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How to Be a Successful Blogger From Home

Bloggers can make use of other social media sites to gain readership.  

Blogging offers appealing opportunities for those looking to make money online. A top blogger can earn a six-figure salary without ever opening her front door. Websites have the potential to draw millions of readers each month, giving bloggers name recognition and notoriety. However, the road to becoming a successful blogger is rarely easy. Most bloggers struggle to obtain more than 50 hits per day, but with the right attitude, talents and persistence, anyone can be successful.

Instructions

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     Research the blogs in your area of interest. There are a vast number of topics to blog about: politics, money, food and entertainment, to name a few. Pick one that interests you. Invest some time reading the blogs that are already established to get a feel for the norms and topics that draw readership. Top blogs are successful because they have connected to and fulfill a need for readers. Try to determine what makes established blogs attractive and how you might incorporate their successes into your own.
     
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     Produce interesting content by finding a niche. Readers are attracted to blogs for a number of reasons, like finding entertainment, obtaining new information and engaging in social networking. Successful bloggers identify a need and desire that readers are craving and deliver fresh material consistently.
     
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     Publish content regularly. Once a visitor has read your latest post, he has no reason to come back until you have new content. If you want steady readership, you need to give readers a reason to follow your blog on a regular basis.
     
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     Leverage with other forms of social media to expand readership. Social sites like Facebook and Twitter allow bloggers to share their blog content in a way that quickly reaches a large number of potential readers. It will require a greater demand on your time, but it also helps your content traverse the internet.
     
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     Network with others who write blogs in your area of interest. According to research from the University of Michigan, 1 in 3 links in political blogs hyperlink to other political blogs. A hyperlink is a gateway that sends readers to other pages on the web. However, your blog will never be linked by other bloggers if they don't know about your site. Commenting on other blogs and emailing other bloggers is a great way to build contacts to help promote your site.
     
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     Publish content on more than just your own website. Electronic publications and other blogs will often accept submissions for publication. Publishing on other blogs and professional media websites helps build your credibility and exposure to your blog. It is also helpful to gauge the substance of your material. If you have what it takes to earn money blogging, your content should be good enough to publish on larger sites.