If you already know how to write a successful blog then you I don't need to tell you how hard it can be if not then believe me when I say to you keeping your blog updated regularly isn't easy. It'll suck away your time like a 3 year old sucks an ice pop.
Before we move on to a few tips on how you can keep it up to date there is a pre requisite. You need to set a schedule on how often you're going to post and you need to stick to it, it'll be expected by your readers.
Now I know of a very successful blogger who completely goes against this but he's an exception to the rule, he provides content far superior to most bloggers and states often that due to the nature of his posts it's difficult to set a schedule.
So unless you're intending on writing 3,000 plus word blog posts filled with pure content you need to set schedule. Your readers will expect it. When you move away from the normal routine and don't post as often, you'll lose readership.
If you start posting more often, your readership will take this as the norm and when you go back you'll lose readers. So, I'll say it again, stick to a schedule!
Now let's get down to business. How to write a successful blog.
Finding The Time To Write.
Set yourself daily time to update your blog, or if you only update 3 time per week set specific days when you're going to write your blog posts. If for some reason you know you can't do it on that day do it earlier and put a time delay on your blog post to be released when it normally is.
If you really can't do it earlier at the very least you should respect your readers enough to leave them a message saying why you haven't posted. You can do that on the road from your mobile phone so you've got no excuses.
Blogging Platform Publishing Tools
I touched on this in the previous point. If you post once per day, you don't have to do all of the work on that day. If you want to write 7 days worth of posts in one day you can. Then all you do is upload them all at once to your blogging platform and set up a scheduled release. Then you can spend the rest of your time on better things
Guest Bloggers
You could try using a guest blogger. Place a link on your website saying guest bloggers wanted. There are also a few websites where you can request guest bloggers. Do a Google search you'll find them easily enough.
Guest blogging is an excellent way of easing the burden but be careful, always screen the articles before you publish them. One bad article or one bad link within an article could seriously damage your reputation.
Additionally you may find that your readership doesn't like the guest bloggers or a guest blogger in particular. The easiest way to find this out is to periodically poll your readers to make sure they're happy with the content you're providing them.
There you have it, schedule your posts, schedule time to write the posts, take advantage of the publishing tools and when the going gets tough the tough get guest posters. Job done.
The title of this article is How To Make A Successful Blog [http://darrenhodgson.org] and you're not going to do this with out traffic. Unless you have a well established blog or your blog is in a relatively undiscovered niche you will probably only get a trickle of traffic at first.
No matter how much SEO you do you'll find it hard to rank for the popular keyword phrases which will get you massive amounts of traffic so you may want to generate some extra with other methods.
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