{"id":9136,"date":"2025-01-21T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:24:50","slug":"blogging-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Blogging Tips and Advice from Top Bloggers (to Grow Your Blog) in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust me, I should know. I&#8217;ve learned first-hand how hard it can be to decide what to focus on as a blogger (and actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"start a blog\">start a blog<\/a> in the first place). That&#8217;s where the right <strong>blogging tips &amp; advice<\/strong> (from the world&#8217;s most successful bloggers) comes into play here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improving your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-write-blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog writing\">blog writing<\/a> skills? Building a social media following? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/guest-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Guest posting\">Guest posting<\/a>? Networking? Commenting? Re-publishing your content to Medium? Answering questions on Quora? Testing out ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"make money from your blog\">make money from your blog<\/a>? Start using all the top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/ai-content-writing-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"AI writing tools\">AI writing tools<\/a> to scale your content publishing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many blogging tips and advice floating around out there about what you <em>should be doing<\/em>, that it\u2019s easy to just get too overwhelmed and wind up doing nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube embed-container\"><iframe title=\"21 Blogging Tips (from a Blogger that Makes $30,000\/mo): Advice for Starting a Profitable Blog Today\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLUq299_Ni8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is that there are plenty of straightforward, practical ways to successfully grow your blog. But, remember that you shouldn&#8217;t try doing everything at once, especially when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/drive-traffic-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"driving traffic\">driving traffic<\/a> and learning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-to-promote-your-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"how to promote to your blog\">how to promote to your blog<\/a>. In this comprehensive guide of the best blogging tips advice, I\u2019ve brought together the 40 of the world&#8217;s top bloggers to share their take on what you should focus your blogging efforts on today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make sure this guide is actionable (rather than overwhelming), I\u2019ve arranged all of these blogging tips and advice into distinct sections spanning the blogging journey\u2014and given you a quick summary right at the top of each section\u2026 so you can read up on the advice and jump straight into the actionable steps you need to take to grow your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>40 Blogging Tips and Advice from Top Bloggers for 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#launching\">Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 1: Launching Your Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#growing\">Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 2: Getting More Readers and Subscribers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#monetizing\">Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 3: Making Real Money From Your Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#tools\">Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 4: Leveraging Powerful Tools and Techniques<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=40+Blogging+Tips+and+Advice+from+Top+Bloggers+%28to+Grow+Your+Blog%29+in+2026&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"40 Blogging Tips and Advice from Top Bloggers (to Grow Your Blog) in 2026\">40 Blogging Tips and Advice from Top Bloggers (to Grow Your Blog) in 2026<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=40+Blogging+Tips+and+Advice+from+Top+Bloggers+%28to+Grow+Your+Blog%29+in+2026&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclosure:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links and at no additional cost to you, I\u2019ll earn a commission. Know that I only recommend products and services I\u2019ve personally used and stand behind. When you use one of my affiliate links, the company compensates me, which helps me run this blog and keep all of my in-depth content free of charge for readers (like you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s start breaking down our best blogging tips and advice, section by section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jks3qycc44ke\"><a name=\"launching\"><\/a><strong>Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 1: <\/strong><strong>Launching Your Blog<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"><strong>Don\u2019t wait, start right now.<\/strong> This is by far the most often recited amongst the blogging tips and advice that nearly every top blogger from around the world has to share with us today (for good reason).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it makes perfect sense. It\u2019s easy to give yourself the excuse of waiting for the perfect moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"start your blog\">start your blog<\/a>, or to keep pushing off that launch date until you can learn everything you need to know about blogging. <em>&#8220;No sense in starting until I can do things just right&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But here&#8217;s the truth\u2014you\u2019ll never <em>feel<\/em> completely ready to start.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s only through taking action and starting right now (no matter how small your early steps are), that you&#8217;ll ever see the benefits of just how much your work can pay off as it compounds over the course of days, weeks, months and years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to achieve your ultimate goal of building a profitable blog, you must heed these foundational blogging tips. So if you haven&#8217;t already launched\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"get your blog started\">get your blog started<\/a> today. There will be unknowns to learn more about, but that&#8217;s ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure out what kind of content you can offer to an audience you&#8217;re personally connected with, get started and keep taking consistent steps that move your blog forward each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ready to Start Your Blog Today?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo\" class=\"wp-image-21523\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1536x886.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-2048x1182.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my ultimate guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"How to Start a Blog (on the Side)\">How to Start a Blog (on the Side)<\/a> that&#8217;s been featured on <em>Forbes<\/em>, <em>Inc<\/em> and <em>Entrepreneur<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\" title=\"Read Now\">Read Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, let&#8217;s dive into our first section of blogging tips and advice, geared around the launching phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.8rzaawksys09\"><strong>1. \u201cSet realistic expectations, build smart habits that ladder up to your goals and embrace a mindset of experimentation.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Ryan Robinson\">Ryan Robinson<\/a> (that\u2019s me! \ud83d\udc4b)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ryan-Robinson-Author-Bio-Head-Shot-2022-Square-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Ryan Robinson Author Bio Head Shot (2023) Square\" class=\"wp-image-16986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ryan-Robinson-Author-Bio-Head-Shot-2022-Square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ryan-Robinson-Author-Bio-Head-Shot-2022-Square-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ryan-Robinson-Author-Bio-Head-Shot-2022-Square-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ryan-Robinson-Author-Bio-Head-Shot-2022-Square.jpeg 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/why-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"reasons why\">reasons why<\/a> people get into blogging. But if building a real, sustainable business around your blog is a key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging goal\">blogging goal<\/a> you hope to one day achieve\u2014then it&#8217;s important to have the realistic expectation that it most often takes several months (or even 1 to 2 years) to begin generating over $1,000\/mo in blog income\u2014if it&#8217;s your first time launching a blog. It helps to have a clear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-business-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog business plan\">blog business plan<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here on my blog, I now reach 500,000+ monthly readers and generate well into the six-figures in revenue. But it&#8217;s taken me nearly 6 years of hard work and showing up every day along with holding a full-time job, in order to get to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My most impactful blogging tips and advice I can offer, is to create habits that set yourself up for success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An example of a successful habit that most top bloggers share in common, is that we create regular, recurring blocks of time on our calendars to spend on key activities like writing, doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/keyword-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"keyword research\">keyword research<\/a>, publishing and promoting our content. If you don&#8217;t physically block off at least a few hours to work on your blog each week\u2014whether it&#8217;s in the mornings before your day job or during the evenings after putting your kids to bed\u2014you won&#8217;t make progress quickly enough to stay engaged over the long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Set+realistic+expectations.+Create+smart+habits+that+connect+to+your+goals.+Experiment.%22+%40theryanrobinson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Set realistic expectations. Create smart habits that connect to your goals. Experiment.&quot; @theryanrobinson\">\"Set realistic expectations. Create smart habits that connect to your goals. Experiment.\" @theryanrobinson<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Set+realistic+expectations.+Create+smart+habits+that+connect+to+your+goals.+Experiment.%22+%40theryanrobinson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And even still, everything about blogging today is constantly changing. There are tons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/before-starting-a-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"things I wish I knew before starting a blog\">things I wish I knew before starting a blog<\/a>. From Google search algorithm updates to ever-evolving Facebook policies, the emergence of new social networks and so on, you&#8217;ll need a willingness to adapt and experiment regularly with your blog. I&#8217;m still learning new things every single day\u2014whether it&#8217;s improving my ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/drive-traffic-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"drive traffic to my blog\">drive traffic to my blog<\/a> from new sources, to doing a better job of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-write-blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"writing blog posts\">writing blog posts<\/a> that help my readers, dramatically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/ai-blogging-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"speeding up my blogging process with AI tools\">speeding up my blogging process with AI tools<\/a>, or learning about new ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"make money blogging\">make money blogging<\/a>&#8230; I&#8217;m always reinventing my blog for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Use My Free Keyword Research Tool<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Free-Keyword-Research-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Keyword-Research-and-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Free Keyword Research Tool (AI-Powered) SEO Keyword Research and Ideas\" class=\"wp-image-17468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Free-Keyword-Research-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Keyword-Research-and-Ideas.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Free-Keyword-Research-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Keyword-Research-and-Ideas-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Free-Keyword-Research-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Keyword-Research-and-Ideas-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Try my <em>free<\/em> AI-Powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/keyword-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Keyword Tool\">Keyword Tool<\/a> to get dozens of research-backed ideas for keywords &amp; topics to write about on your blog today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/keyword-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\" title=\"Get Keyword Ideas\">Get Keyword Ideas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. \u201cPrepare to make big sacrifices and spend a lot of time on getting your blog meaningful traction.\u201d Michelle Schroeder,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.makingsenseofcents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Making Sense of Cents<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Michelle-Schroeders-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Schroeder's Blogging Advice to New Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Michelle-Schroeders-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Michelle-Schroeders-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked Michelle to share her biggest piece of blogging advice with me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/making-sense-of-cents-michelle-schroeder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"a recent episode\">a recent episode<\/a> of my podcast about how she consistently earns well over $100,000\/mo from her blog, she echoed similar sentiments when it comes to just how much work has gone into getting her blog to where it is today. When it comes to sacrificing time in order to grow her blog, here&#8217;s Michelle&#8217;s best blogging tips and advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>The biggest sacrifice I\u2019ve had to make over the years has definitely been using pretty much all of my time towards my blog, especially early on.<\/strong> In the beginning, I was spending anywhere from 20 to 40 hours a week on my blog, when it was just a hobby\u2014not even a true side hustle yet. When it became a serious side hustle, I was spending 40 hours a week on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22The+biggest+sacrifice+I%E2%80%99ve+had+to+make+over+the+years+has+been+using+almost+all+of+my+time+towards+growing+my+blog%2C+especially+early+on.%22+%40senseofcents&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;The biggest sacrifice I\u2019ve had to make over the years has been using almost all of my time towards growing my blog, especially early on.&quot; @senseofcents\">\"The biggest sacrifice I\u2019ve had to make over the years has been using almost all of my time towards growing my blog, especially early on.\" @senseofcents<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22The+biggest+sacrifice+I%E2%80%99ve+had+to+make+over+the+years+has+been+using+almost+all+of+my+time+towards+growing+my+blog%2C+especially+early+on.%22+%40senseofcents&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Eventually, when I first left my day job to blog full-time, I was spending anywhere from 40 to 100 hours a week working hard to get more traction. Now I\u2019m trying to keep my work to a little less than 40 hours a week, but I\u2019m still sometimes spending 100 hours on a week on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. \u201cTreat your blog like a product or a brand. How can you make it stand out from the crowd?\u201d \u2014 Brian Dean, <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Backlinko<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-from-Brian-Dean-of-Backlinko.jpg\" alt=\"Blogging Advice and Tips from Brian Dean of Backlinko\" class=\"wp-image-9147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-from-Brian-Dean-of-Backlinko.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-from-Brian-Dean-of-Backlinko-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian and I recently sat down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/backlinko-brian-dean-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"to chat\">to chat<\/a> on my podcast about how much blogging (and SEO) has been changing over the course of this year. And while we got into all kinds of tactical blogging tips and advice about what it takes to create top-ranking blog content, he also zoomed to talk on a much higher level about how to stand out from a sea of competitors also blogging about the same topics as you are. Here&#8217;s what Brian had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The first thing I\u2019d focus on when launching a blog, is positioning. If you jump into the tactics without nailing this part, it\u2019s going to be a huge struggle going forward. Look at your blog like a product or a brand. <strong>What\u2019s going to make your blog different from what\u2019s already out there?<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22What%E2%80%99s+going+to+make+your+blog+different+from+others+already+out+there%3F+Focus+on+your+positioning.%22+%40backlinko&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;What\u2019s going to make your blog different from others already out there? Focus on your positioning.&quot; @backlinko\">\"What\u2019s going to make your blog different from others already out there? Focus on your positioning.\" @backlinko<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22What%E2%80%99s+going+to+make+your+blog+different+from+others+already+out+there%3F+Focus+on+your+positioning.%22+%40backlinko&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you\u2019re launching a fitness blog, why would someone read <em>your<\/em> fitness blog? Maybe you teach moms. Maybe you teach SaaS founders. Maybe you teach people that are built, how to get more built. Or maybe you teach people that used to be strong, how to get back into shape again. The point is, you want to have a positioning that\u2019s unique and helps you stand out. Then you can create content that\u2019s amazing and backs it up.&#8221; Plus, if you&#8217;ve chosen a topic you&#8217;re passionate about, you&#8217;ll have a much easier time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-to-write-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"writing faster\">writing faster<\/a> and creating more impactful content for your readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.x51tyljkjpg0\"><strong>4. \u201cDevote the early part of the day to your blog.\u201d \u2013 Pat Flynn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/validate-idea-passive-income-pat-flynn-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Smart Passive Income\">Smart Passive Income<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pat-Flynns-Best-Blogging-Advice-to-Share-with-New-Bloggers-This-Year.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Flynn's Best Blogging Advice to Share with New Bloggers This Year\" class=\"wp-image-9148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pat-Flynns-Best-Blogging-Advice-to-Share-with-New-Bloggers-This-Year.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pat-Flynns-Best-Blogging-Advice-to-Share-with-New-Bloggers-This-Year-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one of my earliest podcast episodes, Pat and I really dove deep into what&#8217;s helped him to grow his blog, Smart Passive Income, to such impressive six-figure (monthly) levels of income through a combination of everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging courses\">blogging courses<\/a> to podcast sponsorships, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging books\">blogging books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/affiliate-programs-bloggers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"affiliate programs\">affiliate programs<\/a>, SaaS products, physical products and other proven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"ways to make money blogging\">ways to make money blogging<\/a>. Pat&#8217;s even gotten into the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/best-podcast-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"podcast hosting\">podcast hosting<\/a> with his company, Pressable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His most helpful blogging tips and advice? Working on his blog in the early mornings\u2014and giving himself the best possible hours in his day. Here&#8217;s what he says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Time stretches add up. If possible, I\u2019d recommend putting time in for yourself during the morning, before you do anything else, <strong>before you give your time to somebody else and their dreams that they\u2019re building\u2014give it to yourself first. <\/strong>This is similar to a personal finance tip that a lot of people may have heard of before: pay yourself first.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Before+giving+your+time+to+somebody+else+and+their+dreams+at+your+day+job%E2%80%94give+it+to+yourself+first.+Work+on+your+blog+in+the+mornings+when+you+can+be+more+productive.%22+%40patflynn&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Before giving your time to somebody else and their dreams at your day job\u2014give it to yourself first. Work on your blog in the mornings when you can be more productive.&quot; @patflynn\">\"Before giving your time to somebody else and their dreams at your day job\u2014give it to yourself first. Work on your blog in the mornings when you can be more productive.\" @patflynn<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Before+giving+your+time+to+somebody+else+and+their+dreams+at+your+day+job%E2%80%94give+it+to+yourself+first.+Work+on+your+blog+in+the+mornings+when+you+can+be+more+productive.%22+%40patflynn&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What most people try to do is, they set an alarm for when they have to go to work, then they work, and they come home, they\u2019ve got to spend time with the family, and then the family goes down to bed, and then you have thirty minutes or an hour at the end of the day to work on your thing. But you\u2019re already exhausted. You\u2019ve already used up your think tank. There\u2019s just no good decision-making going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But you can flip it around, wake up a little earlier and devote that early time to yourself. I wake up at 4:30 in the morning and I always read, meditate and I get my most crucial work done before the kids are up. And it\u2019s the craziest production I\u2019ve ever had in my life. Even if it\u2019s a half-hour, devote that early part of the day to yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. <\/strong><strong>\u201cFigure out what you personally stand for and jump straight in. You can hone your voice as you go.\u201d \u2013 Gaby Dalkin, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsgabycooking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">What\u2019s Gaby Cooking<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Gaby-Dalkins-Blogging-Advice-for-Aspiring-Food-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"Gaby Dalkin's Blogging Tips and Advice for Aspiring Food Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Gaby-Dalkins-Blogging-Advice-for-Aspiring-Food-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Gaby-Dalkins-Blogging-Advice-for-Aspiring-Food-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaby Dalkin has one of the most fun blogging journeys I&#8217;ve gotten to follow along with over the years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/start-food-blog-gaby-dalkin-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"and talk about\">and talk about<\/a>) on my podcast. Formerly a personal chef for singer Jessica Simpson, Gaby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-food-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"started food blogging\">started food blogging<\/a> on the side of her personal chef work and slowly amassed a loyal following or readers who tuned in for her recipes and amazing photography. More recently, she&#8217;s gone on to publish multiple books, launch several product lines with Williams Sonoma and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the best blogging advice Gaby has to share for those that want to follow in her footsteps this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t do this for the first three years, and I really wish I had. <strong>Figure out what it is that you stand for, what message you want to share, what you want your story to be. Make sure it\u2019s authentic\u2014and then go for it.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Figure+out+what+it+is+that+you+stand+for%2C+what+message+you+want+to+share%2C+what+you+want+your+story+to+be.+Make+sure+it%E2%80%99s+authentic%2C+and+then+go+for+it.%22+%40whatsgabycookin&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Figure out what it is that you stand for, what message you want to share, what you want your story to be. Make sure it\u2019s authentic, and then go for it.&quot; @whatsgabycookin\">\"Figure out what it is that you stand for, what message you want to share, what you want your story to be. Make sure it\u2019s authentic, and then go for it.\" @whatsgabycookin<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Figure+out+what+it+is+that+you+stand+for%2C+what+message+you+want+to+share%2C+what+you+want+your+story+to+be.+Make+sure+it%E2%80%99s+authentic%2C+and+then+go+for+it.%22+%40whatsgabycookin&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I find a lot of people are scared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"start a blog\">start a blog<\/a> or whatever they\u2019re trying to do, and I think there\u2019s something to be said about just jumping in headfirst and figuring out what your voice is, and you\u2019ll grow and develop along the way. But you\u2019ve got to start somewhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. \u201cEven if you have zero followers today, start with the people you know, learn from them and grow from there.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/build-community-side-hustle-chris-guillebeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Chris Guillebeau\">Chris Guillebeau<\/a>, Bestselling Author of <em>The $100 Startup<\/em> and <em>Side Hustle<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Guillebeaus-Blogging-Tips-to-Grow-an-Audience.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Guillebeau's Blogging Advice and Tips to Grow an Audience\" class=\"wp-image-9150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Guillebeaus-Blogging-Tips-to-Grow-an-Audience.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Guillebeaus-Blogging-Tips-to-Grow-an-Audience-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with this prolific blogger and multi-bestselling author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/build-community-side-hustle-chris-guillebeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"to talk about\">to talk about<\/a> how he&#8217;s used the vehicle of side hustling to grow his writing career (and blog) into what&#8217;s become a very powerful, lucrative personal brand that keeps him booked solid with meaningful work, year-round. When asked about the best blogging tips and advice he&#8217;d give, here&#8217;s what Chris had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No plan survives contact with the battlefield. You have this grand vision\u2014maybe you\u2019ve even worked on it for a long time, and then you put it out, and it\u2019s probably going to change. You\u2019re going to get feedback you didn\u2019t expect, you\u2019re going to see a response you didn\u2019t expect, it might be positive, it might be negative, or maybe some of both.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22No+plan+survives+contact+with+the+battlefield.+You+have+this+grand+vision%2C+but+it%E2%80%99s+probably+going+to+change+after+you+launch%2C+so+you+need+to+be+open+to+evolution.%22+%40chrisguillebeau&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;No plan survives contact with the battlefield. You have this grand vision, but it\u2019s probably going to change after you launch, so you need to be open to evolution.&quot; @chrisguillebeau\">\"No plan survives contact with the battlefield. You have this grand vision, but it\u2019s probably going to change after you launch, so you need to be open to evolution.\" @chrisguillebeau<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22No+plan+survives+contact+with+the+battlefield.+You+have+this+grand+vision%2C+but+it%E2%80%99s+probably+going+to+change+after+you+launch%2C+so+you+need+to+be+open+to+evolution.%22+%40chrisguillebeau&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Even if you have zero followers today, here\u2019s what I\u2019d say: You still have people in your life. <\/strong>Pretty much everybody has a Facebook account, friends, people you went to school with. Everybody has contacts and second-degree contacts. Start reaching out to those people when you&#8217;re first starting your blog\u2014not pitching or selling, but saying, <em>&#8216;Hey, I\u2019m making this thing. Do you want to check it out? Do you know somebody it might be good for?&#8217;<\/em> And that\u2019s exactly how I started working on my first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, which became the basis for my blog as well. <strong>Start with who you know and try to grow from there.<\/strong> Focus on the core message and don&#8217;t get distracted, but be open to evolution as things go along.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. \u201cAsk yourself what you have of value that you can bring the world through your blog.\u201d \u2013 Rob Palmer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/first-blogger-rob-palmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"World\u2019s First Blogger\">World\u2019s First Blogger<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rob-Palmer-Worlds-First-Blogger-Shares-His-Advice-and-Tips.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Palmer World's First Blogger Shares His Best Advice and Tips\" class=\"wp-image-9151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rob-Palmer-Worlds-First-Blogger-Shares-His-Advice-and-Tips.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rob-Palmer-Worlds-First-Blogger-Shares-His-Advice-and-Tips-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot has changed in the 25+ year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/history-of-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"history of blogging\">history of blogging<\/a> since Rob authored what&#8217;s (arguably) the first public blog post to hit the Internet back in 1993. One thing he says still holds true? The immense power of creating unique, helpful content for your readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best piece of blogging advice, here&#8217;s what Rob had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The key thing to making a splash in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-niche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog niche\">blog niche<\/a>, is having very high quality content. You need to have your own perspective. You need to figure out what you have to offer\u2014what makes you unique. What do you have of value to bring to the world? Once you\u2019ve figured that out, you can deliver quality content and products to your audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Ask+yourself+what+you+have+of+value+that+you+can+bring+the+world+through+your+blog+and+you%27ll+be+able+to+stand+out+from+the+competition.%22+-+Rob+Palmer%2C+World%27s+First+Blogger&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Ask yourself what you have of value that you can bring the world through your blog and you&#039;ll be able to stand out from the competition.&quot; - Rob Palmer, World&#039;s First Blogger\">\"Ask yourself what you have of value that you can bring the world through your blog and you'll be able to stand out from the competition.\" - Rob Palmer, World's First Blogger<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Ask+yourself+what+you+have+of+value+that+you+can+bring+the+world+through+your+blog+and+you%27ll+be+able+to+stand+out+from+the+competition.%22+-+Rob+Palmer%2C+World%27s+First+Blogger&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>Google is always looking for the best piece of content for a particular query. <\/strong>It\u2019s the same with social media: It\u2019s the great content that gets shared. Maybe ten years ago, you could fake it, you could have a dodgy product and you could still make money\u2026 but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s easy to do today. You\u2019re much better off giving something really useful to your audience and building a meaningful relationship with your community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.9kevvsmyf84g\"><strong>8. \u201cYour first blog posts won\u2019t be perfect, but you have to start somewhere and grow from there.\u201d \u2014 Shane Barker, <a href=\"https:\/\/shanebarker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ShaneBarker.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Barkers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-Today.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Barker's Best Blogging Advice for Bloggers Today\" class=\"wp-image-9152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Barkers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-Today.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Barkers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-Today-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shane is one of the most well-established digital marketing consultants I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/shane-barker-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"gotten to know\">gotten to know<\/a> over the past several years. He&#8217;s worked with clients like Inc Magazine, Forbes, Social Media Examiner, CreativeLive and more\u2014to create compelling content that drives traffic and increases revenue for their brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s also a pro when it comes to growing his own blog that reaches hundreds of thousands of monthly readers. Here&#8217;s what Shane had to share when asked about his best blogging tips and advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The main way I get my leads is from inbound marketing. We invested in content seven or eight years ago, and I still have that original blog post I wrote back then. It\u2019s an absolute piece of doo-doo, it was terrible! I actually show it to my students at UCLA. I say, Look at this blog post, and they&#8217;ll tell me it&#8217;s terrible, but I&#8217;ll reply&#8230; the difference is, I started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Your+first+blog+posts+won%27t+be+perfect%2C+but+you+have+to+start+somewhere.+It%27ll+take+time+to+improve%2C+but+you+have+to+jump+in.%22+%40shanebarker&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Your first blog posts won&#039;t be perfect, but you have to start somewhere. It&#039;ll take time to improve, but you have to jump in.&quot; @shanebarker\">\"Your first blog posts won't be perfect, but you have to start somewhere. It'll take time to improve, but you have to jump in.\" @shanebarker<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Your+first+blog+posts+won%27t+be+perfect%2C+but+you+have+to+start+somewhere.+It%27ll+take+time+to+improve%2C+but+you+have+to+jump+in.%22+%40shanebarker&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And that\u2019s what most people don\u2019t do. They say, I don\u2019t want to do video because I might look weird. Well, I can promise that your first video is going to look terrible, and <strong>your first blog post is not going to be awesome either\u2026 but you just have to do it. You have to start somewhere.<\/strong> We invested in content marketing, and we\u2019re now at a point where we get a great amount of traffic and a good number of leads from my website on a daily basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.r58v3y8cnb0a\"><strong>9. <\/strong><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t blindly follow the blogging tips and advice you hear. If something you\u2019re told conflicts with what\u2019s important to you, stick to your own convictions.\u201d \u2014 Anna Vital, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adioma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Adioma <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Anna-Vitals-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Designers.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Vital's Best Blogging Advice for Designers\" class=\"wp-image-9153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Anna-Vitals-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Designers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Anna-Vitals-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Designers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Anna launched her infographic design tool, Adioma, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-viral-infographics-anna-vital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"rose to fame\">rose to fame<\/a> as a designer and blogger that crafted some of the most viral infographics ever to be shared in the tech startup and venture capital spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From visually documenting the founder journeys of people like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, to landing paid projects doing design work with brands like Google, Legal Zoom and Cisco, Anna&#8217;s learned a thing or two about how to use her blog as a platform to create a business. Here&#8217;s her best blogging tips and advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Don\u2019t worry about implementing all of the blogging tips and pieces of advice you hear. I read too many blogs, got a lot of advice about how I <em>should<\/em> do something\u2026 but at the end of the day, it\u2019s your passion, your personality, that drives what you\u2019re going to do. <strong>If some of that blogging advice conflicts with what&#8217;s important to you, then you\u2019re not going to be able to use all that passion to drive your project forward.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Be+careful+with+the+advice+you+get.+Really+listen+to+what+you+want+to+do+and+what+you+need+to+do.%22+%40annavitals&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Be careful with the advice you get. Really listen to what you want to do and what you need to do.&quot; @annavitals\">\"Be careful with the advice you get. Really listen to what you want to do and what you need to do.\" @annavitals<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Be+careful+with+the+advice+you+get.+Really+listen+to+what+you+want+to+do+and+what+you+need+to+do.%22+%40annavitals&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For example, one piece of advice I got for my startup, was not to worry about how my product looks, just make sure it functions. But for us, we\u2019re a graphic design and infographic tool, so it totally makes sense to make it look as beautiful as possible. Beauty drives me. That\u2019s what I love. I love looking at something that\u2019s beautiful and I love making beautiful things. So even though for many other startups, this advice might be totally okay, for us, making beautiful things was a must\u2014and that\u2019s what drives us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.hp5klhplq5uf\"><strong>10. <\/strong><strong>\u201cFigure out what really sets you apart from the other bloggers in your niche.\u201d \u2014 Selena Taylor, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finduslost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Find Us Lost<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Selena-Taylor-of-Find-Us-Lost-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-1.jpg\" alt=\"Selena Taylor of Find Us Lost Shares Her Blogging Tips and Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Selena-Taylor-of-Find-Us-Lost-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Selena-Taylor-of-Find-Us-Lost-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selena and her husband Jacob, the duo that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-travel-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"started the travel blog\">started the travel blog<\/a> and Instagram account, Find Us Lost, have amassed a following of over 175,000+ people tuning in to their regular travels (and planning guides) as they criss-cross the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since launching their travel blog just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/start-travel-blog-find-us-lost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"couple of years ago\">couple of years ago<\/a>, this couple has used their skills to book sponsored trips with world-renowned travel brands and monetizes their audience in win-win ways through affiliate partnerships and sales of their photo-editing presets. When asked to share her best piece of blogging advice, Selena says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>The sooner you can figure out what sets you apart, the more you\u2019ll succeed in what you\u2019re blogging or posting about.<\/strong> There\u2019s a tendency for a lot of people to feel very overwhelmed by the competition that\u2019s already out there\u2014and I still feel that pressure every single day. But as soon as I get caught up in that, it really sets me back. So it\u2019s about making sure that I\u2019m keeping in mind what makes us unique, and what\u2019s our content special.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CThe+sooner+you+can+figure+out+what+sets+you+apart%2C+the+more+you%E2%80%99ll+succeed+in+what+you%E2%80%99re+blogging+about.+%40finduslost&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cThe sooner you can figure out what sets you apart, the more you\u2019ll succeed in what you\u2019re blogging about. @finduslost\">\u201cThe sooner you can figure out what sets you apart, the more you\u2019ll succeed in what you\u2019re blogging about. @finduslost<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CThe+sooner+you+can+figure+out+what+sets+you+apart%2C+the+more+you%E2%80%99ll+succeed+in+what+you%E2%80%99re+blogging+about.+%40finduslost&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Anyone who\u2019s just starting out just needs to ask themselves that same question: how soon can I figure out exactly who I am and who I want to portray with this brand?&nbsp;Once you\u2019ve established that and you\u2019ve paved the way, people will start to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ewpymgmczvgf\"><strong>11. <\/strong><strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel, learn how others have become successful and apply those lessons to your own niche.\u201d \u2013 Grace and Silas Moser, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chasingfoxes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Chasing Foxes<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grace-and-Silas-Moser-Chasing-Foxes-Blogging-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Grace and Silas Moser Chasing Foxes Blogging Advice for Pinterest Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grace-and-Silas-Moser-Chasing-Foxes-Blogging-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grace-and-Silas-Moser-Chasing-Foxes-Blogging-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another husband and wife team, Grace and Silas Moser behind Chasing Foxes, went from starting their blog on the side of full-time jobs, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/side-hustle-blog-chasing-foxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"now reaching\">now reaching<\/a> more than 2 Million&nbsp;<em>monthly<\/em> readers and well over $20,000 in revenue during their peak months\u2014largely by tapping into the vast audience that spends hours on Pinterest every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share their best blogging tips and advice, here&#8217;s what they had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace shares, &#8220;Create a number of blog posts before you launch. We created around 40 and published those on our blog when it first launched. If you want to get going right off the gate and have lots of viewers right upfront, it\u2019s very important to create that content beforehand to keep them engaged.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>I would definitely put the work in before you launch<\/strong>, so that when you do launch and your blog is live, you\u2019ll feel good when you start putting some posts out onto Pinterest and begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/drive-traffic-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"driving in some traffic\">driving in some traffic<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CYou+don%E2%80%99t+have+to+reinvent+the+wheel%2C+learn+how+others+have+become+successful+and+apply+those+lessons+to+your+own+niche.%E2%80%9D+Grace+and+Silas%2C+Chasing+Foxes&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cYou don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel, learn how others have become successful and apply those lessons to your own niche.\u201d Grace and Silas, Chasing Foxes\">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel, learn how others have become successful and apply those lessons to your own niche.\u201d Grace and Silas, Chasing Foxes<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CYou+don%E2%80%99t+have+to+reinvent+the+wheel%2C+learn+how+others+have+become+successful+and+apply+those+lessons+to+your+own+niche.%E2%80%9D+Grace+and+Silas%2C+Chasing+Foxes&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add to that, Silas shares, &#8220;Make sure you study people that are good at whatever you\u2019re doing and figure out what works for them. Then you can determine how to apply those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging lessons\">blogging lessons<\/a> in a way that\u2019s going to fit with you and what&#8217;s sustainable &amp; interesting to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel. <strong>Other people have already done it and they\u2019ve done it successfully.<\/strong> There are successful bloggers out there. They\u2019re not freaks, they\u2019re not unicorns, they have real tactics and strategies\u2026 you can learn from them and apply it to your own niche too.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.cyrklalbig0y\"><strong>12. <\/strong><strong>\u201cAsk yourself what you\u2019re able to do for your readers, that someone else can\u2019t.\u201d \u2014 Chase Dimond, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundlesslabs.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Boundless Labs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chase-Dimonds-Blogging-Advice-When-Launching.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Dimond's Blogging Tips and Advice When Launching a Brand\" class=\"wp-image-9159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chase-Dimonds-Blogging-Advice-When-Launching.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chase-Dimonds-Blogging-Advice-When-Launching-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chase and I went to college together, and he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/get-email-subscribers-chase-dimond-the-discoverer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"been a busy entrepreneur\">been a busy entrepreneur<\/a> since graduating, including his time co-founding the travel newsletter and Instagram account bearing the same name: The Discoverer (which now boasts over 1 Million followers across their accounts). Chase was instrumental in the meteoric growth of that content-focused company, and he&#8217;s since gone on to launch his own eCommerce growth agency based in Southern California, called Boundless Labs. Chase is well-versed in using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/ecommerce-website-builders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"eCommerce website builders\">eCommerce website builders<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his biggest piece of blogging advice when it comes to growing a community, here&#8217;s what Chase had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>It starts with first having a really important mission, and perhaps some kind of competitive advantage. What are you able to do that someone else can\u2019t?<\/strong> That could be something as simple as even acquiring leads at a cheaper cost. Or it could be more defensible like delivering a better experience or having a stronger brand.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Creating+a+community+around+your+blog+starts+with+first+having+a+really+important+mission%2C+and+perhaps+some+kind+of+competitive+advantage.+What+are+you+able+to+do+that+someone+else+can%E2%80%99t%3F%22+Chase+Dimond&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Creating a community around your blog starts with first having a really important mission, and perhaps some kind of competitive advantage. What are you able to do that someone else can\u2019t?&quot; Chase Dimond\">\"Creating a community around your blog starts with first having a really important mission, and perhaps some kind of competitive advantage. What are you able to do that someone else can\u2019t?\" Chase Dimond<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Creating+a+community+around+your+blog+starts+with+first+having+a+really+important+mission%2C+and+perhaps+some+kind+of+competitive+advantage.+What+are+you+able+to+do+that+someone+else+can%E2%80%99t%3F%22+Chase+Dimond&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Begin by figuring out the platforms that your ideal readers are on, and figuring out the ways you can reach them there. So on Instagram, you\u2019d identify people who are using certain hashtags. If they\u2019re using #travel or #discover in their own photos, you know that they\u2019re interested in travel\u2014so you could comment on their photo, you could DM them, or if they have an email in their bio, you could send them a full email (a great approach to authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogger-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogger outreach\">blogger outreach<\/a>).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There are a ton of ways to reach people on social and just have initial conversations like &#8216;<em>Hey, this is what I\u2019m working on, I\u2019d love your 100% honest feedback.<\/em>&#8216; If you already have content, a product or service that you can give them as thanks for their time, that\u2019s awesome. Trading whatever your blog has to offer in value to a potential reader for their feedback makes sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.2ecnv47qp3tz\"><strong>13. <\/strong><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s never a perfect time to launch a blog or jumpstart a writing career, you just have to start.\u201d \u2013 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffhaden.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jeff Haden<\/a><\/strong><strong>, Inc Magazine\u2019s #1 Contributor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Hadens-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-This-Year.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Haden's Best Blogging Advice for Writers This Year\" class=\"wp-image-9160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Hadens-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-This-Year.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Hadens-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-This-Year-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before Jeff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/freelance-writing-side-hustle-jeff-haden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"rose to become\">rose to become<\/a> Inc Magazine&#8217;s top contributing writer and pen some of his own books, he worked in the publishing industry and moonlighted as a freelance copywriter. He eventually made his way into ghostwriting for CEOs, startup executives and even ghost-wrote some of the top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/best-business-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"business books\">business books<\/a> out there today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a seasoned writer, I asked Jeff to share his blogging tips and advice when it comes to building confidence in your writing and getting your blog off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You just have to start. It\u2019s like deciding to have a baby\u2014you&#8217;ll never really think you\u2019re ready to have a baby. And you\u2019re never going to think you\u2019re ready to start your blog, or whatever it is you think you want to start.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Qualifications+don%27t+really+matter+when+it+comes+to+blogging.+Nobody+cares.+They+care+whether+your+content+is+good+and+if+it+can+help+them.%22+%40jeff_haden&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Qualifications don&#039;t really matter when it comes to blogging. Nobody cares. They care whether your content is good and if it can help them.&quot; @jeff_haden\">\"Qualifications don't really matter when it comes to blogging. Nobody cares. They care whether your content is good and if it can help them.\" @jeff_haden<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Qualifications+don%27t+really+matter+when+it+comes+to+blogging.+Nobody+cares.+They+care+whether+your+content+is+good+and+if+it+can+help+them.%22+%40jeff_haden&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Experience comes from actually doing something, and you can\u2019t gain experience until you do. <strong>Qualifications don\u2019t really matter. Nobody cares.<\/strong> Once you produce something, no-one cares about the qualifications you have behind it. They care about whether it\u2019s good. So, get started, gain experience, come up with something decent, put it out there, learn from it and work to continually get better.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>14. \u201cGuest posting is the best thing I&#8217;ve ever done for the growth of my blog.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/jeff-goins-blogger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Jeff Goins\">Jeff Goins<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Goins-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Tips-and-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Goins Shares His Best Blogging Tips and Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Goins-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Tips-and-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeff-Goins-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Tips-and-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Goins, the blogger and best-selling author of five books including&nbsp;<em>The Art of Work<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Real Artists Don\u2019t Starve<\/em>, has learned a thing or two about blogging in his more than 15+ year career as an online writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/jeff-goins-blogger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"our recent interview\">our recent interview<\/a> for my podcast, I asked him to share his blogging tips and advice when it comes to establishing yourself and quickly building an audience for your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My biggest source of traffic in the early days of my blog, was other people&#8217;s blogs. I&#8217;d write lots of guest posts. And in 2011, I wrote an article every day for my blog&#8230; and 100+ other articles for other sites as guest content.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>Guest posting is the best thing I&#8217;ve ever done for the growth of my blog.<\/strong> I got my first 1,000 subscribers from word-of-mouth referrals and slowly picking up momentum from friends and family. Guest posting is what helped me go from 1,000 to 10,000 subscribers by creating relevant lead magnets to go along with the content I was promoting in my guest content.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=Guest+posting+is+the+best+thing+I%27ve+ever+done+for+the+growth+of+my+blog.+It%27s+one+of+the+best+ways+to+build+your+audience+early+on.+%40jeffgoins&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Guest posting is the best thing I&#039;ve ever done for the growth of my blog. It&#039;s one of the best ways to build your audience early on. @jeffgoins\">Guest posting is the best thing I've ever done for the growth of my blog. It's one of the best ways to build your audience early on. @jeffgoins<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=Guest+posting+is+the+best+thing+I%27ve+ever+done+for+the+growth+of+my+blog.+It%27s+one+of+the+best+ways+to+build+your+audience+early+on.+%40jeffgoins&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every time I published a guest post, I&#8217;d get anywhere from a handful of subscribers to several hundred. It worked so well that I just kept doing it for years and it&#8217;s continued to pay off.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jtp33759k1av\"><strong>15. <\/strong><strong>\u201cStop planning and spending hours thinking about how to get your blog started. The best thing you can do is start today and improve as you go.\u201d \u2013 John Rampton, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Calendar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/John-Ramptons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-to-New-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"John Rampton's Best Blogging Advice and Tips to New Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/John-Ramptons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-to-New-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/John-Ramptons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Tips-to-New-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A serial entrepreneur at heart, John Rampton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-write-entrepreneur-john-rampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"is behind\">is behind<\/a> several successful websites, products and software tools\u2014including Calendar, Due, NatureBox and is an active partner in a Palo Alto, California based private equity firm that invests in growing startups. Throughout his career that includes writing for publications like Entrepreneur, Inc and Tech Crunsh, John has always used high quality content to drive readers to his web properties\u2014and he&#8217;s done it very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I asked him to share his best blogging advice to those who are just getting started down their blogging journeys today. Here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Start. Just start. Stop planning, stop thinking about it. <strong>Just start. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect, it doesn\u2019t need to have all the bells and whistles.<\/strong> It can be the crappiest website in the world today\u2014but starting is the best step you can take.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Note from Ryan:<\/em> This doesn&#8217;t mean you should ignore tools like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-planner-template-printable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog planner\">blog planner<\/a> during your early days to build the right habits as your site grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Just+start.+It+doesn%E2%80%99t+have+to+be+perfect%2C+it+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+to+have+all+the+bells+and+whistles.%22+%40johnrampton&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Just start. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect, it doesn\u2019t need to have all the bells and whistles.&quot; @johnrampton\">\"Just start. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect, it doesn\u2019t need to have all the bells and whistles.\" @johnrampton<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Just+start.+It+doesn%E2%80%99t+have+to+be+perfect%2C+it+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+to+have+all+the+bells+and+whistles.%22+%40johnrampton&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I started Due, people really liked our product in theory. But before our product even really worked well, we had over 10,000 customers trying it out. It <em>worked<\/em>, and people were like, &#8216;Oh, we love this,&#8217; but it didn\u2019t work as well as we knew it could. We patched things together, but we made it work and focused our efforts on getting 10,000 to 11,000 customers before our product finally felt good.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>16. \u201cPublish only the best content you\u2019re capable of.\u201d \u2013 Kyle Byers, <a href=\"https:\/\/growthbadger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Growth Badger<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kyle-Byers-of-GrowthBadger-Shares-Best-Blogging-Advice-This-Year.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Byers of GrowthBadger Shares Best Blogging Advice This Year\" class=\"wp-image-9194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kyle-Byers-of-GrowthBadger-Shares-Best-Blogging-Advice-This-Year.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kyle-Byers-of-GrowthBadger-Shares-Best-Blogging-Advice-This-Year-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyle is the founder of the prolific content marketing blog, GrowthBadger, where he&#8217;s gone from zero to over 50,000 readers in less than 12 months of blogging on the side of his advertising agency\u2014all as an experiment to see how quickly he can build a profitable blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since he&#8217;s already killing it so quickly with his blog, I asked Kyle to share with us his best blogging tips and advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>My #1 piece of blogging advice is to worry less about publishing <em>as often as possible<\/em>\u2014and more about publishing the best work you can.<\/strong> There&#8217;s more competition now than ever, and study after study shows that comprehensive, in-depth content performs best.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Worry+less+about+publishing+as+often+as+possible%E2%80%94and+more+about+publishing+the+best+work+you+can.%22+%40kyle_byers+%40growthbadger&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Worry less about publishing as often as possible\u2014and more about publishing the best work you can.&quot; @kyle_byers @growthbadger\">\"Worry less about publishing as often as possible\u2014and more about publishing the best work you can.\" @kyle_byers @growthbadger<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Worry+less+about+publishing+as+often+as+possible%E2%80%94and+more+about+publishing+the+best+work+you+can.%22+%40kyle_byers+%40growthbadger&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The world doesn&#8217;t need another 5-minute listicle. You can do better than that, and you&#8217;ll be rewarded for it if you do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.67yk3a9cv0f1\"><strong>17. <\/strong><strong>\u201cBegin with very small, attainable goals and commit to incremental steps that\u2019ll help you build momentum over time.\u201d \u2013 Steli Efti, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/close.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Close<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Steli-Eftis-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Entrepreneurs.jpg\" alt=\"Steli Efti's Best Blogging Tips and Advice for Startups and Entrepreneurs\" class=\"wp-image-9164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Steli-Eftis-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Entrepreneurs.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Steli-Eftis-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Entrepreneurs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/sales-advice-steli-efti-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"our interview\">our interview<\/a> and throughout the years I&#8217;ve gotten to work with Steli at Close, he&#8217;s cultivated a major bias toward action when it comes to launching products, releasing new features, kicking off marketing campaigns and even publishing new content on the blog. His proactivity with content creation has helped the Close team reach millions in annual revenue for their CRM\u2014driven largely from content that ranks high in organic search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging tips and advice for those trying to gain traction on the side of their day jobs, here&#8217;s what Steli has to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you want to start a blog, consultancy or even a startup on the side, you just need to get started and have very small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging goals\">blogging goals<\/a> in the early days. The reason why people don\u2019t start their side hustle, is because they think it\u2019s going to take a lot more time and a lot more effort to start it, or they set goals that are really demanding and way above their current capacities\u2014either in skills, experience, time or money. Then they set themselves up for failure: they do a bunch of stuff in the first month and burn themselves out, or they never start because they\u2019re so daunted by the task.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>So get started, and think more about how you can spend 15 minutes every day on this. How can you do this for the next four years? <\/strong>And then believe in the process. If you spend 15 &#8211; 20 minutes, seven days a week, for four years\u2014in four years from now, you\u2019re going to know a lot more. You\u2019re going to be doing something.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22If+you+want+to+start+a+blog%2C+consultancy+or+startup+on+the+side+of+your+main+job%2C+you+need+to+think+in+small%2C+incremental+steps+that+build+momentum+over+time.%22+%40steli&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;If you want to start a blog, consultancy or startup on the side of your main job, you need to think in small, incremental steps that build momentum over time.&quot; @steli\">\"If you want to start a blog, consultancy or startup on the side of your main job, you need to think in small, incremental steps that build momentum over time.\" @steli<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22If+you+want+to+start+a+blog%2C+consultancy+or+startup+on+the+side+of+your+main+job%2C+you+need+to+think+in+small%2C+incremental+steps+that+build+momentum+over+time.%22+%40steli&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>Think in small, incremental steps that build momentum.<\/strong> If you start now, in two or three years from now, you might be in a really great place. If you\u2019re faster than that, awesome. But if you\u2019re not \u2013 you know how many people have been thinking about starting a side hustle for the last ten years of their life? If they\u2019d just started four or five years ago, they\u2019d still be worlds apart from where they are now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ebfxnzyhm5ha\"><strong>18. \u201cYou have to invest in yourself, have faith, take the leap and figure it out.\u201d Alex Nerney, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/create-and-go-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Create and Go\">Create and Go<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Nerney-of-Create-and-Go-Shares-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Nerney of Create and Go Shares Blogging Advice to New Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Nerney-of-Create-and-Go-Shares-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Nerney-of-Create-and-Go-Shares-Blogging-Advice-to-New-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fascinating success story filled with plenty of ups and downs, Alex Nerney met his future business partner, Lauren McManus, on Tinder back in 2014. After starting to date, they began experimenting on different types of blog-based online businesses. They soon grew a successful food blog and slowly pivoted over to teaching about what they&#8217;ve learned in the world of blogging with what&#8217;s since become their main site, Create and Go\u2014where they reach hundreds of thousands of new bloggers every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about what his best blogging tips and advice are, here&#8217;s what Alex had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe best investments I\u2019ve ever made when it comes to growing our blog, have been in myself. Quitting my job, and having the faith that we would figure it out. We had to make this decision&#8230; what if we just quit? <strong>What if we went all in? It was an investment in ourselves. We\u2019re smart enough to figure this out, we just need more time in order to do it.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22The+best+investments+I%E2%80%99ve+ever+made+when+it+comes+to+growing+our+blog%2C+have+been+in+myself.+Quitting+my+job%2C+and+having+the+faith+that+we+would+figure+it+out.%22+%40alexnerney&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;The best investments I\u2019ve ever made when it comes to growing our blog, have been in myself. Quitting my job, and having the faith that we would figure it out.&quot; @alexnerney\">\"The best investments I\u2019ve ever made when it comes to growing our blog, have been in myself. Quitting my job, and having the faith that we would figure it out.\" @alexnerney<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22The+best+investments+I%E2%80%99ve+ever+made+when+it+comes+to+growing+our+blog%2C+have+been+in+myself.+Quitting+my+job%2C+and+having+the+faith+that+we+would+figure+it+out.%22+%40alexnerney&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That was the smartest investment we ever made. As soon as we quit, we doubled our revenue every month for the first 6 to 7 months of blogging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.tem030p1uiog\"><a name=\"growing\"><\/a><strong>Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 2: Getting More Readers and Subscribers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\">If you want to get more readers and email subscribers on your blog, you need to forge real connections with people.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That doesn\u2019t <em>just<\/em> mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-write-blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"writing great blog content\">writing great blog content<\/a> and cracking the code to unlocking traffic from Pinterest (though both of these strategies can certainly be a part of your competitive advantage). In order to really attract and retain an audience, you need to lean hard into your strengths and step outside of your comfort zone to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/drive-traffic-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"diversify your traffic sources\">diversify your traffic sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evaluate whether or not there&#8217;s a demand for video content on YouTube within your niche. Try meeting people in real life at industry conferences or local meetups. Determine if your readers spend time on Quora and dedicate 30 minutes to answering relevant questions in your field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anything you can do to make your connections with readers more real, the more likely they&#8217;ll be to spread your content by word-of-mouth marketing. And that&#8217;s how you create a movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, we&#8217;re highlighting blogging advice that&#8217;s specifically geared toward growing your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.70qxt2tur0m3\"><strong>19. <\/strong><strong>\u201cRealize that every time you\u2019re communicating, you\u2019re selling something. And you have to add value or nobody&#8217;s going to listen to you.\u201d \u2013 Hiten Shah, Co-Founder of <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/usefyi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">FYI<\/a><\/strong><strong>, KISSmetrics and more.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Hiten-Shahs-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Content-Creators.jpg\" alt=\"Hiten Shah's Blogging Advice for New Content Creators\" class=\"wp-image-9167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Hiten-Shahs-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Content-Creators.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Hiten-Shahs-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Content-Creators-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serial startup founder, Hiten Shah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/hiten-shah-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"has grown several software companies\">has grown several software companies<\/a> on the back of his ability to create long-form, high quality blog content that&#8217;s designed to drive thousands of targeted readers into his products from search engines like Google. He&#8217;s truly mastered the art of community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on his decades of experience in content marketing, here&#8217;s Hiten&#8217;s best blogging tips and advice he has to share with new bloggers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What I realized early on is that every time you\u2019re communicating, you\u2019re selling something. People feel like that\u2019s so dirty because selling implies that you <em>want<\/em> something. What I mean is, when there\u2019s an audience consuming your content, you&#8217;re selling something. You may not be selling anything you want money for right away, but you&#8217;re selling your knowledge and advice. It\u2019s your job to deliver.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Every+time+you+communicate%2C+there%E2%80%99s+something+you%E2%80%99re+selling+something.+If+you%27re+not+adding+value+first+though%2C+nobody%27s+going+to+listen+to+you.%22+%40hnshah&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Every time you communicate, there\u2019s something you\u2019re selling something. If you&#039;re not adding value first though, nobody&#039;s going to listen to you.&quot; @hnshah\">\"Every time you communicate, there\u2019s something you\u2019re selling something. If you're not adding value first though, nobody's going to listen to you.\" @hnshah<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Every+time+you+communicate%2C+there%E2%80%99s+something+you%E2%80%99re+selling+something.+If+you%27re+not+adding+value+first+though%2C+nobody%27s+going+to+listen+to+you.%22+%40hnshah&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For me, it\u2019s about this whole idea that <strong>every time you communicate, there\u2019s something that you\u2019re trying to get someone else to think. You\u2019re trying to get them to think differently.<\/strong> You want to add value. For me, it has everything to do with adding value\u2014not just selling to my audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As I started trying to sell to my audience, it just clicked for me\u2014<strong>if I\u2019m not adding value, nobody&#8217;s going to listen to me.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.emp5yxv8ppit\"><strong>20. \u201cCreate meaningful connections with your audience.\u201d \u2013 Mariah Coz, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mariahcoz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">MariahCoz.com<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mariah-Coz-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-and-Best-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Coz Shares Her Blogging Tips and Best Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mariah-Coz-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-and-Best-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mariah-Coz-Shares-Her-Blogging-Tips-and-Best-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mariah is one of the most successful online course creators (and marketers) that I&#8217;ve gotten to sit down with and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/mariah-coz-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"interview on my podcast\">interview on my podcast<\/a>. She&#8217;s used her blog as a platform to grow a seven-figure annual business that teaches her audience how to master everything from email list building, to delivering webinars, launching courses and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked her about her best blogging advice, here&#8217;s what she had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m deeply introverted, but when I\u2019m doing a webinar, I\u2019m still alone in my room. I\u2019m presenting to maybe 1,000 people who are watching\u2014but I\u2019m still chilling in my room. It\u2019s not like I have to go to a conference and talk to people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Even if you\u2019re an introvert, think about how you can still create connection with your audience. I\u2019m the biggest introvert you\u2019ll ever meet. I\u2019m so shy in person, but I can do a really good webinar and talk on video. That\u2019s something you can start to build as a skill\u2014getting over that fear.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Fear+of+the+unknown+isn%27t+what+you+should+focus+on.+Think+more+about+the+benefits+of+connecting+with+your+audience+and+it%27ll+be+worth+the+discomfort.%22+%40mariahcoz&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Fear of the unknown isn&#039;t what you should focus on. Think more about the benefits of connecting with your audience and it&#039;ll be worth the discomfort.&quot; @mariahcoz\">\"Fear of the unknown isn't what you should focus on. Think more about the benefits of connecting with your audience and it'll be worth the discomfort.\" @mariahcoz<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Fear+of+the+unknown+isn%27t+what+you+should+focus+on.+Think+more+about+the+benefits+of+connecting+with+your+audience+and+it%27ll+be+worth+the+discomfort.%22+%40mariahcoz&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>I used to be terrified of doing any webinars or any live-streams, but once you can get over that fear, you start seeing what\u2019s more important.<\/strong> The fear isn\u2019t important. The good part is when you get to connect with your audience: when they\u2019re asking you questions and they\u2019re saying thank you for coming and sharing this today. That\u2019s when you realize it was all worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.mgdirgorzw2\"><strong>21. \u201cGo out into the world and build real relationships with people in your industry.\u201d \u2013 Tommy Griffith, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickminded.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ClickMinded<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tommy-Griffith-of-Click-Minded-Shares-His-Top-Blogging-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Tommy Griffith of Click Minded Shares His Top Blogging Tips and Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tommy-Griffith-of-Click-Minded-Shares-His-Top-Blogging-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tommy-Griffith-of-Click-Minded-Shares-His-Top-Blogging-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mastermind behind the ClickMinded SEO and marketing training courses, Tommy originally started his blog and training series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/tommy-griffith-blog-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"as a side project\">as a side project<\/a> while working a full-time job with companies like PayPal and Airbnb. After picking up some initial traction and building in-person relationships with hundreds of students in the San Francisco Bay Area, he took his courses online and has been scaling his business ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging tips and advice with those that want to follow in his footsteps and grow an online audience, here&#8217;s what Tommy had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I have two favorite strategies for growing my blog right now. The first is anything that requires my to get out of the basement: offline, meet-up types of things. My first 100 users came from Meetup events. <strong>People have all kinds of tactics that they\u2019re willing to run from their laptops, but no-one wants to go out into the real world and shake hands with people.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CGo+out+into+the+world+and+build+real+relationships+with+people+in+your+industry.%E2%80%9D+%40tommygriffith+%40clickminded&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cGo out into the world and build real relationships with people in your industry.\u201d @tommygriffith @clickminded\">\u201cGo out into the world and build real relationships with people in your industry.\u201d @tommygriffith @clickminded<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CGo+out+into+the+world+and+build+real+relationships+with+people+in+your+industry.%E2%80%9D+%40tommygriffith+%40clickminded&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I also like using your email list. A lot of people don\u2019t look at this synergistic relationship between all the digital marketing channels. You can leverage your email list for link building: getting eyeballs on it and getting the right people to see it can be extremely valuable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.kmfsdljdekr2\"><strong>22. <\/strong><strong>\u201cStick to a schedule. Don\u2019t worry so much about the individual results you get in the early days, focus on creating habits that set you up for success in the long run.\u201d \u2013 James Clear, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesclear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">JamesClear.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Clears-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-to-Start.jpg\" alt=\"James Clear's Best Blogging Advice for New Bloggers to Start\" class=\"wp-image-9170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Clears-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-to-Start.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Clears-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-to-Start-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/james-clear-interview-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"rose to fame\">rose to fame<\/a> as a prolific thinker, writer and blogger in recent years, sharing extremely thought-provoking ideas (and solutions) on everything from how to become more productive in your daily life, to decision-making, creativity, self-improvement and more. His courses and regular email updates reach more than 400,000 people and his recent book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break\/dp\/0735211299?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=ryrob-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=0278b5b9054462c47e578a7be790cbdf&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Atomic Habits<\/a>, became a New York Times Bestseller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His best blogging tips and advice for those just getting started today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The only reason I\u2019ve been able to have a successful blog and build a business around it, is because I published on it twice a week for three years. It really is all about the consistency.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Think about the type of business that you want to build around your blog. From a higher-level standpoint, start with what you want your typical day to look like. How do you want to spend your time? Once you\u2019ve done that, and decided which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-niche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"niche topic area\">niche topic area<\/a> you\u2019re focusing on, then the key is that every job (especially blogging) has some repeated stuff you need to be doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Maybe it\u2019s sales calls you need to be making, maybe it\u2019s content you need to be creating\u2014whatever that is, set a pace that you can sustain. Maybe it\u2019s two articles a week, or ten sales calls a day. Focus on setting a pace you can sustain, then stick to your schedule. Don\u2019t worry so much about the results in the short-term.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CStick+to+a+schedule.+Don%E2%80%99t+worry+so+much+about+the+individual+results+you+get+in+the+early+days%2C+focus+on+creating+habits+that+set+you+up+for+success+in+the+long+run.%E2%80%9D+%40jamesclear&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cStick to a schedule. Don\u2019t worry so much about the individual results you get in the early days, focus on creating habits that set you up for success in the long run.\u201d @jamesclear\">\u201cStick to a schedule. Don\u2019t worry so much about the individual results you get in the early days, focus on creating habits that set you up for success in the long run.\u201d @jamesclear<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CStick+to+a+schedule.+Don%E2%80%99t+worry+so+much+about+the+individual+results+you+get+in+the+early+days%2C+focus+on+creating+habits+that+set+you+up+for+success+in+the+long+run.%E2%80%9D+%40jamesclear&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>In the beginning, it didn\u2019t matter if I thought an article was good or bad, if the response to it was good or bad, if it was long or short\u2014all that mattered was that I published an article every Monday and Thursday.<\/strong> The schedule was non-negotiable. Everything else that happened could be adjusted. If you stick to that, you\u2019re going to learn a lot\u2014and if you learn a lot, you have an opportunity to get better at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jbbngx8p4hbh\"><strong>23. \u201cExamine your competitor\u2019s content and look for ways you can differentiate yourself to provide more value to readers.\u201d \u2013 Garrett Moon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/coschedule-story-garrett-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"CoSchedule\">CoSchedule<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Garrett-Moons-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-and-Startups.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Moon's Best Blogging Tips and Advice for Bloggers and Startups\" class=\"wp-image-9171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Garrett-Moons-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-and-Startups.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Garrett-Moons-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Bloggers-and-Startups-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-founder of the massively popular marketing software and editorial management tool suite, CoSchedule, Garrett is also the author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/10x-Marketing-Formula-Blueprint-Competition-Free-ebook\/dp\/B0793FQ6DD?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=ryrob-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ec49754d31d225ffe1ae673829d2bea9&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">10x Marketing Formula<\/a>, his book that breaks down his approach to the content marketing philosophy that&#8217;s helped he and his team to build a massive brand and attract thousands of paying customers in a competitive industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naturally, as the maker of tools for bloggers and content marketers, I asked Garrett to share with me his single best piece of blogging advice when I had him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/coschedule-story-garrett-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"on the podcast\">on the podcast<\/a>. Here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As founders, we tend to think in these simple frameworks that create repeatable success and repeatable results. I think it\u2019s really helpful to people starting businesses to simplify it in that way. One of those frameworks [for us] was competition-free content, which is about starting to see marketing efforts through the same lens that you\u2019d see the product that you\u2019re creating.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When you build a product, you\u2019re thinking about, <em>who are my competitors? Who\u2019s building a similar product to mine? What are their key differentiating factors from us? Are they really focused on speed, are they really focused on simplicity, are they really focused on complexity and customization and high prices? What\u2019s our angle \u2013 what\u2019s going to be the thing that differentiates us as a product?<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Examine+your+competitor%E2%80%99s+content+and+look+for+ways+you+can+differentiate+yourself+to+provide+more+value+to+readers.%22+%40garrett_moon+%40coschedule&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Examine your competitor\u2019s content and look for ways you can differentiate yourself to provide more value to readers.&quot; @garrett_moon @coschedule\">\"Examine your competitor\u2019s content and look for ways you can differentiate yourself to provide more value to readers.\" @garrett_moon @coschedule<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Examine+your+competitor%E2%80%99s+content+and+look+for+ways+you+can+differentiate+yourself+to+provide+more+value+to+readers.%22+%40garrett_moon+%40coschedule&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>In marketing, in particular when you start to get into the realm of creating content, as a marketing channel, you have to realize that your content is in competition with other content. <\/strong>Now that content may be being produced by your top competitors.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Competition-free content is about using this whole process to identify the things that your competitors are doing, the things that they\u2019re using to market themselves, what types of content they\u2019re creating, how long is that content, what is that content doing for its audience (is it solving a problem, is it methodology, is it actionable). There\u2019s a lot of different ways you can look at it. You\u2019re starting to find ways to have your marketing differentiate itself from what your competitors are doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>24. <\/strong><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t wait for your readers to come to you. Find where they\u2019re spending time, reach out and cultivate those relationships.\u201d \u2013 Poornima Vijayashanker, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/femgineer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Femgineer<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Poornima-Vijayashanker-Femgineer-Shares-Her-Blogging-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Poornima Vijayashanker Femgineer Shares Her Blogging Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Poornima-Vijayashanker-Femgineer-Shares-Her-Blogging-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Poornima-Vijayashanker-Femgineer-Shares-Her-Blogging-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poornima is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/femgineer-poornima-vijayashanker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogger and software engineer\">blogger and software engineer<\/a> behind Femgineer, a platform that began back in 2007 as just a blog for her to write about her adventures running engineering teams for tech startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. As her audience grew over the years, Poornima began branding out into offering online educational resources to those that wanted to learn how to break into a career as a software engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When offering up her best blogging tips and advice when it comes to attracting &amp; retaining an audience, here&#8217;s what she had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s all about consistency. If you keep publishing content and find some networks or resources like Medium (or other places) to promote your material, then that\u2019s a great place to start getting your first five to ten followers. And then it\u2019s about keeping up that consistency to attract more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you do something great once, people think, &#8216;Oh, that was cool.&#8217; If you do it twice, people are like, &#8216;Oh, okay, another post.&#8217; But you do it three, four, five, six times, then people will take you more seriously. They&#8217;ll think, &#8216;Okay, this is someone I want to follow.&#8217; I think it\u2019s really important, above all else, that you have a consistent practice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And then the second piece [of blogging advice], is that you do need to take the time to figure out where your readers are, and meet them halfway. <strong>You can\u2019t expect people to automatically discover you, because there\u2019s seven billion people on the planet\u2014we\u2019re all worth discovering.<\/strong> You have to reach out and cultivate that relationship, and depending on the product or service you\u2019re offering on your blog, how you do that can vary. For a lot of my readers, I cultivate the relationship primarily through email. For the people that I coach, it\u2019s through video calls, meetings and conferences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>25. \u201cConsider writing on a platform like Medium where there\u2019s already a large audience, to start building your community faster.\u201d \u2013 Austin Belcak, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cultivatedculture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Cultivated Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Austin-Belcaks-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Landing-a-New-Job.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Belcak's Best Blogging Tips and Advice for Landing a New Job\" class=\"wp-image-9173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Austin-Belcaks-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Landing-a-New-Job.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Austin-Belcaks-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Landing-a-New-Job-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audience building is one thing Austin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/get-blog-readers-austin-belcak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"knocked out of the park\">knocked out of the park<\/a> since launching his career advice blog just a couple of years ago. After driving in 60,000+ readers during his first two months of blogging (on the side of his day job), he&#8217;s been consistently growing his readership, email list and revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging tips and advice for quickly growing an online audience, here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There\u2019s two routes for getting your first 100 email subscribers. The first route is the family and friends route, which I know some influencers advocate for.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For me, that wasn\u2019t really the case. If you do feel comfortable sharing your side hustle and your up-and-coming business with your friends and family\u2014definitely go that route, because those people are going to be big advocates for you and that&#8217;s huge when you\u2019re just starting out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CConsider+writing+on+a+platform+like+Medium+where+there%E2%80%99s+already+a+large+audience%2C+to+start+building+your+community+faster.%E2%80%9D+%40austinbelcak&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cConsider writing on a platform like Medium where there\u2019s already a large audience, to start building your community faster.\u201d @austinbelcak\">\u201cConsider writing on a platform like Medium where there\u2019s already a large audience, to start building your community faster.\u201d @austinbelcak<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CConsider+writing+on+a+platform+like+Medium+where+there%E2%80%99s+already+a+large+audience%2C+to+start+building+your+community+faster.%E2%80%9D+%40austinbelcak&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was a little more concerned about work finding out and I didn\u2019t quite want to share the blog I was still building until it got some traction. <strong>If I had to do it again, I\u2019d start writing more content sooner, but I\u2019d write them on a platform like Medium where there\u2019s already a large audience and the articles can get more traction through their algorithm.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019d try and get an article published in one of their publications where they already have tens of thousands of followers. It really comes down to writing hugely valuable, epic content. I think a lot of people believe they don\u2019t have anything to write about or to add value on, but if you\u2019re good at something and you\u2019ve had success at something, just think more about that\u2014and write everything out. Cover all the steps that you took, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-mistakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging mistakes\">blogging mistakes<\/a> that you&#8217;ve made, the strategies that you used and make an incredibly valuable article. Go somewhere that an audience already exists, like Medium, and find some ways to get your content in front of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.tzceg6yxw022\"><strong>26. <\/strong><strong>\u201cBlogging has its highs, lows and plateaus. You have to continue pumping out genuinely great content.\u201d \u2013 Matt Nelson, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weratedogs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">WeRateDogs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Matt-Nelson-We-Rate-Dogs-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Nelson We Rate Dogs Shares His Best Blogging Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Matt-Nelson-We-Rate-Dogs-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Matt-Nelson-We-Rate-Dogs-Shares-His-Best-Blogging-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now with more than 8.5 Million followers on Twitter alone, Matt Nelson&#8217;s epic account, We Rate Dogs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/niche-blog-mike-pearson-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"has created a genuine movement\">has created a genuine movement<\/a> around cute dog photos &amp; videos that get paired with his hilarious commentary and ratings that always exceed a 10 out of 10. He&#8217;s the ultimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/pet-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"pet blogging\">pet blogging<\/a> example, in my mind. He&#8217;s gone on to generate tens of thousands of dollars in revenue from his social media accounts by launching a blog, selling merchandise, taking occasional sponsorships and even scoring a major book deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked Matt about how he was able to quickly build such a massive audience in this very specific niche, here are the blogging tips and advice he had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I became part of the bigger community that is weird Twitter, and a lot of the us were trying to grow our followings through quirky jokes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Bigger people in the community would say, &#8216;Hey, send me your best jokes of the week and I\u2019ll take a look at them.&#8217; So we\u2019d send however many links they\u2019d allow in a reply to one of their tweets. If we were lucky, this bigger account would retweet us, because they enjoyed our joke.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That was very slow growth. Let\u2019s say an account with 5,000 followers retweeted you when you had 500. You\u2019re going to get 2 or 3 followers. So it\u2019s very slow. I remember when I hit 600 followers, and you just gain traction like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I had my first joke take off with WeRateDogs when I had around 500 followers, but that tweet got around 5,000 favorites\u2014it hit 1,000 in 24 hours. After that first tweet, people started to find me other places, I got featured on a couple of best tweets compilations, and from there, it\u2019s almost a snowball.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>Running a blog has its highs, lows and plateaus, and you just have to continue pumping out genuine good content. <\/strong>With WeRateDogs, in the first three days with that account, I had to post 50 dogs. Now it\u2019s two a day. I was pumping out consistent, new, exciting content that people just latched onto. Getting my first 1,000 followers took me a long time\u2014but I had fun doing it, so I didn\u2019t really care.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.4hi9ar7h69mf\"><strong>27. \u201cInvest in building your email list from day one.\u201d \u2013 Alexis Grant, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Write Life<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alexis-Grants-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Grant's Best Blogging Advice for Writers\" class=\"wp-image-9175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alexis-Grants-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alexis-Grants-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexis is a veteran blogger that&#8217;s been in the content game for well over a decade. She runs The Write Life, a blog and media brand that serves writers, and was responsible for building the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog content strategy\">blog content strategy<\/a> that grew the finance site, The Penny Hoarder, to millions in monthly readers and revenue. Before that, she built a content marketing agency and worked as a journalist for the Houston Chronicle and U.S. News &amp; World Report. To say she knows a thing or two about blogging would be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked Alexis what her single best piece of blogging tips and advice is, she shared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrow your email list! Collect emails from day one. <strong>Even if you don&#8217;t send emails initially, your list will be a huge asset to tap into over time.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Your+email+list+is+more+valuable+than+any+social+platform%2C+because+you+own+the+channel.%22+%40alexisgrant&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Your email list is more valuable than any social platform, because you own the channel.&quot; @alexisgrant\">\"Your email list is more valuable than any social platform, because you own the channel.\" @alexisgrant<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Your+email+list+is+more+valuable+than+any+social+platform%2C+because+you+own+the+channel.%22+%40alexisgrant&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s more valuable than any social following, because you own the emails and can reach people in their own inbox (rather than hoping a network like Facebook will show your post to your community). It&#8217;s also an effective way to build trust because you can add a personal touch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.o6am8z735jx6\"><a name=\"monetizing\"><\/a><strong>Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 3: Making Real Money from Your Blog<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"><strong>Leverage your personal strengths to monetize your blog early on with a service offering.<\/strong> As you grow, begin testing out sponsorships, affiliate promotions and eventually your own digital (or physical) products.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t just flip on Google AdSense, place a couple of banner ads, implement an affiliate link or two and sit back to see how much revenue your blog can generate. Instead, start laying the foundation for soon launching your own product or offering a service that draws from the skills and experience you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if your blog audience is small, you can work directly with those readers to help solve meaningful challenges in their lives (within your niche)\u2014and generate sizable amounts of revenue as a byproduct of your coaching work. That coaching program can formulate the basis of an eventual online course that can become a truly passive source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However you decide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"monetize your blog\">monetize your blog<\/a>, treat it as a real business\u2014and focus on the things that drive revenue (and don&#8217;t forget to do your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/taxes-for-bloggers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog taxes\">blog taxes<\/a> too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.4bvyvs4xzcvt\"><strong>28. \u201cIf you want your blog to actually make real money, you have to treat it like a real business.\u201d \u2013 Preston Lee, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/millo.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Millo.co<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Preston-Lee-Millos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Techniques.jpg\" alt=\"Preston Lee Millo's Best Blogging Advice and Techniques\" class=\"wp-image-9176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Preston-Lee-Millos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Techniques.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Preston-Lee-Millos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-Techniques-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preston&#8217;s been a good friend of mine for years, as we&#8217;re both solo business owners, running similar blogs that overlap a lot in content for freelancers and bloggers. He&#8217;s been a guest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/millo-preston-lee-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"on my podcast\">on my podcast<\/a> multiple times, we used to co-host a show together, and he&#8217;s absolutely killing it with generating multiple six-figures in revenue within his niche of freelancing-related content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to monetizing a blog, he&#8217;s one of the most creative people I know. Here&#8217;s his best blogging advice for making money from your blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Focus on actually treating your blog like a business. Now, if your blog is an experiment, or a hobby, or just a fun thing you want to do, that\u2019s fine. <strong>But if you want it to be some sort of business or revenue-generating side hustle, if you want it to actually make money, you have to think about it like a business.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Focus+on+actually+treating+your+blog+like+a+business.+If+you+want+it+to+generate+money%2C+you+need+to+spend+time+on+activities+that+drive+revenue.%22+%40prestondlee&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;Focus on actually treating your blog like a business. If you want it to generate money, you need to spend time on activities that drive revenue.&quot; @prestondlee\">\"Focus on actually treating your blog like a business. If you want it to generate money, you need to spend time on activities that drive revenue.\" @prestondlee<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22Focus+on+actually+treating+your+blog+like+a+business.+If+you+want+it+to+generate+money%2C+you+need+to+spend+time+on+activities+that+drive+revenue.%22+%40prestondlee&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That sounds so obvious, but it can be so easy to get hung up in the questions like&#8230; how many times a week should I post? What should I write about? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-long-should-a-blog-post-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"How long should my blog post be\">How long should my blog post be<\/a>? Is my logo the right size? Are my colors good? \u2026 and all sorts of things about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-layout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"layout of your blog\">layout of your blog<\/a>. Don\u2019t get me wrong, these are important, but <strong>it can be so easy to get caught up in all of that, instead of focusing on the things that actually drive revenue<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You don\u2019t have to sell out in order to care about revenue. If you\u2019re running a business though, that\u2019s what running a business really is. If you don&#8217;t focus on revenue, you\u2019re running a hobby, or you\u2019re just experimenting. The day I started treating my blog like a business\u2014as something I wanted to actually make money from, instead of just a fun hobby that also made money, everything changed for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.fwedxcjzw3cw\"><strong>29. <\/strong><strong>\u201cIf you want to launch a blog as a business, go backwards. Figure out how it\u2019s going to make money first and start creating content that\u2019ll get you there.\u201d \u2013 Tim Soulo, <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ahrefs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tim-Soulos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-SEO-Tips.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Soulo's Best Blogging Tips, Advice and SEO Tips\" class=\"wp-image-9177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tim-Soulos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-SEO-Tips.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tim-Soulos-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-SEO-Tips-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the CMO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/free-seo-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"SEO tool\">SEO tool<\/a> suite Ahrefs, Tim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/tim-soulo-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"got his real start\">got his real start<\/a> into blogging as just a simple bet with a friend about how much traffic each of them could generate to a totally new blog within six months. That little experiment led to a whole lot of readers for Tim, and as he began monetizing his audience, he was recruited to join the team over at Ahrefs, where he&#8217;s been leading the team responsible for a lot of the company&#8217;s growth in traffic and revenue over the past few years. For Tim, his ultra low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-much-cost-blog-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blogging costs\">blogging costs<\/a> has already paid off with a huge reward in his successful career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our interview for my podcast, I asked Tim to share his best blogging tips and advice when it comes to launching a blog that you eventually want to monetize. Here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t have any goal other than trying to generate traffic. <strong>And traffic is a super vanity metric, because the number doesn\u2019t mean anything until you try to monetize it. <\/strong>So my advice for people who want to launch a blog as a business, is to go backward. Figure out how you\u2019re going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"make money blogging\">make money blogging<\/a> first. If you\u2019re going to make money by promoting affiliate offers, search for things that are related to those affiliate products and see who is ranking there, what they are promoting, and what your competition is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CIf+you+want+to+launch+a+blog+as+a+business%2C+go+backwards.+Figure+out+how+it%E2%80%99s+going+to+make+money+first+and+start+creating+content+that%E2%80%99ll+get+you+there.%E2%80%9D+%40timsoulo&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cIf you want to launch a blog as a business, go backwards. Figure out how it\u2019s going to make money first and start creating content that\u2019ll get you there.\u201d @timsoulo\">\u201cIf you want to launch a blog as a business, go backwards. Figure out how it\u2019s going to make money first and start creating content that\u2019ll get you there.\u201d @timsoulo<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CIf+you+want+to+launch+a+blog+as+a+business%2C+go+backwards.+Figure+out+how+it%E2%80%99s+going+to+make+money+first+and+start+creating+content+that%E2%80%99ll+get+you+there.%E2%80%9D+%40timsoulo&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you want to launch your own information product, I would think about making an MVP: a minimum viable product. Think about something small that you can make, like a series of just three videos, or just one short eBook that costs $5 to $6. Try to sell that first, then work backward. Now you have that eBook or smaller product, so what kind of content do you have to publish\u2014and how would you funnel people from your content into that product?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.9n08a7zefa6\"><strong>30. <\/strong><strong>\u201cFigure out how to leverage your skills and experience to charge more for your products or services right out the gate.\u201d \u2013 <\/strong><strong>Adam Enfroy<\/strong><strong>, Blogger and Affiliate Marketer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adam-Enfroys-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Affiliate-Marketers.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Enfroy's Best Blogging Tips and Advice for Affiliate Marketers\" class=\"wp-image-9178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adam-Enfroys-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Affiliate-Marketers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adam-Enfroys-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Affiliate-Marketers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam is a master of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/guest-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"guest blogging\">guest blogging<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/grow-blog-like-startup-adam-enfroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"grow his audience\">grow his audience<\/a>, and even more impressive\u2014he was able to generate more than $10,000 in revenue from his brand new blog within his first 90 days of launching the site. Since then, he&#8217;s been rapidly scaling his traffic, guest posting volume and revenue all in the right direction. As someone who&#8217;s been slowly building momentum with my blog over the last six years, seeing what Adam&#8217;s done in just one year has been mind-blowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I asked him to share his best piece of blogging tips and advice with the listeners of my podcast who want to generate revenue from their blogs, and here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A lot of bloggers want to make money with passive income sources right away. The word &#8216;passive income&#8217; is used a lot in this space, but I want to stress that affiliate marketing and placing blog advertisements really takes 50,000 to 100,000 visits per month to start making real money.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CFigure+out+how+to+leverage+your+skills+and+experience+to+charge+more+for+your+products+or+services+right+out+the+gate.%E2%80%9D+%40adamenfroy&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cFigure out how to leverage your skills and experience to charge more for your products or services right out the gate.\u201d @adamenfroy\">\u201cFigure out how to leverage your skills and experience to charge more for your products or services right out the gate.\u201d @adamenfroy<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CFigure+out+how+to+leverage+your+skills+and+experience+to+charge+more+for+your+products+or+services+right+out+the+gate.%E2%80%9D+%40adamenfroy&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>If you\u2019re just starting out, and you don\u2019t have a ton of traffic yet (and you\u2019re building up your domain authority), really hone in on your niche. Think about that audience revenue potential.<\/strong> Who would pay you for consulting? Can you leverage your professional experience on your blog and use your personal brand to charge more money right out of the gate? If you\u2019re getting 10x less traffic when you start, then you\u2019re going to need to charge 10x more to make the same amount as from these more passive streams can eventually be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.eca67pg9vihe\"><strong>31. <\/strong><strong>\u201cMake the medium you\u2019re blogging in a jumping off point to other products or services you can offer.\u201d \u2013 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/darrenmurph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Darren Murph<\/a><\/strong><strong>, Guinness World Record-Holding Blogger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Darren-Murphs-Best-Blogging-Advice-World-Record-Blogger.jpg\" alt=\"Darren Murph's Best Blogging Advice World Record Blogger\" class=\"wp-image-9179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Darren-Murphs-Best-Blogging-Advice-World-Record-Blogger.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Darren-Murphs-Best-Blogging-Advice-World-Record-Blogger-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Guinness World Record Holder for the title of &#8220;world&#8217;s most prolific blogger,&#8221; Darren&#8217;s credentials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/darren-murph-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"speak for themselves\">speak for themselves<\/a>. Right out of college, he landed a job as a reporter a the online tech publication, Engadget, where he spent many years publishing over 20,000 articles and eventually rose to become the managing editor. Since then, he&#8217;s gone on to work at global brands like Dolby, TechRadar, The Points Guy and now heads up remote culture at GitLab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging advice with those just starting their writing careers and looking to eventually grow a business, here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The real thing you should focus on, if you want to break away and make blogging or writing, a cornerstone of your livelihood\u2014is to make the medium you\u2019re using a jumping-off point to other services you can offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CMake+the+medium+you%E2%80%99re+blogging+in+a+jumping+off+point+to+other+products+or+services+you+can+offer.%E2%80%9D+%40darrenmurph&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cMake the medium you\u2019re blogging in a jumping off point to other products or services you can offer.\u201d @darrenmurph\">\u201cMake the medium you\u2019re blogging in a jumping off point to other products or services you can offer.\u201d @darrenmurph<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CMake+the+medium+you%E2%80%99re+blogging+in+a+jumping+off+point+to+other+products+or+services+you+can+offer.%E2%80%9D+%40darrenmurph&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Don\u2019t think about blogging as strictly meaning your written words <em>themselves <\/em>have to sell something\u2014because you\u2019re forcing yourself into a really narrow niche with a lot of competition. <strong>If you use your blog as a jumping-off point to other products or services you can offer, that\u2019s where the real magic happens\u2014and quicker.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Need Catchy Blog Title Ideas?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-title-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-Title-Generator-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Blog-Titles-Tool-Screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Title Generator Tool (AI-Powered) SEO Blog Titles Tool Screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-17093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-Title-Generator-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Blog-Titles-Tool-Screenshot.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-Title-Generator-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Blog-Titles-Tool-Screenshot-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-Title-Generator-Tool-AI-Powered-SEO-Blog-Titles-Tool-Screenshot-768x393.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Try my <em>free<\/em> AI-Powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-title-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Blog Title Generator Tool\">Blog Title Generator Tool<\/a> to get dozens of SEO-friendly headline ideas to make your blog posts stand out today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-title-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\" title=\"Get Title Ideas\">Get Title Ideas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ax1gewqd91hb\"><strong>32. <\/strong><strong>\u201cWant to build a real business around your blog? Have people on your team that are committed to you over the long haul.\u201d \u2013 Jon Morrow, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/jon-morrow-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"SmartBlogger\">SmartBlogger<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jon-Morrows-Blogging-Advice-for-Smart-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Morrow's Blogging Advice for Smart Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jon-Morrows-Blogging-Advice-for-Smart-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jon-Morrows-Blogging-Advice-for-Smart-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ranked on just about every list of the world&#8217;s top bloggers you&#8217;ll ever find, Jon Morrow has been running his site, SmartBlogger for the better part of a decade\u2014where he teaches beginning and intermediate bloggers how to take their business to the next level. That&#8217;s translated into a multi-million dollar annual business for Jon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/jon-morrow-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"our interview\">our interview<\/a> for my podcast, Jon shared this bit of actionable blogging tips and advice with those who are ready to take their revenue to the next level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Invest in a real team. A lot of businesses, a lot of blogs, run off this motley crew of outsourcers, where you have a few part-time people doing this and doing that. I have one employee now that\u2019s been with me since the first day. I have multiple other employees that have been with me for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CWant+to+build+a+real+business+around+your+blog%3F+Have+people+on+your+team+that+are+committed+to+you+over+the+long+haul.%E2%80%9D+%40jonmorrow+%40smartbloggerhq&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cWant to build a real business around your blog? Have people on your team that are committed to you over the long haul.\u201d @jonmorrow @smartbloggerhq\">\u201cWant to build a real business around your blog? Have people on your team that are committed to you over the long haul.\u201d @jonmorrow @smartbloggerhq<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CWant+to+build+a+real+business+around+your+blog%3F+Have+people+on+your+team+that+are+committed+to+you+over+the+long+haul.%E2%80%9D+%40jonmorrow+%40smartbloggerhq&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Is that more expensive? Yes, it is. But the enormous benefit. is they know exactly how everything is supposed to be done. They also have a sense of ownership in the company, and a sense of &#8216;this is my home and I want things to be right&#8217; that translates into much higher quality output.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>The amount of oversight that&#8217;s required is dramatically less with a great team. The profit is dramatically higher for each of those people as well. <\/strong>So it\u2019s a higher investment, but it\u2019s a much higher reward. The amount of stress that it relieves\u2014of knowing you have people around that are committed to you over the long haul and that are genuinely doing a good job at what they do\u2014the sense of peace you get from that as an entrepreneur, is something that you just can\u2019t put a price tag on. It\u2019s a beautiful thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jrfnb8hjnes\"><strong>33. <\/strong><strong>\u201cGet clear about who your ideal customer is.\u201d \u2013 Adda Birnir, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/skillcrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Skillcrush<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adda-Birnirs-Blogging-Advice-for-Growing-an-Audience.jpg\" alt=\"Adda Birnir's Blogging Advice for Growing an Audience\" class=\"wp-image-9181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adda-Birnirs-Blogging-Advice-for-Growing-an-Audience.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Adda-Birnirs-Blogging-Advice-for-Growing-an-Audience-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/skillcrush-story-adda-birnir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"launching her tech education startup\">launching her tech education startup<\/a>, Skillcrush, Adda spent almost all of her time developing a deep understanding of who her customers were\u2014and how they could do a better job of using content to attract more of that right audience to come in and learn how to code from their various bootcamp courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about her single best piece of blogging tips and advice, here&#8217;s what Adda had to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The most important thing is that you have to get clear about who your customer is, and then get attached to the customer, not the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If you want to execute this perfect idea you have in your head, I would not call that a business. That\u2019s a project. Which is fine! There are lots of people who do artistic projects, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but it\u2019s important to not conflate that with what a business is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22A+business+is+identifying+a+customer%2C+understanding+their+problem%2C+then+solving+that+problem.+Having+a+solution+in+search+of+a+problem+is+a+common+mistake+to+avoid.%22+%40addabirnir&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;A business is identifying a customer, understanding their problem, then solving that problem. Having a solution in search of a problem is a common mistake to avoid.&quot; @addabirnir\">\"A business is identifying a customer, understanding their problem, then solving that problem. Having a solution in search of a problem is a common mistake to avoid.\" @addabirnir<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22A+business+is+identifying+a+customer%2C+understanding+their+problem%2C+then+solving+that+problem.+Having+a+solution+in+search+of+a+problem+is+a+common+mistake+to+avoid.%22+%40addabirnir&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>A business is identifying a customer, understanding their problem, then solving that problem. Having a solution in search of a problem is the most common mistake.<\/strong> 90% of people starting blogs or businesses have a solution in mind and they\u2019re searching for someone with the problem. It\u2019s going to lead you down a bad path. All of our success at Skillcrush is because we focus on our customer.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.dtri81vs1kwd\"><strong>34<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><strong>\u201cBeing successful at blogging requires you to get outside of your comfort zone.\u201d <\/strong><strong>Nathan Barry<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/partners.convertkit.com\/v6p7gmuyxlup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ConvertKit<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nathan-Barrys-Best-Blogging-Advice-ConvertKit.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Barry's Best Blogging Advice ConvertKit\" class=\"wp-image-9182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nathan-Barrys-Best-Blogging-Advice-ConvertKit.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nathan-Barrys-Best-Blogging-Advice-ConvertKit-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/nathan-barry-convertkit-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"before he founded\">before he founded<\/a> ConvertKit, the wildly popular email marketing tool suite designed for bloggers and creators, Nathan was an avid blogger and product designer in his own rite. He ran a six-figure business around his blog, selling eBooks, online courses and other digital products to his audience that tuned in for his in-depth content related to product design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our interview for my podcast, here&#8217;s what Nathan had to share when asked about what his best blogging tips and advice would be for creators that want to monetize their sites, but are having a hard time overcoming the fear of selling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce those initial sales start to come in, it becomes pretty addictive, and it\u2019s easy to overcome the fear of cold emails and cold calls and stuff like that. Once you get results, you realize all the work is worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CBeing+successful+at+blogging+requires+you+to+get+outside+of+your+comfort+zone.%E2%80%9D+%40nathanbarry&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cBeing successful at blogging requires you to get outside of your comfort zone.\u201d @nathanbarry\">\u201cBeing successful at blogging requires you to get outside of your comfort zone.\u201d @nathanbarry<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CBeing+successful+at+blogging+requires+you+to+get+outside+of+your+comfort+zone.%E2%80%9D+%40nathanbarry&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Something that helped me a lot with overcoming that initial fear though, is that I did theatre in high school. That helped take me from a super shy kid to acknowledging that sure, I still don\u2019t want to sell&#8230; but I have the ability to turn on that performance side of me that I\u2019ve worked on, and <strong>I can use that experience I had to get outside my comfort zone and be a better salesperson, talk to people at conferences, or make big partnerships happen<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.wnizurux29yp\"><a name=\"tools\"><\/a><strong>Blogging Tips &amp; Advice Part 4: Leveraging Powerful Tools and Techniques<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"><strong>While the tools and techniques you employ on your blog aren\u2019t everything, they definitely matter.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"the right blogging tools\">the right blogging tools<\/a> for the job can save you a huge amount of time (and effort)\u2014and using the right techniques to grow your blog in conjunction with the right tools, can really multiply your efforts and help hit your goals faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another piece of my best blogging advice? Don\u2019t just rely on just one technique to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/drive-traffic-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"drive traffic to your blog\">drive traffic to your blog<\/a>&nbsp;either. Look for ways to diversify your traffic sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-money-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"revenue channels\">revenue channels<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-post-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"content ideas\">content ideas<\/a>, so that you\u2019re not solely dependent on just one set of channels to keep your blog running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, let&#8217;s talk about some of the top tools and techniques in use by the world&#8217;s top bloggers today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.wax314h8qz1f\"><strong>35. \u201cRe-marketing is one of the most effective and underrated ad techniques for bloggers to employ today.\u201d \u2013 Brian Jackson, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/woorkup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">woorkup<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Brian-Jacksons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-WordPress-Marketing-Tips.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Jackson's Best Blogging Tips, Advice and WordPress Marketing Tips\" class=\"wp-image-9183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Brian-Jacksons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-WordPress-Marketing-Tips.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Brian-Jacksons-Best-Blogging-Advice-and-WordPress-Marketing-Tips-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veteran WordPress blogger and content marketer, Brian Jackson, has been offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/cheap-web-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"cheap hosting plans\">cheap hosting plans<\/a>, launching blogs, building plugins and scaling traffic for startups (like Kinsta where they offer some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/best-web-hosting-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"best hosting plans\">best hosting plans<\/a> on the market) for well over a decade. A man with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wordpress-blogger-brian-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"many profitable side projects\">many profitable side projects<\/a> and blogs with hundreds of thousands of monthly readers under his management, it&#8217;s safe to say Brian knows a thing or two about getting\u2014and converting readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our chat on my podcast, I asked Brian to share a lesser-known marketing tactic that bloggers can use to better monetize their sites. Here&#8217;s the blogging tips and advice he had to tell us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Obviously I\u2019m a big fan of SEO. But SEO has its ups and downs, so I\u2019ve had good months and I\u2019ve had bad months. There\u2019s no way to get around that when you\u2019re just doing SEO. I always recommend people figure out other ways to generate traffic too, so you can supplement any dips you have with your SEO.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019d say that SEO is still number one, by far. But another good thing I still don\u2019t see people taking advantage of enough (and I don\u2019t know why) is re-marketing. Re-marketing is something that works so well for us at Kinsta. It\u2019s one of the most effective ad techniques.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CRe-marketing+is+one+of+the+most+effective+and+underrated+ad+techniques+for+bloggers+to+employ+today.%E2%80%9D+%40brianleejackson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cRe-marketing is one of the most effective and underrated ad techniques for bloggers to employ today.\u201d @brianleejackson\">\u201cRe-marketing is one of the most effective and underrated ad techniques for bloggers to employ today.\u201d @brianleejackson<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CRe-marketing+is+one+of+the+most+effective+and+underrated+ad+techniques+for+bloggers+to+employ+today.%E2%80%9D+%40brianleejackson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/leadsbridge.com\/blog\/step-by-step-guide-facebook-lead-generation-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Lead generation ads<\/a> can get costly quite quickly if you\u2019re not good at them, and if you go the AdWords route, that can get very expensive too. <strong>But re-marketing on Facebook and Twitter to the people who\u2019ve already hit your blog and haven\u2019t converted to anything yet, is so much cheaper as far as clicks go<\/strong>. I still see today that the conversion rate is so much higher too.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.t9lhs226jm8u\"><strong>36. <\/strong><strong>\u201cMy entire blog business is built on using just three simple online tools.\u201d \u2013 Mike Pearson, <\/strong><strong>Stupid Simple SEO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mike-Pearson-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-SEO-Bloggers.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Pearson' Best Blogging Advice for SEO Bloggers\" class=\"wp-image-9184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mike-Pearson-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-SEO-Bloggers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mike-Pearson-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-SEO-Bloggers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This side hustling blogger took his skills and experience working in marketing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog SEO\">blog SEO<\/a> with large brands\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/niche-blog-mike-pearson-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"and parlayed that\">and parlayed that<\/a> into a rapidly growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-niche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"niche blog\">niche blog<\/a> and a more than $55,000 course launch during just one week, shortly after releasing his in-depth online SEO class. He&#8217;s a great example of how quickly you can monetize a blog if you&#8217;re intensely focused on creating high-quality solutions for your audience&#8230; even without having much traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our interview for my podcast, Mike got to talking about blogging advice in the context of the most mission critical tools he uses to monetize his site. Here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>From a tools perspective, I couldn&#8217;t live without <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/partners.convertkit.com\/v6p7gmuyxlup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ConvertKit<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/teachable.com\/?tap_a=7070-206737&amp;tap_s=81701-3a047c&amp;src=aff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Teachable <\/a><\/strong>(which is where my course is hosted and where I have all my content). Another tool I use is Thrive Architect, which builds all my landing pages, which is how I collect email addresses and eventually sell my course.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CMy+entire+blog+business+is+built+on+using+just+three+simple+online+tools.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Mike+Pearson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cMy entire blog business is built on using just three simple online tools.\u201d \u2013 Mike Pearson\">\u201cMy entire blog business is built on using just three simple online tools.\u201d \u2013 Mike Pearson<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CMy+entire+blog+business+is+built+on+using+just+three+simple+online+tools.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Mike+Pearson&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Those three tools are what my entire blog business is built on.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.9cxpcq40f8kq\"><strong>37. <\/strong><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s your job, as somebody who\u2019s running a blog, to speak directly with your readers.\u201d \u2013 Shane Parrish, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Farnam Street<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Parrish-Farnham-Street-Blogging-Advice.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Parrish Farnham Street Blogging Advice\" class=\"wp-image-9185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Parrish-Farnham-Street-Blogging-Advice.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shane-Parrish-Farnham-Street-Blogging-Advice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to James Clear (one of our contributors), Shane is one of the most prolific thinkers and writers I&#8217;ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/farnam-street-shane-parrish-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"on my podcast\">on my podcast<\/a>. He shares incredibly thought-provoking essays and actionable life advice on a range of topics related to personal finance, productivity and purpose\u2014for more than 1 Million monthly readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging tips and advice for how he&#8217;s created such a close-knit community from his email list, here&#8217;s what Shane had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Open rates just tell you how many people opened a given email on a given day. How long someone\u2019s been with you is irrelevant if they\u2019re not opening your email. And if they\u2019re opening your email and they\u2019re not interacting with it, then you\u2019re probably not adding as much value as you ought to be adding\u2014so your click-through rate is arguably more important.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>These are also signals of the value that you create.<\/strong> They\u2019re not 100% accurate: they\u2019re a map, not the territory. The ultimate way to figure out how you\u2019re doing is to talk to people on the ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+your+job%2C+as+somebody+who%E2%80%99s+running+a+blog%2C+to+speak+directly+with+your+readers.%E2%80%9D+%40ShaneAParrish+%40farnamstreet&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cIt\u2019s your job, as somebody who\u2019s running a blog, to speak directly with your readers.\u201d @ShaneAParrish @farnamstreet\">\u201cIt\u2019s your job, as somebody who\u2019s running a blog, to speak directly with your readers.\u201d @ShaneAParrish @farnamstreet<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+your+job%2C+as+somebody+who%E2%80%99s+running+a+blog%2C+to+speak+directly+with+your+readers.%E2%80%9D+%40ShaneAParrish+%40farnamstreet&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The map\/territory problem is something we talk about on Farnam Street: so often we use maps to guide us and we think it\u2019s the territory but it\u2019s not. Examples of that are balance sheets or income statements in businesses, or online dating profiles\u2014that\u2019s a map of who the person is. Anyone who\u2019s been online dating meets a person and realizes that maps and territory are often very different things.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s your job, as somebody who\u2019s running a company, to touch the territory\u2026 and so often we insulate ourselves from that. That\u2019s where the problems come from. We make decisions in isolation; we make decisions without knowing what people are thinking or feeling\u2014and that causes more and more problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What happens is that those problems consume us: they make us busier, they create anxiety. We spend more and more of our time solving or fixing problems that we\u2019ve created through a lack of thinking, when had we touched the medium and thought about the problem in a more holistic or three dimensional way, we could have avoided a lot of these problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.s6uw7kssuxdh\"><strong>38. <\/strong><strong>\u201cTake the marketer\u2019s approach to selling on your blog.\u201d \u2014 Sujan Patel, <a href=\"https:\/\/mailshake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Mailshake<\/a> and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webprofits.agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Web Profits<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sujan-Patels-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-Today.jpg\" alt=\"Sujan Patel's Best Blogging Advice for New Bloggers Today\" class=\"wp-image-9186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sujan-Patels-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-Today.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sujan-Patels-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-New-Bloggers-Today-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serial entrepreneur Sujan Patel juggles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/sujan-patel-mailshake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"a whole lot of projects\">a whole lot of projects<\/a> at a time\u2014ranging from his sales email software, Mailshake, to keeping a foot in the door at his content marketing agency and still somehow finding time to blog for both his own site and also top publications like Inc and Entrepreneur. When it comes to blogging, he&#8217;s built multiple businesses on the back of creating industry-leading content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s Sujan&#8217;s best piece of blogging advice when it comes to providing more value to readers and better monetizing your blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Since 2014, I\u2019ve been consistently building my personal brand\u2014and sales land in my lap, now. I can write about stuff that I know my target customers are having problems with and want to learn.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So instead of sending a cold email to someone selling something, or explaining this long-winded thing of what that friction point is, what if you just send them a reply like&#8230; Hey, I know you have a problem with using all these different pieces of software. It\u2019s fricking annoying. Here\u2019s an article I wrote about how to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22If+selling+doesn%27t+feel+natural+to+you%2C+then+take+the+marketer%27s+approach+to+sales%E2%80%94by+delivering+incredible+content+time+and+time+again%2C+then+asking+for+the+sale.%22+%40sujanpatel&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"&quot;If selling doesn&#039;t feel natural to you, then take the marketer&#039;s approach to sales\u2014by delivering incredible content time and time again, then asking for the sale.&quot; @sujanpatel\">\"If selling doesn't feel natural to you, then take the marketer's approach to sales\u2014by delivering incredible content time and time again, then asking for the sale.\" @sujanpatel<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%22If+selling+doesn%27t+feel+natural+to+you%2C+then+take+the+marketer%27s+approach+to+sales%E2%80%94by+delivering+incredible+content+time+and+time+again%2C+then+asking+for+the+sale.%22+%40sujanpatel&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When you send an article versus explaining it individually, it has a different weight. Those types of things have really helped me increase sales and provide value, come off less sales-y, and my net worth has increased because a lot more deals come to us. <strong>We\u2019ve taken much more of a marketer\u2019s approach to sales, because I\u2019m not a sales guy<\/strong>. I\u2019m a people-pleaser. I want to make sure that person\u2019s happy. I\u2019ve applied that approach to sales in all of my work, and it\u2019s worked really well for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.chz49mq1fkre\"><strong>39. <\/strong><strong>\u201cGive, give, give. Show people love, respect and link to their stuff as much as you can before making an ask of them. That&#8217;s how you build a real relationship.\u201d \u2013 Aaron Orendorff, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iconicontent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">iconiContent<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aaron-Orendorffs-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Marketers.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Orendorff's Best Blogging Tips Advice for Startups and Marketers\" class=\"wp-image-9187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aaron-Orendorffs-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Marketers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aaron-Orendorffs-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Startups-and-Marketers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron has written for (and worked with) some of the world&#8217;s leading brands on crafting their content strategies\u2014ranging from Shopify to Intuit, Facebook, Salesforce and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/content-marketing-master-aaron-orendorff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"His success\">His success<\/a>&nbsp;as both a blogger himself, and a consultant for Fortune 500 companies comes down to one thing more than all else&#8230; building real relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s what Aaron has to say when asked to share his best blogging tips and advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I was first starting out, I was gunning for landing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/guest-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"guest blog post\">guest blog post<\/a> on Copyblogger. I was in love with their chief copywriter at the time, a guy named Damien Farnsworth, who is just a phenomenal writer and storyteller. He can do direct response, the dude does it all. I stalked the hell out of him! Not just everything he did on Copyblogger \u2013 I went to his own site, The Copybot. And then I found out he had a <em>personal<\/em> personal site, and so I went there, and it just happened to be he was writing about theology and the same people I knew from back in the day, and stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CGive%2C+give%2C+give.+Show+people+love%2C+respect+and+link+to+their+stuff+as+much+as+you+can+before+making+an+ask+of+them.+That%27s+how+you+build+a+real+relationship.%E2%80%9D+%40AaronOrendorff&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cGive, give, give. Show people love, respect and link to their stuff as much as you can before making an ask of them. That&#039;s how you build a real relationship.\u201d @AaronOrendorff\">\u201cGive, give, give. Show people love, respect and link to their stuff as much as you can before making an ask of them. That's how you build a real relationship.\u201d @AaronOrendorff<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CGive%2C+give%2C+give.+Show+people+love%2C+respect+and+link+to+their+stuff+as+much+as+you+can+before+making+an+ask+of+them.+That%27s+how+you+build+a+real+relationship.%E2%80%9D+%40AaronOrendorff&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So I\u2019d share and comment on everything. There was one point where he wrote this fantastic post, Fifteen Damn Good Lessons From Fifteen Dead Copywriters. I loaded up every single one of the lessons into Buffer and just dripped it out over time. By the ninth thing with him tagged in it, he finally wrote me back and was like, \u201cI see what you\u2019re doing here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And that was the open door. I ended up hiring him to coach me early on, so I paid the guy money. I grew a whole lot, but I was giving and giving and giving until about six months, maybe a year into our relationship, where I finally said, \u201cHey, man, I just finished a piece that I think would be perfect for Copyblogger. Would you mind checking it out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And the beautiful thing about that was that he accidentally emailed me the entire string back from between he and his editor. And it all came down to\u2014it\u2019s a topic we\u2019ve done before, yeah, it\u2019s pretty good. His editor asked him, is he a decent dude that deserves a chance? And Damien was like, yep, he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That was a huge lift-off. <strong>What I learned from that, and what I\u2019ve continued to learn, is to give, give, give\u2013show people love, show them respect, comment on their stuff, link to their stuff as much as you can\u2013and wait.<\/strong> For whatever that ask is. And then be a decent person when you finally do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.gjrrn7obgar\"><strong>40. \u201cRead quality, all the time, every day. Then get good at writing, yourself.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/james-altucher-interview-side-hustle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"James Altucher\">James Altucher<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Altuchers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-and-Marketers.jpg\" alt=\"James Altucher's Best Blogging Tips and Advice for Writers and Marketers\" class=\"wp-image-9188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Altuchers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-and-Marketers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/James-Altuchers-Best-Blogging-Advice-for-Writers-and-Marketers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/james-altucher-interview-side-hustle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"has built several\">has built several<\/a> million-dollar businesses over the past few decades, and he&#8217;s crashed a few of them straight into the ground too. But one thing he&#8217;s always been consistently great at, is writing. Today, James runs a massively popular blog, publishes regular books and hosts a top-10 iTunes ranked podcast that reaches a combined millions of people every month (and generates a substantial amount of income). If that&#8217;s not motivation to try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-to-start-a-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"starting a podcast\">starting a podcast<\/a> of your own, then what is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to share his best blogging advice, here&#8217;s what James had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>The most important thing when launching a blog, is that you want to get good at writing. Read a lot, every day. Don\u2019t just read BS blogs out there, read the best books in history to learn how to be a good writer.<\/strong> Read quality, all the time, every day. Then write. And make sure you\u2019re writing something that \u2013 even just a little bit \u2013 is different from something anybody else has ever written. Or you say something in a different way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='tm-click-to-tweet'><div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CRead+quality%2C+all+the+time%2C+every+day.+Then+get+good+at+writing%2C+yourself.%E2%80%9D+%40jamesaltucher&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"\u201cRead quality, all the time, every day. Then get good at writing, yourself.\u201d @jamesaltucher\">\u201cRead quality, all the time, every day. Then get good at writing, yourself.\u201d @jamesaltucher<\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?text=%E2%80%9CRead+quality%2C+all+the+time%2C+every+day.+Then+get+good+at+writing%2C+yourself.%E2%80%9D+%40jamesaltucher&amp;via=TheRyanRobinson&amp;related=TheRyanRobinson&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Click To Post on\">Click To Post on <i class='fa fa-twitter-x'><\/i><\/a><div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019ll give you an example. I love Seth Godin\u2019s blog. I highly recommend people check them out. See these top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog examples\">blog examples<\/a>, too. But he seldom tells personal stories \u2013 that\u2019s just his way. So sometimes I notice, some of my ideas might intersect with some of his ideas \u2013 but I tell personal stories all the time. I have my own unique way of writing \u2013 which you can only develop if you write every single day, and again, it\u2019s going to take you years and years and years, so you have to learn to celebrate small successes along the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.y9btkxygpydn\"><strong>Blogging Tips &amp; Advice: Final Thoughts on Growing a Profitable Blog in 202<\/strong>6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a <em>lot<\/em> of blogging tips and advice to take in here, with tons of actionable steps you can take\u2014from many of the world\u2019s most successful bloggers who\u2019ve become huge success stories within their respective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blog-niche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"blog niches\">blog niches<\/a>. I&#8217;m constantly updating this compilation of tips, based on my own continued experiments both here and with other projects like <a href=\"https:\/\/rightblogger.com\/?via=ryrob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">RightBlogger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/smartwp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">SmartWP<\/a> and with my girlfriend&#8217;s blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/vegananj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Vegan Anj<\/a>\u2014so stay tuned for more advice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this all feels a bit overwhelming, bookmark this list and use it to come back to when you&#8217;re in need of some new handy blogging tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As your blog grows and you reach new roadblocks, come back and pick out the right blogging tips and advice that\u2019s most relevant to you at the time. Or, you could make it a weekly habit to pick a new idea out of this list and experiment with how to implement the advice into your own blogging workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you haven&#8217;t yet launched your blog, remember the seminal blogging tips and advice we started out with&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"><strong>Don\u2019t wait, start right now.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure out what your strengths are, how you can add value to an audience (through a blog), get started and take small steps every day that move your blog forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want a simple, straightforward guide to follow along with, then look no further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ready to Start Your Blog Today?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo\" class=\"wp-image-21523\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-1536x886.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ryan-Robinson-Blogger-Typing-on-MacBook-Blogger-Stock-Photo-2048x1182.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my ultimate guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"How to Start a Blog (on the Side)\">How to Start a Blog (on the Side)<\/a> that&#8217;s been featured on <em>Forbes<\/em>, <em>Inc<\/em> and <em>Entrepreneur<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/how-start-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\" title=\"Read Now\">Read Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trust me, I should know. I&#8217;ve learned first-hand how hard it can be to decide what to focus on as a blogger (and actually start a blog in the first place). That&#8217;s where the right blogging tips &amp; advice (from the world&#8217;s most successful bloggers) comes into play here today. Improving your blog writing skills? <\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Continue Reading\" class=\"ryrob-button read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/blogging-advice\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"blogging tips","_yoast_wpseo_title":"40 Blogging Tips and Advice from Top Bloggers (to Grow) in 2026","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"I asked 40 of the world's top bloggers to share their best blogging tips and blogging advice for those just getting started today. 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