There are No Rules in Blogging.

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Subscribing is a great way to avoid being asked to come in on SaturdayThe first rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about Fight Club.
The second rule of Fight Club is that you DON’T talk about Fight Club.
Sorry, I just [...]

The Most Important Characteristic of a Successful Blog

Do you want your blog to be read? Does the idea of hundreds (maybe eventually even thousands) of people around the world waiting for your next post give you a thrill? Are your dreams filled with your blog’s hit counter exploding due to a post being featured on the front page of Digg?

If [...]

100 Blogging Tips

To commemorate my 100th post at The Red Stapler Chronicles, I would like to share with you 100 blogging tips that I have already learned during by blogging journey.

1. Blogging is truly hard work.
2. Blogging is not for everyone.
3. You will not get rich quick blogging.
4. Or even slowly.
5. Most blogs will cease [...]

Can Your Blog Have More Than One Niche?

One of the most important decisions you have to make as a blogger is to choose what you will blog about. Although some bloggers choose to write about whatever they want to each day (many personal blogs), most bloggers choose a niche that will be the focus of their blog. Selecting a niche [...]

Don’t Forget to Follow Up

One thing that I find is lacking in some of the blogs that I read is that they do not keep their readers informed about the progress they are making regarding a new site/program they have tried. I find this to be especially true when the site/program that is being promoted gives the blogger [...]

Don’t Forget the Last Step in Blogging

Imagine that you just finished writing what you think is a pretty good post. You spend some quality time researching your topic. You double and triple check your spelling and grammar. For this post, you even broke open a thesaurus to make sure that you didn’t repeat a single word. After [...]