Does Your Blog Have Personality? Yes/No – Do This Instead!
As much as I’d like to talk more in depth about blogs I always like to start with the basics things first.. because paying close attention to little details and starting with the 1st step is what you want to do in the first place..
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And whether you have a blog, or not, you should learn this first:
Creating a blog personality is a must if you want to maximize your blog profit potential and get long-term results (more visitors, more subscribers and more sales). So creating your blog personality is not an option.
And here comes the best part:
- Creating a blog personality is easy. All you have to do is follow these three steps:
1. Study your niche (sub-niche) target market in depth. Research Google. Browse forums. Read blogs. Learn your target market ins and outs. Analyze your ‘perfect’ customer’s needs, wants, problems and frustrations.
You want to know exactly what you should write and to whom. Failing to do so is suicide for your entire blog and business. In fact, that’s the biggest mistake new business owners make when trying to advertise and market online (or offline).. and they keep wondering why they’re getting no sales or good results.
2. Your blog should contain an “About Me” page or a special, stand-alone part where you talk about you. Do it briefly. Here’s how I do it at Codrut Turcanu page. This page should contain your story, as most of your blog visitors would relate to your past trials, failures and successes.
And that’s good for you. Because that’s the second step of creating your blog personality – relating to your blog readers’ interests, problems and frustrations.
If you’re emphatic with your visitors, they’ll stick with your blog more than you’d think. And having loyal readers and customers is what everybody wants.
Here’s someone who talks with passion on her blog about her experience on making money online. Her name is Caroline Middlebrook from UK, and she uses the “emphatic principle” effectively..
3. If you really want to strike it rich online (not overnight though) and build a strong brand business around your blog, then your blog should have a main character which represents the voice of your online venture and the interests of your blog readers. To give you just two examples which I like most, here are blogs showcasing cool characters:
Tyler Cruz
Zac Johnson
These are animated characters, and I plan to create a similar character on this blog soon to add more punch to it and brand myself better. Stay tuned.
UPDATE – I’ve added the mascot. You’re already seeing it on the left side
Cheers,
Codrut Turcanu – “Succeeding Against All Odds!”
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Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed my Google News Reader..
Matt Hanson
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Good Layout and design. I like your blog. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. .
Jason Rakowski
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Thanks for your advice.
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Yeah, there are definitely way too many people overlooking the small things that will help them in the long run. I’ve always preached that… but good article man!
Jay
DatMoney.com
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Thanks for the mention. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for a logo design.
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I like your mix of pertinent information. Easy reading is always a great plus to keep me interested. I will be watching for your selection of an automation feature you plan on incorporating.
Clair in Florida USA
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Great post – I feel like too often bloggers try to maximize things like keyword density, niche content, other obscure SEO ideas, and forget that the most important thing they can do is connect with their readers. Nothing else is more reliable in keeping people coming back.
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