1. write about something that you love
2. buy your own domain
3. write at least 3 posts per week
4. proofread your posts
5. interact with other bloggers
6. leave meaningful comments
7. choose your niche wisely
8. write with a personal touch
9. talk directly to your readers
10. become an expert in your niche
11. participate in online discussion forums
12. always put a link on your signature
13. remember – content is king
14. customize your blog template
15. K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple)
16. join other blog networks
17. link to other blogs and websites
18. write “How to” articles
19. list your blog in directories
20. ask your readers questions
21. have a sense of humour
22. ask readers to subscribe
23. offer useful tools or resources
24. reply to comments
25. break long posts into several parts
26. use Google Analytics to track your stats
27. avoid the use of duplicate content
28. use an RSS reader
29. read as many blogs as possible
30. create timeless content (evergreen)
31. have an “About” page
32. use photographs/pictures as much as possible
33. always create value for your readers
34. use Google Adsense (to make some money)
35. make it easy for visitors to contact you

The best way to get traffic to your blog is by using free promotional methods. The key is to have something on your blog worth checking out once visitors get there.

Start out by joining all the forums, and social networks in your niche. The first thing to do is find out where your blog link is allowed, and don’t forget to post your blog link in your signature as well. Once this is done, take some time each day to make posts. Eventually people will start considering you an expert, and gladly check out your site.

Next it is important to start submitting your blog posts as articles to free article directories. The free article directories will help promote your blog by distributing the articles to thousands of resources, which will also get your blog, and your article higher search engine ranking at the same time.

Finally start to collect email addresses and setup your blog for RSS feeds. Allow the membership to enjoy your blog in the comfort of their inbox by choosing the option on your blog software to email the blog post every time a new one goes up. This will be a way to attract daily traffic to your blog for free, and keep the traffic you receive from your expert forum posting coming back.

Blogging is really all about syndication – getting other people to pick up, view, and use your feed on their sites and blog readers. (How do I get people to subscribe to my blog.) You want people to subscribe to your feed – not to bookmark and read the blog.

1. be safe – guard your financial and sensitive information
2. think of social networking sites as online billboards
3. think before downloading email attachments
4. beware of con artists
5. be an active participant
6. create a consistent presence on different Social Media Sites
7. add value to your community
8. build your brand (name/business) slowly
9. make friends with people who have the same interests
10. share your content with other Social Networks
11. use widgets and gadgets to create more networking
12. add an RSS feed to Facebook
13. sign up to MyBlogLog
14. submit your site to StumbleUpon
15. sumbit your site Digg
16. link back to your content
17. a picture is worth a thousand words
18. make yourself accessible
19. don’t get carried away with the technology
20. use good e-etiquette
21. find out how a site works before joining it
22. keep control over the information you post
23. post only information that you are okay with others seeing
24. you will only get out what you put in
25. allow your friends to comment without approval
26. your mindset should be about relationship building
27. be professional
28. make it easy for people to learn more about you
29. you have to be a friend to have a friend
30. balance the personal and the professional