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By: Harry the Hobo Widdifield

Harry the Hobo Widdifield — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:31:15 +0000

Well said. Number 15 is the most important bar none. It’s oddly, also the most important suggestion for a happy life. No one can love us unless we are ourselves. They can love but versions. Thanks for bringing it up

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By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:48:27 +0000

I agree completely about the idea of partnering up with others knowledgeable in your areas of weakness. Very few of us are so well-rounded that we can handle everything ourselves or have enough time to “do it all”. I’ve built a number of sites over the past 2-3 years with others doing the parts that they loved and I hated, while I handled the stuff they didn’t want to do. And, in fact, I had lunch today with a friend who is a writer (I can, but don’t prefer it) who is also a technophobe. We’re going to be launching a blog-based SERPs-juicing project (my concept and USP) with her writing skills and my ability to manage the technical aspects. She’d never venture into something like this on her own, as she’s fairly terrified of just about anything internet-related…while I don’t have the time to write and manage the content load. But, together…it’s an opportunity for both of us to make some nice money in between our other primary gigs. I believe partnerships are the wave of the future…at least for a lot of people. Good post.

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By: rjlight

rjlight — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:42:09 +0000

hmmm. Thanks Darren for you additions because the first list made me a bit discouraged–well, the technical knowledge and blogging knowledge I am both very weak in those areas. I am working on the blogging knowledge–well, trying to understand all of the terminology–but I am no web designer. I know that it sure seems that you don’t have to be much of a writer to be a successful blogger. There just seems to be so much link-bait out there. I keep telling myself to plug along and not worry about them….okay, blah, blah, blah I said enough..

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Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:20:24 +0000

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By: jhay

jhay — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:37:05 +0000

Hmm..I need to work on a lot of the things mentioned. *sighs*

On the other hand, at least it is now clear on what areas a blogger must look upon and improve on.

By: 5 Extra Requisites for Professional Bloggers

5 Extra Requisites for Professional Bloggers — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:25:59 +0000

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By: Kumiko

Kumiko — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:52:58 +0000

Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!! I couldn’t agree more!!!

You’ve hit your fingernail on the blog’s header with this one!

So many times I get people e-mailing me and asking, “Plz tell me how I can make money online easily. Maybe $500/per week is enough. Thanks.”

Now I know the answer! I’m just going to send them the link to this post and tell them to write again in a year if they’ve still got any questions!!

Without a doubt #3(passion) and #9(creativity) are the biggest things to any site’s success (not just bloggers). I think #3 is also the biggest thing that is lacking in the blogosphere today.

More power to ya!

Kumiko
xo

By: Drew Staufer

Drew Staufer — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:46:17 +0000

With the large amount of themes that are available today I have to say that I’m immediately turned off when I come across a blog of someone I respect and find that they just used a theme. Changing the header image doesn’t count as design skills. It’s the entire package that makes users choose one blogger over another.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:02:23 +0000

I’d add courage to the list. It takes a lot of guts to put your thoughts up in front of (potentially) millions of people. I see a lot of blogs where the author is obviously holding themselves back. Open, accessible writing takes courage as well as talent.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:03:42 +0000

That last one — comfort with oneself — is importance. As my site grows, I’m finding that I have a problem with stage-fright, which I’ve never encountered in 6 years of blogging (and 10 years of writing for the web). Where does it come from? I believe it’s because I have metrics to tell me how many readers are keeping tabs. If I thought I had a small number of readers, I could relax and be myself. Now I feel pressure to be somebody else, some imaginary somebody that others expect me to be. And I get stage-fright (aka writer’s block, I guess).

By: Daniel Scocco

Daniel Scocco — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:00:18 +0000

Darren, I completely agree, in fact I fall short on the list by half the items and still I am moving forward as a blogger (slowly but forward!). Also, as you mentioned, the list is partially a guide to things we should try to develop along the way.

Great discussion around that topic.

By: SigT

SigT — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:30:47 +0000

10 requisitos para un blogger profesional…

Darren de ProBlogger se hace eco) (y amplia con 5 requisitos más) una entrada de Daily Blog Tips titulada 10 Requisites for Professional Bloggers…

Dejando aparte que no coincido mucho con la idea de “bloggers profesionales” salvo &#…

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:29:04 +0000

Listerate – yes i probably did – but its fun to make up words ;-)

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:26:13 +0000

Daniel:

“But even when you delegate or outsource something, say the blog maintainance or server administration, you need to have a basic understanding to be sure that the person will do a good work, and to help it out in the case of problems.”

I think in an ideal world you’re right – but as I scan our 15 points I see a pretty high standard which I know I fall well short of.

My understanding of servers and the technical side of blogging is next to non existent. I know a little basic html but that’s where it ends. Ask my tech team :-) For me it was about finding people that seem to know what they’re talking about and that I relate to – giving them a small job to see if what they do works, asking others what they think of what they did and then increasing the responsibility that I give them from there. This has worked for me really well.

I guess all I’m trying to say is that while it’s a great list and someone with all those skills and abilities would have a head start – that its not essential to have them all.

The most successful bloggers that I know don’t know it all – but they know what they don’t know and get others in who they trust and who know how to make things happen.

Anyway – it’s a great list of things to aspire to be able to do and know.