I get so many people asking me for tips on starting a blog and promoting a blog, I decided to do a two-part post on blogging with my insights and tips to get you going, or improve upon what you may already be doing!
Let's look at a couple of getting started tips in this infopreneuring blog post:
1. Don't publicize your blog as "big, ugly, long URL from your blog host.
Spend the $10 a year to get yourself a domain name from a reliable domain registrar, that points to your blog (has forwarding and masking) so it's more professional, easier to give out to people, and to say in a podcast, teleseminar or speech. You can see the domain registrar I trust with about 100 of my domains at http://www.InfoToolsForYou.com (and yes that's hiding a "big, ugly, long URL").
2. Write to show expertise and personality
Write so that it's geared to your audience, but even a corporate or professional blog should have personality to it. You always want to show expertise, and some insight into who you are. I like to use the term "infotainment" to describe my style throughout all of my content whether it's my infopreneur blog, infopreneur podcast, infopreneur teleseminars or infopreneur book--informative and entertaining.
3. Learn to write keyword-rich in your title, and throughout your post.
This makes your blog search-engine friendly. For example, in one of my other popular blogs, The Healthy Food Review™, one type of post I regularly do is..guess what? Yup, a healthy food review. And because I write about so many healthy food products by name, I rank very highly for these keywords, as well as my blog title. And it's all organic search--no pay-per-click required! Just remember you still have to appeal to your human audience.
Some quick and easy ways to promote your blog next post! Don't miss it by signing up for the feed.
And now I'd like to invite you to learn more about infopreneuring (creating original content information products and services from your unique knowledge) and get your all-access pass to my What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know" Free Infopreneur Teleseminar Series. The next few months are going to be jam-packed with free events, and the only way to get access to them is to be a subscriber to my e-mail list. CLICK HERE
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Happy Infopreneuring!
--Melanie R. Jordan, Everybody's Infopreneur Coach, Author of What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know™ - Achieving The Life You Were Meant To Have By Making Money From What YOU Know! and Host of infopreneur podcast What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM), The Podcast Available 24/7 at: http://www.WhatYouKnowIsWorthMorePodcast.com
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