Hello, My name is Shannon and I have been making money online for the last several years. I am dedicated to showing everyone I can how to replicate my blogging success. I work very hard and I have been featured on some of the biggest blogs on the net, you can 
Today I wanted to talk a little bit about blogging, I have covered it in the past some but today I wanted to lay out the 5 basic rules of blogging!
Be Different- Standing out in the blogosphere today is more important then ever before. So many blogs look the same, act the same and even post about the same subject matters within a couple days time.
Its time to break the chain and break out of the box you have created called “Your Blog”.
Be Professional – If you want to be a big time blogger then you need to be professional in your postings, do your best to make sure every T is crossed and ever I is dotted!
Its tough but worth the effort later down the road when and advertisers comes in and See’s how consistent you are in being the best you can.
Be Creative – Its time to be creative, learn to engage users in unique ways with contests and ask questions on your blog to get answers.
Nobody ever said you had to know everything to blog about it, you are allowed to not know everything and ask your readers what they think!
Be A Tester – Testing is a vital role when blogging, you need to learn to be a tester, test ad placements, sizes, promotions, contests and everything else you can test.
In fact why not come up with a 10 or 20 questions questionnaire that your readers can answer in a comment back to you? The testing possibilities are endless and its your chance to shine and show the world you can do it!
Be Kind- Being kind can be tough on a blog that’s focused around controversial topics but in the end as a blogger you decide how and what the mood of your blog is going to be.
Take time to disect your readers thoughts and opinions when the comment, they usually know what they want and if you deliver it you just gained a loyal reader!
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Wow Excellent Post with Awesome Information !!! I agree with you that all this 5 things are very Important if you really want to be a successful Blogger.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Great post – with easy to remember entries, so I don’t have to look back when I’m evaluating where I am against our goals. Nicely done – and I’m glad to have found your blog via John Chow!
September 4th, 2008 at 2:04 am
I like this! Short, sweet, but down to the point! Great article! I like to be creative and different myself.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I agree with all the points you make in the post. Definately agree that being different from all the other blogs makes a huge difference and gives you a better advantage to attract more readers.
September 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
And be patient! Success takes time.
September 9th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I like the idea of having a questionnaire where the readers are engaged to participate by commenting the answer and that’s original or perhaps I haven’t seen anything of this kind…
Yan
September 9th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Just 5 B’s? Crickey I would be able to put about 40 of them!! But very good and careful choices.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:27 am
yes questionnaire is a nice way to put it but all those are a lot some chosen ones would probably help
September 11th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I think Beign Original is on of the most important ones. If your not any different from other blogs then people will just pass over your content.
September 12th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Well, almost everything that are produced online have been discussed somewhere before. My point is originality isn’t the issue, it’s how we express our own opinions in the different way from the original.
Yan
May 19th, 2009 at 6:13 am
Actually I really like this blog because there are many interesting informations for me, thanks. This will help me with my blogging campaign
November 18th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Depending on what niche you choose, it maybe hard to stand out. I think people should just do their best and incorporate images, video and good text.
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