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Although I only started blogging a few weeks ago, I am confident that this blog is going to be a huge success. Not only am I 100% committed to providing immense value to my readers, I intend to mimic the success of other successful bloggers as well.By doing this, I hope to develop a loyal following and establish a place where other writers-turned-Internet-Marketers can visit and learn from my success.One thing I’ve learned in the past few weeks is that blogging can be fun, but it is also hard work and requires commitment to have a successful blog. In addition, I learned that:

1. You have to be consistent with your blogging efforts. Some professional bloggers blog every single day, whereas others don’t. The key to success is to set your own unique schedule and follow that. For instance, if you can only blog once a week then blog once a week.
2. You have to understand your target. This means you have to understand their wants, needs and desires and creating posts of real value. This will keep your readers coming back for more and more.
3. Consider SEO strategies but write for your human readers. Not only are you blogging so that you can use SEO techniques, but also to allow you to express your own creativity. In essence, with every post, you’re providing “food for your readers as well as the search engines.”  Therefore, you must keep them both fed with keyword rich content that makes sense.
4. Provide outstanding content and perks. There is so much junk on the internet that you must provide quality information that your readers can use. This includes providing readers with special reports and other perks.  No one wants to read a blog with the same rehashed information they can find elsewhere.
5. You must be honest. The best bloggers are the ones who are open and honest. They don’t hold anything back. This is why I consistently share my income and business models with others so that you can see what I’m doing on a monthly basis. Not only to motivate you but to keep me motivated as well.To take a peek at my earnings so far, click here.
6. Be creative. The internet is consistently changing and so is the blogosphere. The days of the static website are out. Therefore, you should consider adding videos and other Web 2.0 techniques to make your blog interactive. Some bloggers even install a forum or hold teleconferences as well. By thinking outside the box, you can keep your readers coming back for more.
7. Stay motivated. Building a solid reputation with your readers takes time. Unfortunately, with all the sites and blogs in the world, you can’t just build a site and hope that your readers will come. Instead you have to actively promote your site and you have to stay motivated. This week I’ve had about 67 visitors, and one person signed up as a subscriber this month. (Thank you Rebecca) Some might see this as failure, I see it as an opportunity and hope to double these numbers next month.
8. You must use traditional and creative marketing methods to drive traffic to your blog. This includes article marketing, forum posting, backlinks, ezine advertisements, etc.
9. Stay focused. Although I plan on meeting my financial goal of six figures within 2 years, I also want to help others achieve their financial goals as well. Therefore, I am committed to providing my readers with the best information available on combining one’s writing and internet marketing skills.
10. Enjoy the process. Last but not least, you have to enjoy the process. This is a learning process for me and I learn and grow more and more every single day. As long as I keep at it, I know that I will succeed in my efforts and I believe that you will, too!

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