7
Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers
by: Fabian
Lim
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Blogging is IN!
And it's here to stay!
Blogs are easy to set up
and use.
And you can create a good
blog by writing out the thoughts that roam in your mind and presto - and
you'll be blogging like a pro before you even know it!
Here are 7 essential habits
you should develop if you want to be a highly effective blogger:
Blogging Habit #1 -
Determine Your Purpose
Highly effective bloggers
blog with a clear purpose in mind.
So decide on a purpose for
your blog.
Blogs exist to filter
information, organize business information, share news and profitable
content, establish professional identities and bonds, discuss social
issues, or muse about life in general.
Beginning in a focused
manner is one of the best ways to start a blog.
And knowing your 'mission'
will help you accomplish more with your blog.
Blogging Habit #2 - Define
Your Audience
Highly effective bloggers
understand their target audience.
Their wants, needs, likes
and dislikes, and possible reactions and responses.
So always reflect on your
anticipated audience.
You conduct yourself
differently with friends than you will with professional associates,
strangers, customers, or family members.
Knowing who you're writing
to beforehand, allows you to adopt acceptable and appropriate tones in
your blog journals.
Blogging Habit #3 - Blog
With Passion
Blog with passion!
And the best way to achieve
this is to write on a topic you are most passionate about.
And the more you're
passionate about a topic, the more it'll show in your writing.
Remember, a blog is the
place for voicing opinions - Your Opinions!
So, engage your readers
with a passion and make your writing interesting.
Blogging Habit #4 - Blog
Frequently
Highly effective bloggers
understand the importance of blogging frequently.
Your aim, as a blogger, is
to get interested readers to return to your site to see the latest scoop,
what's new and what's not, the 'ins' and 'outs'.
To this end, aim to post
several times a week.
If not, at least once a
week.
Frequent posting creates
dialogue that invites your readers to return to your blog.
It will increase the
'stickiness' of your blog i.e. the ability to attract returning visitors.
And they'll keep coming
back if they like what you write about.
Blogging Habit #5 - Blog
Honestly
Credibility counts, so be
honest.
Respect your audience and
all bloggers.
Words can live forever on
the net so be courteous too.
Manners never go out of
style.
Ethics and integrity are
necessary and keep your own standards high.
So stick to them!
Blogging Habit #6 -
Encourage Interactivity
Blogs should not be a
'one-way' communication tool.
As far as possible, always
encourage feedback by encouraging your readers to comment on your blog
postings.
Allow your readers to air
their own views.
Whether or not they agree
with you.
Turn your blog into a
virtual community and platform for exchanging of ideas, views and
opinions.
Blogging Habit #7 - Link to
Other Blogs
Highly effective bloggers
understand the importance and value of linking.
Linking to other blogs
allow your readers to expand their realm of knowledge and experience
beyond what you can offer.
Because you want your
readers to have more than a 'single' opinion of the topic in question.
And readers will appreciate
your openness and reward you through return visits to your blog.
Bloggers actually amplify
each other's voices when they cross-link with each other, forming a
grassroots network of information sharing that can form social alliances.
Most blog audiences start
with small numbers, but with frequent and regularly scheduled updates,
your audience should grow.
Put into practice these 7
blogging habits and transform yourself into a highly effective blogger
starting today!
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