What ONE Piece of Advice Would YOU Share For Bloggers?

I want to turn the usual direction of this blog (me instructing you) on it’s head. It is time for YOU to step up and share. Here’s how it will work.

The people who read this blog are primarily bloggers who are looking to build up traffic and make money from their efforts.

Now, I know everybody has different levels of experience. However, even if you’re just starting out, you have learned things which work and things which don’t. You have found little tricks and tactics which work for you.

So, step up on the soapbox for just a moment and post a comment on this post. In your comment, please answer the following question:

What one piece of advice would you like to share with other members of the DavidRisley.com audience?

What do you think others would find useful?

Multiple minds are better than one. So, I’d like to learn something from YOU today.

Let’s see how this goes. :)

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  • http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/05/09/8-patterns-of-highly-effective-entrepreneurs/ Matt | Small Biz Bee

    My best piece of advice is that if you want to build a successful blog you need to find a topic that you are passionate about and then be persistent. Passion without persistence is wasted opportunity. To make it blogging you will need to write about our topic nearly every day for years…keep that in mind when you pick your subject.

    Bonus Tip: Write to an audience bigger than you have. If you have 10 readers, write for an audience of 100 . If you have 100 write for an audience of 1,000. Write bigger than you are, and it will keep you moving forward.

    Hope this helps,

    Matt

  • http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/05/09/8-patterns-of-highly-effective-entrepreneurs/ Matt | Small Biz Bee

    My best piece of advice is that if you want to build a successful blog you need to find a topic that you are passionate about and then be persistent. Passion without persistence is wasted opportunity. To make it blogging you will need to write about our topic nearly every day for years…keep that in mind when you pick your subject.

    Bonus Tip: Write to an audience bigger than you have. If you have 10 readers, write for an audience of 100 . If you have 100 write for an audience of 1,000. Write bigger than you are, and it will keep you moving forward.

    Hope this helps,

    Matt

  • http://www.make-money-online-guaranteed.com/ Matt

    Stick to your blog. Too many people start something then never see it through. Work hard on it and over time it will reward you if you follow the blueprint for success. Just don’t give up!

  • http://www.make-money-online-guaranteed.com/ Matt

    Stick to your blog. Too many people start something then never see it through. Work hard on it and over time it will reward you if you follow the blueprint for success. Just don’t give up!

  • http://travelingmamas.com/ Shannon (@cajun_mama)

    CYA

    My advice: visit http://uspto.gov and make sure the blog title/brand name you choose isn’t already trademarked. If it isn’t, invest the money and trademark it immediately.

  • http://travelingmamas.com Shannon (@cajun_mama)

    CYA

    My advice: visit http://uspto.gov and make sure the blog title/brand name you choose isn’t already trademarked. If it isn’t, invest the money and trademark it immediately.

  • http://www.mattybyloos.com/ Matty Byloos

    Find a topic that truly fascinates you — something that is the ideal combination of a subject or topic you know a little bit about, but even more strongly — something that you WANT to know EVERYTHING about. You’ll ask the right questions, be inspired to do the research, and will promote and market with a completely natural flair.

  • http://www.mattybyloos.com Matty Byloos

    Find a topic that truly fascinates you — something that is the ideal combination of a subject or topic you know a little bit about, but even more strongly — something that you WANT to know EVERYTHING about. You’ll ask the right questions, be inspired to do the research, and will promote and market with a completely natural flair.

  • http://www.makemoneyonlineng.com Adesoji Adegbulu

    One advise i will give is that, bloggers should learn to read! read! and read! in line with their niche. With that, they would come out with a better output

  • http://www.adesojiadegbulu.com JesusFreak

    One advise i will give is that, bloggers should learn to read! read! and read! in line with their niche. With that, they would come out with a better output

  • http://www.askmattonline.com/ Matt

    #1 Don’t write a book. It’s a blog post.

    #2 Add some of YOU to each post. Be personal, while teaching. I wrote a post about marketing 24-7 after a truck with a car “wrap” almost ran me off the road.

  • http://www.askmattonline.com Matt

    #1 Don’t write a book. It’s a blog post.

    #2 Add some of YOU to each post. Be personal, while teaching. I wrote a post about marketing 24-7 after a truck with a car “wrap” almost ran me off the road.

  • http://www.warriorforumsucks.com/ Chuck the Warrior Forum Critic

    I would recommend folks place Clickbank HopAds on their blogs. These free ads resemble Google Adsense ads but the cool thing is you place relevant ads for your blog subject matter and immediately begin receiving commissions (up to 75%) just as you would through a normal Clickbank hoplink.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lswCR8jAEk Chuck Rosseel

    I would recommend folks place Clickbank HopAds on their blogs. These free ads resemble Google Adsense ads but the cool thing is you place relevant ads for your blog subject matter and immediately begin receiving commissions (up to 75%) just as you would through a normal Clickbank hoplink.

  • http://www.mommyinprogress.com/ Erin Hill

    I am a bit late to this, and I’m a new blogger, but I see lots of blogs out there doing the right things: posting daily, being interesting, being helpful, doing SEO, using social networking…and yet they still aren’t making money.

    I think there comes a point where if you’re doing all the right things, and you’re still not making money blogging, then DO SOMETHING TO GET PEOPLE TO NOTICE YOU!

    Look at what Ashton Kutcher did on Twitter…he did something way outside of the box to make a point. He’s a celebrity and it’s easier for him, but I still think he’s a good example.

    Be creative and make it something your target audience would enjoy or find shocking in a good way.

    I’m so new, that I haven’t tried this yet. But, once I’m ready, I’ll do something to get my target audience to notice me.

    You might as well give it a go if nothing else is working for you.

  • http://www.mommyinprogress.com Erin Hill

    I am a bit late to this, and I’m a new blogger, but I see lots of blogs out there doing the right things: posting daily, being interesting, being helpful, doing SEO, using social networking…and yet they still aren’t making money.

    I think there comes a point where if you’re doing all the right things, and you’re still not making money blogging, then DO SOMETHING TO GET PEOPLE TO NOTICE YOU!

    Look at what Ashton Kutcher did on Twitter…he did something way outside of the box to make a point. He’s a celebrity and it’s easier for him, but I still think he’s a good example.

    Be creative and make it something your target audience would enjoy or find shocking in a good way.

    I’m so new, that I haven’t tried this yet. But, once I’m ready, I’ll do something to get my target audience to notice me.

    You might as well give it a go if nothing else is working for you.