6 Habits of A Successful Blogger

The use of blogs as wealth-generating mechanisms has been all the rage as of late. And why not? Creating a monetized blog has extremely low start-up cost, and the potential for earning can be very high if a blog is popular. Virtually anyone with a computer, an internet connection, and a little know-how can create one.

The problem with this is that since start-up costs are so low, there are thousands, even millions of blogs out on the internet vying for web traffic.

This means that if you have high aspirations for your blog, and especially if you want to become a millionaire blogger, you’re going to have to blow your competition out of the water. Here are a few things you can do to ensure your blog’s success.

1. Learn How to Efficiently Monetize Your Site
How you actually generate income from your blog depends on what type of content you are displaying, but there are several different methods you can choose from. The most common one is simply displaying advertisements for products and other sites.

Affiliate marketing programs like Google’s AdSense and AffiliateWire can automatically display ads on your site that generate money when visitors come to your site. All you need to do is sign up and paste the code in the correct spot on your blog.

Other ways to monetize a blog include making agreements with online merchants who sell their products online or selling your own products that relate to the content on your blog.

2. Find A Place of Your Own
The absolute most important thing you can do for your blog is find a niche. That is, make the content of your blog content that can’t be found anywhere else on the internet.

If your blog is too similar to another blog or features information that can generally be found on sites that already have a larger share of web traffic, your blog simply isn’t going to generate visitors.

3. Actively Pursue Visitors to Your Site
This can be done in many different ways. If you want to get traffic to a new site fast, consider paying for advertising. This can be expensive, but it almost always pays off with direct revenue to your blog or through helping your blog develop a reputation and get the word out there.

Another practice used by successful bloggers is link building. Link building means you make agreements with owners of other blogs and websites to display links to each other’s pages. This is a great way to get traffic at no cost.

4. Make Sure You Post New Content on a Regular Basis
Many blog owners think all they need to do to make a pile of cash is write a few articles, post them online, and wait for the money to start rolling in.

The reality is that if you want visitors to return to your site, you have to show them that they can expect regular updates so they will look forward in returning to your site.

A dedicated following that will come back to your site on a regular basis is an absolute must if you want to be successful.

5. Develop A Sense of Community
Another effective way to make sure your visitors return is by developing an internal sense of community within your blog. Allow your visitors to comment on what they see and discuss their ideas with each other.

This can be as simple as having a comments application with each of your articles, or you may also want to consider creating a forum where people can create their own posts to talk about.

Be careful, though; forums are usually only effective when you already have a large number of daily visitors to your blog.

6. Be Patient
The number one reason for the failure of blogs is that blog owners simply don’t want to wait. They think blogging is some kind of “get rich quick” scheme and don’t realize that there is a lot of hard work involved.

Remember that unless you pay for a lot of expensive advertising, it is going to take time to develop a following. Even for great blogs, it can take months and sometimes even years for them to really take off.

Don’t be discouraged if you aren’t successful right away, because who knows, you might still have the makings of a millionaire blogger.

Conclusion

I sincerely hope the tips listed above will help you become a highly effective blogger which in return may provide you with a fixed steam of income related to your blog.

You always have to think outside of the box and create unique and even viral content in order to engage the reader every time you create a post on your blog.

Don’t forget, everything revolves around the concept of a returning visitor so that you can create a community around your blog.

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17 comments

Anaggh Desai July 16, 2012 - 1:05 pm
What if you don't want advertisements but traffic?
mi6430 July 16, 2012 - 2:41 pm
HI Anaggh. What you are talking about is SEO which is also necessary but not the topic of this article.
Jasmine July 17, 2012 - 4:35 am
Rick, really good pointers. No wonder I am not successful, I don't quite have these habits. :)
Anton Koekemoer July 17, 2012 - 6:19 am
Hi Rick, Yes – when it comes to Actively Pursuing Visitors to drive them to your Site its often the successful bloggers that don’t have a thing called "working hours" – Often times overworking themselves. Having regular content published and on a concise schedule is one of the best ways to see an experienced blogger apart from an amateur.
Jeanza July 17, 2012 - 6:58 am
they say "selling is leading" and it's true regarding to blog monetization as well. In order to be a leader you have to have leader's habits and most important is Be Patient. thanks for advise!
Alicia July 17, 2012 - 11:39 am
Hello Rick, these are good qualities for a successful blogger. Thanks for emphasizing them in this brilliant article. I will keep these qualities and habits in mind and practice them, hopefully success is not too far away.
Nick Stamoulis July 18, 2012 - 9:27 am
A great way to get your blog noticed is to submit guest posts to other blogs that are in the same industry. Of course it takes time to write these extra blog posts in addition to building up content on your own blog, but the time is well worth it. It also helps to generate inbound links (and trust) to your blog.
Gayle E. July 18, 2012 - 11:39 am
I think patience is the hardest part when trying to manage a successful blog. Once you make it through the wait though, it's totally worth it :)
Aditya July 19, 2012 - 3:34 am
Hi Rick, Having your own position in the particular niche will add to think bloggers and they surely want to know whats in it in your blog that everyone is seeing it.One has to write contents which are unique and out of this world.Also posting new blogs regularly and giving feedback to the readers is a must on regular basis.
Rajnish July 19, 2012 - 7:47 pm
Hi Rick, I am new blogger in the industry and I think developing a sense of community is very good Idea by that way my blog will become more useful to readers.
Freddie D. July 20, 2012 - 11:01 am
Having some knowledge on the topic you choose to focus on for your blog is very crucial. You can't expect others to come read your posts when you have no clue about what you're writing about. Great post here!
Mozambique tours July 20, 2012 - 2:29 pm
I think last point is whole conclusion of story, Be Patient, its not possible that blog start getting traffic and good visitors from day one, blogger has to wait, and produce good content to attract visitors. Good post for bloggers.
Mike Jones July 21, 2012 - 5:17 am
These are good qualities for a successful blogger. Thanks for emphasizing them in this brilliant article. i will keep these qualities and habits in mind and practice them hopefully success is not too far away,
GamerDiehard July 29, 2012 - 5:20 am
Nice that you mentioned only 6 blogging lessons, I read blogs that offers countless numbers of tips and tricks that every blogger should follow. I never come across any common tips offered by bloggers for successful blogging. Each time when you read a blog, a new idea suggested, sometimes it freaks me out! In my experience I just like to share only two basic way of successful blogging. 1. Post continuity, at least 1 a day, and post quality, attractive title with useful article.
logo design August 15, 2012 - 2:43 pm
Rick, You are very right about these points for doing blogging you need to update the contents on regular basis which is not a difficult task but it all about quality which should be very high to get more good response from visitor as well as search engine.
Perky Seraph August 19, 2012 - 10:50 am
Hey! Other than advertising we can also write guest posts or exchange of links for blog rolls. These can actually work effectively. Yeah, advertising is expensive and effective but it is arduous for those who have started blogging recently.
Wordpress developers September 7, 2012 - 2:53 am
Developing a community and patience is very important for a successful Blogger.
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