The 5 Major Things I Learned About Blogging While Blogging

There are two types of learning. (… at least from what I’ve experienced) Passive Learning and Active Learning.

Passive Learning is like the learning we do at school. You sit behind a desk and listen to the teacher/professor go on and on about some lesson that you’ll probably never need in “real-life”

..and then there’s Active Learning. This is, in my opinion, where TRUE learning begins. This is experiential learning. Everything you get from this type of learning is TRUE KNOWLEDGE because it comes from actually taking action.

While blogging, I’ve come to realize a few things that I would’ve never known without actually doing it. Hopefully this insight can help a few people avoid some pitfalls, and also be a more effective blogger.

Here’s The 5 Things I Learned About Blogging While Blogging

1. Your Posts Need To UNIQUE – Especially in the internet marketing/entrepreneur space, there are sooooo many people trying to get the market’s attention through blogging. So the best way to ‘cut-thru-the-clutter’ is to add some personality to your posts and simply create a blog that provides value but also sounds different.

Unusual posts related to your niche will get more attention than the same ol’ “How To Create A Blog” posts. Remember, your readers are humans too – who like gossip and other weird stuff, so entertain them. ;0)

2. Have More Than One Traffic Source – This is very important.. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!! If all you’re doing to get traffic is Forum Marketing – what would happen is those Forums decide to delete all the “signature files” when your links are? - That’s right, all your traffic is gone!

Now, that probably won’t happen, but hey, who knows.. the point is to get traffic from different sources and sites – just to be safe.

3. You Will Meet Some Amazing People – Through blogging I’ve met some great people, and developed partnerships and small collaborations. The internet doesn’t have to be your only communication medium – take it offline and talk on the phone with those you meet and you might end up with a great business partner.

4. Once It Picks Up – It REALLY Picks Up – Yes, there is some work involved. Yes, there are some elements that your blog needs to have in order to be effective (.instead of using the ‘out-the-box’ or naked blog – which I’ll cover in the Social Control Program) ..

..But, once you have an effective blog set up, and you start providing that value – it’s only a matter of time until you start getting massive exposure, deals, collaborations and partnership with other leaders and up and coming leaders in your industry.

5. You Gotta Enjoy Writing – Fortunately for me, this is something I realized I actually LIKE doing. If you don’t enjoy writing – making videos or pod casts would be the next best thing – but, although video is really HOT right now, you’ll be eliminating a big chunk of your audience who might enjoy reading more than watching a video. (..just a thought)

I know most of you have been blogging for a while.. tell me:

What Have You Learned About Blogging While Blogging?

Leave me your comments below – I’m sure I’ll get great responses from all of you. As always, if you enjoyed this post Tweet It, Digg It, Share It, & Stumble It.

It’s been great! Talk soon

To your Success,
Hector The Alexa Director

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33 Responses to “The 5 Major Things I Learned About Blogging While Blogging”

Josh Garcia Says:
27. June 2010 at 7:38 pm

Hey Hector,

The biggest thing I’ve learned is to take action regardless if you are not comfortable or complete. I see way too many individuals waiting for everything to line up before they take action. You and I know that it never lines up right.

I tell people go create that first post and don’t worry about all of the technical stuff you read (SEO, backlinking, or all the types of marketing).

After a couple of post then you can start implementing small things until you are comfortable with it. I can speak on this for a long time.

Chat with you later…
Josh
Josh Garcia´s last blog ..The Secret to Successful Blogging

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