This might sound like a grandma topic because you have heard it time and again from various sources. However, I am going compile the ingredients to your blogging success once more here – this time as a bullet list because that’s what I do whenever
I am ill (been on leave for the whole week and hence not much online activities)
I am grouping the key success factors under four categories – viz blogger, blog and reader related parameters plus external entities. I request you to add other factors as one or two word comments (for a change) here:
Blogger related
#1 Passion
#2 Creativity
#3 Time availability
#4 Commitment
#5 Writing skills
#6 (Social) Networking skills
#7 Style and tone
#8 Technical Abilities
#9 …
Blog Related
#1 Niche
#2 Blog Design
#3 Engagement model
#4 Search Engine Optimization
#5 Frequency of updating
#6 Quality of content
#7 Uniqueness
#8 Content formulation (pillar posts v/s tips v/s news updates)
#9 …
Reader related
#1 What is in it for me?
#2 Age group
#3 Geo group
#4 Visitor proportion (search v/s regulars v/s social media)
#5 Browsing medium (mobile etc)
#6 Reader’s understanding of blog platform / structure
#7 Purpose of visit
#8 …
External Parameters
#1 Google
#2 Social Media
#3 Monetization instruments
#4 Blogging platform and technologies
#5 Technical forums, support
#6 Latest social networking tools
#7 Design trends
#8 Blogging trends (microblogging, vlogging…)
#9 …
Feel free to add more in any of the above categories as comments…
Happy Blogging!
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