When it comes to blogging, for me, it’s always quality first, before quantity. I’ve heard the questions come up from my audience, both at conferences, online forums, and in my own website’s comment area, “How often should I blog?” My usual answer is split into a couple answers. Bear with me as there is a
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The Art of Blogging: Building A Sturdy Foundation
Slow and steady – that’s what you need to build a good foundation for your site if you’re relying on blogging as a main drive for your business. People who brag about being able to post more than 1 a day will usually run into a lull and have to eat their words. Even I
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Time Does Equal Money
If any blogger is telling you that it costs no money to start a blog and actually earn money, they need a reality check. In fact, if you’re reading this article and you’ve read articles like it, it’s good that stumbled upon this one. “It takes money to earn money.” I don’t know who originally
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Blogging With Integrity
Anyone can start blogging for any reason, however the intention may not always be the same. It may be to earn money from content creation (blogging), for your business, or just to be heard. However, you should be blogging with integrity. With millions of sites out there, and with the fact many share topics in
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Revisiting Site Focus
I wrote The Art of Blogging: What is Your Site’s Focus?, and gave quite the list on things you should consider when creating your website’s focus. However, I still get on occasion bloggers who have been blogging and just have not gotten results. When I saw Dragon Blogger’s article, Blogging Without A Purpose, I was
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Do Not Be Afraid To Leave Comments
For bloggers, it really can be a thrill to receive comments. However, there are people who go out of their way to become “comment whores.” A comment whore is one who is only out to gain comments and really does not contribute to the comment stream of their own site or others in a way
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