9 Useful Tips for New Bloggers

Starting a blog is easy, making it successful is not! According to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2008, there are 133 million blogs and 900,000 blog posts are written per day. That is a lot of competition. Very few of these blogs are successful. Here are 9 useful tips for new bloggers that will help on their way to success.

1. Spend Time Writing: Do not write every post in a hurry. Always proof read your posts and check if there are any improvements you can do. The more time you spend on your posts, the better they will be.
2. Read and Research: Before you write abjout something, have complete and reliable information on that topic. Do not write anything you are not sure about. Read other blogs in your niche and stay updated about your field.
3. Design Your Blog Well: Design is also important for your blog. Spend time finding a good template. If you are using Blogger or WordPress, eBlogTemplates is a good place to start (and end) your template search.
4. Do not get Distracted: There are many distractions online for bloggers. You may be tempted to spend your time in social networking and forums for promotion. But remember that the content comes first!
5. Hold on: Do not give up too soon. Success does not come easily! Keep writing good content.
6. Be Part of a Community: Do not be a loner, participate in Social Networks for bloggers like Blog Catalog, My Blog Log, Pijoo and Blogging Forums like Bloggeries, Bloggst, Blogging Tips Forums etc.
7. Stick to Your Topic: Do not ramble too much. Stick to the main topic of your blog.
8. Avoid Temptations: When new bloggers hear about Adsense or any other ad network, they think of dollars and put lots of ads on their blog. This has two serious effects. First, the page loading time increases and second, you look like a Black Hat to a new visitor.
9. Resist 'PR2' Link Exchanges: I am active in the Blog Catalog community and have noticed many PR2 link exchanges. Many users are tempted and exchange their links blindly. This should be avoided. You do not need to (read should not) exchange links with too many blogs. Exchange links with blogs that have the same topic as yours. It is best if you get a link within content. They are more useful for SEO than sidebar links.

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