#1. PASSION: You’ve got to be Passionate about your blog.
You’ve got to have passion for whatever
you’re blogging about.
Whatever your Business may be:
Dry-cleaning, Photography, Catering, Events Planning, Business
Consulting, Fashion Designing, Broadcasting, Motivating people,
Constructing, etc. Blog about it with PASSION and soon people will recognize you for that which you do.
#2. DEDICATION:
Frequency of her posts on your blog will tell readers that you're serious about that which you do and they can be sure that there will always be something to read about in your niche whenever they visit your blog.
#3. COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
It’s 2012 and as a Blogger,
you’ve got to know how to use the Computer effectively. Soft Skills like Photo editing, HTML, Graphics e.t.c will come in handy while updating your blog. You should also consider the following.
* Have an idea of how the Internet works
*Learn new things about the technical aspects of Blogging such as Widgets and Pluggins.
*Understand how your Blog stands in the Social Media Circles.
#4. CHOOSE THE RIGHT BLOGGING PLATFORM
A lot of blogs run on Blogger which is a Platform owned by Google and it’s hosted on their servers, while some people would prefer WordPress which is one of
best Blogging Platforms. Most websites on the internet run on
WordPress which is also user-friendly and very customizable.
#5. CONTENT GENERATION
To sustain your blog, you need
to feed your visitors with relevant Content, Updated your blog as often as possible and make sure you stay focused on your Niche.
For example, if your blog is all about your Catering Business start-up
Content could be based on: Food Recipes,
Events you’ve catered for, posts about the owner, Picture Posts, Video
Training Posts, Training Courses, Happenings in your Industry, Top
Caterers, What it takes to be a caterer, etc.
The key is to get content that your visitor will find relevant and also exciting.
#6. PATIENCE
Linda Ikeji
for example started her Blog in 2006 and its 2012 now that’s six(6) fat years to get
the kind of traffic that she gets and the kind of followership that she
receives. She must been a very patient young lady…..
George Saville says “A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.”
In Business Blogging, Patience is needed
and the good thing about it is that it pays off eventually as long as
you are consistent.
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