Every business requires effort and a set amount of time to deal with the associated aspects of the business. This is the age of marketing and nothing ‘sells’ without the perfect promotion. However, blogs can be both, a venture and the promotion vehicle. For a normal enterprise, you would specific database need a scheduled web time to use the media for research as well as marketing launch pad. For, an enterprise where the blog/website is your ‘web property’, when do you know that you have traded over normal web-friendliness to ‘Blogaholic’ kingdom?
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[font="Droid Serif", serif]Look for the signs[/font]
The social media craze. Handle the Interaction and the Pressure. The Social media sites are addictive. This is a plain fact and the most telling of your ‘Blogaholic’ symptoms. Ideally you should set apart a fraction of your time for social media interactions, divide this time equally between personal networking and business specific networking.
However, the pressure builds when the categories overlap to the point where all you are doing is skimming through the various social networking sites all day, collecting hot tid-bits, making connections and networking full out.
The flaw in this plan is- you do not have time left for a follow up or new productivity. The result will be a gradual dwindling of your blog business.
The solution
Draw up a schedule, this is your only solution. However, stick to the schedule or the effort will be in vain. Be generous with this portion because you should always have time for what you enjoy so much, but the scheduled time for social networking remains non-negotiable.
For our discount coupon blog that
features weight watchers and ediets promo codes, we make neat schedules for various blogging activities like guest posting, blog commenting, writing blog posts, social networking and so on and, more importantly we strictly stick to it.
[font="Droid Serif", serif]A-List Competitors and the overwhelming competition[/font]
A healthy competition decrees you follow your competitors’ progress. When the competition is in a professional field, you can also take these observations as your guiding steps in difficult situations. The A-list bloggers in your niche definitely qualify as interesting professionals and you should follow their work.
However, the competition becomes unhealthy
When this aspect takes over almost all of your blogging process. You reach the point where you are attached to the A-list blogs so much that it handicaps your creative thought process and takes over most of your time.
The solution – The progress of these A-listers will in no way reflect on your blog.
You cannot randomly copy ideas off these blogs to feature as your own (it is plagiarism territory) and you cannot shadow their steps in the hopes to make it just as big (income wise). Jot down points or inspirational ideas on to a work diary and reflect on these ideas after a while. This will let you just hint on the used ideas to inspire a creative line that is completely your own.
[font="Droid Serif", serif]Blog commenting buzz[/font]
Clip the comments: Blogging is probably one of those very few businesses alive that need you to comment on other blogs to as a progress strategy. You not only build a network in your niche, you also cultivate backlinks to your blog and establish your expertise. However, this aspect can become a huge negative if you take it so far as to overshadow your blog posting time. Your priority here should be renewing your blog posts with recent hot topics, new ideas, and creative vision. Blog commenting is an effective strategy, yet it is just one of the many SEO techniques that are geared towards promoting your blog.
The Solution
Slot your blog commenting period right after your time slot to upload a new post on your blog every day/week. This way, you will only set out on other blog after you have interacted with your own and indulged in the process of the next step regarding your blog. However, keep a time slot and if necessary a timer at hand to keep a tab on a respectable period indulging your blog commenting.
Always schedule a period within your blogging process where the work is related to your blog but not necessarily with your computer. This can be your idea assortment or reflection period, or sketching up a rough design for the new blog post.
The break in the work process that takes you away from the computer will effectively break any negative ‘blogaholic’ chains that might be taking root. Take some ‘me’ time too, just to remind yourself that your life is not the blog, but the blog is an important part of your life.
[font="Droid Serif", serif]Look for the signs[/font]
The social media craze. Handle the Interaction and the Pressure. The Social media sites are addictive. This is a plain fact and the most telling of your ‘Blogaholic’ symptoms. Ideally you should set apart a fraction of your time for social media interactions, divide this time equally between personal networking and business specific networking.
However, the pressure builds when the categories overlap to the point where all you are doing is skimming through the various social networking sites all day, collecting hot tid-bits, making connections and networking full out.
The flaw in this plan is- you do not have time left for a follow up or new productivity. The result will be a gradual dwindling of your blog business.
The solution
Draw up a schedule, this is your only solution. However, stick to the schedule or the effort will be in vain. Be generous with this portion because you should always have time for what you enjoy so much, but the scheduled time for social networking remains non-negotiable.
For our discount coupon blog that
features weight watchers and ediets promo codes, we make neat schedules for various blogging activities like guest posting, blog commenting, writing blog posts, social networking and so on and, more importantly we strictly stick to it.
[font="Droid Serif", serif]A-List Competitors and the overwhelming competition[/font]
A healthy competition decrees you follow your competitors’ progress. When the competition is in a professional field, you can also take these observations as your guiding steps in difficult situations. The A-list bloggers in your niche definitely qualify as interesting professionals and you should follow their work.
However, the competition becomes unhealthy
When this aspect takes over almost all of your blogging process. You reach the point where you are attached to the A-list blogs so much that it handicaps your creative thought process and takes over most of your time.
The solution – The progress of these A-listers will in no way reflect on your blog.
You cannot randomly copy ideas off these blogs to feature as your own (it is plagiarism territory) and you cannot shadow their steps in the hopes to make it just as big (income wise). Jot down points or inspirational ideas on to a work diary and reflect on these ideas after a while. This will let you just hint on the used ideas to inspire a creative line that is completely your own.
[font="Droid Serif", serif]Blog commenting buzz[/font]
Clip the comments: Blogging is probably one of those very few businesses alive that need you to comment on other blogs to as a progress strategy. You not only build a network in your niche, you also cultivate backlinks to your blog and establish your expertise. However, this aspect can become a huge negative if you take it so far as to overshadow your blog posting time. Your priority here should be renewing your blog posts with recent hot topics, new ideas, and creative vision. Blog commenting is an effective strategy, yet it is just one of the many SEO techniques that are geared towards promoting your blog.
The Solution
Slot your blog commenting period right after your time slot to upload a new post on your blog every day/week. This way, you will only set out on other blog after you have interacted with your own and indulged in the process of the next step regarding your blog. However, keep a time slot and if necessary a timer at hand to keep a tab on a respectable period indulging your blog commenting.
Always schedule a period within your blogging process where the work is related to your blog but not necessarily with your computer. This can be your idea assortment or reflection period, or sketching up a rough design for the new blog post.
The break in the work process that takes you away from the computer will effectively break any negative ‘blogaholic’ chains that might be taking root. Take some ‘me’ time too, just to remind yourself that your life is not the blog, but the blog is an important part of your life.