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The truth is most people do not make money blogging. Why? Because they don't know the key elements to becoming a successful blogger. It takes time, lots of time to build a relationship and effort to consistently provide quality content. So lets look at a few of those key components on how to become a professional blogger.
1. Solve problems
It's not enough to provide quality content. You must solve problems for people, because this is what keeps people coming back. When you solve problems, you become an expert, a leader in your industry. People want to follow great leaders.
Think about what you know and how that will solve problems for your readers.
2. Building community.
A professional blogger needs to be authentic, sharing their life, business and niche with others. Building community means helping others and giving back. Many that succeed in this online venture are seeking to help others succeed.
One way to build community is to have a subscribers list. This allows you to keep in touch with your audience and provide valuable information to them. You can also build community by participating in forums and posting on other blog sites. Even allowing others to guest post on your blog is a great step towards building community by helping newbie bloggers get started.
3.Using all the tools available.
A professional blogger will use all forms of media to build their online presence. This will include videos, audio, social media and webinars. Using all the social media tools available helps the blogger get found. This is how many bloggers begin to monetize their blogs by offering video training and paid webinars.
4. Understanding SEO and keywords
Search Engine Optimization is crucial to getting ranked. Getting ranked is how people find you in the search engines online. By learning keywords and optimizing your blog for SEO, this will help people find you and what you have to offer.
But how do you learn this skill? For those serious about making blogging, I would recommend an online marketing school that can train you in keyword research, SEO, and traffic generation in order to have a successful and profitable blog.
Next go to How to Become A Professional Blogger to learn the techniques to help drive traffic to your blog. Fill in the box to the right and watch the videos to find out more.
