Blogging Tips

Blog about Something You're Passionate About

If you are not passionate about your topic, you are not going to stick to it. The best way to decide what to blog about is to ask yourself, "Would I do this for free?" If answer is yes, then you have found your topic. People who blog only for money seldom succeed.

Get Your Own Domain Name

While it certainly is possible to start a blog for nothing by using a free service like  blogger.com or wordpress.com, I recommend every blogger starting out to get their own  domain name. The cost is next to nothing and you can still host it for free if you want  (Blogger allows that). If you do not wish to use the Blogger.com platform, you'll have to pony up for web hosting  but that's pretty damn cheap as well. Hostagotr.com (they host my blog). Having your domain makes you look more professional. While it may not make you a pro-blogger, the ad networks will take you a lot more seriously. Some ad networks will not  accept a site unless it has own domain name. If you do it right, having your own domain and  web hosting won't cost you anything because income the blog generates will more than offset  the cost. It's better to get domain name at the start than down the road. The Last thing you want  to do is build up a blog with BlogSpot, get a ton of back links, Page Rank, Alexa and  Technorati rankings, and they have to move it to its own domain and start over.

Update Blog Often

A non-updated blog is a dead blog. If you cannot commit to a consistent blogging schedule, then it's best not to blog until you can. this is where blogging about your passion comes  in. If you're passionate about the topic, the chances are you'll keep blogging about it.  Ideally, you should update the blog every day.

Get To Know Your Readers

Blogging is a two-way street. You cannot exist without readers (well you can, but what’s the point?), and readers don't exist unless they have something to read. Blogging is about forming relationships. There's the relationship between you and the readers and relationship between you and other blogs in your niche. It is up to you to get know them and form the relationship. Many readers have stated that when they're reading my blog it's

like a one-on-one conversation. That was not done by accident. It's all part of

relationship blogging.