But which suggestions may I give to those who are already experienced bloggers?

Well, some tips that can be used to improve your own blog in any way.

Let’s start from the heart of the matter : a proper communication strategy and an effective content marketing are critical to the success of your blog.

In fact, these two factors have the power to retain the readers in your blog, to bring you new ones and – if the website is also tasked to monetize – to influence the ROI that your blog can generate.

That said, here’s a list of eight tips dedicated to those who already have a solid experience in terms of blogging.

In essence, this is – in my opinion – what you should do if you are a blogger and you would like to become an expert in your field.

1 . Be Comprehensive

Treat each of your posts as an article in its own right: plan it so that it is exhaustive.

This means that you have to explain your topic as completely as possible, so that the visitor of your blog will not require any additional information at the end of the reading.

Make some online research if needed and mention some useful resources.

Google like this. Some interesting external links, if they fit well in the context, they coould increase the quality of your reader’s experience.

2 . Publish Only Something Useful

With reference to the first point and in order to be exhaustive, be sure to always create quality content.

Your blog should be useful and interesting for your audience.

Post only your best content on your website. This means that if you want to create a post today, but you do not know what to write about, you should seriously consider not to publish anything on your blog on that day.

Probably this is not the first time – nor the last – that you read that writing quality content is important, but you should always keep that in mind.

3 . Invite Guest Bloggers

When your knowledge is insufficient to treat a subject with competence, you may think to invite a guest blogger.

Find one who is an authoritative expert of that specific topic.

You may want to research first between your friends.

I should invite, for instance, Ms. Ileane Smith of BasicBlogTips.com, to explain my readers how to create an effective Podcast or how to build great videos and market them on YouTube.

I should also think about Adrienne Smith : she could be a fantastic guest in my blog and you will surely learn a lot from her about the secrets of building strong relationships.

The two above mentioned Big Bloggers are just taken as example. In my online experience I have connected with many wonderful people!

And the good part is that I can learn always a lot from them.

4 . Interview Famous Bloggers

Occasionally, interview some prominent figures in your niche.

Also here, you should think first to ask someone between your friends bloggers.

It can be profitable for both, the interviewee and the interviewer. You may discover many new useful things, concepts, tools from the popular blogger you are going to write about and he will be happy to be interviewed, because he will receive many benefits in terms of online visibility.

5 . Structure of Your Blog

Be sure to organize the information carefully in your blog: the architecture is important because of SEO and usability of your website.

Your readers should be able to quickly find the information they want and they should be able to navigate easily.

I do not use pop-ups and I think I will never implement them in my online properties, because I hate every time I visit a blog and I must click to close a pop-up, if I want to read the content (this is just an example of usability of your blog).

So try to put yourself in the shoes of your readers and see if a visit in your website can be like hell or a great experience.

6 . Ask Your Readers

Stay tuned to the needs of your audience. Stay connected with your niche market.

What does your visitor want to read about? How can you solve some problems?

You need to ask your community what they want to discuss about.

Answer the questions of your users. If your blog publish quality content, sooner or later, your readers will begin to comment on your posts.

With comments, questions begin to come in, both in the queue to individual posts and through the contact form.

Be sure to answer to all these questions. Always. Even if they need your time and effort.

7 . Build a Brand

Give a trademark to your blog content. Which means : “Turn your blog into a brand“.

How can you do this ? Well, is not easy.

Let’s say that it is essential to produce quality content in specific themes and in your niche, to be comprehensive, to show your personality in a transparent way and to use a personal style of writing.

Try to demonstrate seriousness, honesty and professionalism.

8 . Understand SEO

You should constantly study SEO and pay attention to the future changes.

In fact, it is useless to build a blog with quality content, if no one may find it !

You know that Google changes its algorithm very often : what it is worth today does not mean that will be worth more tomorrow.

I’m not an SEO expert and I do not pretend to be, indeed. I’m learning something new every day.
But there are a number of SEO basic rules that you should follow every time you create new content in your blog :

10 SEO Tips to Optimize Your Content ( Learn SEO basic rules )

A quick and important tip:

do not build backlinks just because they are fast and easy to create. You may bitterly regret in the future. I can tell you this from my experience!

These are my tips for experienced bloggers, for you!

Do you have something else to add?

Please let me know in the comments below.

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The Unanimous answer for this question will be to ‘engage with the other bloggers’; Below you can find some useful tips to engage with other bloggers effectively:

1. Engage with other bloggers by building networks

Social networks are one of the most effective and the natural ways for a particular blogger to engage with the other bloggers online by sharing, following or liking the blogs, through these social networks one can start to build niche communities and groups and start discussing or chatting personally on a particular blog and give/take some essential tips and feedback. According to the 2012 Social media marketing industry report, nearly 81% of the bloggers are using Facebook to promote their blogs.

Blog networking

Building blog networks will just help you to take your blogging career to the next level;

• Posting your comments on the blog posts from your niche bloggers – There are many great places on Social media like Tech crunch, Mashable.com etc.. where you can find and follow your great niche blog writers, every time when a new blog gets posted just go and have a look and leave your comments and feedback consistently, this will allow you to develop an understanding and gain attachment with that blogger gradually.
• Websites that support the bloggers to develop relationships – Now-a-days you can find many websites that help the bloggers to create their own social groups by opening accounts on their websites(websites like bloglovin, blog engage). Here the bloggers can engage with the other bloggers by sharing contents and getting featured on these websites.
• Skimlinks – Skimlinks is a place where bloggers make merry dollars, so here one Blogger can share his affiliate link(from his blog) with another blogger and build relationships.

2. Engage with other bloggers through Blog contests

Blog contest is a great place to get the maximum exposure for your blogging talent and also to engage with other bloggers; Contest can be of two types

• Blog contest – It is a competition where you can enter into a contest for free(or sometimes by paying a small entry fee) and participate to win prizes.
• Blog guest post contest – It is a competition where the authors compete by writing articles, and if the blog owner finds this article to be relevant, then he/she will post that article on his website, and in return the article’s author will be rewarded.

Advantages;

1. You can get immense exposure, effective feedback and some Useful tips from the greatest bloggers around the world,
2. You will be gifted with an opportunity to compare your contents against the other blogger’s contents,
3. You can also Share Your Content with other bloggers and get a chance to get your blog featured which can attract many other bloggers and help you to engage with the bloggers.(Happens with guest post contests)

3. Engage with other bloggers through Blog forums

Blog forums help the debut bloggers to clear and discuss their doubts and get useful clarifications, Forums can also assist you to make money through your blogs. Blog forums will have separate tags for each of the niche blog subjects, like Tech talks, Social Media and so on.. So it will be very easy for you to find the exact subject to discuss with the correct persons and start to engage with the bloggers.

4. Engage with other bloggers through E-mail and Instant Messaging – A personal way to get noticed

Email and Instant messaging can help you to engage with other bloggers in a personal way, getting that emotional touch to your blogging relationships, here you can get to know about each others personal aspirations and understand each others tastes and style of writing, this will ultimately help in improving each other’s blog writing skills from a depth.
Advantages;

1. Helps you to pass on a personal feedback – Sometimes you may feel that expressing your point of view through an open comment area is not sensible or that it may hurt the blogger, in these cases this mode of communication will help you to share and build special understandings.
2. Sharing your contents – Once you get to know each other you may also seek to share your contents on his/her blog area and Vice versa.
3. Probing doubts – While going through a blog you may develop a doubt or two, emailing these doubts to the recipient blogger can yield more details and the blogger will definitely feel recognized.

Apart from the above methods, you can also engage with other bloggers through Face-to-Face interactions that happens on the blogger’s seminars and conferences. You can get these schedules by simply searching for the results on Google for the anchor text ‘Bloggers conference’.
Being honest and sharing your tips and feedback truthfully will help you to earn trust from the peer bloggers, So say whatever you want to say promptly and clearly, this will certainly make your peer blogger’s extremely happy and will help you to build relationships.

If you make the right choice, a platform can help you stay committed long enough to earn money. But because bloggers have different preferences, factors must be taken into consideration from a personal standpoint. That way, you can find out which is perfect for your taste.

When starting a blog for the first time, individuals are usually torn between the Google-owned Blogger and the independently owned WordPress. People often wonder which between the two is better and there are several things that must be considered. Among them are theme options, cost, features, monetization opportunities, and ease of use. [Technorati: 7V8X6FDC2H9F]

1. Theme Options

Between Blogger and WordPress, the latter offers more theme options. WordPress also offers more beautiful themes but there’s a catch. If you want to have your blog designed or intend to use a custom theme, you would have to pay extra to unlock this feature.

Its competitor offers the same functionality without additional costs. Then again there are thousands of paid WordPress themes to choose from so customizing your blog can be attained with a few clicks. With Blogger you either need to have some knowledge on codes or hire someone else to design your blog.

2. Cost

Both platforms host blogs for free but if you want to get a custom domain, Blogger and WordPress charge an annual fee of $10 and $18 respectively. Whether you signed up for a free blog or bought a domain, Blogger enables you complete access to features including the ability to upload videos.

Furthermore, Google throws in complete access to Google Apps and will allow you to create a custom GMail account. A free WordPress account is limited and to make matters worse, users have to pay separate fees to remove ads, upload videos, and change the font and text size of content – even after getting a custom domain. All in all, a WordPress blog will cost you about $100 a year for all its quirks.

3. Features

WordPress owes its features to plug-ins which have a wide range of uses. Plug-ins can be used for SEO optimisation, extend the blog’s functionality, as well as improve its design. It is worth noting that plug-ins can interrupt with the loading time of a website so unless a reader has access to high speed internet providers like Broadband Expert, you are at increased risk of getting a high bounce rate.

Blogger has widgets but they are yet to reach the scope of their competitor’s offerings. What makes Blogger unique is its association with Google Services like YouTube, Picasa, AdSense, and Analytics. You have to manually tie these accounts to a WordPress blog if ever you make one.

4. Opportunities For Monetization

Blogger gives you the option to squeeze in Google Ads in between posts and all over your blog. All you have to do is sign up for an account and enable this feature via the Blogger platform.

WordPress has no such feature and the ads displayed are actually for the benefit of their own company.

This is a price you have to pay for not paying the required fees to remove advertisements. If you want to display your own Google Ads, you’ll need to install a separate plug-in on a WordPress blog. People who are planning to monetize their blog through advertising spaces, sponsored posting, and affiliate marketing can benefit from both platforms. For those who intend to make money by selling their blog, WordPress is more ideal.

5. Ease Of Use

WordPress can get confusing at times due to the availability of plug-ins. The layout of Blogger makes it a friendly blogging platform for beginners. If you learn fast, you will do fine with WordPress and find it just as easy to use.

Final Verdict

Without a doubt, Blogger is the best blogging platform for beginners because of its simple user interface and full access to features regardless of whether or not you paid for a custom domain. Unless you are willing to invest $100 a year for a full-featured WordPress blog, it is definitely your best option.

WordPress is only good for bloggers who are willing to make a big investment right away and value design more than anything else. It is also intended for people who want to monetize their blogs by selling them.

You might find it pretty interesting that I am so willing to whole-heartedly make that statement. It’s nothing personal, it’s just… The truth. Every characteristic of the great British musician would set him in stone to be a better blogger than any of us.

Photo credits: bixentro

He Spoke His Mind

Whether it was about religion, war, or women’s rights, John Lennon was an active authoritative speaker on whatever it is he had a strong belief in. That’s a pretty rare trait in bloggers, today.

I’m willing to bet that you are afraid to go against what the majority of “pro bloggers” think. For example, if Darren Rowse went ahead and said that any blogs that aren’t purple suck, you probably wouldn’t have the heart to disagree.

I highly doubt you’d have the nerve to shout, “But Darren! Purple is an ugly website colour!” even though you honestly believed it.

John Lennon would yell at Darren – he would know better. Even when everybody disagreed with his stance on a subject, he would blurt out his opinion. Although he got a lot of hate for it, he got a lot of respect, too.

Be more like John Lennon – speak your mind. Don’t be afraid that others will be angered at your position. Isn’t the entire point of blogging voicing your opinion?

He Was Unique

You have a better chance at finding Elvis Presley in 7/11 than you do finding diversity among the larger chunk of blogs on the internet. It’s kind of embarrassing.

John Lennon and the other three boys from Liverpool revolutionized the music industry. The great force behind the movement, though, was definitely on John’s part – he was extremely diverse.

In his school years, John stuck out as the troublemaker who would do anything for a laugh during school. He then grew an urge to create a Rock N’ Roll group in a day and age filled with swing and classical music, John seemed to defy the general movement of society.

From his odd style of music (that isn’t meant to be of offence – The Beatles are my second favourite band), to his will to speak out about whatever he wanted, John defied uniformity.

Everybody and their mother has a blog about every niche under the sun – yours has to be different. Without diversity, you will fall to the hands of being yet another [insert niche] blog.

He Was Awesome

When asked their thoughts on John Lennon, nearly anybody who knows anything about him will call him a complete and utter bad***. It’s true – he really was.

He had everything going for him – musical talent, the love of every girl under the sun, and a wonderful family. It wasn’t a bad gig.

Upon The Beatles’ split, millions were devastated – it had a big impact. If you left your blog, I am pretty sure millions of people wouldn’t care – they’d probably laugh at best.

Not only was John awesome, but he knew he was awesome. He put it to his advantage.

To succeed at blogging, you need to become awesome (that sounds pretty vague, right? Still, please do try it).

And What You Can Learn From John?