Standing Out

I was inspired to write this after I read and commented on VagabondetteVA’s 6 Things That Will Make Me Leave Your Blog post on May 23. Rather than talk about the things you shouldn’t do (she’s covered them), I figured I would give you some great blogging tips - what you should do - to increase visitors and rank.

There are so many ways a blog can help you create awareness about your cause, service offering or product but it’s important to pay attention to the mechanics - the ins and outs of your blog - otherwise you won’t reach your target market and ultimately your time will be wasted. A blog is not a diary; it’s meant to be shared with someone other than yourself!

Yesterday was this blog’s best day ever with the “Ning.com” post. I already had in mind some great blogging tips I liked to follow, but yesterday’s stats reaction sparked a couple more. So here are some blogging tips you can use to increase visitors and rank.

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