We’ve all heard about the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and you may have even read the article about Habits of Highly Effective Writers, but what are the habits of a good blogger? I have a few theories and I’ll share them over the next week. Good Habit #1 Blog often. If readers [...]

Be personable. In other words, look at blogging as a way to connect with others. Be friendly. Don’t be afraid to make friends. When someone leaves a comment on your blog, thank them. Make conversation. Network. Invite others to visit your blog. Invite others to write for your blog. Connect.

Be persistent. The most successful bloggers are the ones that keep at it, even on days where no one visits and no one comments. Focus on why you have a blog. Do you want to share your ideas? Teach something? Let off steam? Develop an author platform? Keep a journal of your life? Don’t lose [...]

Be yourself. Take a look at your favorite blogs. What do they do successfully? What makes them unique? How do you get to know the individual writer(s)? What makes you unique? How can you be yourself on your blog, let readers get to know you, and meet your goals as a blogger? Let your personality [...]

Have goals. What is it you want out of your blog? Don’t feel blindly in the dark. Set goals. Write down the steps it’ll take to achieve the goals. And start completing those steps. This goal will help you maintain your focus. It will help you persist when the going gets touch. It will help [...]

Reminder people to sign up for your RSS feed. More and more people are using RSS feeds these days. You can even get an RSS feed via email. Getting your users subscribed to your blog will help you get return traffic. Each time you post something new, they’ll be notified. This makes it easy for [...]

Okay, so I couldn’t think of a better title, but a recent visit to Jenny Cruise’s blog had me curious about blog posts I’ve written, saved, and never published. I think she had a crazy list. Like a hundred posts or something. I headed back over to my trusty blog to see what sort of [...]