Defining What a Mature Blog Looks Like

By Brandon Cox, December 26, 2009 | 14 Comments

No, I’m not talking about a blog for “mature audiences.” I’m struggling with the question of how to know when your blog is mature. I’d like for you to struggle with me for a minute.

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What You Must Do In Your First Few Days of a New Blog

By Brandon Cox, October 21, 2009 | 12 Comments

I don’t know who said it, but one if my favorite qoutes is, “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. That’s especially true in the world of blogging. A hundred blogs die in the dust each day because of a poor commitment to good old-fashioned hard work.

So here is a brief challenge to do these few things really well at the outset…

WORK. Hard!

RESEARCH everything relevant.

WRITE a lot. At least daily if at all possible.

PROMOTE like crazy (but of course, don’t annoy anybody).

DREAM of what your blog will become. Envision it.

So welcome to boot camp. Survive the first couple of months and you just might have a winning blog!

What else?