I can talk a lot about how to get targeted traffic to your blog. But it will not be useful if you get crappy visitors who haven’t found anything useful and interesting on your blog. So you have to catch their attention with substantial content from the very first second.

Ok, I guess the intro is enough. Now I will head over straight to the topic.

Write quality and great content

The main reason, why most bloggers fails with blogging is that they are not paying much attention to their loyal readers. You are not writing for robots, so your article has to be clean and easy to read.

If you require to be  successful, you have to be original and give your loyal readers something, what they can’t get elsewhere. That’s why they are coming to your blog. They expect something from you. Moreover when they offer and help them they begin to respect you.

Communicate with other bloggers and readers

The Importance of Communication I strongly believe, that you have seen many such websites, where is no life. This is because those blog owners are not trying to create a community around their blogs…

Why is it so important to communicate with your readers? When you make connections with your readers, then they are more likely to share, what you are writing about, that means more traffic and more loyal readers to your blog.
Personally I check my fellow blogger’s blog plenty of times a day, expecting new updates.

What you have to do for this? Try to include your readers in the conversation. Ask them a question and share their opinion. This is useful for both of you – your readers can feel their importance to you and on the other side you can get cool  ideas. You should also answer to the comments on your blog, especially, sometime after you post an article. Don’t be afraid to let them post on your Facebook fan page wall. This way your fan page will get a lot of activity and your fans are involved to discuss with each other.

Quality or quantity

There are many bloggers, who always emphasize that you have to post at least few posts a week or even more. That’s OK.

100 shallow blog posts is equal to a single insightful blog post

Think of writing a long insightful blog posts rather than small crappy posts that will neither benefit or readers. In my opinion, quality is  more important than quantity. It’s better not to write anything at all, till you find something interesting with your readers. You should write which people would love to hear and is beneficial to readers.

The importance of killer blog post titles

You should know the fact, your headline is one of the most important parts in your blog post. When visitors come across your blog in SERPs the major driving force is blog title. Your blog title decides whether the user will be a reader or not. So, it should be as much short and clear as it can. Your headline has to attract visitors’  from the very first moment. Your headline should say: “This article below me has something worth in it and you MUST check it, if you want to find out something really important”.

Have in mind that your headline will appear not only on your blog. Your headline will be visible in search engines (that means more or less search engine traffic, in feed, on other websites and forums. Search engines limit the characters used in blog titles to 56 characters.  That’s why it is so important to keep blog title short, clear to get their attention from the very first moment.

Go and get loyal readers!

Ask yourself, What type of traffic do you really need? Is it enough to get many useless visitors or is it better to get few loyal readers.

10 Loyal readers are better than 100 useless visitors

Loyal Readers will follow everything you are doing. When they feel respect for you, than they are more likely to support you, share or even buy a product from you. That’s the real READERSHIP! Having a blog is not all only about writing articles and sharing your experience – it is all about creating a community and building loyal readers.

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During the heyday of print media, press releases used to be an effective means to promote a certain business, company, or product. With the advent of the internet, press releases took on a different purpose; which is to drive traffic to different sites, improve SEO, and generate leads. Online press releases are used by prominent […]

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If you are a blogger, then you know that sometimes it can be fun, while other times it can be frustrating or even lead to situations that you never knew was possible. For instance, here are some possible outcomes of too much blogging:

May Lead to Lash-Out Syndrome!

If you’ve been blogging for ages and are writing about a topic that is very controversial and you have some strong feelings on it, then you may snappy if someone else feels differently.

This could lead to your blood pressure rising, your ears to start steaming and you could go on a ranting rampage that drives you crazy. Watch out!

You could even lash out at someone who doesn’t have anything to do with the situation like your significant other or pet, so stay away from the family dog until things settle down!

May Cause Lack of Sex!

Blogging could also interfere with your love life. Think about it.  You’re sitting on the couch with your girlfriend; she’s snuggled up to you while blowing in your ear.

As she starts to kiss your ear you’re still staring at the screen of your laptop while trying to decide how to answer a post on your blog. Horrors!

If you’re so enthralled with the words on the screen, do you even notice that she also has taken off her shirt? If not, then you are addicted to that blog and it’s going to cause a lack of sex because she is going to leave your butt and go make out with the maintenance man instead!

Interferes With Your Sleep

It’s bad enough to spend all your free time on the computer answering posts and putting things on your blog. But when it starts to creep into your dreams and you wake up at 3 am running to post something you just thought of, then it’s time to re-evaluate your blogging situation. Blogging doesn’t have to be so serious that you can’t get a good night’s rest, so try to resolve things in the daytime!

Creates Optical illusions About Success!

If you’re a blogger, you may have dreams about being a MILLIONAIRE before the age of 30, right…

The reality is that most bloggers don’t get half as many fans and have to do all kinds of advertising, social media interactions, and other things to be able to earn a living from their blogs.

Most blogs are a penniless hobby making only a few dollars a month. If you like to write through expression about a particular topic, then sure, go build a blog.

But if you want to leave a FOOTPRINT in the online world, your blog better be something that is virally crucial or somehow has a great advertising campaign, etc.

Otherwise, your dreams of grandeur will be just that! Blogs can be fun and give you a way to vent, but it’s doubtful they will make you rich.

Hey, so all in all blogging can be fun, exciting, and even do some beneficial things for your readers. However, don’t make it your life.

Be sure to get enough rest, pay attention to your friends and loved ones, and don’t get hung up on one topic to the point it is all you think about. Plus, above all, don’t quit your day job.

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So how do you find the great ones? And how do you know when you’ve got a great writer working for you, versus a so-so writer who struggles to fulfill your content requests? Follow the five steps below, and you’ll be well on your way to finding a long-term writer (or a few) who not only creates great content, but also contributes professionalism, reliability and timeliness to your working relationship.

The Five Steps to Finding a Great Writer

1. Start with an ad. Freelance portals such as eLance.com are a great way to connect with providers securely, in an environment where there are some checks and balances for both the provider and you, the buyer. Simply post an ad describing your needs, and wait for the responses to flood in. On eLance, users can bid on your project, and you have the freedom to choose the writer who meets your budget and needs.
2. Ask for writing samples. These samples will give you an idea of the writer’s tone and style, even if the samples are not specifically relevant to the topics for which you desire content. If you like the writer’s style and think you might need a better idea of how he or she would write about your topics, administer a writing test. Give the writer a topic and explain your editorial guidelines, and ask the writer to submit a brief writing sample.

1. Don’t let price be your only driver. Quality work is key to generating the kind of SEO response you desire with your articles. If your writer produces stellar content, then your return on investment could be great; in contrast, subpar content will not generate the positive responses or sales you need. While you don’t necessarily need to hire the most expensive writer, look for someone who is willing to work within your budget that you’ve set aside for writing projects.
2. Start small. If you like the writing sample submitted, offer the writer one initial project to get a feel for the kind of work he or she will produce for you, whether it’s submitted by your deadline, and how the writer interacts and communicates with you throughout the project. Be clear about your expectations and deadlines, outlining them in writing. Some employers like to create a contract that both parties can sign, specifying terms and conditions for the work. Take note of how the first project unfolds: Does the writer communicate with you about any questions that arise during the writing process? Does he or she alert you of potential delays? The process should feel smooth and seamless, with a desire on the freelancer’s part to fulfill your project requests, deadlines and requested revisions.
3. Follow up. Offer constructive feedback after the initial project, whether positive or negative. That way, your next project will go even more smoothly. If you truly don’t feel the writer is a good fit for your business, then let him or her know that, but keep in mind that it often takes a few tries before a writer fully understands your goals, audience and style. Work with writers who show good potential even if the first project wasn’t perfect – bearing in mind that perfection isn’t the goal. Rather, you want a writer who will share a unique perspective and voice, not simply regurgitate the information that’s in your own head.

With a little effort and patience, you can develop long-term, professional relationships with great writers who will gladly take on work from you any chance they get. Because they have the freedom to work with whomever they choose, great writers are worth snagging-before they go off and write great content for your competitors.

About the author:

Hannah Hamilton runs JetSetGarmentBags.com, an online garment bag review site.  Hannah enjoys writing for her site and has on numerous occasions hired a writer to provide quality content for her own site.

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Blogging used to be so easy to get into and competition far and few in between…this is of course if we were talking about blogging in 2005 up until 2008. Nowadays starting a blog and making money is more difficult than ever and blogging is more competitive and ever so popular with every passing days. […]

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I know how hard it is to make money with affiliate marketing and I am always looking for an easy way. In theory affiliate marketing is quite simple; you place an affiliate link on the Internet, people click on it and purchase the product, and then you get a commission. If only it were that […]

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Wipe your feet!

If you are going to submit an article to someones blog as a guest post then show a little respect, don’t trample your affiliate links and blatant seo baited anchor text all over the floor! You’ll go a lot further if you write a decent article, one that reflects your own blog and constructed in such a way so that the reader actually wants to visit your site.

Honestly, if you have to trick someone into clicking a link or lie your way onto someones front page just to get some eyeballs on your content then, well, that’s all I need to know about what you do to know that I don’t want a part of it.

(dont) Follow the crowd (over a cliff)

A lot of people say that guest posting is an excellent way to get links back to your site, they also say it’s a great way to get more traffic but what they don’t say is that you wont get either if you don’t do it properly!!

Make sure you follow the guidelines set down by the blog owner, that means write to the minimum word count, don’t put a gazillion tags on your post or try and hyperlink every.single.keyphrase and for crying out loud, don’t include affiliate links no matter how relevant you think they are!

Drive by guest blogging

Don’t ruin your chances of getting your site noticed and your brand recognized by drive by guest blogging. Nothing will lose you respect and hinder your chances of becoming noticed quicker than thinking that you can get away with a half arsed article full of links to splogs.

I know you’re excited about your product launch or 110% believe in your platinum plated, guaranteed roads to riches, one million hits traffic formula but, you know what buddy? keep it off my blog!!

From little acorns…

Rome wasn’t built in a day, slow and steady wins the race etc etc. Don’t rush these things! It’s so true, from little acorns, mighty Oaks grow. Don’t be a fool and think you can publish one post full of questionable links to even more questionable sites and sit back and watch the riches come in. IT WONT HAPPEN!!

It takes time to build a reputation, it takes effort to create a brand and it wont happen overnight. Sure! guest blogging can be an amazing way to jump start that process but not if you mess it up. You’ve got to do more than write guest posts, you’ve got to write GOOD guest posts!

The whole point of guest blogging (to me) is to get yourself in front of a new audience, to showcase what you’re about. If the new audience likes what they see then they are sure to click through on your guest author box to see what else you have to say. If you write good articles the blog owner will want you to come back and write more, it’s in their best interests to have a steady supply of unique, interesting content published on their blog so write the best post that you can, make it interesting, informative.

Good show! (of products/services/writing skill)

There have been a few articles published in the past which have struck me as really good articles in their own right but also do a good job of promoting the guest authors own site/business.

One such article was the “How to keep dogs from barking all night” post written by Dave Baker who runs a pet advice site .

Another was “How to make your blog famous” by Rick LaPoint who runs an internet marketing blog.

They don’t all have to be a shoe in to your own site, guest posts can show off how well you write and what kind of authority you have on a given subject. Take Ileane Smiths post about “Five costly video blogging mistakes” , a funny yet informative post that makes me want to visit her basic blog tips site or Satrap who has published guest posts all over the blogosphere to do with link building and SEO tools. His Big List of 60 Web 2.0 Sites for Link Building has definitely caused visitors to go on to his ways to make money online blog so there has never been a better time to guest blog.

Submit your request today and you can be up there in the blogosphere with people like Karen from Blazing Minds or Byan from “Earn money from home” writing quality articles that get well deserved attention on numerous high PR and pageview blogs like ComLuv, FamousBloggers and more.

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