How to have a top blog site
I’m so excited about my new toy. As I’m writing this I’m listening to internet radio on my new Iphone. I downloaded a free app. Pandora internet radio. It’s like XM but it doesn’t suck. heehee. Pandora is free and you can search for your favorite artist. It then streams related artists. Did I mention it’s free.
Tip number one: How to enjoy yourself and make money blogging: Rock out with your Iphone as you write…
I digress…
Content Creation Secrets…How to have a blog stand out?
One of the best ways to make your blog stand out is to put yourself in your readers shoes. Who is your reader? What is your reader wanting to read? What do they NEED to read?
Before you figure out who your reader is, you need to really define your niche? You may not have a niche yet. You might have a niche, but really need to define it and hone in on it. What is your voice to the world?
I was listening to Brian Tracy the other day. He was talking about how successful people are able to focus on the things that they don’t want to do, so they can enjoy the things that they do want to do. I agree with that. If you pick the right niche you can have your cake and eat it too. If you want to make money blogging, it’s best to choose a niche that you enjoy speaking about.
What are you passionate about?
What if most people are not all that interested in our passion? One misconception in blogging is that you have to speak to the world. Whoever told you that lied to you.
Let’s use dentistry as a topic. I can tell you right now, that topic would bore the tears out of me. BUT if that’s your niche, I’m not your reader. I became close friends with several dental students when I lived in Denver.
Very cool people, but they loved talking about teeth. On my last visit to my dentist, I couldn’t get him to stop talking about teeth. This is your audience. If you think dentistry topics are the end all be all, you can bet there are readers out there that are waiting for your blog posts.
What is your blog about? What is your niche? Who are you speaking to?
What do I talk about?
Visualize what will be under the umbrella of your blog. What are you passionate about? What do you love learning about? Where do you excel? What can you brand yourself as an expert in?
Make your blog a unique expression of YOU! Examples: Stay @ Home Mom and Entrepreneur, Financial Guru, The Health Expert, Nutrition, Real Estate, Acting, Sports, Technology and Entrepreneurship (iPhone), Doses of Inspiration, Relationship Marketing, Counseling Expert, Personal Growth, Dentistry etc…
Add value, enlightening, inspirational, educational, community building, entertaining
Where to Find Content?
“What am I learning?” One of the most powerful things to write about is something you just learned. This is not plagiarism. It can be, if you just copy everything without giving credit. Again make the content your own voice. Write it yourself or give credit and link it back to their post or book or webpage.
Share what you just learned and maybe what it means to you. I personally am a growth and self improvement junky. I learn from people like T. Harv Eker, Eben Pagan, Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins, etc. Eben Pagan talks about a 30 day success ritual. I have several posts on this blog regarding that.
Life’s lessons. You have more to offer than you know. Relationship Building Posts (community building): Quotes…It’s endless what you can offer your readers.
You can find content to share here: google.com/alerts, digg.com, PopURLs.com
Writing Concepts
I had a hard time writing until I learned HOW to write in 10th grade. Mrs. Johnson made it pretty simple. (That’s Terrible. I forgot my 10th grade teachers name, so I made it up)
She would always say…”Tell ‘em what you are going to tell them (Intro)… Tell ‘em (Body)… and Tell ‘em what you just told ‘em (conclusion)
I got really good at this technique while writing my all of my college papers. That’s a lie. I got good only after begging my way back into college after getting kicked out. LOL 
That’s a story for another time.
Another good technique I learned from Russell Brunson (no I didn’t make that name up). He recommends the “3 S’s”…Star, Story, and Solution
Who is the star of your story? You need an attractive character. It is a good idea to make YOU the attractive character sometimes, especially if the subject matter is educational. Branding “You Inc.” is a very powerful strategy. Maybe you have a story about something that happened to you or someone else.
Call to Action
You want a call to action with your posts. A call to action builds up social proof on your blog. You must direct them, and lead them to action.
A call to action can be asking the reader to comment, retweet your post, or visit a link to a capture page or webinar. Use your imagination. “Comment or share my post…”
The content creation secrets I’ve been sharing are extremely important if you want to make money blogging. Not only that having great content is a great way to have your blog standout.
One of my favorite calls to action is using Viral Tweets
With that being said…If you found this post informative please tweet with the Viral Tweets box below.
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16 Comments on How To Have a Blog Stand Out
16 Comments
Nick,
Great post on blogging! Very informative and well written. You make some very good points about what to talk about and where to find content. So many people are puzzled as to what to write about but there are so many things to write about especially with social media strategies!
Great job!
Michael Feil´s last blog ..Developing Your Own Tribe Power Hour
Nick,
I like your post on blogging. It is important to have good content to blog about. It can sometimes be difficult to find topics that are interesting enough but one must not be a perfectionist to be a good blogger. That’s actually kind of a drawback.
Anyhow. good content about somthing you are passionate about and a call to action in the end can make huge difference to how much exposure you’ll get in the end.
Keep up the great work!
Dr Jon
Jon Alfredsson´s last blog ..Follow Friday Strategy – Do You Have One?
Many people over-complicate the writing process. As you said, writing for a blog is not difficult.
Its coming up with the ideas that can be troublesome sometimes. The best thing to do is start by making a list of all the articles you could write for a blog. By reviewing that list, you’ll know whether you have something you can do for the long term.
Jason Kerchner´s last blog ..Dealing with Obstacles Before They Become Problems
When having a blog, you definitely need to have a unique value proposition. It is very important to create your own unique angles on things to get people to become attracted to you and your personality. It is important to communicate through different forms of media because people learn differently.
Donny Gamble´s last blog ..Why Even Kobe Bryant Needs a Mentor
This is a great post Nick! I’ve been blogging for several months now and have just decided to focus much of my efforts on a more narrow niche, people who are unable to work traditional jobs due to illness or disabilities
I love the mentors that you speak of, and am also somewhat addicted to personal development (and junk food…but I’m working on that one!)
Your writing tips are great. You’d make “Mrs. Johnson” proud! And yes, one of the important things that many of us leave out is a call to action. Many people are happy to oblige your requests, but you have to let them know what they are.
Great job, look forward to more awesome info from you. Thanks!
Kathy J
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Great niche Kathy! I’ve met several people online you could help. LookingFDAd 2 ur next post.
Hey Nick,
Great share here… This is a great
post for people looking to structure
a solid blog post!
There isn’t much info like this out there,
so thanks for sharing this with everyone:)
Eric Goldstein´s last blog ..Are People Running Away From You On The Social Networks? Part II
Hey Nick, very timely content for me personally. I am working on my blog as we speak. Your suggestion from Russell Bruson was especially helpful.
This a great post Nick. I agree with you in that it is absolutely crucial to learn to put yourself in your reader’s shoes. Once we master that, that fact that most people have crazy short attention spans becomes irrelevant. If you’re able to create content your readers are truly interested in, you will be successful in holding their attention.
Once again, GREAT stuff!
Have a great one!
Dave
Dave Anderson´s last blog ..Bob Doyle Teaches The Basics Of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Thanks Dave, I just checked out your blog.
You have some great things happening over there. Looking forward to learning more!!
Hey Nick!
I read this post a few weeks ago and am reading it a second time now. Thinking back to where I was when I read this post the first time, it is amazing how much has changed in such a short amount of time.
Figuring out what my niche is seemed overwhelming when I read this the first time. It is amazing how it seemed to come to me as soon as I stopped trying so hard to define it. Really deep down inside we know what we enjoy doing and what we want to talk about. I guess for me I just had to stop worrying that what I picked wouldn’t be the right niche or wouldn’t make enough money.
Doing this really isn’t about the money, it is about what you can do to help other people.
Thanks for being such a great leader!
Melissa Wright´s last blog ..Why most people fail in Network Marketing
Aloha Nick,
Thank you so much for detailing all of the steps on blogging. Wow, that’s incredible! I really appreciate you detailing each step and I realize I’m missing the Call To Action step!
You provide such valuable content. I am looking forward to returning to your page.
Aloha,
Kellie
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Nick
Great post – It so important to realize who your target readers are and put yourself in their shoes. You need to write things that are going to be relevant to that group
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