Maintaining a blog in the long run is a bit difficult especially if you want to have a successful on-line business from it. You can actually find blogging platforms for free online and most of the platforms are simple to use. Even a technophobic writer can use such blogging platforms but it is difficult to find qualities like originality, enthusiasm, creativity, patience, and spare time.
Many people who tried writing blogs had initially high passions for blogging but after some time, they neglected their blogs until it finally dies. There are only a few bloggers who maintain weekly posts for a large number of subscribers. If you want to know their secrets to maintaining successful blogs for many years, just read on.
The first one is to write only about the things you know and love. Never write about something that you hardly know of and what you don’t like. Most individuals who want to write blogs often choose topics that are of great interest to other people, and of course, themselves. Make sure that you choose a topic that you’re interested and eliminate those that you don’t like, even if the topic is said to generate more traffic. As long as you’re passionate about the topic, go on and write a blog about it.
When you’re writing a blog, make sure that you have a new, funny, and smart insight. If you’re about to write something that was already written by other bloggers, stop writing about it and instead, try to think about a new and better idea or insight. Choose another topic instead.
The next helpful tip is to be creative. As always, creativity is very important in maintaining successful blogs. Once you’ve posted a certain idea, don’t repeat it all over again. Adapting fresh ideas of other bloggers is definitely not a good idea. If you want to gain the loyalty of your subscribers, you must always try to be original in every blog you write. This way, your loyal subscribers will stay hooked on the blogs you make.
It is also good if you always consider your readers. Your blogs are like featured columns and so you must update at least weekly. Try to add new posts so that you will not be forgotten. If in case you can’t write new posts, try to inform your readers.
Try to socialize with the readers. You can encourage them to take an active part in your blog by adding polls and asking questions. They will be more than glad to add personal comments. If you want to improve your blogging skills, you must also read the blogs of other bloggers.
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6 comments
Fred Lotgering says:
June 17, 2010 at 11:50 am (UTC 0)
Great tips L.J, often overlooked.
Having writing skills certainly makes it easy to unique and entertaining.
It’s a even a hard job for me to write comments, but so important as you mentioned…
Earl Netwal says:
June 17, 2010 at 12:37 pm (UTC 0)
Good post. Another tip about blog posts. There are two types. the Digest format where you bring in a variety of items around a topic, and the more common where you write about one thing each time.
With the second, one key is that you in fact do write about 1 thing. Identify what your main message is for the post and then stick to that one thing.
Mike Paetzold says:
June 17, 2010 at 1:23 pm (UTC 0)
Generating interaction and interacting with others is one of the best tips to having an active blog.
Conversations create the glue that can make your blog take off.
Doug Champigny says:
June 17, 2010 at 11:03 pm (UTC 0)
You make a good point about thinking from the readers’ point of view, LJ – I emphasize to my mentorees that it’s not what you say, it’s what they hear that matters.
Joel Osborne says:
June 18, 2010 at 6:15 pm (UTC 0)
In certain markets there are hundreds of blogs all talking about the same things over and over again, so you make a good point to make sure to be different and unique. You will gain more readers that way which will then build you a long term business.
Andre Arnett says:
June 20, 2010 at 1:25 pm (UTC 0)
All good ways to maintain a relationship with your readers. Keeping them engaged will help them to remember you and to want to come back and see what else you have for them.