Problogging Success

What makes a good blog post? - In the last blog post, I talked about this topic from the point of view of a blog reader. I covered the aspects that make a good blog post from a reader's perspective.

Make sure you read it > What makes a good blog post from the reader's perspective?

But as I said in that post, it is not just about the reader (although the readers are given more weight) - it is also about the poor hard blogger who creates that blog post (hey, that's you!).

You know the blogger is not out there creating and publishing "good" blog posts just for fun - there's some serious business behind it. The blogger has mouths to feed and bills to pay. He/She needs money.

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What makes a good blog post? - Let's tackle this question from the point of view of the blogger and that of the reader.

A blog post, I mean every blog post, should be valuable and useful to both the blogger as well as the reader.

To the end reader its about the usefulness and it is about the value they are getting from that piece of content. To the blogger, he/she should be able to achieve his/her target goal with that blog post (talk about conversion).

In short, a good blog post should make a win-win for both the reader and the blogger.

There are numerous number of blogs that churn out content everyday - many blogs do it multiple times a day. But … [Read more...]

Nope! This is not a kissing tutorial and don’t expect me to demonstrate or teach you how to kiss.

But here’s a quick blogging tip – you gotta kiss your blog readers WARM, and you gotta do it as soon as you get the chance – as soon as they land on your blog. So here you go – these are my tips to help you kiss your blog readers and make them yours (you know the “be mine” kinda relationship – long lasting and genuine).

There’s nothing more welcoming and more soothing than having a clean blog. People are tired of the clutter … [Read more...]

I have a strong 5-year experience writing hundreds of (practical and value-driven) articles for my blogs. I know the ins and outs of both freelance writing and copywriting.

Just the beginning of this year I took guest posting by the horns for a completely new niche (teaching AM/Blogging), and already have 20 live articles that are already sending me traffic and link juice. Next, I aim for 30 articles per month, each and every month…

That’s the only strategy I will always highly recommend to ensure you drive consistent and targeted traffic to your site (and keep your name and brand) in the front of new audiences.

I made quite a few silly mistakes myself, and learned my lessons, which I bet you’ll want to hear about … [Read more...]

Fiverr is that place where you can hire people to do just about anything small for five dollars. No, you can't get an entire website built, and I have yet to see anyone offer to mow your lawn for five dollars. But here are a few things you can get done through Fiverr...

• Have a "Happy Birthday" video sent to someone in a British accent, Spanish accent., Australian accent or celebrity impersonation.
• Have a logo, cartoon animal, book cover, business card or T-shirt mock-up drawn.
• Have a postcard sent to someone from Tuscany, New York City, Chattanooga, Brunei, Rome...or just about anywhere.
• Convert your website to an Android app, turn into a PDF or set up WordPress.

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