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Importance of Main Navigation Bar for a Website/Blog


navigation bar for a blog or website


The layout of a website serves two purposes. The layout should provide a pleasant experience for the reader and it should direct readers towards specific actions. A well designed layout makes the reader comfortable. Very comfortable. So comfortable that they do not realize you are directing them towards a specific action.

Most websites have the same basic layout. A header, a navigation bar, body and footer. There are countless ways to skin a cat (slice down the center and peel back, burn with blow torch, drop into bucket of acid) but variations in this basic website layout are limited.
One aspect of the layout you can fiddle with is the location of the main navigation bar.

As the name suggests, the function of the main navigation bar is to allow readers access to the main sections of your website. With the main navigation bar the reader can jump to your about page, the contact page, archives or products page. It gets a lot of attention from your readers so it is important that you think hard about where you place it.

You can decide to place the navigation bar either at the very top of the page or in between the banner and the body.

Reasons to put Main Navigation Bar Between the Body and the Header

Some websites has the navigation bar between the banner and the body. This has many benefits:
  1. Readers do not need to scroll all the way to the top of the page to go to another section on the website. It seems like a small point, but for a lot of people flicking the finger to roll the mouse wheel is considered work.
  2. The navigation bar gets more eye time. If your navigation bar is at the very top of the page then even a single increment of the mouse wheel hides the navigation bar. A navigation bar under the banner gives the reader more opportunity to jump to another page even if they are half way down a post.
  3. A navigation bar serves as a perfect divider between sections. Header, navigation bar, body is classic website design. It feels natural, has been around for ages and offends nobody.

A Reason to Put Your Navigation Bar at the Top of the Page

Some websites have the navigation bar under the banner which has the advantages mentioned above. But there are popular websites that have the navigation bar at the very top of the page.

Why would you want to put the navigation bar at the very top of the page?
The answer has to do with advertising and eyeball movements.

If your website has an advertisement in the header section then it only makes sense to put the navigation bar at the very top of the page. This ensures that the reader’s eye must move over the advertisement before navigating to another page.

By placing the navigation bar at the top of the page you increase the number of times readers see advertisements. And of course, the more times they see them the greater the chance they will click them.

If you want to direct your readers towards advertisements in the header you should consider placing the navigation bar at the top of the page. You force readers to notice the advertisement as they move between content and navigation.

Of course for this layout change to make a difference the fundamental rule still applies. You need engaging content. You need readers to want to go to other pages on your website. You need them to be interested enough in what you are saying to put in the extra effort of scrolling all the way to the top to visit your about or contact page. Without good content, it does not matter where your navigation bar is located. Without good content you do not need a navigation bar because the only button readers will be pressing is the close button.

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Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog

Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog




There are lots of ways to make money online. One great method is to start an engaging blog and be a thought leader in your niche. Some niches are very competitive such as gaming, tech, and finance but others might be quite uncompetitive.


As you’re building up your readership you’ll want to start thinking about ways that you can turn that traffic into money. The following five monetization methods are an excellent place to start:


  1. Ad sales

    You can sell ad directly on your blog. This cuts out the middleman and you can usually make more money than you could with just Adsense.
    Selling ads can be a much more time consuming monetization method because you may have to manage a lot of ads. If you only have a few ads then it might not be that difficult to keep track of your billing schedules. You also need to find advertisers that would pay for space on your blog. This can be difficult too; especially if your blog is new.


  2. Google Adsense & other contextual ad networks

    When people think about monetizing their blog the first thing they usually think about is Google Adsense. A lot of people have used Adsense to make money from their writing and it can work great if done right.
    Make sure you place your ads in locations that don’t look too spammy and make sure you’ve placed Adsense on the pages of your blog that are getting a lot of traffic. Adsense is likely the easiest of all of these monetization methods but it is also the lowest earner in many instances.


  3. Online affiliate programs

    If you have a blog with a decent amount of readers then you can get paid a commission every time those readers perform an action or buy something from another website. Affiliate marketing can be tough work because your business model is reliant on your visitors converting on another site. If you have enough traffic or enough highly converting traffic it might be easy but otherwise you may have trouble with online affiliate programs.


  4. Selling products

    This can sometimes be the hardest way to make money from your blog but it can also be the most profitable. If you already have a product to sell then a blog can be a very helpful marketing tool. Don’t fill your blog posts with self promotional garbage though. Write about things that people are interested in relating to the products you sell.
    Engage your readers. Make them laugh, give them useful information and advice, and give them a reason to come back often. It’s not easy but it can be very profitable.


  5. Selling services

    Creating an noteworthy blog can be a great way to find new clients. If you’re a web designer or photographer then your blog can showcase the work you do and the things that you’re interested in. A blog will give a potential client an idea of the type of person you are and the work that you are capable of.
There are the top 5 ways to help you monetize your blog. The best part about most of these methods is that you can test them out without having to commit longterm. See which methods are making you the most money and which ones might be best to avoid. Try moving your ads around your site and try to find the perfect placement to make money and keep your site looking clean and credible. Good luck with your blogging.

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25 Ways to Drive Quality Traffic To Your Blog & Websites

increase blog traffic visitors

Every blogger want to improve its blog traffic and attract new visitors. However some blogger may found it very difficult because they don’t know that where to start and how to start. Although it is very easy, but the problem is that don’t put there ideas into actions. Thinking always about traffic is not going to improve your traffic, but doing some thing right towards increasing your traffic is what you need to do. For example if you always think that how to improve my Page Rank and don’t create any back link, then how it is possible to improve your blog PR. Similarly if you really want to improve your blog traffic, then you will have to show some action.
There are lots of ways you can follow to increase your traffic, but the only thing is consistency. Make sure to follow at least a few daily. If you will just follow a way for today and that’s it then traffic is not going to increase. Below are some of popular ways through which you can really increase your blog traffic.

Ways to Increase Blog Traffic

  1. Comment Posting- The most important and Working method.
  2. Guest Blogging – Believe me it can give you a lot of traffic.
  3. Dofollow Forums – It will not only increase your traffic but also PR.
  4. HubPages – Try this and you see the difference.
  5. Article Marketing – Ask from any Affiliate Marketer and he will tell you that article marketing is the best way to increase traffic.
  6. Squidoo Lens- Links from Squidoo are great and so the traffic.
  7. Email Marketing – Try this and you will see the difference.
  8. Facebook Fan Page – I wish i could create mine a bit earlier.
  9. Twitter- I personally got 2000 visits a day from twitter, so don’t ignore it.
  10. Youtube- Video Marketing is now very useful. It will boost your traffic.
  11. World Of Mouth- It works and really really works.
  12. Internal Linking- It not only increase your Page Preview but also ranking.
  13. Voting Communities – Like Blogengage, FaqPal and Bloggerden can also give you extra traffic.
  14. Link Your Blog to Your Social Profiles – The power of social website is much more then what you think. Add your link in your profile to get extra traffic.
  15. Business Cards – No matter if your blog is small, still you can create one and promote your blog through it.
  16. Round UP – New one but a working technique. You can also link other bloggers article in your blog. In this way your blog will get attention from those bloggers.
  17. Press Release – Do press release for your posts and attract more visitors.
  18. Directories – Although it is a old technique but still effective.
  19. Free Ebooks – If you can write a ebook, then write now because it can help in increasing your blog traffic.
  20. Participate in Events – There are blogging events and webinar where you can participate and show your presence.
  21. Offer Giveaways – It will help in making regular visitors.
  22. RSS FEED – Offer Rss Feed to your readers so that they can read your recent posts.
  23. SEO – Concentrate on this, because it is the only method that can stabilize your traffic.
  24. Host Contests – Host some contests on your blog.
  25. Advertise Every Where – On Google Adwords, Infolinks, News Papers, and Even on TV.
If you are still thinking that you can’t improve your traffic then you are wrong. You have 25 ways available to increase your traffic. Just start with the one you can start now and do it regularly. Consistency is very important, because result never comes in days and weeks. It takes months and even years so don’t be stagnant.

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5 Ways to Blog While You’re Away From Your Computer


i love blogging

It happens to everyone: you lose power or your internet or your computer crashes, and so you can’t get online to work on your blog. This is bad news, especially if money is at stake, because if you can’t be online, you can’t tend to the health of your blog. Even a small pause in your updating can cause your traffic to dip. Lack of new content can hurt your blog’s standing in the community. Here are five things you can do to protect yourself during blogging emergencies so your blog stays healthy.




  1. Schedule Posts Every Day

    At least have one main post scheduled to be published during the heaviest traffic times each day. That way you can make sure that your readers will have a chunk of new content to work with, so even if you can’t personally publish it, it’ll still come up in their feeds or when they visit the site. Then, once you get your internet back, you can handle the comments section later. Prepare these posts in advance each week.


  2. Keep a Writer’s Notebook

    Keep a little writer’s notebook, like a Moleskine, in which you can jot down any ideas that come to you when you’re away from the computer. Later you can take these ideas and turn them into posts to publish on your blog. Unlike an electronic device, a notebook will never run out of memory or have its hard drive crash. It’s one great way to back up your files. Of course, you shouldn’t lose it!


  3. Vlog Your Thoughts

    Create a video blog of new content that you can upload either from a mobile device or later on your computer. These can add variety to your content, especially since they’ll show you in a new light, which will add to the text content of your blog. For example, vlogging about ‘the real world’ can give your readers some context to understand your other posts.



  4. Tweet a Question

    By using your phone to send messages, you can also Tweet if you can’t get to your computer. If you have a widget installed on your blog that shows your latest Tweets, then you have a way to communicate with your readers despite your technical difficulties. Use your Tweets to ask questions of your readers when you’re away from your computer, so you can get some inspiration to start a new blog post right when you get back.


  5. Relax and Enjoy the Day Off

    If all else fails, then there’s no use worrying about something you cannot control. After all, the electricity will eventually come back on, your internet service will go full power again, and you’ll be able to rejoin the blogging community. Maybe an unscheduled day off is just what you need to refresh your creative abilities. Go outside and enjoy yourself.


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Simple Tips or Ways to Monetize your Blog


Simple Techniques or Ways to Monetize your Blog
There could be many reasons why a blogger think of money blogging. May be for the purpose of custom domain and hosting, part-time income, or money blogging as a full time job. The purpose of Money Blogging is to earn a decent income and to gain confidence of further blogging! You can apply different methods or programs that helps to make decent money from your blog.
Some common ways to make money blogging are:

  • Google Adsense
  • Affiliate Programs
  • Advertisements
  • Paid Reviews
The above programs or methods can be mainly classified into two categories:
Pay Per Click means you will earn commission whenever your readers click a link you provided. Google Adsense and Bidvertiser are best examples of this scheme. In case of Pay Per Performance, you will not earn commissions just by a click, you will have to encourage your readers to join or purchase something from the website that you provided by means of a link. Most of Affiliate Programs are based on Pay Per Performance Scheme. 


Pay Per Click seems easier to perform than Pay Per Performance. But the commission is low compared to Pay Per Performance. For example, Google Adsense (Pay Per Click ) may pay you $1 per click, but Pepperjam Affiliate Program (Pay Per Performance)will pay you $7 per referral..!!
Pay Per Click programs like Google Adsense is mostly recommended to a blog which is getting huge traffic everyday. If you are looking to earn more income, consider joining some affiliate programs and placing affiliate link on your blog. 


Advertisements and paid reviews are another ways to earn money from your blog. We all know what are advertisements. It is just advertising about another party (or blog) in our blog by way of links and banners. 125×125 banners and 468×60 banners are widely used for blog advertisements today. Paid review is yet another way of money blogging which is similar to advertisements. The difference is that Advertisers may pay you on ‘per click’ basis (like Adsense) while Paid Reviews are on ‘per post’ basis. It means you will be paid on each post you publish about that Blog/Website/Advertiser. Pay Per Post, Sponsored Reviews and Buy Blog Reviews are the famous Pay Per Post programs.


Always try to bring out a blog which is updated regularly with unique and useful content, join some Pay Per Click or Affiliate Programs, put up the links in your blog, and start to earn decent income! As a final word, the more you get traffic and the more useful is your content, the more will be your potential to make money from your blog.Best Wishes!

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5 Simple Ways To Equip Your Blog's & Websites With Internal Links


Internal Links


Here’s an easy way to create internal links for your blog. Do so and you will in no timekeep your bloggers blogging, increase your viewership, and achieve higher search engine rankings.
Follow these simple suggestions to build internal links and help your blog gain greater success:-

  1. Create links in your most viewed posts
  2. For starters build internal links for your most popular posts and pages. These posts are moreoften visited by readers, so take the opportunity to lead them to your other posts. You can do so by manually inserting the links or with the help of plug-ins. In this way you can ensure the reader who likes your work gets to read more of your work by just clicking on the internal links.
  3. Furnish your pages with links of relevant information
  4. Once the reader has read your post, it is most likely that he will want to know more on the topic. You can provide him/her with this chance by creating links of any relevant or related posts. It would be advantageous if these links are from your own blogs, probably older postsand are manually added rather than through plug-ins. Thus the reader can find all he wants to know on your blog and at the same time you can enjoy extensive readership.
  5. Create series and sitemaps
  6. Readers do not like to read very long posts. It is best to have short posts and arrange them in a series, each series carrying links to the previous ones. Moreover, it is beneficial to provide the reader with a sitemap as it will help him/her to navigate through your blog and also give you chance to provide more number of internal links.This will help you to lead the readers in the direction you like, to promote your other posts, and increase your readership.
  7. Create links at the end of posting threads
  8. When you have completed posting on a particular topic, you will most likely conclude the thread through a single post. This post can carry internal links to the previous ones and other related postings. You will thus attract the reader to read other posts on the topic.
  9. Use 404 pages to your advantage
  10. Certain blogs may trouble you with error pages. These pages can be edited and used for posting. You can then insert them as internal links on your other pages.

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7 Great Ways To Promote Your New Blog












Although all you need to start a new blog is an idea and an internet connection, if you want your blog to have an audience you have to put in a bit more leg work. Yes, you need to update your blog regularly and have interesting graphics, but without promotion, your blog will remain unnoticed.
Some people are intimidated by the idea of promoting, especially when they are the product that is being promoted. But don’t fret. I’m about to give you seven tips that will help you get the ball rolling.


Study

Make a list of blogs, authors and websites that you love. Then take a good hard look at that list. What makes you so fond of the blogs that you chose? What can you learn from these sites? Things to keep an eye out for are: how often these authors add new content to their blog, and what sites they link to. Learn everything you can from the people you admire and apply what you learn to your own blog.


Make A Video

Videos are becoming de rigueur for marking everything from bands to products to magazines. All you need to produce a video is a digital camera (most have video capabilities) and some video editing software (which you can find for free with a simple Google search). Explain who you are, what your blog is about and why they should take a look, then upload your video to sites like YouTube and TubeMogul.


Guest Post

Writing guest posts for other blogs is a great way to get your name out there in the blogosphere. While it’s great to aim for the stars, in this case starting small is best. Look for smaller blogs that cover interesting topics and offer to write a guest post. Chances are the blog’s author will welcome the help.


Podcast

Ever thought about producing a podcast? Just like videos, podcasts are inexpensive to produce and can get you new readers by tapping into a market you may have overlooked before. Your podcast should deal with the same subject you cover in your blog, but in a more overall way. After you make your podcast, upload it to the iTunes directory.


Blog Carnivals

A Blog Carnival or Blog Roundup is a kind of “best of” article that pulls information from lots of different blogs together in one post. Look for blogs that are hosting blog carnivals that relate to your blog’s subject and submit your best posts. Can’t find any? Then take matters into your own hands and start your own Blog Carnival and ask your fellow bloggers to submit their work to you.


Social Media Buttons

This is one of my favorite promoting gimmicks. Social media buttons allow the people who do read your blog to share the content to everyone in their social media networks. Make sure to include all the big guns: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Social media site are powerful tools when it comes to promoting and should never be overlooked.


Interviews

Approach successful bloggers and experts in the field your blog covers and ask if you can interview them for your blog. Interviews are a great way to learn from bloggers who have been in the game for longer than you have, and pull in new readers by using a marquee name in your posts.
When it comes to promoting your blog, anything goes. Be creative, don’t be afraid, hand out flyers, shout it from the mountain tops.

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How to cross post from google plus to blogger or blogspot.com automatically?

Want to cross post from your google plus to your blogger or blogspot blog automatically?
Almost everyone of us blog. Some have their own blog using wordpress hosted on their own servers. But not everyone is technical. When blogger or blogspot.com launched, it was a God send which turned almost anyone from technical to non-technical to an instant blogger. It was so easy to just create an account and just start blogging without worrying about anything.
Now let’s get to purpose of this article. We post and share a lot’s of stuff from our Google Plus account and sometimes we want to post some of them on our personal blogspot account. Copying and pasting them onto our blogs takes time and redundant. Here is a easy way to cross post your google plus posts automatically to your blogspot blog.
  • Login into your blogspot.com account
  • Click on the settings link on the blog you wish to cross post
  • Click on the Email & Mobile Tab
  • Under Posting Options, Enter a value for the Email Posting Address (Keep this secret and don’t share with anyone) It looks like this username.yourvalue@blogger.com
  • Leave the default values and click on Save Settings button
  • Now goto your google plus account
  • Click on the Circles button on the top
  • Create a new circle
  • In the new circle dialog, enter a name for the circle e.g Blogger and click on Add a New Person link
  • Enter the email address you created above from blogger or blogspot.com
  • Click on the Create circle with 1 person button
  • Now whenever you share a news, link, video, etc.., just add the above Blogger circle you created
  • The content you share will be automatically posted to your blogger or blogspot account

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How can I make my blog load faster?

The speed at which your blog loads is critical to attracting more readers to your blog. If your blog takes a long time to load, many readers may leave your blog before they have the chance to read it. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help your blog load faster and attract more users:

Posts

Your blog's load time can be affected by the number of posts you display on your main page. You can easily edit the number of posts displayed of the main page from the Settings | Formatting tab. You can then select the number of posts you want to display on the main page. We recommend displaying 10 or fewer posts on the main page. 

Third Party JavaScript and Links

For optimal blog load speed, we recommend using Google/Blogger widgets, JavaScript and links. However, if you need to use third party JavaScript and links, your blog will load much faster if you put all JavaScript at the bottom of your blog. If you have third party JavaScript and links in your sidebar, put them in at the bottom of the sidebar.

Images and Media


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The more images, videos and other multi-media you have on your blog the longer it will take to load. However, images and other multimedia are important to attracting users to your blog, so it is important to optimize the load speed of your images and media. Here are a few tips to increase the load speed of your media:
  • Decrease the size of your images or use thumbnails that link to the full-size image.
  • If you use third party images, consider uploading them to Picasa Web Albums via the Blogger post editor.
  • If you have a large number of images to display, you can upload all your images (from a vacation or event) to a Picasa Web Album and link to the album in your post or sidebar.

Other suggestions

  • If you've added any custom CSS to your blog, make sure you put it at the top of the page.
  • The most important content of your blog that catches readers attention should load the quickest. To help you identify which items are taking the longest to load you can use Stopwatch. To use Stopwatch, enter your blog's URL into the text box and click "Start StopWatch". Stopwatch will then open your blog in a frame and will record the time it takes for everything on your blog to load, including images, videos, widgets, etc. Take note of the items that take the longest to load and modify them appropriately using our suggestions.

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Add a Note above Comment Box - To Make Comment Form Attractive


While writing Chapter 5 about blogging I feel to add this trick too . So I just saved that chapter and start writing this trick as it also Very cool to make the Comment Form Attractive ...... Anyways I am not going in much so just start :

Steps To Follow :

  • Go To Blogger > Layout > Edit HTML
  • Check The Box “Expand Widget Templates” at the top right corner.
  • Search for the code below, Tip:- Press Ctrl + f
<h4 id='comment-post-message'>

  •  Add this code after/below the above code :
/*------- www.hackwithstyle.com Note Before Comment Box Starts Here -----*/ <h4 id='comment-post-message'><img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3-e-udJAsIrPbZBhwkg9Xn-CEaIPwyse9fxRrZIC3g7pa_r3QYrsmlsY_W4VgEFpV1J70enlL-yzo47w_6Rl_kee288cYDvx10U4sZ0ZcrqTbV2xOWPGUjE2ZXQGaRlXhDC-vZFD378_/s800/what-question-mark.gif'/>Confused? Feel free to ask</h4>
<p>Your feedback is always appreciated. I will try to reply to your queries as soon as time allows.<br/><b>Note:-</b><br/><b>Please do not spam</b> Spam comments will be deleted immediately upon my review.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/><b>XEO Hacker</b></p> /*------- www.hackwithstyle.com Note Before Comment Box Ends Here -----*/

  • Replace the Green text with the text you like to insert.
  • Now save template and you are done.

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Add a Reply Link in your Comments Form in Blogger


Providing your readers with easy navigation and fun-to-use tools should always be your first priority. Whether it may be a video blog like YouTube or it may be any forums, all these great sites have a reply link attached to each comment posted on the site. Fortunately we can even add this extremely useful Reply Link to our blogger blogs to make it even more better. On clicking the reply link or reply button, an anchor link to that comment post is pasted in blogger comment pop-up form. That link will show who has been responded or replied. I am sure you would love to add it to your blogs too. So let's do it!

Add Your Personalized "Reply Link" To Blogger

  1. Go To Blogger > Design > Edit HTML
  2. Backup your template
  3. Click the "Expand widgets Templates" Box
  4. Search For ]]></b:skin>
  5. and paste the code below just above it,

/*--------------www.hackwithstyle.com Reply Link code starts here --------------*/
.HWS-replycomments{
background:#ECEAEA;
cursor:pointer;
color:#fff;
margin:5px 0;
float:right;
border:none;
padding:4px;
-moz-border-radius:6px;
-webkit-border-radius:6px;
border-radius:6px;
font:10px sans-serif;
}
.HWS-replycomments:hover{
background:#E7E7E7;
}

Make these changes:
  • To Change the Link background on active mode edit #ECEAEA
  • To Change the Link Background color on mouse hover edit #E7E7E7
  • Our Color Generator tool will be helpful

6. Now Search for,
<dd class='comment-footer'>
or just this,
class='comment-footer'

and just above it paste the "Reply Link" Code below,
/*--------------www.hackwithstyle.com Reply Link code starts here --------------*/
<div class='HWS-replycomments'><a expr:href='&quot;https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=*******************&amp;postID=&quot; + data:post.id + &quot;&amp;isPopup=true&amp;postBody=%40%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%23&quot; + data:comment.anchorName + &quot;%22%3E&quot; + data:comment.author + &quot;%3C%2F%61%3E#form&quot;' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, &quot;bloggerPopup&quot;, &quot;toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=650,height=650&quot;); return false;'>Reply..</a></div>

  • You can replace the text Reply.. with anything you like
  • Replace with your BLOG ID. If your are logged into your blogger account then look at your browser address bar. You can clearly see a 18-19 digit code. Just copy it and paste it in place of *******************
blog-id

7.   Save your template and view your blog comments the WordPress way! :>

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What Is Blogging Success? [Blogging For Beginners]


Yellow success key with clipping pathSuccess: This is one word which we all live for.
A blogger writes in hope of becoming a successful blogger.
A dancer hopes to be a successful dancer.
A musician composes in hopes of becoming a star musician.
But have you ever asked yourself, “What Is Success?”
There are many definitions from great personalities like:
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten. -Jon Bon Jovi
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. -George S. Patton
These all are good and inspiring definitions.
But…
Still, what is success? And since we are talking about blogging here, what is Blogging Success?
My definition is:
Success is making a living doing what you love and still being with your loved ones.
What is your definition?
  1. How do you define blogging success?
  2. What is most important factor/ingredient needed to be a successful blogger?
P.S. If you are wondering what [Blogging For Beginners] is in title, it is a new series that I have started in which I will write about how to build a successful blog. So, do not forget to subscribe.

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Do You Want To Stay A “Nobody” Or Become A Real Blogger? -An Steve Jobs Inspiratin..!!

Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the world? -Steve Jobs
YouSteve Jobs said this in 1983 when recruiting John Sculley for Apple. Sculley was working for Pepsi at that time and couldn't make his mind about joining Apple. At that time, Steve Jobs convinced him using this legendary pitch.
But what is history doing here.
You are not reading a blog about history or Apple fanboy blog.
It is not related to blogging, or is it?
Confused?
Do not think much, just read on.

Working hard?

You know what, that's a big problem!
You are working hard. You are working very hard.
But results are 0 or if you are lucky, 0.1. Nothing more than that.
Why?
Because you are working hard and hard work does not guarantee success.

2 Hour Per Day = Blogger?

If you are thinking about working 2 hours a day and becoming a celebrity blogger, you are dreaming. You are day dreaming!
Why?
Blogging is not about just writing.
It takes a lot more. Promotion, commenting, guest posts and what not.
We need a lot of time to build a successful blog.
And working just 2 hours a day is not going to cut it. It might have worked for a few guys, but open your eyes!
I said open your eyes.
This is the real world.
You are not a full-time blogger.
You have hundred other tasks to do.
And if you think you are still going to make it, you are still day dreaming.
There are hundreds of others who have realized the potential of blogging and have jumped as a full-time blogger.
They are working hard.
And what are you doing?
Refusing to see them.
That's what an ostrich does?
Still, ostrich does not escape from hunter.
Closing your eyes towards the competition does not mean that it is not there. You have to take a look and learn from it.
It’s not enough to succeed — Others must fail.
Break out of your "I'll succeed" illusions!
If you have blogged for 3 years and still getting 3 comments per post and 30 page views per day, you are doing something wrong. And still you think you are going to succeed?

Do Not Be An Ostrich, Be A Lion!

What you need to do is to stop closing your eyes.
Do not overlook competition.
Do not hide your head.
Be a lion.
Treat competition like a pray.
Kill the competition.
Destroy it.
Hit with a knife.
Better, drop a bomb.
Better yet, drop a nuke on your competition.

How To Kill Your Competition

Before you start thinking about doing murder of a competitor blogger or assembling a nuclear bomb, just let me tell you that you should not be doing anything like that.
To kill your competition, all you need to do is to get ahead of rival bloggers. In stats, in subscriber numbers and in comments!
To beat them, all you need is to:
  1. Write Better: They are writing great posts? Go one step ahead! Write awesome posts! In fact, you should not just write awesome but make your whole blog awesome.
  2. Promote Better: They are spending 2 hours for promotion? Spend 2 hours, 1 minute. Even this 1 minute gives you edge over them.
  3. Steal: See what they are doing. Often, bloggers will write about great things that happen to them. Take lessons. Avoid the mistakes they did, repeat their successful steps.

But You Have No Time

Right?
You have no time.
You have hundred other things to.
The best solution: Leave your job or school.
But you can not do that, right?
I can not do that and I am sure you too can not.
So, what is the way out of all this?
The way that does not need a lot of time but can still make you a great blogger, that can propel you straight to A-List.

Open Your Eyes

Look around, there are only two ways to become a professional blogger.
  1. Blog Full Time.
  2. Start A Team Blog.

Full Time Blogging

Full Time Blogging is, in my opinion, best option for you. If you become a full-time blogger, you will have lot more time to promote. More time spent on blogging will mean more traffic and income. However, this is a risky way.
What if you do not do well and fail?
You have responsibilities. You can spend 2-3 months without much income but at one point, you will have to look for a traditional job.
But if you do well, you will surely get bigger benefit.
Bigger risk, bigger benefit!

Team Blogging

Starting a team blog or group blog is another option.
Instead of a single person working on a blog, it is better to have several people. All the efforts will add. This way, team blogging helps you to keep your day job and still accelerating the growth. Yes, issues are there but if you have cooperative people around, you can easily solve these.

Choose A Path

This is the time to make a choice. Do you want to stay a normal nobody or change the blogosphere.
Do not continue your efforts on something small, aim for big target.
Do not be satisfied with 100 visits per day when you are capable of getting a million per day.
Do not be satisfied with three hundred subscribers when you are capable of getting three thousand or more.
Make a choice.
Either become a full-time blogger or start a team blog.
I am forcing you because this is going to be great for you. Just try!
And in the end:
Do you still want to be a nobody forever or change the blogosphere?

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Top 100 Articles to Help You With Blogging

This is our 100th post on Blogging with Success! We appreciate all of the support and encouragement from you, our readers. To celebration this milestone, Mr I, Fransiska and SBA compiled a list of  100 tremendously helpful articles. Sorted into ten categories, they address all aspects of blogging. And no, this list is NOT made up of our blog's 100 posts which you can see in the Archives. We're proud of how far we've come in reaching this milestone and excited about what lies ahead.
The 100 articles in this list will  help you crystallize what you want to do as a blogger; challenge you to learn new approaches; and most importantly encourage you to take action toward your blogging success.
bwsorangequoteWisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing itbwsorangequote2-David Jordan

1.Analyze Traffic

understanding trafficbwsblackquoteSmall opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." - Demosthenes
To move your blog to the next level you need to master tips and techniques for converting visitor traffic. The first step is to understand and analyze how readers found your blog and what they want. The posts in this section cover most of the things you need to get started.
photo by specialkrb

2. Design

by laffy4kbwsblackquoteThe best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas " - Linus Pauling
Design is about aesthetics and usability. Read how these authors follow best practices in color contrast, visual cues and navigation to move readers down the page and through the blog.
photo by laffy4k

3. Make Money Blogging

bwsblackquoteSuccess is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire” - Reggie Leach
There is no magic formula for monetizing your blog. However these posts can help you come up with a sensible plan and strategy that suits your blog. Make sure your expectations are realistic and you have the desire to work hard, and even fail before you start earning.
photo by Rob Lee

4. Promotion & Marketing

marketingbwsblackquoteWhen someone asks what you do for a living, imagine they’re really asking, “What are you here to contribute, and why should I care? - Steve Pavlina. Can you respond in 15 seconds? Your blog's branding/  marketing and content need to tell readers what's in it for them. Start 'above the fold' with the url, header and first paragraphs of every post.
photo by J. Cooke

5. Social Media & Community

bwsblackquoteCommunication leads to community, that is, understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing " - Rollo May
Social medial sites can be addictive. It's nice to have 352 friends. These article give bloggers' experiences and tactics to get (and give) real value from contacts while limiting the time spent.
photo by B. Oberkirch

6. Content

bwsblackquoteWise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something " - Plato
There are ways to master storytelling and painting the picture you want readers to see. No one likes boring, be it in person or on the page. Learn from these writers how to communicate unique and focused content.
photo by p373

7. SEO


bwsblackquoteWhen we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe " - John Muir
As bloggers we spend most of our energies writing, putting ideas, information and opinions out there. However to be even more successful we need to do some of the 'nitty gritty' to gain favorable position in search engine results. After all, we want to touch as many readers as possible and hear what they can add to the conversation.
photo by FML

8. Blogger's Life


bwsblackquotePeople don’t care what you know until they know that you Care!” - Benny Greenberg
These articles remind us that often the smallest thing can hold us back or give the wrong perception. Sometimes just a few wise words addressed at our real lives can provide spark and inspiration for our blogging world. Time is one of your most important resources. Discover how others increase their productivity.
photo by sirwiseowl

9. Goals & Metrics

measure goalsbwsblackquoteHow many ... goals are aimed at winning the battle, and not the war?" - SeoBook
If we don't plan where we want to go, then how can we get there except by accident? Some blogger's have unexpressed goals that leave them disappointed if they don't come true. Putting it 'on page' makes it more real and attainable in steps. As you'll read in these posts, part of success is learning from mistakes.
photo by Pinkevich

10. Tips

bwsblackquoteThe only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself " - Oscar Wilde
Bloggers in many niches have their favorite 'go to blogs' on blogging tips. That's why the field is so big. Here are some of the tips that apply across the blogosphere.
Photo by debaird™

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