You might be saying, “I’m a blogger, not a sales person. His latest video on making money online encourages bloggers to build products, and for good reason: according to his blogging income breakdown , 40% of his February income came from ebooks and another 9% from membership sites such as Third Tribe Marketing and ProBlogger.com. To give you some examples of these tips in action, I’ll use blog posts about the last month’s most-blogged-about stories, according to Regator (they are, in order: Japan , Libya , SXSW , Charlie Sheen , March Madness , AT&T , Elizabeth Taylor , St. MORE >>

Home About Pushing Social #FF Gratitude Journal 4 My Tweeps Archives Contact Subscribe Pushing Social Diary of a Wimpy Blogger by Stanford on September 8, 2010 Spread it! It also is also a motivational masterpiece for bloggers. As a blogger, when you are writing, you are winning. " As bloggers, it's VERY healthy to share controversial opinions sometimes. As a personal blogger, it's not easy to work out how to write for someone else's space, but it's a good challenge and I'm going to keep doing it (when they'll let me!). MORE >>

It’s why I have an open commenting system with a fairly easy-going comment policy , for example, and also support other bloggers who read this one with the CommentLuv plug-in. That means allowing guest bloggers to write as they would on their own blogs; protecting my community and deleting comments where they attack other commenters; and telling things as they are, as opposed to the white-washed writing that sometimes happens around the blogosphere. Insights authenticity bloggersThat’s where I’ll have to disagree. image: Marc Wathieu. MORE >>

Example: Business Insider ’s “ Microsoft Bing Exec Pees On “Google Instant,&# Says Bing Results Still Way Better ”. This example provides one side of the story, allowing readers to add detail or jump in with opinions and facts that support the other side of the argument. Example: ComicMix ’s “ Labor Day and the Cost Of Doing Business in Comics ”. The question that ends this example post, “So how would you do it?” Example: Mediaite ’s “ How To Marginalize A Media Whore: Morning Joe Refuses To Interview Pastor ”. Blogosphere Trends + Encouraging Comments. MORE >>

The subject matter is certainly important, but it’s likely that the blogger’s voice and tone also play an important role in your appreciation for the content. Bloggers whose personalities shine through their writing are often more appealing, engaging, readable, and influential than those who hide their true voices. is an example of that blog’s positive, encouraging, reassuring tone. Michael Steele – When it comes to being controversial, angry, opinionated, and divisive, political bloggers have every other niche beat, hands down. Darren. Think of your favorite blog. MORE >>