This article was written by Gretchen Rubin.

I started The Happiness Project blog as a way to test the argument that novelty and challenge bring happiness (turns out they do!), but I knew nothing about blogging when I began.

Here are some strategies that I learned the hard way, through experience. As Benjamin Franklin once remarked, “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”

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This article was written for Blog Couch.

Do you have a blog with few or no readers? Are your blog posts without comments? Posting rich content regularly and not having people coming to read them can be very discouraging. The beauty of having a working blog is expressed in its ability to draw active readers and comments. Now, you can smile because below are simple but effective blogging tips on how to increase your blog readers and comments.

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This article was written by Jonathan Bailey.

If you have your own domain, you probably have, or at least should have your own email address at your domain.

But as great as having your own “.com” is, if you prefer Gmail over a traditional email client or your host’s default webmail interface, there is no easy and elegant way to use your Gmail as your email client.

However, Google Apps solves this problem by actually having Google host your email, giving you the features and benefits of Gmail the same as if you were using any other Google Account, just one with your domain.

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This article was written for Source Blogger.

As has been mentioned dozens of times, the realm of blogging was constructed to be fair and equitable. Let me explain.

See, on the path to blogging success, that journey requires most bloggers to be humble, generous, and unselfish. They demonstrate this through, as part of their backlinking strategy, by leaving blog comments on other  blogs typically within the niche they also chose. What a fate!

But, this leaves the daunting question: “How can I build backlinks when so many blogs are set to ‘NoFollow’.

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This article was written by Lara Dunning.

This article was written by Dikedi O. Okadigwe.

“If you are interested in getting loads of traffic to your blog then you need to use search engine optimization to improve your blog engine rankings. Search engines like Google and Yahoo employ a ranking algorithm to decide the order websites are returned when an Internet user searches for information on a particular niche. Google, Yahoo and other ranking websites apply different ranking algorithms.

This makes is harder for you to optimize your blog. In this article you will learn some useful tips you can use to help you to optimize your blog for most search engines. Using relevant keywords, generating back links to your blogs, and image tags are some of my most valuable tips you can use to optimize your blog ranking for most search engines.”

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This article was written by Jack J. Reynolds.

“An internet phenomenon which has taken the online community by storm is the blogging and the various blogging tools available online. Blogging is not only a superb hobby, but is also a medium to independently express one’s thoughts and share personal viewpoints. Be it a recent tour narration, a movie review, or a new device in the market or info regarding your small enterprise everything get into blogs.

Blogging can be quite easy, but to begin blogging can be difficult. There are a lot of internet sites that offer users a ready-to-create template for creating blogs which helps people focus only on the content without needing special efforts in web publishing. It is a boon for people that are not so savvy about computers.”

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This article was written for Blog Couch.

“There are countless blogging tips you can find on generating traffic or even the best platform to use but what about how to stand out? Your uniqueness is ultimately what will determine the degree of blog success you enjoy. This is especially true if you are blogging to make money. Your uniqueness will attract the blog traffic your site will need if you expect to earn an income.

Here are 5 tips you can use to help establish a ‘unique’ identity that will help you attract the blog traffic you both want and need to be successful.”

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This article was written by Billy McGovern.

“I have been blogging for about a year now and I want to share my knowledge with you! Blogging is a simple topic but, many people quit early because they get lost or give up. During this episode of “So You Want To Be A Blogger” I will show you the basics to starting your own blog!”

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This article was written for SEO Consult.

“Blogging is big in online business. The majority of online businesses now have a blog because an increasing number of website owners have found out just how useful blogging can be. Writing and regularly updating a blog for your business can help to develop your brand within the online community, help improve your rankings and ultimately, get more relevant traffic visiting your website. Blogging is of great importance and there are four things you should be doing each day to help you to prepare for your next blog update.”

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