{This week I am featuring information about the business side of blogging. Who better to listen to than the bloggers who are making it happen!}
From: The Daily Basics – The Work of a Serious Blogger by Andrea Sutton
If you “blog serious” it means that you want to make a business out of your blog. It means you would like to find a way to monetize your talents, products, and services in such a way that you move from “hobbyist” to “entrepreneur”.
Some of you might have read the first article in this series: Part 1 Getting Serious. In this article, there are a couple of very important take-a-ways for a serious blogger, and I want to restate them. Everything I talk about in this post is dependent on your understanding and implementation of these basic things:
1. Get analytics hooked up on your blog.
2. Get the facts on Search Engine Optimization and use them…
3. Make a commitment to keeping your readers engaged by
…..Cross-linking
,,,,, b. Soliciting and replying to comments
…..c. Cadence:
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…..At the end of this article, I will give you a list of links that should help you in your “blog serious” education.
The Serious Blogger; It’s not for everyone.
Expect it to be Work – You are starting a Business. If you want to make money at this, then… continue