Blogging is Not a “You” Game

I Learn This the Hard Way

When I started blogging, I learned by myself. I read blogs on blogging, search engine optimization, on optimizing ad placements, and on link building. And I was good to go. Or so I thought.

I created my own blog, wrote content that I think were great, tried to earn some links and installed Google Adsense. And then I waited.

I did all of what they are teaching. But I was not getting the results I wanted. My content only got a few views. I am not getting any links. And, of course, I only earned one cent a month from Google Adsense.

I almost gave up. Until I learned about connections.

“Connections” Is The Online Word For “friends”

Have you seen any movie where the main character have no friends? You haven’t. I haven’t. Because that’s the way it’s meant to be.

Look at the successful bloggers. Do they have friends? Of course. They also have colleagues and they also have their families.

You may think that those friends are only there because they are already popular bloggers. No. They have been with them all the time, especially in the hard times.

The Key to Successful Blogging

The key to a successful blogging career is to build last connections in the online world. Make real friends. Check out their latest blog posts. Comment on them without asking anything in return. Offer them help if they need it. Converse with them like neighbors and not like prospective customers. Treat them like humans and not as business opportunities.

Let go of what you’ve learned about blogging and start reaching out.

Still Don’t Believe Me?

If you are still worried, look at it this way. If you want your ads be clicked, you’ll need to get a lot of views. In order to get a lot of views, your blog need to appear on the search engines. For your blog to appear on the search engines, you need inbound links. To get inbound links, you need friends. Real friends who are willing to link to your blog and help you in any way that they can. And in order to make real friends, you need to be there for them too.

One More Thing…

There’s one more thing you need to understand. You need to keep it real. Because if you’re not real on your friendships, you’re only using them. And it’s evil to use your friends.

Blogging is not a “you” game, it’s a “we” game.