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One of the important steps to successful blogging is to create valuable content on a regular basis. When you do that, you’ll attract more traffic to your blog and establish yourself as a leader. Here’s why:
1) Your readers will realise that your blog is a source of valuable information and practical solutions to their problems and keep coming back for more.
2) Search engines such as Google, are always looking for the freshest, most relevant content to show in the search results. The more you create content for your blog, the better chance you stand of getting it recognised by the search engines.
Simply put, regular quality content on your blog means increased traffic and more money in your pocket!
To achieve this, you need to create a blogging schedule that you’ll stick to in order to turn your blog into a cash generating platform. Isn’t this obvious?
Sadly not. I come across a lot of bloggers who are not seeing any significant results with blogging and when I look at their blogs I see that they are not consistent with writing their posts. What do I mean?
1) Some write a post once in a while, like once in two months or so,
2) Some write posts for several consecutive days then struggle to maintain the pattern,
3) Some have completely abandoned their blogs, not adding any content but still promoting them.
Now, these bloggers have one thing in common — they are hoping for some traffic to come their way and turn that traffic into profits. How can that be? Are they consistent? Nope!
If you are really serious about blogging and want to turn your blog into a source of decent income, then create a schedule right after reading this post. Don’t put it off any minute, otherwise it will never happen. Make a commitment to do it and put it on paper.
So, how often should you write posts then? I hear you ask… Glad you asked as this is one of the common questions I get from new bloggers.
The key is to develop a blogging schedule that is line with your circumstances and goals. There would be no point in aiming for two posts daily and fail to achieve that due to your other commitments. I personally recommend 2-3 quality posts a week. When my blog was still new, I used to produce up to 5 posts a week and now I write at least 2 posts a week without fail.
My publishing days are Mondays and Fridays. I would then publish a bonus post on a Wednesday. I have maintained this routine for a long time now and I am so used to it. So used to it, that I don’t even need a reminder 
Now, the other thing that bloggers struggle with is the writer’s block. In fact this is what makes it difficult for many people to have a blogging schedule and actually stick to it. If you are one of those bloggers, keep a list of blogging ideas and study other bloggers in your niche.
Here are some key points that will help you to kick-start your new blogging routine:
1) It all starts with planning. Make time for blogging and add it to your current schedule. How you do this will depend mostly on how important blogging is for you and what you want to achieve with your blog.
2) Choose the exact days that you want to publish on rather than being all over the place with your posts.
3) Keep a list of ideas for your future posts running. There is always something to write about!
4) Don’t put yourself under pressure to generate new content. Plan ahead. I always have draft posts ready to be published. Having your posts ready before the actual publishing day also works well.
5) Review your blogging schedule and make necessary adjustments to suit your circumstances and objectives. Remember it’s all about quality than quantity. Your goal should be to create current and quality content in a consistent manner.
If at any given time, you have a downtime on your blog, i.e. a long period of time without adding new content, then you’ll lose your readers and potential income! People will simply not return to your blog and will search for other good blogs instead.
It’s your turn now. If you have a blogging schedule, leave me a comment below and let me know how that is going for you. If you don’t have one, I would love to hear from you too — leave me a comment below with any questions or thoughts.
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When electing to enter the field of blog marketing many choose to be guided by the popularity of a niche as the basis upon which to build their theme. Now short term this may seem like the right thing to do since it may be easier to generate traffic, but that is over the short term. Remember, the more popular the market the more competitive it will also be. You will be competing with some of the most popular blogs around who are more established and authoritative while also likely more informed about the niche. However if you were to instead pursue something you were more interested in and passionate about wouldn’t that make your blog posting easier? Remember you will not be making money overnight so plan for the long haul!
Let’s look at 3 compelling advantages you would have choosing a passion over popularity when selecting your blog theme.
Enthusiasm is Already There
As already mentioned it takes time to develop a loyal following on a blog so therefore you are going to need to be patient and persistent with your blog posting. If you choose a subject or theme you have an interest in your enthusiasm level will be high giving you the motivation you need.
People Want Useful Information
Since it is assumed that you are more informed about a ‘personal’ interest or passion is it not safe to assume your blog posting would be of higher quality as well? When people have a true passion or interest about something they tend to ‘give it their all’ in terms of effort. In this case, effort can be considered willingness and eagerness to research and learn. This of course is passed on with each posting.
Serving a ‘Greater’ Purpose
Instead of being ‘money’ motivated your efforts are driven more by a deeper purpose which will be reflected in the content you serve up to your readers. You are truly interested in what your are blogging about therefore what you offer readers will likely be more insightful and thought provoking. This in turn will serve a greater purpose for them! You are not just reporting ‘rehashed’ news but also supplying perspectives readers may have not thought of otherwise! This is much more engaging!
Blog marketing is a field where a strong following and loyalty must first be established before you can expect to make any money. As tempting as it may seem to select a popular market upon which to base your blog theme, you will be competing with some of the most popular blogs online. Early on it may be relatively easy to generate traffic due to the market popularity, but this will be only short term. Eventually you can expect the more popular blogs to ‘crush’ you due to the authority they have and the knowledge they possess. On the other hand, since making money takes time anyway, does it not make more sense to follow your passions for the 3 reason we discussed above? Your blog posting will be easier, and in time your site and popularity will grow making it easy to generate traffic as well. All this by sticking with something you are already passionate about makes me believe there is no other direction to even consider when selecting your theme!
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TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina. To learn more about the need for passion when blog marketing and to also receive a free instructional manual that teaches valuable niche research techniques simply visit:http://blogbrawn.com/
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