My Game Plan

If you are a serious blogger, need to increase your audience and perhaps get paid for your work, check the following blogs:

Pro Blogger - Darren Rowse is one of the best. He claims to make a 6 figure income from blogging from affilliate programs, adsense, Chitika and “blog consulting.” He has a lot of general tips, but I think the power of his blog is looking at how he runs it rather than what he says. (What he says is also very good). He is meticulous about updating his blog and always give golden tips about the subject. I also admire him because he bases his advice only on his personal experience and not what the unwashed masses are saying about a topic. He has been criticized for that, but it is the very reason I keep reading his blog and recommend it to others.
Performancing - This blog on blogging is run by a bunch of guys who really know their stuff. It’s only a few months old and already they have almost 500 backlinks pointing at them which speaks volumes about the quality of their content. They are also offering plugins for bloggers who use Firefox and look liek they are trying to outdo everyone on useful freebies for their readers. They have reviews on the different blogging software as well as monetization methods. This is already in the top 10 blogs on professional blogging and it will take a very good blog to keep it out of the number one spot too much longer. The rollout of this blog was incredibly well planned and executed and they tell you a lot about their plan. If you can emulate the strategy of how this blog was planned and executed, you would almost be assured success.
Great Nexus - I have to admit to a weakness for this blog. I really like the fact that it is so straight-talking. There is some great information on blog promotion including strategies on getting links (very important for any site). It isn’t updated quite as often as I would like, but I am greedy for good information. Luckily I get decent information about blogging, SEO and general blogging news here.
Matt Cutts - This blog isn’t exactly about blogging per se, but rather SEO. The fact is that if you want your own blog to be a success then you are going to need to know a little about SEO. You are also going to need to know a little about Google. This is the guy who will tell it to you - he works for Google. This is required reading for the SEO crowd, but you do need to remember that this guy works for Google and will always be bound by that fact. He does however, have a lot of good info for blog SEO and should be on your list if you are serious about blogging.
The Blog Herald - Updates on pretty much everything to do with blogging. This guy has recently joined the esteemed ranks of full time pro bloggers so I give him a bit of respect. His information about blogging includes everything from resources for serious bloggers to updates on other blogging blogs. Once again, this is one of the places you should make a daily stop to check up on the latest.
Subnixus - This is a blog by a guy who lays it all on the line. He tells his readers exactly how much he is earning and how exactly he makes it. His earnings a few months ago were around the $20 per day mark but he has climbed that up to about $50. That’s a pretty good increse for only a few months. He has a lot of excellent tips on how he promotes his blogs - I really loved his series on a press release that got him several TV appearances and radio interviews.

# posted by Farhad Javidi : 8:57 AM