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Blog Best Practices
Starting a blog can be intimidating. It's both thrilling and nerve-wracking because it can either take off or fail. The blogging world revolves around connection, community, and commitment. I'd like to share some of the most important tips I've learned that can help a blog stand out. While there are many things you should or shouldn't do, these are the ones that you can start applying to your blog immediately. So what are you waiting for? Let's discuss a few Do's and Don'ts when it comes to blogging! We hope you find these tips helpful for creating a successful blog. We hope you find this Blog Best Practices post valuable.
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Understand The Industry
Look around you. Look at the blogs you love and want to interact with. Figure out who those key players are when it comes to being successful. Also, figure out who your competition is and begin to research who you want to partner up with as well!
Ask Questions
If you fail to step out of your comfort zone and seek answers to your questions, you will forever be left in a state of uncertainty. Take the initiative and express your queries! Do not think that you are incapable of contacting brands simply because your blog is new or you have a small following. The worst possible outcome is receiving a negative response. Hence approach a brand to potentially sponsor your work, or ask a friend for assistance with any HTML aspects that are unclear to you.
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Learn SEO and Why It’s Essential To Blogging
Over time, I've been inundated with questions about the intricacies of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), its significance in the context of blogging, and the methods for identifying relevant keywords to enhance blog traffic. Navigating through Google's ever-evolving algorithms can be quite daunting. If you're not inclined to manage these intricacies yourself, enlisting the expertise of a professional proficient in SEO, link building, backlinks, and other pertinent elements is highly recommended.
Promote Yourself
Networking through blogging involves not only connecting with others but also promoting the work of bloggers you admire. Have you recently come across a fantastic article or a hilarious video created by a blogger and their kids? Share it on your social media platforms and let them know that you're promoting their work. Chances are, they will appreciate the support and may do the same for you.
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Don’t Pretend To Be Someone Else
One of the key elements that contribute to an individual's success is authenticity – the ability to stay true to oneself. Despite the daunting nature of this task, genuine and authentic individuals are universally admired. By navigating this scary path, one can potentially provide assistance or inspiration to others who are struggling with challenges that they have overcome.
Don't Worry About Followers
Look, everyone starts from 0. Those that have a million followers, don’t worry about that. Trust your work, trust what you are doing is inspiring, and engaging, and focus on your blog's value. The followers will come and go and those who are enjoying your work will stay, promote, and be in your back corner every step of the way.
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Don’t Try To Do It All
I've faced many failures while trying to handle various responsibilities. It's easy to become overwhelmed and stressed out when juggling multiple roles. To avoid this, I recommend setting achievable, incremental goals for yourself. For instance, start by aiming to post on social media twice a week and promote it on three different channels. Once you're comfortable with this, gradually add more tasks to your workload. This approach will help you manage your responsibilities without feeling overwhelmed.
Don’t Give Up
We all experience ups and downs. Sometimes, you might feel like blogging isn't your thing. But I urge you not to give up. Keep pushing forward. Stay up late if you have to because you're driven to write, to share a story, a moment, or a memory. It will make a difference. Maybe not right away, but it will help someone. Your story is important. Your blog is important. You are important. So, keep moving forward.
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We hope this Blog Best Practices post inspires you. Happy blogging!
These are some awesome and important tips! As bloggers, we have to grasp that at the end of the day, we are business people! Ethics are key and these tips point them out perfectly! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Good post. I agree with not overdoing it. Blogger burnout is real. We all should be supportive of each other. Blogging is hard work! Thanks for your tips.
These are definitely some great tips when it comes to writing a sponsored post. I think that promoting is definitely important as is writing it in your own voice.
I love this tips that you shared. I always have that problem where I think I can do it all when I just can’t. I am starting to learn to only take what I can handle and that has helped with the quality of my articles.
These are all great tips for writing a sponsored post! I always have to double check myself and make sure my disclosure is prominent and my links are all no-follow!!
All great tips! It is so important to make sure you read your post carefully for edits, grammar, typos, etc. High quality photos. And lots of social media!
This is so awesome! I have learned it is so important not to let mean or rude people get you down, focus on building yourself and supporting those who are kind!
Such great tips! We only do sponsored posts of brands or products that we like. And promoting them in all our social media channels is important.
Nicely done, love post and agree with you.
As a matter of fact saved and share the post.
Thanks for the great tips@
I remember that time when sponsored post offers were few and far between. I was about to give up blogging then. Good thing I stayed around a while longer. I guess you just have to get your name out there and soon offers will come pouring in.
These are great tips for doing sponsored posts. It really is important to ensure that you edit your post accordingly.
These are awesome tips and suggestions. I usually found the bloggers networks from other bloggers. Pay attention to those little badges, those are vital networks to utilise.
Don’t be too good to give back to the newbies too. Remember you were once there.
Also, use facebook groups to contect with like minded individuals and bloggers who support each other.
Also, don’t get frustrated if you don’t make money out the gate. There is a learning curve and most businesses take 3 years to build. The great thing about a blog, there is low overhead but do invest in your business when make some money.