(continued from part 1)

Never Advertise Improperly
Too often people use blogs as a space to advertise their services or their products.
This can be a cheap way to get your work out there. It is noted however that blog
readers can get annoyed quickly at advertisements on blogs. If you must advertise on
your blog, consider doing so in a more subtle manner. Write a short post about your
product and put a link to your website. Don’t take up your entire blog space with the
advertisement. Although it may seem like a great idea, you will essentially be
scaring people away from your blog altogether.

Check Your Spelling
Although the tone of your blog should be kept casual, you should still edit your work.
There is a way to be casual, without being sloppy. You should always check your
spelling before you submit your post. If your posts are sloppy and full of misspelled
words, people will think that you are not educated and probably won’t take anything
you say seriously. Some blogging software comes will a spell check features, while
some doesn’t. If your blogging software does not come with any spell check feature,
simply create your post in a word processing software and use the spell check there.
Then cut and paste your edited work into the blogging software text area. This will
allow you to post without spelling errors, which is highly recommended.

Be Versatile
If you want to reach the largest amount of people, you do not need to advertise
endlessly. You simply must be versatile with your post topics. Those blogs that
cover only one type of thing may be popular with one specific targeted group of
people. That is fine, if it is what you want. If you want to reach everyone however,
you need to post on everything. Consider posting on current affairs, music, books,
and other hot issues. This will draw people in. When you post about popular things
in the news, it will draw people to your site when they do a search on the web.

Post Often
People who become fans of your blog will likely be looking for a new post every few
days. Some will only look once a week. If you want to keep your blog fresh and
interesting, you should post often. Posting often is something that takes very little
time, because your entries should stay short and sweet. It is a way however to keep
things new and exciting for your biggest fans. They will be waiting for your new
posts and will continue logging on as long as you provide them with new
information.

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Blogging can be an extremely interesting hobby to have. A blog, which has been
defined as an online journal, is a place where someone can post exactly what’s on
their mind. While some bloggers could care less if their posts are read, others
actively try to gain more readers. Some advertisers are offering money for blogs that
get high traffic amounts, so learning to blog better can be an important task. If you
are interesting in learning more about better blogging, check out these six helpful
tips.

Use a Casual Tone
The most interesting blogs are not written using formal grammar rules. Frankly, the
formal tone can be a little boring and web surfers don’t want to read through a bunch
of “hoity-toity” text. If you want your blog to be popular and a success overall,
consider writing in a more casual tone. Think of the writing as being a conversation
you are having with a friend. Write exactly the way you would talk, not the way you
are supposed to talk. Using slang and other words that may not be considered
“proper” is a great way for your blog to reach a wide variety of viewers. Using
humor and other personality characteristics in your writing will make people want to
keep coming back to read your newest entries.

Don’t Overdo It
Keeping your blog short will help you retain any interested viewers. People don’t
want to spend massive amounts of time reading text on the web. If they wanted to
read a novel, they would do just that. Try to stick to your point and keep it nice and
short. A blog that is more than 500 or 700 words is just too much. If you need to
carry on with the topic, consider creating another post that finishes your point.
Although this is basically creating one long blog, the break in the text will be
welcoming and readers will be less likely to get bored.