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

ProBlogger

When I began blogging in 2002 I made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of false assumptions about blogging. The people we tend to be drawn to in real life are people who pause in conversation to let you have a say, people who ask questions about you, people who have a genuine interest in what you’ve got to say.

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18 Lessons I’ve Learned about Blogging

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. Write your own ‘lessons’ list and let us know about it in comments below. A key question every blogger should ask when starting out is around the idea of what value their blog will give readers.

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How to Start a Blog in 5 Steps

ProBlogger

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. They usually have comments and a date to show readers when it was published. How to Start a Blog.

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

ProBlogger

It’s a good question because quoting others and building upon their ideas with your blog can be one way to improve the quality of your content, serve your readers and build relationships with others (the ones that you quote). or I guess, questions about the practice of quoting other people. How do you use that in your own content?”

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

ProBlogger

It’s a good question because quoting others and building upon their ideas with your blog can be one way to improve the quality of your content, serve your readers and build relationships with others (the ones that you quote). or I guess, questions about the practice of quoting other people. How do you use that in your own content?”

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Social Media "Pioneers" Tell Why

Diva Marketing Blog

Just One Crowd Sources Question. At the time we stepped into what was fondly called, The Blogosphere , it was an unproven direction to take business communications. Started in 2002, and only took that long to blog because it took me a long time to find a designer who could create it to have the same design as my website.

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213: Blogging and Content Marketing: 10 Things To Know

ProBlogger

15 Questions to Ask to Help Identify Your Blogging Niche or Focus. 033: 2 Questions to Ask to Help You Find Readers for Your Blog. 087: 9 Questions You Should Ask Before Hitting Publish On Your Next Blog Post. 15 Questions to Ask to Help Identify Your Blogging Niche or Focus. Don’t forget to join the Facebook group.

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