Monday, July 9, 2012

How to Be a Better Professional Blogger

Blogging has quickly developed from what very few people know to what everybody knows in the past decade. It used to be a journal, but everybody now use it as a part of their business strategy.

The reality about blogging, though, is that there are things you should do to make it work, and there are things you should avoid like a plague. There are a few factors that being a successful blogger involves, especially if it is what you do for your business, and this article will be giving you a few tips on how to be a better professional blogger.


1. Be Specific

In other words, choose a niche.
Don’t make the same mistake of blogging on everything, which most bloggers make. The main purpose of blogging should be to get people to trust you, and to position yourself as an expert. You can’t be an expert at everything, but you can be an expert on a particular subject.
I’m not saying this to sound trite, but choosing a niche is one of the most important things you can do for your blog.
Choose a niche, focus on it, and define yourself in a way that differentiates you from others in your niche.

2. Be Consistent

Don’t write today and not write tomorrow.
Most people advise you to only write when you have something to say, but I say you should work on always having something to say.
People like those they trust, and people trust those that are consistent. Choose a time of the week you want new articles to be published, and stick to it.
Sometimes, your consistency might also be your inconsistency. In other words, you might publish two articles in a week and none the next; if that is what you want people to know you for, work on it and let people know you for that.

3. Be Everywhere

Don’t expect people to come and meet you where you are, go out to them and show them that you know your stuff.
Be everywhere and get people to check you out. Leverage other people’s audience. Write quality guest posts, publish your content in article directories, use social media as a part of your blog, and do everything you can to constantly drive people back to your blog.

Article Source: Thetechface.com

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