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If you are considering the possibility of blogging on a professional level then here are a couple of tips that you will need to follow for the best possible outcome!

Leave WordPress.com / Blogger.com- I am sure you have heard it before but it never hurts to bring back up a subject matter that well “Matters!”. Sites like wordpress.com and blogger.com are great when just starting out but using them for a professional level blog will never work. If you read any of these free blog providers TOS you will see that they are very strict in that you may not sell adverts yourself on the blogs.

You are allowed to list Adsense but forget that until your blog is booming with traffic, your just wasting time! Not only do they have a strict TOS but they actually enforce it, no joke! If you disobey any of the TOS your blog may be taken down and deleted permanently.

The rotten thing about that is “YOU CAN’T GET IT BACK ONCE ITS GONE”, this is why its vital to get off these sites!

Get A Unique Domain Name To Blog On – When it comes to blogging its important to stand out from the crowd. You need to present yourself in a unique way that others will understand and know but one they can differentiate from any other blog on the net.

Here are two great examples of blogs that are doing things right in the make money online niche.

As you can see both have taken a unique approach, TylerCruz.com has taken his already cool name and associated a mascot character along with his name. While on the other hand JohnCow a spin off of JohnChow.

It makes for a interesting read because they keep things fun and laid back. It really comes down to your choice, I went the more laid back routine and it has done fairly well for me but every blog can and should be different.

Learning To Speeel - Yup you guessed it, if you want to become a successful blogger you need to know how to spell words. If you can’t spell or if English is not your first language then you may find it difficult to gain consistent readers. People want to read a blog that presents itself in a professional manner to a certain degree.

Create Engaging Posts & Titles – The final tip I want to share with you is all about your content, I look at blogging as a way of life its not a if I get around to it sort of deal. I try my best to make posts daily and it becomes tougher and tougher the longer you go.

One thing I have learned is that engaging your readers on your blog is the single best thing you can do to get readers and loyal fans! First lets talk about your post titles, the rest will follow…

The title of a post is so vital, if you don’t get the right title you might as well burry the post because nobody will ready any further then the title unless they have a LOT of time on there hands. Here are two examples, the good title and the bad title.

  • Bad: My Trip To San Fransisco
  • Good: The Golden Gate Bridge Is BIG!

Both accomplish the same thing however the good example is a better way to catch attention.

You may also want to consider breaking up your posts by asking questions with a title something along the lines of “How Big Do You Think The Golden Gate Bridge Is?”. Questions tend to get a great response on a blog, especially if you have a poll plugin installed to go along with the title question and post.

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