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Posted on : August 14, 2008
Blogosphere Trends + Unicorns
	Okay, okay, so we're not actually talking about unicorns...but even though it's a vital part of your blog's tone and voice, I didn't think you'd click on anything that sounded as deceptively unsexy and unexciting as what we're actually discussing this week, which is grammatical person. Wait! Before you zone out, stick with me for a sec: It's not as bad as it sounds. Grammatical person is simply means that you're either referring to yourself (first person), your reader (second person), or a third party (third person). And, um, like a unicorn, it often goes unnoticed and can be exceptionally helpful. (I'm trying, you guys.) Every time you sit down to write a post, you make choices. Some, such as your topic and headline, are likely to be very deliberate. Others, such as grammatical person, probably happen without much scrutiny"”but even if you aren't pausing to consider person (we'll drop the "grammatical" now 'cause I know it freaks some people out), it impacts the strength of every post you write. That's why I've chosen some posts about the ten most blogged-about stories of the last week (provided, as always, by Regator) to illustrate the importance of choosing the right person. Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Blogosphere Trends + Unicorns ...»

Blog Content Strategy 101
	Content strategy might seem like the domain of giant content sites and big-brand online publishers. But if you run a blog, you’re a content publisher. And a solid content strategy can help you to more clearly define your goals, and identify how you’ll achieve them. For those for whom content is a business, a content strategy [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Blog Content Strategy 101 ...»

How to Use Guest Blogging to Grow Your Blog Exponentially
	One of the biggest challenges for a new bloggers starting out in an established niche is to find a way to stand out from the crowd and find their first readers. Without existing profile and/or credibility – getting those first readers can be very tough. To combat this a few years back a number of bloggers [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to Use Guest Blogging to Grow Your Blog Exponentially ...»

Source Quality Content â€¦ Continuously
	What does every blogger need more of? Quality content! This is the first of a series of six posts that tackle key content questions. Today, we’re looking specifically at content sources: places where you can get ideas and information that, with a little work, you can turn into quality blog posts. Your posts may be text, images [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Source Quality Content … Continuously ...»

5 Tools I Am Willing to Pay for [And Recommend] to Improve My Blogs
	One of the great things about blogging is that it is very accessible to anyone with internet access. There are some fantastic tools around that are completely free that mean you can have a blog up and running within minutes of deciding to start a blog. Free tools range from hosted blog platforms like WordPress.com and [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. 5 Tools I Am Willing to Pay for [And Recommend] to Improve My Blogs ...»

How to Build a Successful Blog Business
	One of the best new resources for those wanting to make money from blogging is a new eBook (and available as a ‘real’ book is How to Build a Successful Blog Business by Collis Ta’eed. I had the opportunity to read this great new book last week and was really impressed by the mix of solid [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to Build a Successful Blog Business ...»

How to Make an Absolute Fortune From Your Blog (Really)
	Kevin Geary is the author of Employee Revolution: A guide to being indispensable, irreplaceable, and higher paid (without lying, cheating, or joining a union). If you have a personal blog, I'm talking directly to you. If you don't have a personal blog, get one now. Sorry, but this surefire strategy doesn't work unless you have a [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to Make an Absolute Fortune From Your Blog (Really) ...»

What Was Your Biggest Traffic Day?
	I’m preparing a presentation on ‘Finding Readers for your Blog’ which I’ll be giving at the Melbourne Blog Training Day next Tuesday. It’s got me thinking back to some of the bigger days of traffic that I’ve had on my own blogs over the years and I thought I’d open up some discussion on the topic [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. What Was Your Biggest Traffic Day? ...»

9 Proven Tips For Creating An Extraordinarily Successful Blog [Lady Gaga Edition]
	A Guest Post by Karol Gajda from Ridiculously Extraordinary. I’m going to come right out and say it: I’m a Lady Gaga fan. I didn’t really know who she was until about 6 months ago. I knew the name, but hadn’t heard the music or learned about the artist. Then I heard the music and my first [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. 9 Proven Tips For Creating An Extraordinarily Successful Blog [Lady Gaga Edition] ...»

Blogosphere Trends + Being Opinionated
	Man alive, I hate bringing you a list of blogosphere trends that includes both Lindsay Lohan and Jersey Shore"”not to mention Sarah Palin. But I report the list, I don't decide what's on it (neither does Regator"”it just calculates what's being blogged about most this week). Then again, you might love Lohan and eagerly await the next episode of Jersey Shore. You may have voted for Sarah Palin. My distaste for those things is merely my opinion and, in giving it, I have given you a better sense of who I am. As a blogger, I am all for that. And you should be too. Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Blogosphere Trends + Being Opinionated ...»

Christmas in July Special â€“ Get 25% off 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Today
	The 25th July is tomorrow and at our place we've invited a group of friends over for a Christmas in July dinner (we do it as an annual thing and exchange gifts and do a full Christmas dinner). On the spur of the moment today I thought it might be fun to extend the "˜festivities' to [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Christmas in July Special – Get 25% off 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Today ...»

10 Common Spelling Mistakes That Haunt Bloggers
	Whether you like it or not, people will judge your blog by the quality of your writing. The first thing you should do is to avoid the most common spelling mistakes, as they can turn off first-time visitors to your site. Below you’ll find 10 such mistakes to get you started. 1. accept / except INCORRECT: Please [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. 10 Common Spelling Mistakes That Haunt Bloggers ...»

Reach Out and Touch Someone: How the Power of Personal Connection Creates Blogging Success
	A guest post by Barrie Davenport. If you look at recent posts on Problogger, you will find a plethora of practical and useful tools and ideas for creating a blog, growing a blog, and making money from a blog. Like me, you have probably read and absorbed as many of these pearls of blogging wisdom as [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Reach Out and Touch Someone: How the Power of Personal Connection Creates Blogging Success ...»

How to be the Life of the Social Media Party
	“Being good on social media really has a lot to do with being good in relationships and conversation.” I made this statement in a presentation really and have been pondering it ever since. While there are a lot of great techniques for increasing the effectiveness in your use of blogging or social media – much of [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to be the Life of the Social Media Party ...»

Brainstorming Activity: What Could You Sell from Your Blog?
	Today I’d like to suggest an exercise to think about the future of your blog. It’s a brainstorming task to get you thinking about the types of products and services you might one day add to your blog. I remember doing this for ProBlogger 4 or so years ago and coming up with a long list [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Brainstorming Activity: What Could You Sell from Your Blog? ...»

How to Take an Idea to Launch in 4 Steps
	“How do you know which projects to go with and which to leave behind?” This is a question I’ve been asked almost every time I’ve spoken at events recently so I thought I’d jot down a few thought on the process that I find myself going through when looking at opportunities to expand my business with [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to Take an Idea to Launch in 4 Steps ...»

Melbourne Blogger Training Day 3 August 2010 â€“ 12 Seats Left
	Just over a week ago I had the crazy idea to run a training day for bloggers while Chris Garrett was in Melbourne. It was a spur of the moment idea and as a result something that I thought would be quite small, informal and relaxed. I posted about the idea and asked for expressions of [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Melbourne Blogger Training Day 3 August 2010 – 12 Seats Left ...»

How to Boost your Income and Popularity by Giving Stuff Away
	A Guest Post by Johnny B Truant. I know what you’re thinking. You’re blogging to make money, or to express yourself. So why would you ever give something away? If you’re in this as a business, giving stuff away without charging for it seems counterintuitive. If you’re just out there writing for the sake of writing, [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How to Boost your Income and Popularity by Giving Stuff Away ...»

Blogosphere Trends + Handling High Word Counts
	I'm often asked about the "ideal length" for a blog post. I've heard answers ranging from 200 to 800 words, but my answer is always the same: Enough to tell the story and not one word more. Writing short is actually considerably more difficult than writing long because every word has to truly pull its weight. There is no room for filler. Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. Blogosphere Trends + Handling High Word Counts ...»

7 Links for Bloggers
	Yesterday I challenged readers to write a post that took a 7 link challenge – linking to 7 posts that fit into 7 themes. I thought I’d take it for myself here on ProBlogger. Your first post – the first post I ever wrote on ProBlogger (I’d been posting on other blogs for a couple of [...] Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. 7 Links for Bloggers ...»

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