so if you want in check out this free lesson to get a taste of whats inside and you make the decision. Here’s a great video, a case study where he offers advice to help one of his students build more
traffic to their blog. It’s 100% content and full of tips that I know bloggers will appreciate. Click Here Now for that case study.

Thats it for now…

Problogging: Making Money From Blogs

Blogging Tips September 6th, 2007 Say Something (0)

Here are some tips for the beginner blogger … To start with the basics: A weblog (or simply blog) is a website that 'publishes' or features articles (which are called 'blog posts', 'posts', or 'entries'), written by an individual or a group that make use of any or a combination of the following:

•     Straight texts
•     Photographs or images (photoblog)
•     Video (videoblog)
•     Audio files (audioblog)
•     Hyperlinks

Usually presented and arranged in reverse chronological order, blogs are essentially used for the following purposes:

•     Online journal or a web diary
•     Content management system
•     Online publishing platform

A typical blog has the following components:

1.    Post date -the date and time of the blog entry
2.    Category - the category that the blog belongs to
3.    Title - the title of the blog
4.    Main body - the main content of the blog
5.    RSS and trackback - links the blog back from other sites
6.    Comments - commentaries that are added by readers
7.    Permalinks - the URL of the full article
8.    Other optional items - calendar, archives, blogrolls, and add-ons or plug-ins

A blog can also have a footer, usually found at the bottom of the blog, that shows the post date, the author, the category, and the 'stats' (the nubmer of comments or trackbacks).

 Types Of Blogs:

1. Political blog - on news, politics, activism, and other issue based blogs (such as campaigning).
2. Personal blog - also known as online diary that may include an individual's day-to-day experience, complaints, poems, and illicit thoughts, and communications between friends.
3. Topical blog - with focus either on a particular niche (function or position) that is usually technical in nature or a local information.
4. Health blog - on specific health issues. Medical blog is a major category of health blog that features medical news from health care professionals and/or actual patient cases.
5. Literary blog - also known as litblog.
6. Travel blog - with focus on a traveler's stories on a particular journey.
7. Research blog - on academic issues such as research notes.
8. Legal blog - on law (technical areas) and legal affairs; also known as 'blawgs'.
9. Media blog - focus on falsehoods or inconsistencies in mass media; usually exclusive for a newspaper or a television network. 10. Religious blog - on religious topics
11. Educational blog - on educational applications, usually written by students and teachers.
12. Collaborative or collective blog - a specific topic written by a group of people.
13. Directory blog - contains a collection of numerous web sites.
14. Business blog - used by entrepreneurs and corporate employees to promote their businesses or talk about their work.
15. Personification blog - focus on non-human being or objects (such as dogs).
16. Spam blogs - used for promoting affiliated websites; also known as 'splogs'. Blogging is typically done on a regular (almost daily) basis. The term "blogging" refers to the act of authoring, maintaining, or adding an article to an existing blog, while the term "blogger" refers to a person or a group who keeps a blog. Today, more than 3 million blogs can be found in the Internet. This figure is continuously growing, as the availability of various blog software, tools, and other applications make it easier for just about anyone to update or maintain the blog (even those with little or no technical background). Because of this trend, bloggers can now be categorized.

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Beginners Guide to Blogging

Blogging Tips August 31st, 2007 Say Something (0)

A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink,r thoughts, straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and mp3’s on your blogs.Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging. Find out more here:

Basically a blog contains these features:

• Title- which allows you to label your post
• Body- this is the content of your post
• Trackback- other sites can be linked back to your blog
• Permanent link- every article that you write has a URL
• Comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.

One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a few templates. Unlike, other websites that is made up of numerous individual pages. This make it easier for blog users to create new pages, because it already has a fix setting that include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.

This is especially useful for first time users, since they can start blogging right away. They can chose from a number of templates that blogging websites provide.

Anyone who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member of a blogging website of their choice. Once they’ve become members, they automatically become a part of that particular blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make comments on other members’ blogs.

Blogging Uses

Blogging is not just limited to personal usage. There are a lot of blogs that follow a theme such as: sports, politics, philosophy, social commentary, etc. These blogs espouse on their specific themes. This way blogging becomes a medium in which people can share their knowledge and opinions about a variety of themes and topics.

Some bloggers even use their blogs as a means to advertise. Some authors advertise their books on their blogs. While other bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to currents issues, events, news and catastrophes.

Nowadays in education, blogs also play an important part. Professors use blogging to document the lessons that they have discussed and taught. This way, students who who have missed classes, can easily catch up with their assignments.

A lot of entrepreneurs benefit from blogging by promoting their businesses on their blogs, with millions and millions of people logging onto the net everyday, blogging has become a lucrative move. Some bloggers who run online businesses promote their merchandise online. While others profit through advertisement.

Blog Types

But by far, the most popular blog type is the one that takes the form of a personal journal. This is the kind that is usually used by first time bloggers. Individuals who want to document the daily struggle of their everyday lives, poems, rants, opinions, find that blogging offers them a medium in which to express themselves.

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