Most Blog Fail at This, Marketing!

Posted on February 07, 2010 by Melvin

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Ever wonder why 90% of the blogs just can’t get off the ground? Simple, they suck at marketing!

Because of the nature of blogging and what it really is, a lot of people doing blogging just couldn’t really make it. Blogging is defined originally as a hobby, something that’s like a personal diary where you can enjoy doing it without needing to spend that much of time. So up until now this is the stumbling block that most newbie bloggers and even intermediate ones face.

Almost always, the case is that bloggers don’t want to learn marketing at all. Selling sucks isn’t it? And besides you never dreamed to be a sales person throwing up stupid sales pitches to your audience. That being said, it‘s safe to conclude that bloggers don‘t think marketing is essential for the success of their blogs.

If you‘ve been reading this blog for quite some time, you always hear me say that blogging is internet marketing. That is true and your success depends on how competent you are with marketing. Some people who want to learn it even pay for those expensive internet marketing courses and programs while others simply just try to learn it themselves.

In blogging, however you really don’t need to know each and every stuff about internet marketing, you only need a few of them to get started. Coupled with building relationships, good marketing can really skyrocket your blog/brand/profile w/c would get you more traffic and obviously the end result is income.

Blog Marketing for Fame

So for the last 2 and half months or so, I took some time in creating this guide w/c would help an average blogger grow their blog on a quick rate. Nope this isn’t a make money eBook or a crappy PLR product. This is a simple info product w/c is targeted to bloggers who like to explode their blog traffic, get their brand known and simply just slay it in the blogosphere. Whether you’re a newbie blogger or an intermediate one, I would like to hope that this product is one that can be very valuable to you. It contains tips on how you can grow your blog quickly in less than one month (or whatever pace you want to). And by saying growing your blog, it’s not just about increase daily hits or huge unique, it’s about building a real brand with real community that will be with you for the long haul.

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After signing-up to my blog’s newsletter you will immediately be able to download your copy of the Blog Marketing for Fame eBook. On top of that you’ll also receive my exclusive tips and tricks to market your blog (stuff that is not published anywhere else), insider’s information about my upcoming projects and so on. The newsletter is totally free and if you think the content you’re receiving is crap, you can cancel anytime.

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Discussion: 28 Comments

28 comments so far (is that a lot?)

28 Responses... What Say You?

Agent Deepak

- 8th Feb, 10 12:02am

Without Marketing your blog is nothing but a mere daily dairy.
Agent Deepak´s last blog ..Get your Face on Facebook

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Christopher Anderson

- 8th Feb, 10 01:02am

Sounds great, I look forward to reading and might add to the vault on my blog. Cool stuff!
Christopher Anderson´s last blog ..35 Things I Have Learned From Working Online

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Tom | Build That List

- 8th Feb, 10 04:02am

Great job Melvin! I really hope a lot of bloggers jump on board and see what you’ve got to say.
Tom | Build That List´s last blog ..Do I Need My Own Product Before I Start List Building?

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Dana @ Blogging Update

- 8th Feb, 10 09:02am

Yup, marketing is essential part of whole blogging. Without it, your blog will be out of blogosphere for sure.

And thanks for the book melvin.
Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..GoDaddy Discount: 15% OFF

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bobby

- 8th Feb, 10 10:02am

Some also do not know how to spell correctly and use grammar.

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Melvin Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I will not disagree. Good Writing is also a big part of success but please do note guys like shoemoney and chow do have atrocious grammars.

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Mike

- 8th Feb, 10 11:02am

so you basically screwed up your “no ebook junk” agenda for your readers

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Melvin Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
partly yes, but overall no. If I had not written the eBook, I probably would’ve sent it as email newsletters to the list.

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Erika Sanchez

- 8th Feb, 10 02:02pm

I really like your blog! I will be back many times for information…Thank you!
My blog is in progress, I sought and hired a web designer! Hopefully it will be up soon and I would appreciate your checking it out! Have you read “Taking on the System” Markos Moulitsas Zuniga Review: Easy, fun read on blogging and changing the world, politics, video, getting the word out on many issues. My blog
http://www.BusinessWithErikaBlog.com
Keep up the good work!
Erika

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Melvin Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
hey Erika thanks for the compliment and I’m glad I’ve helped out.

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IndianCashMaker

- 8th Feb, 10 09:02pm

marketing is as important as content…someone had said…
WHAT IS THE USE OF GOOD CONTENT WITHOUT GOOD PROMOTION?
IndianCashMaker´s last blog ..Its Time 2 Get Rich

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dendi

- 8th Feb, 10 11:02pm

Blog Marketing is difficult task for me. Make somebody else to see or read our blog, really hard work. I’m not a good writer, i can’t make good content. Someone said that for SEO, content is the king. So, be a good writer, and i think i can’t fullfil this requirement.

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Melvin Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
well its tough and I get you but I am an advocate of practice, so just continue writing. You’d be amazed on how much you’re improving, believe me. It also doesn’t harm to use word processors like Microsoft Word to see what are your most common errors.

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izzat aziz

- 9th Feb, 10 07:02pm

sometime when you be honest in whatever you doing, the result came by itself..
but sure in blogging or business marketing is a must thing everyone should look at seriously.
izzat aziz´s last blog ..Blog redesign, and more

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Florida eye care

- 9th Feb, 10 08:02pm

From tv to banners and getting radio commercials and creating a feel by donating money to the local baseball team, Marketing does it all, and advertising is a small part of that.
Florida eye care´s last blog ..Treating Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

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bLupyr0

- 11th Feb, 10 02:02am

This is great if you really are into making money out of blogging, but for someone who blog for personal reasons with even having knowledge that they can make money out of it. This can be a start to learn how to.

For marketer alike, blogging is really is, internet marketing.

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Eric

- 11th Feb, 10 06:02am

I think it takes time for people to realise that you have to learn how to market your blog in a way in order to do anything for profit and make it work. The middle ground really is where it’s at and I’m just learning that. I’m still learning how to better my blog and know almost nothing about marketing.

Never hurts to learn though. What do you think?
Eric´s last blog ..Real Or Robot

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Melvin Reply:
February 27th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
It’s true and the best way to learn anything is diving out there and getting experience. And hopefully learning from that experience

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BloggerDaily

- 12th Feb, 10 12:02am

Yep, this is something that some of us might no being aware of. Blogging and marketing is something connected and at the moment you separate them, you lost one portion (from my opinion).

That’s it. Don’t ever forget to focus on your marketing!
BloggerDaily´s last blog ..Looking For Ideas? Read Your Archives!

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EdZee

- 14th Feb, 10 06:02pm

If you blog about blogging, you not only have a ready audience, you will also get their response as soon as you post your topics. Bloggers, being online most of the time and adept in writing, can be considered the best market a blogger can have. They visit your blog and post comments as well.

Let me say that my target market is like that of bloggers. They are also always online and I should say they stay longer online than most bloggers and really have time to respond to blogs, but they don’t. You might say, that I am not rightly marketing or promoting my blog because I am not getting the number of comments like you do. I further say, try them and see what I mean. They are the i-cafe owners.
EdZee´s last blog ..Increasing The Image Size Before Printing

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Ct Web Design

- 20th Feb, 10 04:02am

Thanks for the post, I agree. My company regularly uses blogs as a SEO tool, they’re very effective.

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How To Get Rich Fast

- 26th Feb, 10 12:02pm

I like your review here about guess blogger site. That’s a honest review that would get more eyeball wanting to know more about the site. Looking forward to do some project with you in the future. Stay tune…and take charge.
How To Get Rich Fast´s last blog ..5 Keys To Targeted Internet Marketing

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infopediaonlinehere

- 8th Mar, 10 09:03am

blogging is all about influencing people

infopediaonlinehere´s last blog ..Google App Engine technologies, Google App Engine SDK, Google cloud computing google app engine

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Domain name registration

- 29th Jul, 10 03:07am

The number of people creating and maintaining blogs has increased dramatically over the past year. The number Internet users who read these blogs has also shot up, with some blogs boasting thousands, even millions of daily dedicated readers. Blogging is a good avenue to market product and service online, most blogger should learn how to market online in other to achieve there goal online.

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