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Most Blog Fail at This, Marketing!

Most Blog Fail at This, Marketing!

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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.

Edit: This book has been rebranded and updated as ‘Blog Marketing Guide‘

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

    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.

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

    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.

  7. 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

    Melvin Reply:
    February 9th, 2010 at 10:20 pm

    hey Erika thanks for the compliment and I’m glad I’ve helped out.

  9. 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.

    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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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 =-.

    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

  15. 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 =-.

  19. 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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