Make Your Blog Personal

One major appeal of the blogosphere is the personal, community
feeling associated with blogging. The most successful and most
profitable bloggers write for their readers, providing useful, relevant
content that is easily accessible. Make use of all the tools available
to share your blog with your dedicated readers.

- RSS feeds allow readers to get regular updates whenever you post
new material to your blog directly through their personal feed reader.
You can find more information on feeds, news aggregators, and RSS here:
http://www.rss-specifications.com/

- Allow visitors to easily subscribe to your feeds through their readers, as well as email. Feedburner (http://feedburner.com) is a popular way to offer your feeds.

- Visit other blogs that relate to your niche, make comments, and
refer to interesting entries in your own blog using trackback links.
Trackbacks leave a brief excerpt of your post in the comments of the
post you are linking to, as well a link back to your blog. You can
enhance your blog further by creating trackback links to your own posts.

It is possible to make money with your blog. It just takes a little
time and effort, as well as dedication and commitment. Blog regularly,
at least three times a week, but strive to post on a daily basis. Make
a habit of frequenting other blogs and be a useful commenter. Most
importantly, spread the word about your blog by giving out your URL and
submitting to search engines and directories. Keep track of your
traffic and visitor statistics with a program like sitemeter
(http://www.sitemeter.com) or statcounter (http://www.stat counter.com).

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