Blogging is one cool career opportunity. People these days are literally earning thousands of dollors running their blogs. First impression – it looks pretty simple . Isn’t it? I mean all you need to be doing is writing content and posting on the internet. Well that might not be the case. You see, there is a fine line between becoming a blogger and to become a successful blogger. 

8 Important Tips to Become a Successful Blogger

             1. Maintaining Consistency

More than 90% of the so called ‘bloggers’ are so inconsistent that they average less than 1 post per week. That’s dangerously low! Let me be honest with you , the online space is filled with intense competition now. If you are writing about let’s say ‘health tips’ , there would be at least  hundreds of more people giving the same knowledge. If you don’t feed your audience with the right content regularly, someone else would do it for sure.

The secret here is to make sure you’re constantly in the minds of your readers by regularly posting fresh content.

2. Focus on one topic

The day anyone decides to start blogging, the very first question he comes face to face with is –  ‘what to write about ?’ Where many people lose the plot is when they think that they can do it all! Newbies would most likely create a multi-niche website , throwing everything to everyone. That’s where you are most likely to be hit hard.

Unclear targeting makes the readers feel misplaced as it becomes difficult for them to get access to the topic of their interest. As a result people would drift away to find better alternatives. Most importantly, it wouldn’t be possible for a newbie to keep updated all the categories unless he is working full time.

You firstly need to ask yourself, what do you love the most. Upon getting the answer , follow the path.Write your heart out . Express yourself fully. Be known for what you love.This will surely go a long way in creating a huge fan base and to become a Successful Blogger.

3. Find Innovation

As we just discussed in the other point, the competition in the online world is growing intense with each passing day. People are constantly trying to explore something different, something that brings more value. Make sure you are the one providing that. Remember, many would try to copy a hit idea , but the one who started it would leave a long lasting impression.

Find new ways to engage your audience. Offer them something that your competitors haven’t . People organizing give-aways and contests have been able to create good buzz for their brand. Try being the odd one out.

4. Be a Learner

What’s the one thing common between every successful entrepreneur ? They all find time to read everyday. To be at the same pace with the growing industry one must develop his skills and knowledge . The pace at which technology is taking over the world is unimaginable. This has created a wide window of innovations in every possible industry. Reading and learning everyday becomes all the more important as your audience would  be looking up to you as a source of all the information relating to your niche.

Let me explain it this way- upon the launch of a new phone , many people would be going to a website like techcrunch for obvious reason that they are a reputed brand. But Imagine , what happens if they skip to write about it. Would the audience wait for their review ? Obviously not! They would find an option . The competitors would in no time start eating into your audience. The key to become a successful blogger , is always being a student.

5. Write what Reader want, not the Search Engines.

How many times have you heard the phrase –  ” Content is the king” ? Hundred or a few thousand times maybe?  Well I learnt it the hard way . I have seen people losing their heads figuring out how this term ‘SEO’ really works. People spend so much time on SEO that they disregard the actual content. The main purpose of a blog should be to create value for the user.

Always keep yourself in your reader’s place and think what they want. Is your article providing the answers to their questions? Never try to stuff keywords into the blog post for the sake of improving the SEO. It would do more harm than good. Make readers your priority and the search engines would make you theirs .

6. Mark Your Social Media presence

One may think that a blogger only needs to put up some good content .This is far from being true. In fact the real work starts after the articles have been pubished. What’s the point of producing a product that would not be marketed? Pretty stupid right.

The same goes for your blog posts. Having fulfilled the first requisite to become a successful blogger  i.e content , now comes the second aspect –  traffic .

Facebook has officially reached over 2 billion users worldwide. That for itself speaks the potential of Social Media .Every blogger should make his presence felt on platforms like twitter, google plus , instagram , stumble upon , reddit  among several others. Social media can help you connect to people with the same interests very quickly via various groups and pages.Sharing your blog posts there can generate quite a lot of interest.

Learn: 5 Fantastic places to promote your content

NOTE: Don’t spam your blog posts everywhere on social media by leaving links on comments and walls of others. This creates a rather negative impression and sites like facebook may even flag you for such activities.

7. Don’t fear to Invest in your blog

As a newbie , I always had some apprehensions towards spending money on blog. What if it doesn’t go right? But gradually I learnt , investing in blog is actually investing in your future.

The money that you spend on building on your blog up ( buy a professional theme)  and promoting it is actually going to come back right into your pocket after sometime if you do the things the right way.

You can spend more money on your blog for

• Good Web Hosting if you’re using some local/free hosting services
• Buying Premium Themes and Plugins
• Getting Professional SEO experts
• Get a catchy LOGO
• Getting some decent traffic

8. Patience is the key

If you expect to see thousands of visitors coming to your blog on day 1 , well then sorry to say this, but you are very likely to be left disappointed.

This is an industry where you  need to invest a lot of time to see the  results .One thing where a lot of bloggers make a mistake is when they expect way too much. Many of my colleagues gave up their blogs just because they didn’t see quick results despite having excellent domain names having a lot of potential.

Trust me on this, if you manage to go through this phase , the results would be worth it. Once you get the consistency, the results will improve surely . So be patient and don’t over do the things.

HAPPY BLOGGING !

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