Thanks for posting the tips, especially from other active bloggers.

I’ve definitely picked up a few interesting stuffs, especially on using proper names and subjects/topics.

Nowadays, I’m focusing more on providing quality content in my blog, rather than chasing the ranking which is ever-changing.

I run a comedy blog – WhipItOutComedy.com – and I had great success by bringing on board several “columnists,” each of whom publish a themed column on my site every other week. I’ve got about a dozen columnists contributing at the moment and it’s been great for the site content and traffic.

Plus, it’s given me a dozen people spreading the word about my site to all their friends/fans and driving traffic to the site.

Thank you for creating this opportunity of discussing and exchanging ideas on blogging, blogs, content and other important subjects.

I think that this is a place to start or improve professional online business.

Thank you for these helpful tips and for allowing other bloggers to ad and exchange their knowledge and experience on your blog pages. Subjects discussed are very important for anyone who wants to improve his online business.

I t totally agree that content is king, but someone may has excellent content and does not know to convert his traffic into sales, friends, or subscribers may have to suffer.

Thanks the eliciting these tips from other active Bloggers. These tips and some mistakes of others are really helpful.
I appreciated the tips from ‘Frugal Dad’ most.

Adrienne Zurub
Author of
‘Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles’

* I try to give my blog a unique “voice”. It’s a good “kick in the pants”, with a “no b.s., edgy tone” for internet marketers when they need it.

* Get involved on the “other end” of your blogging to market your blog. When you submit a post to Digg, look for conversations you can join there and get involved.

* Concentrate on changing the lives of your readership. Especially for “link bait” pieces. When you write a blog post, you are doing something important, you have the opportunity to change someone’s life.

* Keep in mind that your reader may not know what you know. Just because a topic might seem basic to you, doesn’t mean your reader will think the same way. This leads to promotion, because you never know what content will get Dugg, or Stumbled etc…

Joseph Ratliff
Author of The Profitable Business Edge 2

I really liked your tips but I think I like these even more! :) The Q&A is an awesome idea. I try to ask a question at the end of each post to stimulate thinking about the subject, and of course I have an email link, but I’ve never thought of actively inviting reader questions.

This has been one of your best series in a while. It really seemed deeply felt (if you know what I mean). Thanks!

Regards,

Kelly

If I may share one more lesson I’ve learned from this exchange – make your comment posts count!

I’ve seen a good deal of traffic from posting on the blogs I frequent, but in the process I’ve also seen a lot of people who are just posting to get their link out there. I never click on them – I wonder if anyone does?

On the one hand, I’m annoyed that they’re taking advantage of someone’s useful advice and hardwork, which I feel protective towards out of gratitude. On the other, I pretty much assume that anyone who’s that desperate for readers probably doesn’t have anything worth saying.

Instead, when I post on a blog, I try to make it count. A good barometer for this is that I DON’T post in the hopes that it will bring readers to my site – I post on blogs that I like and that I really want to discuss.

As a result, I only post on ProBlogger.net and Zenhabits.net on a regular basis – why? Because those are the only blogs that I read and enjoy on a regular basis! Call it “holistic” or “organic” blogging or whatever you like – I post on the blogs that get me thinking and that make me want to be involved.

This may be my vanity talking, but I like to imagine that I get the number of clickthroughs I do from Problogger or zenhabits because I’m contributing something worthwhile – in any event, I wouldn’t even be considering hosting my own blog if it wasn’t for Darren and this website, and that’s made this a community I enjoy being a part of. I like to think that shows.