The Secrets To Become A Successful Blogger

by Chris Clarke

Your Blog Is A Gateway To Tons Of Search Engine Traffic You Couldn't Get otherwise.

The real power of blogs is the ability to tap into the blog suppliers search engine. For example, I have blogs that were developed to lead readers to my web sites. These blogs get 28, 76 & 180 hits per day. This is genuine traffic that comes from blogger.com & wordpress.com.

To create a blog that will generate traffic you need to initially put yourself into the shoes of the searcher. You need to be SEO conscious of course, and use keywords that are relevant to the searcher you are looking to attract. You need to think of what keyword phrases you would use to find information you are presenting in your blog.

You also want to create headlines that would make you stop scrolling to read. Most people glance for a whole second at your blogs caption. If you can't hook someone that quickly, you won't be generating much traffic.

Your blog posts will display higher in the rankings providing you are updating your blog regularly. If you can add 1-10 blog posts per day, you should see constant traffic being sent for free.

The blog posts you create should not have any links put into the first paragraph unless it is completely appropriate to do so. The reason is, the search engine uses the first part of your post (usually the first paragraph) in the search engine results page. If you have links in your post people will immediately believe it to be spam and will move on.

Obviously strong spelling, grammar & punctuation skills are standard. Any more than one mistake in your blog post and your readers will have formed a very negative opinion of your writing. You can correct 99% of errors by simply running a spell check on your work.

You can link your blog posts to keep your reader reading. For example, if you have written a post about Baby food, you may want to offer the reader your past blog post on diapers. Linking relevant articles will keep the reader within your "web."

Always start your blog with your end goal in mind. If, for example, you want to sell a product, then you should clearly define that as your goal when starting your blog. Knowing the goal of the blog will allow you to keep your posts consistent, and you will flat out make more sales.

Most importantly, stick with it. I can't tell you how many blogs I've seen just stop updating right before it was going to take off. If you don't give your blog time to develop you will not have very much success blogging.

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Comments

[Johnyboy]

I am into looong posts. Over 400 words. For me 1-10 posts per day is a lot of work. I must admit I am kinda lazy.

As for the 99% of the corrections ... I am making them through Microsoft Word.