They say that experience is the best teacher. And it is. The only problem is that experience can be both good and bad. Some things we have to experiment for ourselves to see the results, but for the others we have so many experienced bloggers sharing so much valuable knowledge that it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. Here are some of my favorite blogging tips for this second part of the series:

From ‘Dosh Dosh’

“Every blog comment is usually permanent. It’s not just a hyperlink but a long-term representation of your brand.”

Commenting on other blogs is a bit like guest posting. You expose yourself to a new auditorium and before considering building traffic, you should think about how will that comment make you look. Have you read my post on Comments: Building Traffic or Increasing Awareness?

“Knowledge only becomes an asset when it is shared.”

Maki really did it with this one! I can swear this quote will make history. It’s pretty much self-explanatory.

From ‘Lorelle on WordPress’

“A post title sitting in my feed reader must inspire me to click. That takes a lot of energy.”

Having a strong title is essential and Lorelle explains how to create better ones. Readers are very selective. You either provide an eye-catchy title, or say good bye to your potential reader.

“You never know where a bit of inspiration will come from, so keep your mind open to all possiblities.”

Remember my 10 Blogging Tips from the Top 100 Songs of 2007 post? I was looking for some tracks to listen on the Rolling Stone Magazine website and the idea just popped into my head. And by writing this I’ve just remembered a famous movie quote: “Life Is like a Box of Chocolates… You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get!”

From ‘Chris Garett on New Media’

“It’s about putting yourself into your blog and not seeing it purely as a cash delivery device.”

I can’t remember how many times I’ve read this and on how many blogs, and still it has to be told again and again. Be yourself, and actually, be a better version of yourself before even considering making money.

“Choosing a name for your blog is like choosing a name for a child, you have to choose carefully because it could stick around for a long time.”

Kids are mean. Remember your childhood? Those kids with funny names and all the jokes they had to take? Would you like your blog to be the target of all those mean jokes?

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Over the years, experience has thought bloggers how to define their online personality, writing skills and furthermore use these skills to help less-experienced bloggers evolve. This is a hand-picked collection of the best blogging tips from the world’s top bloggers.

From ‘Lorelle on WordPress’

“Bloggers love to have other bloggers link to their sites”
Lorelle looks at linking as a strategy. Not only a strategy to exchange links and increase traffic, but as a strategy to reach people and build relationships. In the long run, this strategy would bring more traffic to your blog than those shameless self-promoting comments and posts!

“Give without expectation of return”
From Lorelle’s point of view, linking or positive writing about someone / something else should be done without expecting positive feedback, comments or backlinks. Write or link only because you like that someone, or their articles and don’t ask to get the same in return. It’s not a negotiation!

From ‘Problogger’

“Prove yourself first”
Darren Rowse, the man behind Problogger.com comments on how to build a good reputation inside a network. “There’s nothing more frustrating that networking with someone who disappears a couple of weeks later”, says Darren. The best thing you can do is to prove that you’re here to stay. Be constant and contribute to the network!

“Give your best content away”
If you want to build a solid base of readers, there is nothing better than constantly providing great content. Don’t save your best posts for later, or it might be too late. “The best way [...] to convince people that you’ll write great content in future is to show them great content now”, says Darren.

From ‘Copyblogger’

“Taking time to think”
While many wish to become successful bloggers, only a few manage to do so. Why? James Chartrand has found the secret key: “we don’t take the time”. In his opinion, the best thing you can do when writing a new article is to sit down and think about every possible way to present the story, as well as taking time to find the best informational resources.

“Personal branding”
“The key to effectively building your profile is the value you provide to others and what they say in result, not what you say about yourself”, stated Brian Clark, founder of Copyblogger.

More blogging tips…

Next week, in the second part of this series, Blogsessive will bring you more high-quality blogging tips from the world’s top bloggers. Stay tuned!

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