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Basic Blogging Tips for Blog-inners

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Blogs are used for business or personal use. Business use is more for products or services purposes, premium performing links and such. While personal use is more informal. If you are a beginner in the blogging industry and would just like to have an outlet of emotions that you want to share and let other people learn from it, then you have the reason to blog.

Not everybody has the knack of writing, this is one of reasons why a lot of people are scared to start a blog. People wait to have that perfect well-structured thought before letting it out of the open. Reality is you do not need to be perfect to qualify in becoming a blogger.

Starting. Most people who wanted to start a blog get confused on where to start. These guidelines will allow you to understand the world of blogging.

Starting. Everyone has their own way of expressing oneself and the best way to start your blogging journey is by having your own approach.  You can start of by introducing yourself or the intent of your blog, this is important, especially if you want someone to visit your blog and learn from you. You can either write your own name or have a pseudo name to protect your identity.

Choosing a topic. There are a wide array of topics you can discuss in your blog. A day at home, at school or at the office are usual scenarios you can also start writing about. Vacations and other trips with friends are also a common discussion online. Co-bloggers or netizens alone would also like to see a blog with first-hand genuine review of a possible location for them. Blogs with such topics are one of the favourites as it is a reference whether it is a must see or a must leave destination. Whatever topic you choose, make the first one interesting and you.

Privacy. It is a sure no-holds-barred kind of deal when it comes to privacy in blogging. This is why you should be careful of what you will be putting up on the net. Sometimes it is nice to have a pseudo identity or just place a nickname to prevent stalkers or to prevent an entry point for spammers and the like to attack you.

Disclaimer and copyright. Having a disclaimer page will allow readers that you are well aware of the net privacy rules and thus, you are also aware of the copyright law. This will prevent forgers from extracting your articles as their own article.

Geek Blogger Advice: Getting an Edge Over Your Competition

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Promote your blog on Blog Search EngineGot your own geek blog?

If you do I’m pretty sure you’re already aware of just how steep the competition is for geek blogs. Sure, there are millions of people out there who read geek blogs every day, but with so many of the same people putting up their own blog then it’s no wonder that we geek bloggers have a hard time getting the attention of geek readers, much less getting them to come back regularly.

With so much competition for geek blogs, blog promotion is something you simply cannot overlook. You need to reach out to your readers if you want to get new visitors not just to grow your readership, but also to replace the ones you are bound to lose to other geek blogs. Of course, the ideal situation would be for all visitors to become loyal readers, but since we’re living in the real world, we know just how bad retention rates can be.

One way to promote your geek blog is by developing your network online. You need to connect with other geek bloggers, build your reputation, and hopefully get them to link to your blog. Of course, this will require you to invest your time in making rounds on related geek blogs and in social sites.

You also need to put some effort into SEO so that you can rank decently in search engines. However, SEO takes time, so that if your geek blog is new you can surely bet that you won’t be seeing your blog among the top results in any of the major search engines any time soon.

You can also promote your blog with a little less effort by submitting your blog details in directories and web portals. One such web portal you can use is Blog Search Engine, which can help you by providing you with a review of your blog and a backlink for a one-time fee of $14.99. They also have packages you can upgrade to that will give you more backlinks from other blogs and will get your features on the portal main page. This promotional strategy is a good way to help you in your link building, which will obviously affect your SEO efforts, as well as increase your visibility at once.

So what are you waiting for? If you’ve got a geek blog, don’t sit on it but promote it. Whether you choose to just submit your blog on Blog Search Engine, launch a full-blown SEO campaign, or use your social circles, the important thing is to get one with it today.