| Blogging is a long term 'investment'. Spending | | | | Right Pace - Consistent Posting |
| hours away in front of the computer terminal just | | | | Google algorithms capture the pattern posting of |
| to get your blog move to the top of the front | | | | a blog. consistency has a mark in Google rules. If |
| pages needs effort. It means wasted sunset to | | | | your target is to post 3 times a week then stick |
| most bloggers: those who still think that blogging is | | | | to this pattern. |
| a 100 meters sprint. It is not. Definitely it is not. It | | | | - Part-time bloggers: post at least twice a week |
| is a marathon competition - at least for now. How | | | | and do it on weekends. You start on the last day |
| do you compete in the marathon race? As a | | | | of the week drafting the first post and use |
| personal development blog creator I adhere to | | | | Saturday to edit and do a final posting. Perhaps |
| the following concept of blogging. | | | | you write a short second post on Saturday and |
| Stamina - Preparation | | | | post on Sunday night. |
| My sincere advice to new bloggers. Do not be a | | | | - Full - time bloggers: they have to focus |
| full time blogger until you see some decent | | | | everyday at least 4 hours to do a post. |
| income from your blog. Unless your are born rich. | | | | Remember this is your rice bowl as blogging is |
| I have nothing to say. Before entering into the | | | | your only source of income. |
| blogging arena you have to train your muscle and | | | | - The key note is to post your articles at a |
| stamina. Prepare for the race. | | | | regular pace. |
| Decide on the niche. What do you want to do: | | | | Know Your Competitor - Follow The Machine |
| create templates; write about digital photography; | | | | Head |
| discuss on arts; write poetry. You have decided | | | | A train has many compartments. The powerful of |
| to write about the challenges faced by bloggers. | | | | all is its machine head. In a marathon race, get |
| You need to choose the blog name: | | | | close to the first runner in the race. Don't lose |
| - Use Google keyword or wordtracker to search | | | | him. Blogs are populated right now. |
| a popular word; | | | | Use back link software to check who is in the |
| - If the search for a particular word is high use | | | | lead of the competition. Understand what kind of |
| that as your blog name; | | | | plugins the competitor is using. How the blogger |
| - A blog name has one or the most two words. | | | | trying to promote his blog? What kind of topic he |
| Change blogging to blog as the word 'blog' has | | | | is writing about? Understand why the machine |
| higher searches. | | | | head blogger is outstanding? |
| On Your Mark - Build Contents | | | | Aim To Be First - Or At Least Finish The Race |
| Prepare at least 300 contents before you begin | | | | What makes a winner? He is the person whose |
| to blog. If you are using WordPress you can pre | | | | final goal is to finish what he started. He is a |
| set the dates for the 300 post to be published. | | | | person who has passion for his blog. He is |
| By this, you have at least 300 days to prepare | | | | obsessed with his blogging. |
| your 301 post.:) | | | | Before you start your blog, you need to have a |
| Perhaps it is a good idea to use this 300 days to | | | | clear goal: what is your niche; how many post you |
| prepare another 100 post. | | | | want to hit 10 years from now; what kind of |
| Get set and Go - Build More Contents | | | | articles do you want to include in your blog; what |
| If you happened to blog 10 years ago, its | | | | kind of traffic you want to see in 3 years from |
| platform was at its inception. That was a good | | | | now. |
| time to enter into this sphere. Less competition | | | | Put The Trophy On The Finishing Line |
| and whatever your write about will be in the front | | | | Monetizing a blog is the most legitimate purpose |
| pages. Now the game is a little different. You | | | | of any bloggers. Let's face it. We need to pay up |
| have to beat the big guns. Right now, there are | | | | the broad band service. We need to maintain our |
| over 190 million blogs on personal development | | | | personal computer and gadgets. We burn hours of |
| according to Google search. | | | | our lives which is actually a social cost to us and |
| Click personal-development to see. It will grow by | | | | to our family. The time forgone is great. for all |
| the day. | | | | the loss there has to be a pacifier - cash. |
| I started blogging sometime in 2007. In my | | | | By monetizing a blog does not mean we make |
| opinion, in the short run a blog hardly gets popular. | | | | money out of our blog instantly. It takes time. we |
| It is because a blog has to have at least a 1000 | | | | need traffic. We need visitors to keep coming |
| pages to become noticeable in Google. Content | | | | back to read our articles. So change your mindset |
| building takes time. | | | | of making quick bucks in the short run. |
| - Write at least 4 articles per week; | | | | You are in the marathon race. Be progressive in |
| - In a year you get 200 pages of articles; | | | | your blog. Spend at least 1 or 2 hours a day |
| - In about 5 years you will reach a 1000 pages | | | | learning new things to improve your blog. |