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Thursday 16 January 2014

How Anyone Can Make A Living From A Tech Blog

By Simon Graetnuf


The advances in technology have forever changed the ways that people communicate. The blog has become a way to reach a wide audience to share your thoughts and ideas. If you are looking to build a blog, or improve an existing one, the tips below should be just what you need.

When it comes to keywords, ads, images, and plug-ins, do not overdo it. These things cause search engines to lower your ranking, making your site useless. Remember to write for humans, not for search engines. That means writing in a smooth, natural way.

Strive to add some new content to your blog every day. If you want to keep visitors coming back and attract new ones, your blog needs to be updated regularly. If you don't post new content on a regular basis, people won't get into the habit of visiting your blog regularly. At a minimum, you should make at least one post per day.

A common mistake on sites is to overload viewers with Adsense ads, plug-ins and keywords. Doing this will undo your hard work by earning you a flag from search engines. Keep your writing flowing smoothly and naturally.

Find blogs within your niche and comment on their posts. It is easy to use Google Reader for the purpose of tracking other blogs that interest you. Comment regularly, if you'd like to say something.

Address all feedback on your blog without ever taking anything too personally. Regardless of the topic or your thoughts, there is always someone who will see it differently. Use constructive criticism to help improve the quality of your blog. With destructive or negative comments, respond politely and leave it at that. This shows maturity and helps to increase your readership.

Avoid infrequent blog posts if you want to keep your readers interested and invite repeat visitors. If you check out the most popular blog sites, you will likely see that they contain daily updates. It can help to write content to last a few weeks ahead of time before creating your blog, and then dole it out once a day as you think of more to maintain your buffer. This gives you plenty of useful content ahead of time, just in case you get stuck with it in the future.

It can be helpful to include lists in your blog. Regardless of your subject matter, lists can make your blog easier to read and more enjoyable to navigate. Readers are naturally drawn to lists, which summarize the most important part of a blog quickly and succinctly.

When you are blogging, you need to remember that you are writing in a more informal manner. Blogging is a format for entertainment and allows others to create a personal connection with the blogger. It's crucial you treat it like one, and write posts as though you were talking to your friends. The readers of your blog require a connection that is mostly informal and fun so they desire to visit your blog again and again.

If you want to increase traffic to your blog, it's critical that you concentrate on writing good content. Content that demonstrates real quality (and, more importantly, honesty and individuality) will encourage readers to revisit your blog again and again.

Remember that you're writing for a world-wide audience when you post a blog. You voice could influence the actions of many people. Remember this as you start blogging. Just one sentence or one idea can have a significant impact on someone else who you will never meet.




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