Blogging requires a lot of discipline and commitment on blogger’s part. A blog that runs on a schedule and system would have a performance that would leave an undisciplined blog jittery.
As I myself have gone through both the phases, I know the difference.
Unfortunately and unlike usual blogging patterns, my worse phase came after I started following my well disciplined phase after a personal tragedy struck our family.
Well that is a different issue. We were talking about taking blog to new heights with discipline and commitment.
Here we go.
Update Often
You should follow a regular updating schedule for your posts. You must set a manageable frequency for posting on your blog and then strictly follow the schedule.
The frequency can be one post per day or many posts per day. Once you set frequency, do not compromise on that.
Stick to it.
Write Good Content
While individual tastes for good or better vary, a broad definition of good content is its usefulness to the readers. A person coming to your site must find useful points that would benefit him or her. A well written content speaks for itself and you must aim for this in all your posts.
A good language and grammar, well proofread article would add to the likelihood of a content being good.
Give Your Blog Your Personal Touch
For a long time I had written on this blog without any reference to my personal experiences or learning. I followed a typical old “how to” website model which resulted in articles and articles but never carried a personal touch.
A personal touch create sparkles in your article. It makes you and your blog a more approachable and humane. People connect with you and participate in discussions which is a unique advantage of blog.
Write For People
While we must strive for traffic from search engines, our writings should focus on the readers. Humans are going to read your articles not spiders. So we must write an article that is understood by humans. It is good to get laurels from spiders but between the humans and spiders, I would rather choose humans.
If it is not worth human eye, your site does not mean anything.
Interact
Interaction and discussions are great ways to keep your blog health good. One must encourage comments, answer he comments that are posted and participate in similar discussions over the web.
Quite for long I have not done web interaction for lack of time. With rearrangement of priorities once more I am hopeful to do this from now on.
Link
Linking is basic ingredients of the blogs and linking is great way of telling other people when you like their stuff. People remember you when you link to them and would repay in best of ways.
Create A Brand Value
Create a brand around your blog. Your blog name must inspire a feeling, an emotion or a theme. Brand building is a slow process but catapults your blog.
Staying within your theme, keeping a unique voice and creating images that would stick to minds of readers are few brand building strategies.
Market Your Blog
Use every possible opprtunity to market and promote yourself.
What else is on your mind. Please do share.
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