Thanks for putting this together! Excellent advice! Thanks!
Hercules K
· 1 month ago
I agree. Excellent stuff
Saravanan Sahadevan
· 1 year ago
Chris... You never failed to astound me! Been reading and reading.. and I bet you are right! Reading improves writing a lot!
Nicole Leon
· 1 year ago
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. I have enjoyed your site for the last several months and I have learned a lot from you. I look forward to reading more of your work.
blogger
· 1 year ago
hi , i you have highlighted very important thing in your blog
Freelance Web Design
· 1 year ago
Keeping the Blogging Fires Burning - Great advice here. It's all to easy to get burnt out or to start strong and slowly either lose motivation or let other things crowd out your allotted blogging time.
Jeroen de Miranda
· 1 year ago
Chris, great summary post! This is also useful for beginning bloggers; I will refer to it when talking with other people about blogging!
Melody Campbell, The Small Bus
· 1 year ago
Great "short list" of best advice on blogging; especially the one "A Sample Blogging Workflow" For new bloggers it's important to see the how and understand the why of blogging. @SmBizGuru
Frank Bolton
· 1 year ago
Chris - Thank you for sharing your insight into improving blog posts! Scheduling some time to read it in detail this evening. I appreciate your information! Sharing everything I find valuable with my clients. - Frank
Jason
· 1 year ago
If you are a beginner than the best tool on the net as of right now is Posterous.com. You simply send an email to these guys and they will turn it into a blog post. No login/signup etc needed to start. Off course you will need to login later if you want to edit etc...but as far as posting it s as simple as sending an email. If you send pictures by email, they will turn it into a post/picture gallery. Simply said, GREAT.
Hayk Hakobyan
· 1 year ago
Hi Chris,
I have read many "how to.." articles on making blogs effective, attractive and all kinds of stuff. But yours is ba far the most comprehensive, the simplest and the most informative of all.
I thank you for that.
H.
Amrita Chandra
· 1 year ago
Hi Chris,
Great tips - should be an e-book! :) I especially liked the tips on Blog Design as I am refreshing my blog right now. Not sure if I can incorporate all your suggestions given my platform but there are some good tips in there.
One thing I can suggest for a future tip -- I know you mentioned platforms don't really matter but for a complete non-techie beginner it would be helpful to understand the pros and cons with going with a particular platform. I realize there are others out there who may have written about Typepad vs Wordpress vs Blogger but it would be good to get your take on it.
Dana Lookadoo
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the Table of Contents approach! You win a Gold Medal for the sport of Blogging!
Don't Let Negativity Kill your
· 1 year ago
Great stuff, thanks Chris!
Susan Musich
· 1 year ago
Fantastic post! As I gear up to start my own blog, a friend just emailed the link to this posting. I feel much more focused and in control of what I need to do to make my blog work for the readers and for me. Many thanks! -Susan
Kelly
· 1 year ago
One of the best thought out posts on things to help a beginning blogger as well as someone with experience. I will be watching for future posts as I think anyone knows that the hardest thing about blogging, is getting visitors, even harder is visitors interested enough to comment.
ptamaro
· 1 year ago
I know the tips obviously won't guarantee success -- there's a lot more to it like actual traffic, regular readers, etc. -- but but they will make me a better blogger.... eventually. I blog for fun and that keeps my expectations realistic. Thanks! :-D
Kelly
· 1 year ago
ptamaro has the best advice. Blog for fun and enjoy it. If something happens great, if not, so what. Evaluate each step on a site like this. Put each in to work as you have time, but don't rush, and in time, things really do begin to happen.
Sushant
· 1 year ago
wonderful post!i Usually, I link to my press releases as well. I guess it helps improve the link flow although Im not very sure. I also link back to related blogs or articles I find on other website. The secret to successful blogging is to offer your audience something short yet interesting every time. Make them read not only your post but also other posts relevant to your current post. I call it organic blogging :)
Keg of Wisdom
· 1 year ago
Great tips....very useful to someone like me at the beginning stages of their blogging journey...
jarwadi
· 12 months ago
hmmmm ... the trick also aplied to this posts, nice idea
Fasil
· 11 months ago
Hi Chris.. Great resources which would transform a newbie blogger from no where to now here.. as I did followed your simple tips on http://smashtech.blogspot.com
abdel
· 10 months ago
massive thanks for those advices ^^
Book Calendar
· 10 months ago
I enjoyed hearing you speak on Monday at the O'Reilly conference. I am going to take a look at your blog tips. I am hoping they will improve the quality of my blog and make it easier for my readers.
Jim Simcoe
· 8 months ago
Enjoyed the article, this has really helped me define my writing style and audience. it has changed the way I write and allowed me to be more conversant in my blog.
AdamZakiHassan
· 6 months ago
Hi Chris, great tips, indeed,
Agnes Ikotun
· 6 months ago
One of my favorite aspects of Wordpress templates is having the ability to use it over and over again and it's almost impossible to tell it is designed from the same theme.
Steve Dison
· 2 months ago
Great information, really a wealth of knowlege...Thank you much!
Jerry S. George
· 2 months ago
Hey Chris, thanks for this, you certainly have made it seem achieveable with this advice. Am setting to work!
Marie OBrien
· 1 month ago
Thanks for sharing your best tips about blogging. I know that some weeks are easier than others for finding 'good content' for our blog, TheJuice.BlueTangerineSolutions.com, and you've inspired me to 'keep going.' It seems obvious, but your tips to 'show up, deliver value and improve' are a great reminder. Thanks for being such a consistent resource of great information.
Jaypee of enjayneer.com
· 1 month ago
thanks for this. i learned a lot! very informative..
Nathan Hangen
· 1 month ago
Hell yes it can be tough at times. There are days when I'm just not feeling it, but it's that sense of obligation, that duty to my readers, that reminds me that it's not about me. The obligation can feel like a burden until you remember that without that obligation, you'd have no platform. So it is a good sign.
Victoria
· 1 month ago
I agree with everybody else, excellent resource! Thank you so much for sharing all this information with us. I learn something new every time I visit your blog!
RANDYWEBSTER
· 1 month ago
Chris,
Thanks for laying this out for clarity! I am learning a great deal from you, and it helps, just having a plan and routine.. Thanks for being there.
steve_hartkopf
· 2 weeks ago
Great post, Chris.
Question: Do you run your whole business through Wordpress? Blogging friend wants to sell ebooks, ads and services and I didn't know how to answer since I'm new to Wordpress.
Thanks, Steve
Shari Weiss
· 2 weeks ago
Chris, it's always great to read your advice . . . and to think about your tips.
On this post, however, I just wanted to say that for some of us, blogging EVERY DAY isn't as necessary as it is for others.
For some of us, who aren't yet as popular as you, posting every day would be a "burden" for our regular readers.
For some of us, who need to spend lots of our computer hours, reading and commenting on other blogs, posting every day would not allow us to devote enough time to create the kind of posts we want to publish.
All that being said, your tips for those who want to post every day are Spot On.
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@SmBizGuru
I have read many "how to.." articles on making blogs effective, attractive and all kinds of stuff. But yours is ba far the most comprehensive, the simplest and the most informative of all.
I thank you for that.
H.
Great tips - should be an e-book! :) I especially liked the tips on Blog Design as I am refreshing my blog right now. Not sure if I can incorporate all your suggestions given my platform but there are some good tips in there.
One thing I can suggest for a future tip -- I know you mentioned platforms don't really matter but for a complete non-techie beginner it would be helpful to understand the pros and cons with going with a particular platform. I realize there are others out there who may have written about Typepad vs Wordpress vs Blogger but it would be good to get your take on it.
:-D
Great resources which would transform a newbie blogger from no where to now here.. as I did followed your simple tips on http://smashtech.blogspot.com
Thanks for laying this out for clarity! I am learning a great deal from you, and it helps, just having a plan and routine.. Thanks for being there.
Question: Do you run your whole business through Wordpress? Blogging friend wants to sell ebooks, ads and services and I didn't know how to answer since I'm new to Wordpress.
Thanks,
Steve
On this post, however, I just wanted to say that for some of us, blogging EVERY DAY isn't as necessary as it is for others.
For some of us, who aren't yet as popular as you, posting every day would be a "burden" for our regular readers.
For some of us, who need to spend lots of our computer hours, reading and commenting on other blogs, posting every day would not allow us to devote enough time to create the kind of posts we want to publish.
All that being said, your tips for those who want to post every day are Spot On.