How to Start a Blog That Rocks: A New Angle, Voice, and Audience

How to Start a Blog That Rocks: A New Angle, Voice, and Audience



Unoriginal content numbs our brains.

Are you ever bored by articles in your area of interest because they repeat what has already been said? How many times can you hear the same phrase “content is king” before it makes you nauseous?

You need an approach to start you off in your individual direction, or you risk performing a blogging face-plant.

10 Superpowers You Gain As You Learn To Love Yourself

10 Superpowers You Gain As You Learn To Love Yourself



So, you aren’t perfect, and you have flaws. Do you realize that seven billion other humans fit this same description?



You must find a way to love yourself: mistakes, regrets, weaknesses, and all. You are valuable and important, and to be happy you must discover a path that leads you to love yourself.

Bloggers Beware: Websites Want Your Money - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Bloggers Beware: Websites Want Your Money - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



The wolves target sheep bloggers.

I'll admit that I want to make money blogging. I see myself as a professional writer. Do you too?



I dream of blogging away on my MacBook, sitting on the porch of a forested cabin, the day warm and sunny. Had similar visions? Maybe involving the beach instead?



But, I'll be damned before I become one of the ravenous wolves that feed on bloggers in order to make that lifestyle possible. These wolves drink from the jugular of innocent and insecure bloggers, who only long for a bit of success.



The wolves have become so numerous that they feed upon each other, willing to bleed their own kin to make a buck.

5 Essential and memorable steps in successful Content Marketing - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

5 Essential and memorable steps in successful Content Marketing - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



This will help you remember the basics of complex content.

Mines the 5 step "C" guide constructed to help remind you of the essentials of an awesome content campaign.



Notes briefly the important elements:

"Calibrate." Many content campaigns fail because they overlook this first step, which involves defining the goals you aim to achieve. Use KPI's to measure your achievements, and adjust your content to align with your strategy. Be careful not to allow the reverse to happen: your content determines your strategy.

Keep Your Readers on Site and Drop Your Bounce Rate (free checklist) - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Keep Your Readers on Site and Drop Your Bounce Rate (free checklist) - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



Dazzle your reader with everything they see and read, to compel them to stick around for the rest of your story. I will share a few tips that will steer you in the right direction. Be sure to download your free bounce rate checklist at the end.

Power Quotes on Ambition and Happiness: Philip Seymour Hoffman & Heath Ledger - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Power Quotes on Ambition and Happiness: Philip Seymour Hoffman & Heath Ledger - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



The wisdom of those who die too soon

Existence means suffering.



Life requires a desperate balancing act of motivations, and happiness eludes you, as you wander in the past, present, and future.  You struggle to live happy. Who doesn't want happiness?



The recent death of Philip Seymour Hoffman pains me, empathy allowing me to care deeply for a person I did not know personally.

Entrepreneurs, Find out How Power Journaling by Hand Boosts Your Creativity - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Entrepreneurs, Find out How Power Journaling by Hand Boosts Your Creativity - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



Have you experienced intense writer's block before?



I once went through a creative block so severe that I could not write a word on my master's thesis for 7 years.



I finally began journaling with my students during class, and the exercise cured my block. Handwriting engages different mechanisms in the brain and is an intensely sensory experience.

Discover Why Confirmation Bias Is a Serious Threat to Bloggers and How You Can Cope - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Discover Why Confirmation Bias Is a Serious Threat to Bloggers and How You Can Cope - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



Do you believe in miracles?



In the United States, as of 2010, "80% [of the population] believe in miracles." The Oxford Dictionary reveals that most Americans believe in:



"a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency."



Matt Stopera of Buzzfeed  revealed the statistic in his shocking collection of data on what Americans believe.



I am dumbfounded that 80% of Americans today believe that a divine being or force defies natural and scientific laws to mess around here on earth.

Passionate Love Affairs and Bloggers: Beware of Falling for Your Posts - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing

Passionate Love Affairs and Bloggers: Beware of Falling for Your Posts - ZipMinis: Science of Blogging and Writing



Why you love your writing

I usually believe my posts are brilliant when I draft them.



Do you think the same of your writing?



I am not arrogant or delusional, and you aren't either. However, we are thinking wrong.