How To Make Your Blogging Career A Fruitful One
This is a guest post by Senthil Ramesh of NoviceBloggers
It started with web sites once the Internet evolved and I am pretty sure that blogs are ruling now and more number of blogs coming each and every day with many bloggers trying their luck in the field. But what makes it more interesting is, not everyone succeeds in blogging.
Some give up so easily. There are reasons why they give up so easily. These are people who don’t know how to effectively make their blogging career. When we start blogging, if we make sure if we are ready for hard times, if we work for passion and interact with readers, the blogging experience can be more easily.
Here I have shared few of my thoughts with my personal experience by which you can make your blogging career a fruitful and successful one:
Follow and then lead:
All the times, we get into a newer field we will try to make ourselves ahead of others and become superior. This is a healthy thought but you cant always expect it to happen over night. One should strive hard before achieving this in the blogosphere. Better follow other bloggers first, see how they present the posts, interact with readers etc.., to give your blogging a good start. As I started blogging, I look at other bloggers curiously, each and every time. May be this makes me to get inspired more to give more out of myselves.
Taking a decision:
Not all the bloggers, blogging for full time or having it as career. I can see many people and students doing it part time. So when starting blogging, its good to decide whether you are making it as a career, or a part time hobby or just to share your personal or political views, occasionally. Once you make clear on this, you are good to go. And this helps you to create a regular schedule, find yourselves what and why should you write and how to present them for your readers.
Think out-of-the box:
Take this as a followup of the first point. As we have followed the other bloggers, we cant always go in their foot steps. We cant make a good impression if we do so. So after you are good in blogging, make some unique articles, try different kind of posts, not regular ones and give your personal color for the articles. This is the first step in making a unique blogging for yourselves. This can make your blogging experience wonderful and it gets even more wonderful if people starts to appreciate you for them.
Be Dedicated:
This is not only for blogging but it applies to every field and every single thing we do. You must be deciated, give your best to keep up your skills and should better yourselves every time. This can be achieved by making a schedule for yourselves, taking some time to collect resources, network with other bloggers and know more about blogging every day. This can include, making a schedule and following it regularly. You can even categorise days on the way you write the posts. This makes the readers to follow it regularly.
Blogging with passion, and not for money:
Well, this is what the basic advice I got, when I started blogging. When I started my blog on October, and I contact some of the bloggers to get introduced with them and also seeking some tips. “Blog with your own interest, and let money not your only concern”, This was the most heard tip. So, when comes to blogging never make money stand before you. Have your dreams, your aims and goals be at your front and not money even your blog’s niche is make money online 
Know what your readers want:
Nothing can be done single handed. But you can do it better if you join hands. Though you don’t have any co authors or partners at your blog, you can always have readers for your guidance. In fact, you are writing for your readers and you may not get new or returning readers if you don’t write what they want. Comments are the right place for it. Interact with them, or contact them even personally by email what they expected and how they felt at the blog. This is a very good practise to get into the minds of readers and have a good impression. This definitely can make your writing more inspired and in the right path.
Whats with you?
Here I have shared some basic things and some of my personal experiences. I am sure, SmartBloggerz is a place where many beginners and blogging pros meet. Definitely, everyone has their success story behind them and I am sure they have these as one of the prime factor. But, we would love to hear from you more on these at the comments.
Article written by Senthil Ramesh
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December 29, 2009
8:14 pm
You are so right. It does take making clear decisions and being dedicated.
The is so much information on the internet that it is easy to get pulled into too many directions, that is where making clear decisions has made a difference for me.
There are so many little bumps that make it easy to give up. Staying dedicated and pushing through is a great ability.
Sheila
December 30, 2009
11:11 am
Thanks for the comments, Sheila. Not only in blogging, but every field dedication. And our efforts will be of little or no help if we do without dedication.
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December 31, 2009
3:32 am
That is why newbie should read this kind of article, so their will not jumped into wrong direction.
December 31, 2009
1:33 pm
You are right friend.. Newbies need a right guidence.. If they get it, they will sustain in this blogosphere for many days… And also they wont give up blogging
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 29, 2009
8:47 pm
Very nice post senthil… All points are perfect.. Dedication and passion is needed for every work.. Without dedication no work can be effective…
Getting feedback from readers and interacting with other bloggers improve good relationship.. One more thing target cannot be reached very easily. We need patience and have to work hard for that..
Thanks for sharing this useful information here..
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 30, 2009
11:15 am
Agreed Deepika. How come I missed that point. Thanks for adding it. Patience is one of the greatest virtues and blogging career needs it the most.
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December 31, 2009
3:28 am
Blogging is just like build a hotel. First, you need to make a design. Second, build it. And then fill it with some facility. And when people feel the hotel is nice, their will surely comes.
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December 31, 2009
1:35 pm
And one more thing we have to promote the hotel(blog)…:D We have to advertise it… Similarly we have to advertise our blog with tips mentioned by senthil in the above article
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 30, 2009
4:45 am
All good points. There’s too many websites that lead you in all different directions and promise you money and all they deliver is more products and wasted time. Instead, find out who knows what they’re actually talking about and learn from them and just go for it. Create good content and your readers want to know more about. Comment and network the smart way like crazy. Do what you can to make it. Don’t listen to anyone who says it can’t be done because if you do, well, then it can’t be done.
If you believe in yourself and don’t give up and keep experimenting you WILL find what works for you if you are truly willing to work at it and stay dedicated to do whatever it takes. Above all, even though you should treat it as a job… It should be fun. If you’re not having fun then you should reconsider blogging for money.
December 31, 2009
3:25 am
All you’re saying is about The Law of Attraction or The Power of Word or anything, right? I believe in that. Nature will support you and make your dream realized if you’re thinking the positive way. It’s also happen on blogging activity.
December 31, 2009
6:20 pm
You are right friend.. Anything that happen naturally will sustain forever… Even links.. If we get links naturally, its a very good thing
December 30, 2009
4:52 am
Great tips, Senthil. One tip I would also like to add to yours is that every blogger should post frequently on their blogs to prevent their blogs from dying and keeping their blog’s community alive and interactive
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December 30, 2009
6:37 pm
you are right friend… consistency is mainly needed for blogger..Even if we dint get any topic, we should leave it as such… We can update our most popular post… It will be useful for the readers to have look at your old articles too..
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 31, 2009
3:21 am
Yeah, a lot of topic is on there. Just let your right-brain working and creativity will comes to you.
December 31, 2009
5:32 pm
Yeah creativity is needed very much. There be a situation when we no ideas come to mind when we sit for blogging. We should not give it up. We have to think creatively and present a article in a stylish way. It may also be an update to our old articles. There is nothing wrong in updating our old articles.
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 31, 2009
3:23 am
Agree, frequently but still not too much. I find there is a blogger who posting 3 article per day when the topic is make money online..I think it can’t be called as “frequently” but “too much”. Remember, reader need a rest too
December 31, 2009
6:25 pm
3 posts per day is too much… Readers will not get time to read when there is very frequent update like this.. When there is a need we can do like tat… But one article per day will be effective
December 31, 2009
8:09 am
Of course, Shirley. Atleast, 5 posts should be posted in a week. That keeps the blog live and the subscriber stats increased.
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December 31, 2009
6:22 pm
Consistency is needed… We can post 5 articles in a week… But we have to promote in a right way so that all our articles will be read by our readers
December 30, 2009
5:28 am
I just finished read book titled “Marketing is Bullsh**” which tell me about think out of the box things. As for blog, i’m sure it’s true that TOOTB is important to make reader attracted and not boring, especially when competition become tough. It’s use right-brain than left-brain…
Well, your article is seem as summarize for many article. We’re know that reader-oriented, passion, and dedication is needed, it’s not a new idea..But yeah, it’s OK, since still…not too many people aware about it.
Overall, this article is very recommended for newbie and blogger who not follow the tips yet.
December 30, 2009
6:24 pm
Thanks for the comment, Akira. Glad you liked it and yes, I am primarily concerning on Newbies rather than Pros.
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December 31, 2009
3:18 am
Yeah and thanks for that, it’s nice strategy to attract reader. Well, i’m not newbie anymore, i’m used to read this kind of post many times, but it’s still interesting.
akira07´s last blog ..My Resolution for 2010
December 31, 2009
6:28 pm
These tips are useful for everyone.. Especially for new bloggers, this will be a guidence.. Senthil have narrated this very well and its clear to read and easy to understand..
Good job Senthil
December 30, 2009
6:32 am
Excellent words of wisdom dude:) keep up the gud work.
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December 30, 2009
6:25 pm
Thank you, Anand.
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December 30, 2009
11:05 am
Senthil has elaborate some excellent point here. I admire you for mentioning two point that do not blog for money and next know what your reader want.
Before when I was new on blogging I think only for money, but now I understand that blogging is also one good platform for use our creativity. Before blog for money we have to make brand our blog and our name within the blogsphere.
Next another key point is write what reader want actually from our blog. We should attention on our reader wish and should try to write then.
December 31, 2009
3:20 am
I just finish reading book titled “Marketing is Bullsh**” as mentioned above and i find the bullsh** no.5 is : Profit is Everything. And it’s also support Senthil opinion about blogging with passion.
akira07´s last blog ..My Resolution for 2010
December 31, 2009
8:08 am
Agreed, Chandan. When I started blogging, I was not aware about making money in it and I entered in this purely, on my boundless interest. Hence I find no reason to regret taking the blogging career, and gives me a lot of pleasure to blog. Thats why, I stress that point in many of my articles.
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December 31, 2009
5:25 am
Yes, you must think outside the box, you must be unique…far too many bloggers are simply rehashing what they read 5 minutes before and it destroys credibility.
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December 31, 2009
7:58 am
Blogging to me is all about passion. You can never start a blog just because it is in a niche area that will be insanely profitable… it’s gotta be something that you love! Great advice in this post… keep up the great work
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December 31, 2009
5:35 pm
@The Net Fool
Its happy to hear that you blog for passion. Me too like blogging. One who is with passion never give up the work.Its one of the way to express our thoughts to our readers. Through blogging we can share information with our readers and vice versa.
Senthil have mentioned about money should not be a main concentration in blogging… He is right. When we target on money, then it will not be effective…
December 31, 2009
6:36 pm
I have been blogging for almost 7 months. But it is time to earn some cash. I have to take it more seriously.
December 31, 2009
6:48 pm
I have started blogging just three months before and i am newbie.. I have not tried anything regarding cash in my blog.. Hope i will start that after few months…
Deepika´s last blog ..Importance Of Guest Blogging
December 31, 2009
7:52 pm
Wonderful post senthil, almost all of us here want to live the internet lifestyle, I hope this new year has got our numbers in it and by the way I have become a loyal visitor to your blog
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January 1, 2010
10:40 am
This is a great article! Many people get caught up with blogging and making money online that they miss up and make mistakes. These are some great tips to keep bloggers on the right track, keep up the great posts!
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January 4, 2010
8:34 am
Do blogging if you like it.. If you just doing it for the money then you would probably stop doing it after few months because it wouldn’t give instant money and you will loose your interest.
January 4, 2010
12:18 pm
We could talk all day about the reasons why most people cant achieve success in blogging, if making money with a blog is their goal. But I think the number one reason most fail is they lack the passion or the drive it takes to continually explore new ground and write about it well. And writing about it is only have the battle!
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January 5, 2010
12:04 am
Really these are the very basic tips. Dont know how we tend to forget these. Thank you very much.
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January 5, 2010
8:18 pm
“Follow And Then Lead” – I love this one. I’ve seen a lot of people trying to lead right away and that just doesn’t work like that. Blogging is like any other career, you have to start in the warehouse with the forklift and the move your way up to management and eventually become a CEO. Thanks for this nice post and I hope you had a fruitful 2009. Regards!
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January 9, 2010
12:41 pm
i agree with your. tips for me to become successful blogger are. make planning about your blogging, make schedule, give a good information to your readers, update 2x for 1 week, update your blogging knowledge everyday, learn seo and make traffik to your blog and monetize your blog
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January 11, 2010
4:30 pm
my tips to become succesfull blogger are : start writing, give good information and useful tips, improve our wiriting, posting 3 time for one week. blogwalking 5-10 new blogger everyday. submit to google search engine, keep good relationship with blogger that make comment in our blog.
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