Blogging Regularly

Blogging Regularly


Now that we've got the theme setup, the URLs for all your posts being

search engine friendly, your pings being automated, the next step is to

start blogging. Here comes the tough part, what am I blogging about?

It's important that your blog be about something you actually have

knowledge on, and can write about fluently. For example if your site is

about recipes, you can have your blog posts related to anything about

recipes, perhaps experiences you have had while preparing dishes,

etc.

When blogging remember you must be very personable, friendly and

seem easy to talk to. The reason for this is that with each post you

make you are trying to elicit a response from users. With WordPress

you have the option to enable comments. By having comments on

your blog enabled, it increases your popularity rating. The search

engines will visit and update your blog more often as it is constantly

changing by having new content. I recommend that in each blog post

you make, that you always ask questions, request feedback to ensure

that the people viewing your blog find a reason to actually post a

comment.

Successful Blogs

The best way to learn how to have a successful blog is to review other

blogs that are proven success stories. To do this I recommend that

you visit a site called Bloglines.com

Link: http://www.bloglines.com/dir

Do a search to find blogs that are similar to your blog and review each

to see what they are doing. It's easy to tell if a blog is doing well by

how often they are updating and how many comments each blog post

receives.

Blog Links

Take another trip back to Bloglines.com/dir and do a search again for

blogs within a similar genre as your blog but not necessarily identical.

Start replying to some of the blog posts made, giving your thoughts

about the post or topic. Do this a few times with various blogs, then

once you've done it on a regular occasion end your post with a

signature link that goes to your site. Take note do *NOT* do this in

the initial stages or with your first post. You must first acquire a

relationship with the blogs, first by posting comments and leaving

positive feedback. After gaining trust you can simply place a link with

your next post comment. I recommend replying at least 5 to 10 times

before attempting to place a link.

Blog Commenting

When you've first started your blog as I mentioned prior, comments

help your blog look more active. Initially you may find that users may

not post comments to your blog. It's going to be up to you to get

things going. Have your friends or family members start leaving

comments on your blog as it can make your blog seem more active.

People like to see activity; if your blog seems dead you'll likely get no

responses. If you would rather not have your family even know about

your blog, then you can post comments yourself but as a "Guest" or as

registered user instead of admin. Respond to your own posts initially

to create activity, then you'll start to see other real users placing

comments as well.

What usually works best is to leave a controversial comment. Start

making comments that are guaranteed to elicit a response. I've

created "characters" before that post controversial statements on my

blog to really get user interest going. This "character" may disagree

with a blog posting I made, creating a sequence of posts that increase

the activity comments of my post. Once you see that users have taken

interest in your blog you can now rely on their posts rather than

creating fake ones of your own.

Remember if you are going to do fake comment posts, to space the

timing between posts. For example never post two minutes after

you've posted as admin, as it's too obvious that you're the same

person. Allow some time to pass by before making your "fake user

comments post".

If you would rather not do the "fake posts" yourself, some bloggers

have actually paid users to reply to posts on their blog. If you go to

popular webmaster forums, you'll find that users get paid for making

posts on forums. The usual rate is about .10 cents per post or

something within that range. The same theory applies for blog

comments. You can hire a set of 10 to 20 people to comment on your

posts and pay them a small fee, this way you generate some interest

in your blog.

If you post a project on the sites I mentioned previously such as

Scriptlance.com or Getafreelancer.com for "Blog Posters", you can find

people who can get your blog active, by making comments and paying

them a small fee. You can do this until you get users posting on your

site in reply to the posters you have paid. Within a few weeks your

blog should be very active. This benefits you in the long run as the

search engines will be visiting your site often due to the constant

updates.
 
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