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Ahhh, the last day. Becoming a Better Blogger says:
Take a day off blogging. You’ve earned it! Set aside some time to reflect on the thirty things you’ve done this month to improve your blog. You really should be proud of yourself.
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Today’s Becoming a Better Blogger is a fun one. Everyone loves to win something.
Hold a small competition with a modest prize. Whether it’s an eBook, a free consultation, a DVD or a CD, a small prize and a small competition can help boost reader engagement and participation in your blog without denting your finances too much.
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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.
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This is a task that I normally have a very hard time with. Becoming a Better Blogger recommends emptying out your email inbox today:
Process your email inbox to empty. You’ll need to answer your emails eventually, so why not do it today? An empty inbox is a welcome sight for any blogger.
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Today’s Becoming a Better Blogger task may seem like a large one but it could payoff in the end.
Spend two hours or more on a single post. If you spend a lot of time on a single post you’re likely to end up with a lot of value in one place. Investing extra time in a post can result in some pretty cool rewards.
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Today’s task focuses on ways of bringing traffic to your site by joining forums that pertain to your niche.
Join a popular forum in your niche. A link back to your blog in your forum signature can generate more incoming traffic than a dozen comments spread over multiple blogs.
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Having an easily identifiable brand is very important in business. The authors of Becoming a Better Blogger believe this is true for blogs as well.
Design a custom logo for your blog, or get someone to do it for you. Blog branding is essential. If you’re using a free theme without any distinct branding, your blog will probably end up looking like at least a dozen other blogs using the same theme. If you have any ability with image editing software, design a custom logo. Even using a distinctive, free font to write your blog’s name in big letters can do the job adequately. If you want to go the extra step, you can pay a freelancer or logo design company to brand your blog.
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Advertising to draw visitors to your blog need not be expensive. In fact the authors of Becoming a Better Blogger say that you can get a sizable amount of traffic by spending just $5.
Buy a $5 StumbleUpon advertising campaign for your best post. $5 buys roughly 300 visitors. If some of those StumbleUpon visitors end up adding more votes to your article, the result could be a traffic snowball much larger than the one you paid for!
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The month of March is flying by. Here it is, day 23 of the Becoming a Better Blogger project. I feel that my blog is in much better shape and I have a much clearer to do list of things to finish. Today’s task is about SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, for your blog.
Do some SEO on your blog. SEO can be tricky, but if you know a little bit about it, set aside a day to revise and tweak your blog’s SEO.
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Day 22 of Becoming a Better Blogger talks about a great way to add fresh content to your blog while possible bringing in new readers as well:
Ask someone to guest-post on your own blog. If you’re friendly with another blogger, invite them to write on your own blog. If your blog is more popular than theirs you’ll have a better chance of being accepted. A guest-poster can inject a bit of freshness into your blog and, most importantly, allow you to focus on tasks other than content creation for a day.
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