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21.8.08

Starting your blog: Lesson One

Kali ini saya akan menulis artikel dalam bahasa inggeris pula. Banyak pengunjung-pengunjung saya telah 'mer-request' untuk saya menulis dalam english. So here it is.....

It is no longer uncommon to hear about people resigning from their safe & secure full time jobs to blog full time. I'm pretty sure that there are well over 40 million blogs on the Internet, and increasing by the day. But if you’re doing it just for the money, you probably shouldn't be quitting your job, but you might be able to pay off your student loans. In this lesson, I will take you through the basics in setting up, maintaining, and attracting traffic to your blog.

Lesson One: I don't want to know what you had for lunch today or who you're going out with or what you like/dislike about a person. Would you want to know the same thing about me? I guess not!

You wanna make some 'bling' right? In the Adsense game, traffic = money. Unless you are blogging about your experiences being the CEO of CIMB or MAS or any other large conglomerate, no one....zilch...zero...kosong... will visit your site. Think of something unique to write about — find the niche your blog will complement. This blog for example, is specifically about making some 'bling-bling' online. Find something you’re good at, or know a lot about and write about that.

Once you have found the topic for your blog, think for a couple of hours or days (whichever comes first) about potential articles for your blog. One note to remember, what makes blogs different and interesting is the fact that they are always fresh with something new...new ideas, new content, new images, new videos...everything new. One or two articles a week would be a good start. Can you sustain a constant flow of new articles on this topic, or is there only so much you can think of?

Before anything else, do yourself a big help by following these steps. You'll need to lay the proper base in order to start the beginning of a new venture.

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