The kitchen of a success blog varies and we can’t find a recipe that works with everyone. There are some ideas, which respected, can give a certain success to your blog.
I can give you the recipe I use:
1. POST!
Maybe this one sounds funny to you, but this is the best advice a blogger can give to you. Subjects to write about are coming while you write.
If you are that kind of person that freezes in front of a blank page, note your ideas somewhere and just read them before you start to write.
2. WRITE WITH PASSION IN YOUR STYLE!
People are looking for authenticity. Don’t ever bother trying to immitate others bloggers style and don’t write about something that you are not familiar with. This doesn’t means that you don’t have to learn from others.
3. SPREAD THE WORD! MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN!
Eventhough a good blog will be finally discovered, if you have enough patience, there are some ways to announce the world about it. There are blog directories! Post comments on others blogs that have something in common with what you blog about ( this can be said even like this : Post comments on other blogs, but be sure that you know about what you are talking about. Don’t comment just because I say so. Contribute to that blog by the quality of your comments you make. ). Post links to the blogs you like. The owner of that blog will see that he has a link to his blog from yours. You can be sure he will visit your blog. Put your blog in the email signature.
4. INTERACT!
Make your posts easy to read. Don’t use many colours and fonts. Put some images in that blog post. Yours or found on the net ( Be sure to write the link from where you took the picture. ).
Make yourself some time to respond to the comments written on your blog. Remember, YOU have the salt and the pepper ;)
5. MARKETING!
Write about things your readers are interested. Resist the temptation to transform your blog in an intimate journal. Post about things known by everybody but from an personal perspective. Post informations of general interest or specific to your niche. This doesn’t mean that you cannot write about your life. Make sure you stay on that personal perspective but write generalistic.
6. P.R.!
Keep an positive dialogue with your readers. Eventhough not everyone will agree with you, don’t be hostile to them.
7. TAKE ATTITUDE!
Ignore this post or add more things to it. In the end, there are no absolute recipes, there are only experiences. Be original. Know the rules and then break them.
Don’t write very long posts like this one :p
Thank you,
Jingan Eugen, WebmastersCafe
PS: English is not my primary language, so excuse me if some errors came through.