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18 Lessons I’ve Learned about Blogging

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The post 18 Lessons I’ve Learned about Blogging appeared first on ProBlogger. In November 2002 I first heard the word blog after a mate e-mailed me a link and said I should consider starting one. Within 24 hours I’d created my first blog (a blogspot blog that doesn’t exist today).

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Mastering the Art of Listening: A Blogger’s Guide to Success

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When I began blogging in 2002 I made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of false assumptions about blogging. One of the things I quickly found out didn’t work when trying to grow a blog was to use it purely as a broadcast tool. The same is true (in most cases) when it comes to blogging. Nobody likes a loud mouth.

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How to Start a Blog in 5 Steps

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In this post I want to walk you through the basics of how to start a blog, and while I do, I want to answer some of the basic technical questions that many pre-bloggers need to answer to get their first blog up and running. How to Start a Blog. Configure your blog. Design your blog. It is easy to set up.

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The 5 C’s of Blogging (What I’ve Learned Over 6 Years at ProBlogger)

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6 years ago today I imported a series of posts that I’d written about blogging on my previous blog over to the ProBlogger.net domain – ProBlogger was born. I look back on that time and while I was almost making a full time living from blogging there was so much about the medium that I didn’t yet know.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

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Using Quotes in Your Blog Legally and Ethically. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about using quotes on your blog. Further Resources on How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically. 8 Tips for Using Quotes and Dialogue in Your Blog Posts. The Why, How and When of Using Quotations on Your Blog.

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3 Ways to Make More Affiliate Income as Bloggers

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Promoting affiliate products is still one of the most effective ways to make money from your blog. Jayson DeMers points to affiliate marketing as an excellent entry-level place to begin monetizing your blog in this Forbes article , because it is easy to implement and free to start up (just taking a bit of your time).

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

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Using Quotes in Your Blog Legally and Ethically. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about using quotes on your blog. Further Resources on How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically. 8 Tips for Using Quotes and Dialogue in Your Blog Posts. The Why, How and When of Using Quotations on Your Blog.

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