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The title of todays post is a little strange I will admit but I want everyone of you to read this post so I made it something that gets anthony’s your attention. Ever wondered how certain blogs get bigger real quick while others just waste away dead space in the blogosphere?
I thought about this for a while before I ever started IBB and I believe I understand better now how and why these certain blogs do so well. Without making things to complicated let me break it down into two easy steps to get on your way to becoming a big dawg in your blogging niche!
- Make Connections: Firstly and most importantly is making connections with others in your niche. If you blog about gardening then get to know other gardening bloggers, why do I suggest this? Simple, if you become friends with them they may link to you for free or be open to a guest post that links back to your blog and builds your brand simultaneously. If you ever ever seen my about page you will see at the bottom where I list all the guest posts I have written for other bloggers in this niche. I now have a relationship with most of these bloggers and if I asked them for a favor they would most likely deliver asap.
Its a win win when you do a guest post because you get to build your brand while they get extra unique content that their subscribers want and need anyhow.
- Drop The Free Theme: Secondly and most certainly important is the fact that every big time blogger started out with a great design. That is not to say if you get a custom one done now your already doomed, no blog is every doomed unless you trash people on it left and right (just kidding).
But seriously, what about your free theme makes me want to visit your blog? I understand content is important but content is sort of like medicine that is hard to go down, by sugar coating things with a pleasant design it makes it go down easier.
Take it from me and pay the money to have a custom design done, there are many choices ranging in prices from $50.00 to thousands. I normally don’t plug my own services on the blog but I do design wordpress themes for around $250.00 and they kick butt (or so I have been told).
It is important and worth every penny to have a custom design, logo and maybe even a mascot made for your blog not matter the niche or age of your site.
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May 19th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I have also noticed this in the blogosphere, and when I started my blog I actually learned about it more and I saw how it really benefited these suddenly huge blogs.
May 20th, 2008 at 1:24 am
I could not agree more about the theme. And even if you purchase a relatively inexpensive one like I did, you can still customize it more by further changing colors, adding banners, pictures, videos, links, etc. The more the better to make it more original and more your own and associated with your site. Good post by you and good advice.
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May 20th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
anthony’s attention…who me? I’m all ears LOL
September 30th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
This is very true. I always try and meet people that are better and more known than me. But I do think that a free theme can be successful with a few minor edits and a custom logo or header.