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This entry is part 19 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Last day in ParisThe power to achieve outstanding result lies in the power of motivation.

Welcome back, I believe you have been following this series from the beginning. If not, I can confidently tell you that you have been missing out, but not to worry, you can still go ahead and read all the previous parts of the series by going to: 20 hot tips to succeed as a blogger complete series.

Ok, back to the business of the day. Mind you I’ll try to keep today’s post as short and brief as possible while making it as informative as usual.
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This entry is part 16 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Listening PostIf, you know where you are coming from and where you are, you’ll probably be able to know if you are on the right path to where you are going. Likewise, you’ll be able to know the source of whatever bottleneck it is, you’re encountering, and of course when the sources of a problem is know the solution is not far away.

Today, I want to really stress the important of tracking, monitoring and analyzing every aspect of your blogging activities. One of the greatest mistakes any blogger can make is not having a way to monitor and analyze the result of his/her effort on his/her blogs.

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This entry is part 15 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Freedom of the press?Online is very different from the offline, where you can just throw up your shop on a highway and customers will easily find you. Online, you have to get out and help customers find you. Else, your competitors will not allow them to.

Over the pass few weeks I have been sharing with you proven tips and trick that can make you a successful blogger, and today I’m sharing another very crucial factor that can either make or mar your success as blogger. And it has to do with TRAFFIC; the life-wire of every blog/website.

Like I said in the introduction, online is a lot different from offline and so you have to get out there and help readers find your blog, market and promote your blog every single opportunity you get. Don’t be passive, don’t be shy about promoting your blog, be seriously active about it. You want traffic isn’t it? Then get out there and give it all your best.

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This entry is part 14 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Search-Engine-MarketingIf you can agree with me that promotion/marketing (either free or paid) greatly determines the level of success a blog can experience, then you might need to begin to subscribe to the fact that SEO is the life wire of your blog promotion/marketing.

Today, I’ll like to discuss a subject that mostly sounds complicated but has become a must for every blogger to get familiar with, because it covers every aspect of the things you do to your blog directly (on-page) and indirectly (off-page), with the simple goal of gaining targeted visitors to the blog.

As a matter of fact it can right be assume that SEO is the life wire of your blog’s success. As it’s a known fact that without targeted traffic any blog is doomed, so also you should know, that without proper SEO your blog may never experience it goals; be it monetary or otherwise. I know many people might want dispute this, but that will not change the fact, it’ll only shows their wrong perception of the simple fundamental goal of SEO; which is to gain targeted traffic to a site/blog. You might also have heard it been referred to as Search Engine Marketing or simply Search Marketing.
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This entry is part 13 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Lectores en el metroWe all are generally more interested in ourselves and naturally tend to get more intimate with people that care much more about us. You can exploit this natural tendency and use it to your advantage as a blogger, to achieve wide success.

If I must tell you, every blog reader/visitor is pretty selfish to some extent; they are firstly and most importantly visiting or frequenting your blog because of what they’ll get out of the blog. If they aren’t getting anything back from investing their precious time into visiting and interacting with your blog, then they’ll not stay around the blog a long time.

Also, readers feel more confident and encourage interacting with a blogger they are so sure, cares about them and is always willing to help; in one way or the other. It’s human nature. Even, if your contents are not outstanding, many will rather stick around to offer advice and suggestions on how you can serve them better, because they know how passionate you are about them.

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This entry is part 12 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

James, I think your cover´s blown!Blogging is a business, so treat it like one. Gone are the days when Blogging was regarded as a mere hobby, log or journal, it has become a Business; for those who truly want to become successful as bloggers.

Today, I’ll be getting down with the successful aspect blogging that has to do with MONEY! Because, it has become the main driver for the largest percentage of the Blogosphere; which Technorati reported to currently comprises 133 million blogs.

Even though, I love to say that MONEY is actually just a part of the things that makes a successful blogger. It still should not be denied that, it’s indeed an integral part.

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My Dear, how was your weekend? Hope you had a cool one. However it was, I’m here to lighten you up with another highly inspiring interview. I know you must be wondering who I’m featuring this time, come on don’t be in haste, you already know if it’s on dayoedunjobi.com then it’s gonna be hot.

Like, I love to say; there can never be a hiding place for a golden fish in the river. We are featuring another Golden Fish today. She is a wife, a mother, an experienced blogger and above all a highly successful web entrepreneur. I’m talking about the one and only “Nigerian Adsense and Quit your day job Queen”; Iyabo Oyawale. I can’t do a better job of introduction than she’s already done herself, so I’ll just let you read it in her own words.
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This entry is part 11 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

the light

Creativity is the mother of all inventions and the Father of all Success Story. Yesterday I talked about being unique, which is also an important part of today’s tips.

Creativity is having the ability or power to create, which is definitely the basics of every Successful Blogging story also.

If you look around the Blogosphere, you will discover that there’s no one blogger that has succeeded without creativity, there’s no one blogger that has attain a significant level of success without having created, or initiated something, either; directly or indirectly.
Also, If you examine the currently level of developments and innovations within the current day Blogosphere, what you will see clearly is; Creativity in different dimension. This is the ingredient that has brought Bloggers among the Top Internet Celebrities, Top Internet Money Makers and so on and so forth.
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This entry is part 10 of 19 in the series 20 Hot Tips to Succeed as a Blogger

Convento de Las CapuchinasBeen unique is a very important success factor for you as blogger and this can never ever be over emphasis, because it’s what will stand you out from the crowd.

I’m sure you must have heard this statement before “Be Unique”, but why in the world do you need to be unique? Simple; so that you can standout and not get lost in the crowd,

What does it mean to be unique anyway? It means to be radically distinctive and without equal, it means being the single one of its kind.

According to Technorati there is currently 133 Million Blogs in the Blogosphere, out of which your blog is just one (1) in those lot. Read the rest of this entry

 

You are welcome to another insightful moment of getting into the world of another Successful Web Entrepreneur & Blogger, like you know; I always go the extra mile to bring you the best of the best. So, I went hunting again and guest what; I caught up with Emmanuel Oluwatosin himself. Hey! Don’t tell me you don’t know him.

Emmanuel Oluwatosin is a Nigerian Web Entrepreneur/ Blogger who focuses on providing solutions that will meet the needs of others. He’s one of the brain behind Nairahost; he co-founded Nairahost in 2004 (coincidentally Nairahost happens to be the hosting provider of your darling blog). He’s also the author of www.eolutosin.com a successful blog that provides relevant and up-to-date information to everyone interested in starting and managing their own businesses or those who want to make the best of their current career.

It’s my pleasure to present to you a very thoughtful and interesting interview I had with Emmanuel. ENJOY!

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