If I started again would would I do differently?
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So now i have been logging for over a year now, and having the time off recently i had time refect on what I should of done instead of what I have done. I have learnt a thing or 2 about blogging, wordpress and socializing and have identified some things that I would change.
If you’re reading this thinking to start a blog or just started, your in for a ride of your life. I remeber the days I started on yeepage.blogspot and it felt great, the design and content was pretty crapy but at the time I was enjoying it. Don’t think many people get it right first time so enjoy and learn from your or other peoples mistakes and enjoy!
So here’s what I would do again with a little hindsight on my Yeepage Blogging tips:
- WordPress - I started my first blog with blogspot then went to another platform, before landing on WordPress and have not looked back. It’s a bloggers best friend as there’s thousands of themes and plugins to pimp your WordPress blog.
- Have a clear plan for your blogs theme - when I started I was vague about my blogs direction and wanted to write about everything and anything on blogging. So if you looking at being an authority on your niche stick and focus to your topic, this can be critical if you want monetize your blog. Of course if your doing a personal blog then this will not apply to you. If I could turn back the time I would refocus on one topic.
- SEO strategy - This one I never really never put in the effort at the start as I was not clear when I started. When we decided our blogs theme or topic we need to select a few keywords or phases and add them as much as we can within our site. It’s not the end all of SEO but it’s a good start and from there you can built on.
- Control your enthusiasm - When we all start we write 5 to 10 articles without stopping and we normally published them on that day too. Facts are your first month only your family will probably read them. So use the timestamp and spread them out. Nothing looks worse than 60 posts in first month then 3 posts the next month.
- Monetization overkill - Most people start to blog in the hope of earn a dollar or two for it. But as readers we ‘ like seeing adverts everywhere. Try reducing the adverts and lose a few cents and build up your loyal readership. Money can be earned over time and will never be made on day one so focus on quality content and build your readers.
- Comment on other Blogs - this sounds a wired one, but you can compare it handing out cards. Work on commenting on blogs within your niche and let peope know your blog exists and over time you may see them visiting your blog and commenting too.
What would you do if you was given that chance again on your blog?
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andymurd said:
Ah, the joys of hindsight!
I think we can all identify with your post but I find that blogging is a learning experience - always changing and adapting to add incremental improvements. When Google changes its webmaster rules or disruptive technologies (like FriendFeed or Twitter) arrive, the successful bloggers are the ones that adapt quickly.
July 1st, 2008 at 12:32 am -
Nick said:
Even though I am not currently experiencing the profit I was hoping for, I am generally satisified with the way my blogging experience has progressed. I’m sure if I were to sit and think about this for a few minutes I would be able to come up with a list of things I should have done differently, but at the moment I can’t think of anything.
July 1st, 2008 at 3:06 am -
Halim - Belajar SEO said:
I still stick with my blogspot as I still don’t have enough courage to build my own blog empire. Its took time to learn from mistake and getting an experience.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:11 am -
hank said:
Commenting on other blogs is a big one; I’ve been around for about year and I’ve noticed on times I have something else going on, and less time to comment around, numbers drop. Blogging for yourself is one thing, but commenting goes hand in hand with blogging I think…
July 6th, 2008 at 2:28 am -
Blog for Beginners said:
I have to start all over again, I would still choose WordPress as my preferred blogging platform and I wouldn’t trade anything for it.
Yan
August 15th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
