“After BlogHer, I mentioned wanting to learn more about SEO, or search engine optimization. So when Christine, an SEO expert, reached out to offer her expertise, I was thrilled!”

Read this article from 5 Dollar Dinners.

“A blog is a great way to figure out what you want to do with yourself because writing regularly is a path to self-discovery. And a blog is a great way to build a network of people who respect you for your ideas, so it is the perfect tool for helping you to attain your goals and dreams, when you know what they are.

And, this pretty much covers everyone, right? The super-focused and the super-lost: You should all be blogging.

So here are some tips for helping you to get started, and some tips for helping you to keep going, when blogging seems too hard. (And you know what? Every single day it seems too hard for me. Writing is not easy for anyone, especially the people who do it well.)”

Read this article from Penelope Trunk.

“Blogs and Twitter…Perfect Together. Blogs take time and effort to establish. Twitter is a free-form method of communication that zaps captured audiences like the tentacles of a giant squid. Blog plus Twitter equals Substantiation. This is the equation that one should keep in mind when moving easily between blog and Twitter. Tweets trumpet attention to specific subjects, events or people. Once a blog is established, it has a tendency to become sedentary. Twitter is a tool that can draw maximum interest and attention to a blog.”

Read this article from Mr. SEO.

“I knew there’d be seasons in which I’d get so busy I’d have to let my own blog take a backseat to my paid writing gigs. As a matter of fact, that’s why I’d been a writer without a blog for years; I’m usually blessedly busy doing this stuff for other people who deposit money in my account for the effort. So when I finally committed to starting my own blog—this very one you’re reading—earlier this year, I made my peace with the reality that busy seasons would come and I’d have to prioritize accordingly.”

Read this article from Small Biz Big Time.

Read this article from Christine McIvor.

“Blogs are popular ways to create an online presence for personal and business reasons. You can build a blog for free and begin posting content right away. But, what good is that content if no one is reading it. Here are ten ideas to bring in the traffic your blog needs to survive.”

Read this article from Grey Blogs.

“SEO for a blog is different than SEO for most other websites, largely because of the social elements baked into blogging technology. SEO for blogs is less about buying links or tricking inadequate search technology. SEO for blogs is more focused on giving people something to talk about and creating something worthy of attention. Lets take an example of WordPress which is THE MOST popular blog engine available.”

Read this article from ProBlogger.

“For every great blog promotion strategy, there are five that suck. Really suck. They suck so bad that using them can get you blacklisted by real bloggers, ignored by annoyed readers, unfollowed on Twitter, and possibly placed on the terrorist watch list.

Being successful is not just about doing the right things. Avoiding the wrong things is just as important. Nobody wants to take two steps forward and three steps back; especially in blogging where success is few and far between, often takes a long time to become successful, and has a gigantic Dip.

If you’re to have any chance at success, you need to protect your blog from yourself. Protect it from your lust for quick success, your desire to become a ProBlogger in six months, and your general blogging ignorance (if you’re new).”

Read this article from Blogging Tips.

“WordPress is a very easy to use and very efficient blogging platform. However, that doesn’t mean it, nor its users, are perfect.

There are some mistakes that even experienced WordPress admins seem to make when setting up and running a WordPress install. Some of them are due to WordPress’ default settings, others are just easy to forget and lose track of.

So, if you’re a WordPress user and want to make sure you didn’t forget anything, here’s a quick rundown of some of the most head-slappingly easy mistakes you can make.”

Read this article from The Star Challenge.

“Yes, you definitely can! However, just like any business, making money by blogging takes effort and time to become established, and if you are lucky maybe it’ll 3 months. So forget all those hypes which claim little effort and quick money.

Before we get into the nitty gritty of making money with blogging, let’s try to understand what blog is all about and its origin.”

Watch this video from Carlo Selorio.