How to Blog Almost Every Day. I put up a blog post (almost) every day, and sometimes, I put up more than one a day. On top of this, I write for clients, write for other projects, work on books, and other things. Some of you don’t have all these other writing commitments, but still want some ideas on getting more writing out the door. Here are some thoughts into my process that I hope will give you a framework for writing a blog post (almost) every day. How to Blog Almost Every Day Read something new every day. Need a starting point? It’s not easy, but once you develop the habits, they stick with you. What do you think? ChrisBrogan.com runs on the Genesis Framework The Genesis Framework empowers you to quickly and easily build incredible websites with WordPress. With automatic theme updates and world-class support included, Genesis is the smart choice for your WordPress website or blog. Become a StudioPress Affiliate. Five Ways to Become a Better Writer and Take Your Blog to the Top.
Are You A Blogger Buddy Or A Blogger Bum? A guest post from John Sherry of RealSimplePeople Everybody needs a friend. We really can’t do life without them. And that includes bloggers too. With just the laptop for company and umpteen hours behind the small screen, bloggers could do with some bigging up and support. It can be a lonely existence tapping away on the keyboard day after day, so a friendly face and a few kind words, even if they are only comments on a post with a gravatar picture to match, can prove food to the writer’s soul.
But friendship is a two lane street – it goes both ways. Blogship is friendship so its best to be a blogger buddy and not a blogger bum. So, if you’re not sure of the difference between the two, here’s the low down on whether you are a friend or foe when you log on and blog on. Blogger Buddy. This person represents blogging and contribution at it best. Blogger buddies are the cement in the blogosphere bricks and the very foundations that the blogging world has successfully been built upon. Blogger Bum. What is #blogchat? What is #blogchat? #blogchat is a weekly conversation that takes place every Sunday nite starting at 8pm Central, on Twitter. Each week we discuss a different blogging topic.
So what do you talk about? Each week we pick a different blogging topic, sometimes we talk about personal blogging topics, other times we talk about business blogging. You said it’s ‘on Twitter’. If you’ve spent any amount of time on Twitter, you know that there are a lot of conversations happening at any one time, and it can sometimes seem like a jumbled mess. So how long has #blogchat been around, and how did it get started? The first #blogchat was in March of 2009. The first #blogchat went on for a couple of hours, and was an instant hit! So is there a structure to #blogchat? The format of #blogchat is very simple: We start with a general blogging topic, and the conversation flows from there. So are there any guidelines or ‘rules’ to using #blogchat? No real ‘rules’, but we do have a few ‘common sense’ guidelines:
Actually, Blogging is Dead. Feed your blog to twitter.
22 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue [Infographic] 29 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Blog Traffic. As I sat in holiday traffic backed up for a mile trying to get into the Lincoln Tunnel, I thought about how we as bloggers need to learn a lot more about traffic. Like children who put out plates of homemade cookies and glasses of milk for Santa’s midnight visit, we do all the right things to ensure that we will get the blog traffic we deserve. Or do we? Just as all presents aren’t equal because some children get lots of cool toys and others get underwear and socks disguised as gifts, all blog traffic isn’t created equal. Here are twenty-nine reasons you might not be getting the quality and quantity of blog traffic you “deserve”. Wrong address. Incorrect or misspelled URL. Content Wrong. Information isn’t relevant to visitors. Too many holiday decorations. Too many ads. Don’t get past entryway.
No links into other information. Poorly designed website. Blog looks amateurish. No one’s home. Infrequent posts. Do you have any other suggestions for improving blog traffic?