1. Not proof reading: A simple mistake but it can definitely make you look bad with tons of mistakes. Spell checking is great, but you can’t rely on just that. You have to read your blog post 2 or 3 times to make sure you catch all your grammar mistakes. It might not seem like a big deal but here is one example of a mistake I have made. I wanted to write “now four styles to choose from” and I wrote “no four styles to choose from.” Spell check didn’t catch anything, but that one sentence means a big difference to the reader. If you want to take it to the next level, get someone else to proof read your blog post. They will catch things you miss every time.

2. Plagiarism/Spun Content/PLR: Alright if you have an adsense bait autoblog, ignore this mistake. Put up whatever you want. However, if you care about your personal brand and your blog, then at all costs avoid this type of content. Creating content can be a pain, but stealing someone else’s can hurt you dearly in the end. If you get caught (and you will) you lose all credibility instantly. The same thing goes for PLR content. If you want to use PLR on your personal blog, then makes sure you rewrite them and use only quality content.

3. Not being consistent: This might be the biggest mistake. If you are committing to running a blog, then it is a commitment. Treat it as such. Don’t fire out 5 articles your first week then sit back and relax. You have to constantly create content in order to engage your visitors. Fresh content is also good in the eyes of Google. We don’t want Google unhappy do we?

4. Not marketing: I was guilty of this mistake. When I first started blogging I hid it from people! What’s the point of that? I posted away and hoped people came, but never worked at marketing it. I didn’t start to see success until I sent it out to my Facebook and Twitter lists. I began using Digg and Stumbleupon. I talked about it at social gatherings. I even got some business cards made up that had nothing but the URL of my blog. It began to work and I finally got to see some significant traffic. You can post all you want, but what use is it if no one sees it?

5. Not responding to comments: If you are fortunate enough to get comments on your blog posts, then you should reply. For one, it is the polite thing to do. Secondly, it will engage web visitors and make them more likely to come back. Also, people who haven’t commented will be more likely to comment if they see people getting responses. A blog full of active commenters is the start of a potential money making machine!

Eliminate these five mistakes and you will definitely notice a traffic increase to your blog. You will also notice that you have more interaction with your visitors, and in the long run it will offer you more chances to monetize your site. If you have to only choose a couple from the list above, please post consistently and market yourself. Curing these two mistakes alone, will mean great things for your site.

7 Tips to Becoming a Successful Blogger

Starting a blog can be a fun experience, but you want more than that.  You want to make money with your blog too.  There are many things you can do with your blog to help you get more traffic and make more sales, and I’ve listed 7 blogging tips here just to get you started.

1.  Post lots of content, and do it often

For one thing, readers like to read blogs that have fresh content published regularly.  It’s hard for a reader to get into following you if you only post once in a great while.

They don’t have to be monster posts, they just need to be timely and relevant. Also keep in mind that search engines
also like to see you publish fresh content often.

2.  Use longtail keywords in your post titles

The purpose of using these longtail keywords in your post titles is so that people searching those words on a search
engine will find your post.

It’s nice to have as many people as possible read your posts since you’ve gone to all the work to write and post them -
so think of your current readers as well as what you need to do to bring in some organic traffic.

To bring in even more traffic to your blog, I recommend building backlinks to your blog by commenting on other relevant blogs.  I highly recommend Angela’s backlink building service to help you quickly gain 30 high page rank backlinks to your blog.

3.  Decide what you want the outcome of your post to be

Before you even start to create a blog post, make a decision about what you want your purpose is going to be with this post.

Is it to promote an affiliate product or your own product?  Is it meant to stir up a little controversy so that you get lots of comments and it goes viral?  Is it to establish yourself as THE expert?  Is it to leak some information and prime the
pump before your product launch?

You can give solid, valuable information in your post as well as have it point in the direction you want your readers to
go next.

4.  Keep your blog design pleasing to the eye

Your blog design should have eye appeal and should be structured so the person coming to your blog isn’t confused as to what he or she should do.

What do you want them to do?  Read your post then subscribe or buy something?  Read your post, laugh at your wit, then go away? Don’t read your post, just click on the AdSense?

Whatever you want them to do, don’t have your blog layout so confusing they don’t know where to turn next.

5.  Use PLR to help you post more often

A PLR (private label rights) article might give you a spark of an idea for a blog post or you might take some PLR and lightly rewrite it to add your own personality.

Either way, it can help you take action and get you publishing your blog on a regular basis.

*Find my favorite PLR Resources here: http://ivegotblogs.com/get-blog-content/

6.  Learn from other great bloggers how to blog

There is always something to learn, whether you’ve been blogging a short while or a long time.  Subscribe to the best blogs, listen to what they have to say, and analyze everything about those blogs so you can make yours better.

7.  Find out which WP plug ins will make your blog friendlier to the search engines as well as to people

Readers like plug ins like Comment Luv because it means if they leave a comment on your blog, their last blog post link will show under their comment. This encourages more comments, which is a good thing.

There is always more you can do with your blog to make it better, even if you’ve been blogging for years. So keep on learning, testing, tweaking, and posting.

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