Why Does Referral Traffic Elude Most Bloggers?

Do me a favor. Look closely at this number: 50,000 monthly visitors. How does this number make you feel? Good. Bad? Abundant? Scared? Does the number feel impossible to attain? Does chasing the number excite you? Now receive the most eye-opening blogging reality check. You never once thought about helping a singular human being while fantasizing about the number. No one holds two thoughts in mind simultaneously. Impossible. Click Here to Read the Blog Post

Do You Overlook this Aspect of Building Topical Authority?

Imagine a perceived blogging expert within their field. The individual covers a specific topic thoroughly based on the one post that you read. But the blogger published the post three years ago. You visit the home page. When did the blogger last publish a post? The pro published their last post six months ago. Wait a second. Quite a bit occurs within a six month time frame. How can he or she be an expert if the individual did not keep you updated over the prior half year? You lose a dizzying volume of information during the stretch. How can this blogger be credible? How can they be an authority? Not blogging for six months proves one thing: you fell asleep at the blogging wheel. Can someone claim expert status if the individual does not alert you to the latest and greatest news concerning their niche? Click Here to Read the Blog Post

What May Be the Sneakiest Aspect of Blogging?

Guess what? Within the prior few days, readers visited my blog or engaged my offsite content from: Rumble Medium Substack for the first time in weeks. OK; for the first time ever, most likely. I rarely if ever worked these channels save my recent distribution shift. Nothing happened for weeks or perhaps close to a month. I published content to these channels. Then one day, a month down the road…..boom! Someone reads an update. Someone likes an update. Someone visits Blogging From Paradise Dot Com because I published content patiently to these streams while no one appeared to be listening. Blogging is not what it seems. Look closely at successful bloggers. You may believe that the pros publish content for a built-in audience. However, ever blogger begins at zero, despite what most bloggers believe. Click Here to Read the Blog Post

Is Blog Commenting Still a Thing?

Do you like money? If so then blog commenting is still a thing. Let me explain. I drop detailed comments on blogs. Fellow bloggers deeply appreciate my thorough blog comments because: social proof establishes credibility bounce rate killing (a good thing!) anchors readers onsite user generated content bolsters your blog through co-creation The appreciative blogger visits my blog based on the helpful comment. He or she reads a post. He or she drops a detailed comment. Our bond strengthens. Since the blogging buddy: appreciates my helpfulness values my practical blog posts the individual buys my eBook and/or online course. Click Here to Read the Full Blog Post

Why Do You Make This Blogger Outreach Mistake?

Since I began blogging in 2008 I have received no less than 10,000 emails posing the same scenario below. Think; do you email pros along similar lines? Imagine reaching out to a stranger with this request. Click Here to Read