The More You Blog, The More Will Come
One of the biggest problems with blogging is that sometimes (well, quite often, really) the well runs dry. I mean, it’s hard to try to conjure up interesting ideas about what to write. And if you have been doing for ten years, the well WILL run dry. But here’s the thing with professional blogger circuit…you learn how to find inspiration from others. Yes, it’s true. These professionalers bloggers aren’t really your competitors unless you see them that way. They are actually your allies and source for material to write about.
Let’s face it, every one of us live different lives. We experience different things. When one blogger blogs about how his car was towed away, you are reminded of your own experience as well. There you have it, something to blog about!
And if you want to stick to your ranking or pull in extra traffic, you’ve got to do the extra finger work and blog away because here’s a reality check….the more consistent you are, the more blog entries you write, the bigger the traffic leap. I’ve had many blogger friends who are professionals and some do it for leisure as well, who saw a spike in traffic whenever they increased the number of times they post stuff up in their blogs. The upswing is very noticeable.
Of course, I am not saying that we should make it a habit to copy others. NO, never copy works of others. Everything that you blog about should be completely original and let this be known: people who copy and paste stuff should include the credit. If not, they should be hauled to court. In due time, there should be a system up for that.
Anyway, if you have dreams of being a professional blogger, the secret is to be creative in finding materials to blog about. You need your camera and your notebook because these will be essential tools to help you gather information and material on which you can base your new blog entry about. Seriously. You will be amazed at how random materials can be turned into a very good blog entry.
So, althought this ’secret’ is nothing new, I’ll say it anyway – if you want to be a professional blogger, blog consistently, blog constantly, and blog creatively.
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