Best regards

Rose Cemanes

I’m a new blogger and you had written what I have been going through. I believe we just need to work hard and wait patiently for the rewards to come in. Thanks for the article.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Solid article. With so many new bloggers every day, here is a great article to set things in perspective.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Internet cluttered up with dying or dead blogs from people that hoped they were going to get rich quickly without putting in much of an effort.

Being passionate about what you are blogging about makes a world of difference.

I’m just starting out and, while a lot of what you’ve said is common sense, it really does helps to see it laid out this way.

Another important aspect of blogging to me is Giving – my own research has shown when you give out you get back.

And finally of course pain/perspiration/determination are all part of the process – maybe just maybe Einstein was right work is 1% inspiration 99% perspiration

It is easy to get swept up in the money aspect of blogging with dollar signs in your eyes. I did the same think when I first started blogging. Now I gave up on that part for now and I am all about creating content and finding those who need help and try my best to answer their questions.

2. Find a niche.

3. Stay positive and upbeat at all times if possible.

4. Play sometimes and take breaks regularly.

5. Play hard but work hard.

6. Perhaps have a blogging buddy, or at least somebody you inspire and they inspire you — somebody who you both bounce ideas off of.

7. Network.

8. Find an angle — for instance, don’t just copy other bloggers, perhaps come up with an idea of your own.

9. Never give up. Switch ideas if warranted — be flexible and change when necessary, but don’t quit — be persistent.

10. Be open to new ideas — create new ideas.

11. Be a leader in your field — have self confidence — act like you are somebody and have something to offer!

12. Read the top blogs in your field.

13. Read ProBlogger :)

14. Be involved in Social Media :)

15. Design your blog carefully. Decide what you REALLY want to have in it.

16. Thing before you post.

17. Have a schedule — a book — where you write down when you are going to post which post.

18. Consider “batching” — for example — writing posts on Monday (3 or 4), doing graphics on Tuesday, social media on Weds, etc…

19. Believe in yourself. When you are ready to go full time at blogging — do so. And do it RIGHT. If you believe you should use wordpress, use wordpress. Dive into the pool head first! Just try. You will never know if you can, until you try!

20. Spend time with your family and friends. Isn’t this why you are doing this to a certain extent, to have more time with them?

21. The journey is Everything!

22. Growing as a person is so important.

23. Take along as many people as you can with you! Fellow bloggers, readers, etc.

24. Help causes whenever you can, you will be happy that you can help others with the money you made, and that you can give back.

25. You will not be satisfied with your blogging career unless you really define what you want out of it — it will become drudgery to you if you can’t define why it is important to you. Take an hour right now and decide why it is important to you! Now post that on the wall next to your computer and read it every morning. Money is often NOT the most important thing.

26. Remember, when writing posts, breviaty is often the most important thing!

27. You can write list posts, right Darren, LOL, wherever you are! ;)

Krissy :)
http://sometimesithink-krissy.blogspot.com

My passion is helping people find their voice and to share my work is the joy of my life. I too am not a “tekie” so your info was warmly appreciated and accepted!!!

I had a bit of a lengthy feedback, so I made post on my blog with a link to this. Hope that’s OK.

But thanks a ton first.

I started my first & only blog in October and like you initially dreamt about all the money I could make.

However I knew it was going to be hard & would involve hard work & committment. That is the way life is; you must show committment and dedication to life before she bestows her lavish rewards on you.

If you are meagre in your efforts; life will be meagre in results.

My challenge is the fact that I am not too savvy technically & so I focus more on content than tweaking thing s around such as design and SEO etc which will make my blog more searchable and easily noticed.

However I know the great mantra of blogging is ‘Great Content.’ If one has great content, in time all else will follow.

How do we get to the stage of great content; patience & dedication!
Great post.

Best for continued success.