Blogging For Success

Blogging is one of the most popular things to do on the internet. It could make you well known, earn you extra income and hence bring you success. Do you like the internet, writing and success? Is your website traffic a little low? If you answered ‘yes’, then Blogging could be the answer for you.

So, What is Blogging?

Blogging was originally created as an online journal or diary where people express feelings and let other people know about it through the internet. These personal blogs continue to be very popular kinds of blogs. However, today, people write blogs on anything. For example, you can use blogs to promote art and photography, for advertising to sell products either yours or someone else’s product, to write short fiction or non- fiction stories and so on. In fact blogging is a great platform to pass out valuable information to people and build relationships.

Where Are Blogs Found?

Blogs are found on blogging websites either free blog hosting websites such as blogger.com to paid blog websites such as WordPress. This blog you are reading is a paid WordPress blog.

How do you get started?

1. You sign up to the blogging system that interests you either paid or free.

The type of blog to go for depends on your purpose for blogging. If you are using blogging as it was originally created for or you are new to blogging you might like to test a free blogging system out. Here is an example of blogger.com

If you are using a blog to promote products, service or opportunity as in network or multilevel marketing then I would suggest a paid blog..

The difference between the free and paid blog are the limitations and features. You are more limited by a free blog and you don’t own it. A paid blog has more features and you can put what you like on it.

2. Write blogs on anything – fact or fiction.

You can write blogs to advertise products for sale. Blogging is great way to promote the products and bring traffic to your website.

Blog topics could be on:

~ stuff you don’t want and want to sell

~ other peoples product’s called affiliate products.

Affiliate products are found in many places. Many businesses offer an affiliate program which you can join, sell their products and earn a commision. There are also places like Clickbank,which is a bank of affiliate products on a huge range of topics, Commision Junction , Amazon and many, many more

~ new products you have created eg crafts.

~ products on a website of yours. You may have a website which has products for sale.

~ your service , eg you might be a fitness instructor, music teacher, online marketing coach

What you do is write blogs about any topic related to your offer eg the affiliate products or the ones on your website or your service etc. It is a great idea to add pictures and videos so your blog comes to life.

Then you add the link of the product(s) somewhere in your blog or at the end.

Let’s give you an example. 

I am also a music teacher and have a music blog. Click Here to view a post.

3. Post blog 

4. Promote The Blog

This is to get traffic to it. You promote it in as many places as you can, such as in instagram, facebook, piniterest, google+, linkedin,flickr, email marketing. You can even have your main blog URL on business cards. And there is nothing like word of mouth ie talking to people face to face.

5. Update blog website regularly with more blogs to keep readers interested.

How can you be successful?

Write good blogs:

Some people are good writers and others have to learn the technique. You need to write what people want to read, add a little humour and maybe some own life experiences. Most importantly you need to get peoples attention by writing an eye catching first sentence. This will make people want to read more and then recommend your blog to others.You will get known on the internet and reap the rewards of success.

Post Valuable Information Often

Add a call to action at end of each blog:

Once readers have finished your blog you need to tell them what to do next.

It could be something like:

“If you would like a 10 point PDF Cheat Sheet on Instagram marketing then please Click Here.“

Just remember, in order to be successful you need to know what blogging is, where blogs are found, how to start and continue blogging, the art of writing good blogs to grab peoples interest and of course a call to action to tell people what to do next.

So go forth and enjoy Blogging for Success.

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