Key principles for a successful blog - The addictive blogger

The Blogosphere has extremely grown over the past 10 years with possibly close to a billion blogs and websites on the web,however, theirs a small percentage of these blogs that are successful and live up to expectations imposed by their readers and subscribers. The question on most blogger's minds is, what is their winning formula?

I have to admit that blogging can be extremely rewarding and when it comes to building a successful blog,thier are a few principles to follow in order to build a blog to stand out from a crowd. It's common knowledge that the most important traffic in any blog is your subscribers, these are the people who want more from you and are interested in the content you host. Thus, building a blog to cater for these subscribers and those to follow is pivotal.

DESIGN A BLOG THAT APPEALS TO YOUR READERS

Blog design is an important factor for any blogger to consider. You want your readers to enjoy being on your site and browsing through it. Be wise with your blog design, if you feel like monetizing your blog, be wary as to where you position your adds. Choose a design that fits your niche of blogging and remember to integrate social networking widgets in crucial places to share posts and build followers.

DEVELOP YOUR WRITING SKILLS ACCORDING TO YOUR AUDIENCE

Writing content is the crux and pillar to any blog and writing for your readers content that interests them and is recieved well can be a tricky task. A great way to find out which posts and method of writing that does well on your blog is to monitor your stats. Choose the best posts that have great traffic,shares and comments and work around writing content that has elements from those successful posts.

USE SOCIAL NETWORKING TO MARKET YOUR BLOG

Social networking sites are one of the best methods to connect with your readers,share your articles and even grow your blog and earnings greatly. Integrate Social Networking Sites into your blog and actively communicate with your readers and subscribers. This can greatly help you improve your blog and design it around ideas your readers find interesting.

ADDICTIVE MIND FOR BLOGGING - #01

Darren Rowse is one of the leading bloggers on the internet with more than 3 successful blogs,he has openly showed people how he has built successful blogs and has changed the manner in which most bloggers view blogging. From a hobby to a full time career. Darren strives to continue to grow his brands and blogs and build an online empire. This is why we name him the Addictive Mind known as - The Addictive Blogger #01