Would you like to improve your blog so that you will be able to enjoy more income?
Then now is the best time to start thinking about making changes and improvements so that you will be able to get better results.
If you want things to get better then you have to take action to make things better.
One of the best ways to get better results is to make sure that you are doing all of the right things and to make sure that you are doing them to the best of your abilities.
Here is a short list of some of the most important things to focus on that can help to improve your blogging results (and profits).
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1. Have clear and specific goals for yourself and your blog
Create a project list for each month in advance. Within that monthly project, you can then create smaller weekly and daily projects and tasks to be completed.
2. Plan tasks in advance
Plan your tasks in advance, a good habit to form is to plan your monthly tasks a month in advance, your weekly tasks a week in advance, and plan your daily tasks a day in advance.
This will help you develop the habit of foresight and keep you in a proactive mode instead of a reactive mode.
3. Stay informed
Stay aware of what’s happening in your market area. This can be done in several different ways, depending on your specific niche.
You can subscribe to popular blog RSS feeds of other market leads in your market or get alerts from Google by setting up an alert in your email account, based on a specific keyword phrase.
Also entering your niche market keyword into Google’s keyword tool to find out which keywords or topics are getting a lot of searches is another way of finding out what’s hot in your market.
Use tools like Google Trends and Google Insights to keep up with what people in your target audience are searching for.
4. Keep learning and growing
Look for new and better ways to promote your blog. Are you taking advantage of social media? Are you making use of video or podcasting?
What new marketing strategy could you try each month? Guest blogging, networking with other blog owners, taking a marketing training course, can all be great ways to expand your reach and influence.
Also, how closely are you paying attention to your user’s feedback, questions and comments? This will often be your best source of fresh input on how you can improve your blog.
5. Measure your results
Review your monetization strategy and do some research to find out what new monetization options are available for you to choose from. It is important not to get stuck in a rut by refusing to move out of your comfort zone.
Look for new ways to increase your income, without increasing your overhead cost. For example, could you be getting more money for selling ad space on your blog to local businesses?
Business blogging does take a lot of time, energy and effort. This is why it is so important that you are blogging on something that you are passionate about.
This will allow you to always be positive, optimistic and enthusiastic about what you are doing and that will come across to your readers which will be one of your greatest assets in growing your blog and your income.
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© 2011 – 2018, Priya Florence Shah. All rights reserved.
Priya Florence Shah is a bestselling author and an award-winning blogger. Check out her book on emotional self-care for women. Priya writes short stories and poetry and chills with her two-legged and four-legged kids in her spare time.
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