Remove 2002 Remove Editorial Remove Engagement Remove Publishing
article thumbnail

Beginner Week: My 43 DOs and 25 DON’Ts of Blogging

ProBlogger

Eleven and a half years ago when I hit publish on my first ever blog post, I had little idea what I was doing and what was going to unfold for me over the coming decade. Do ‘write’ something every day (note that I didn’t say ‘publish’). Do write in an engaging voice. Don’t be afraid to hit publish.

Blog 53
article thumbnail

210: Launching a Blog: How Many Posts Do You Need?

ProBlogger

Some people just need to publish something and launch so that it gets done, while others are probably a little bit more strategic in their personality and arrive with a push through, getting a little bit more done before they hit launch. I think back to my first blog, back in November 2002, it all happened very, very quickly.

Post 51
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

246: 9 Ways to Accelerate the Growth of Your Blog

ProBlogger

Take ownership of building engagement with your readers. And here are 9 accelerators to grow your blog faster: Understand and engage with your audience. Focus less on the number of eyeballs, and more on engaging the hearts of the right readers. Teach and engage readers through challenges using various mediums.

Blog 47
article thumbnail

216: How to Create a Style Guide for Your Blog (and Why You Should)

ProBlogger

I started blogging in 2002, 2004 for ProBlogger, of course things have changed. We have about 40 writers, we publish 14 articles a week. That’s going to help your readers to engage with you and to build a relationship with you, and to learn from you more as well. That’s a big change that’s happened in blogging.

Blog 43
article thumbnail

278: Evolve Don’t Revolve Your Blogging

ProBlogger

I’ll talk about evolving your engagement with your readers, how to build community on your blog, how to find new readers for your blog, and then, how to monetize your blog. . We’ve also got Kelly Exeter, who’s brilliant on writing, editing, also design, self-publishing. ” Now, I started blogging in 2002.

Blog 24
article thumbnail

191: Tools for Creating Great Visual Content for Your Blog

ProBlogger

When I was looking back at some screenshots of my very first blog from 2002, recently, I was amazed by how boring it looked. Today, the web is a much more visual place and I can’t remember the last time I published content without at least one form of visual content in it. It also gets more engagement back to their posts.

Content 51
article thumbnail

191: Tools for Creating Great Visual Content for Your Blog

ProBlogger

When I was looking back at some screenshots of my very first blog from 2002, recently, I was amazed by how boring it looked. Today, the web is a much more visual place and I can’t remember the last time I published content without at least one form of visual content in it. It also gets more engagement back to their posts.

Content 36