Be a Consistent Blogger

Consistency is the name of the game.  Once you have found your target market using the perfect niche, you must be consistent.  As routine as the daily paper, or checking your facebook page you have to be consistent.  Consistency does not mean boring but it does mean that you are focusing on content, finding new ways to present it and capturing your readers attention.  Giving great information to the point they have to come back to get your expertise on the topic.

My major problem is this very thing.  The fact that I am so random sometimes kills traffic to my blog.  Consistency in ONE area is important.  I love everything and through my experiences in life I have great insight on several areas.  That isn't a problem if you are blogging for the sake of blogging.  However if you are blogging to make residual income that is not going to suffice. 
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What you need to do, find a topic that you can talk about in your sleep.  You know all about it.  In and out up and down.  A topic that would have your audience wondering if you were the actual inventor of the niche.  Grab it and run with it.  DO NOT mimic what is obviously already being done in that niche.  Take a minute and put your own spin on it.  Just because there are billions of blogs on fashion bring your own eye, opinion and review of the thing.  Remember you have your own audience and it's not the same as the next blogger.

Find your rhythm.  That simply means find the day or time that blogging can be done.  When are you at your most creative.  If writing in the morning is when all your creative juices flow then do it then.  In the beginning you may want it to be daily or even twice a day.  As you begin to get a following you may want to do it 2 times a week, or weekly.  Trust me there will always be something to talk about if it's your passion.  No matter what angle blog about it.  I know this seems elementary but the truth is some of us write fervently for the first month, then give up a 3 months in because we don't have a following.  Don't expect to get a following even with an awesome routine at least for 1 year and I would say anything shorter you have an actual celebrity guru in with you. 

All in all be consistent.  The more you write the more often your name will hit the wonderful world of Google.  I

 

Make Your Blog Stand out

I am still fairly new to blogging.  Despite the fact that I have been on blog spot since 2011.  I have just found a consistency or should I say a discipline in blogging.  For the thousands of us left that actually enjoy writing or helping others in any given niche I want to send a word of encouragement.

Keep Moving Forward!  You, like myself may have an audience of two, you may not think that your content is interesting or good.  Let's face it in 2013 in this world of microwave celebrities and reality stars turned celebrities, it can be hard and discouraging to write to an audience that is constantly sensationalized by Reality Shows, but Keep Moving Forward!  Blog for the love and passion of your niche.  Let your individuality and expertise stand out.  Blog because you have a witty or unconventional topic.  Blog because you LOVE to write and you still view writing as an art blog.  Blog, Blog, Blog, for goodness sake!

I know everyone is trying to find out how to get traffic, make money and keep there followers coming back for more, I say that it's HOGWASH.  I know that guru's will beat their brow at me for not being more practical and realistic.  But in this world of social media everybody is looking for a come up and everybody is looking for a get rich quick 15 minutes of fame road.  I think that is awesome; however, focusing entirely on the dollars creates a JOB! Yes you get paid to work but you find yourself enjoying it just as much as the 9-5 you are trying to replace.  It creates a frustration of trying to be so unique that you stop being YOU-NIQUE, stand out.

 Keep Moving Forward! Whether 1 or 1 million read, comment or respond blog from your soul.  Post from the random thoughts, and quirky ideas. There is an audience for you.  There is a platform and revenue that advertisers will flock to have on your site.  So be authentic and amazing Keep Moving Forward!  Inspire those who will soon view YOU as the next guru in your niche.  Be you but most of all Keep Moving Forward!