Today’s Becoming a Better Blogger task is about networking.
Start a dialogue with another blogger in your niche. Say hello, offer your help, comment on a post they’ve written — however you do it, send an email to another blogger in your niche and don’t ask anything of them. If you can strike up a conversation (or at least a connection) there may be future opportunities where you can do a favor for the other blogger and, later, have that favor returned.
This task is a great way to build your network of contacts. I have found that who you know in this business can make a huge difference in your success. It is also nice to have someone you can talk to and commiserate with on a personal level. Sure I have friends in real life, but most of them do not understand what I do. The people I have met in the business have been so helpful to me on both a professional and personal level. If there is a blog in your niche that you have been reading or just discovered, send that person an email saying hi. Everyone loves getting a nice email.
