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Blog Blazers Book Review – Things I’ve Learned
- December 29, 2008
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First of all Blog Blazers is about 200 pages, but it’s really not a book. Instead Blog Blazers is a collection of interviews from the web’s top bloggers. The print is large, lots of white space, so the reading is very fast. I sat down with this book for about ½ hour and already I’m on page 60. The book gives great insights, but the author asks the same questions over and over again to each blogger. This can get a little repetitive.
Here are some things I’ve learned from this book already on how to become a successful blogger.
– Comment on other blogs
– Have other blogs link to your site
– Build relationships with other bloggers
– Use Stumbled Upon, Digg, etc. as a source for free traffic
– Share experience, insight, and ask quality questions
– Have passion for the subject your writing about
– Do something different
– Don’t develop a fake blogging persona
– Post frequently
– Post up to 5 times a day, but not more than 5
– Write in your own style
– Give yourself a year to become established as a blogger
– Link to other blogs
I’m still reading so I’ll be adding more to this list. If you have any insights on what it takes to become a successful blogger please comment.