Habits & Traits of Successful Bloggers

Have you ever wondered how people become successful with blogging? While there isn’t a secret recipe, there are habits and traits that successful bloggers share.

“a writer who waits for the ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.” -EB White
Habits & Traits of Successful Bloggers
Adapt	Things change, life throws curve balls.  You have to learn to adapt.
Always Be Learning	Learning doesn’t stop when school ends.  You should always be learning
Be Authentic	People can tell
Be Consistent	Consistence is a primary key to success
Be Passionate	If you aren’t passionate, it’s not going to last long.  The road gets bumpy.
Build Positive Relationships	Relationships are important, build positive ones that will help you grow.
Check in with your email list	Don’t create and email list and forget it.  Keep it updated, and check in with your audience.
Collaborate	Everyone has a specialty, collaboration allows us to make something great together.
Create and Share Useful Content	Make sure your content is useful, don’t create something just to have it out there.
Develop Multiple Incomes	Don’t count on one income stream.  Use multiple- affiliates, sponsors, ads, product- any combination
Do things in bulk	Save time and energy by doing things in bulk or batches.  Write a set of post, then do your images, set time aside to check out social media instead of doing it all day long.
Don’t Compare	Don’t compare yourself or your blog to others. You are you.  They are them.
Don’t waste Time	Don’t waste time running around in circles without getting something actually completed.
Engage Your Community- Interact and Build It	When you post a blog, or interact on social media engage your community so that it builds and grows.
Feature Multiple Products	When you are writing a post about products it’s often more beneficial to feature multiple than just one.  For example “The 10 Best Dog Toys” rather than “Fido Loves Kong”
Go For Depth	Give your audience meat in your post.  Don’t just scratch the surface dig into whatever your topic is.
Keep a Journal- Your Goals Dreams Plan and Strategize	A great way to get ideas when you’re stuck is to keep a journal.  List your goals, dreams, plans, and also strategize for how to reach them.
Know the value of Pinterest	Pinterst has proven to be a very important part of blogging and small business.  Understand how it can work for you.
Listen	Listen to your audience.  What can you solve for them? What can you learn from them?
Make your post tell a story	Let your post tell a story.  Explain the “why” so that people understand why it’s important.  Use sensory language to show how it feels, smells, sounds, ect.
Maximize Your SEO	SEO is important and it isn’t going anywhere.  It’s easier than it initially sounds and is just about making the internet a place where you can find useful information.
Never Give Up	Having a blog, running a business- it’s all hard at some point or another. Don’t give up.  You may be on the brink and not know it.
Organize Lessons For Future Application	When you learn something, organize it so that you can apply it in the future
Pay Attention To Data and Analytics	Don’t ignore Google Analytics or data on what post are working best for you and what your audience is searching for.  This is very useful information.
Plan Ahead	Plan ahead- it’s not always fun but it is beneficial to do and can give you a cushion if anything comes up.
Plan Your Week	Plan out your week.  What you want to post about, research, and accomplish.  This allows you to have something to follow and to know what’s upcoming.
Pursue Your Goals	Actively work on pursuing your goals after you’ve set them
Read About Your Industry and Beyond	Understand your industry as well as others that interact with it.
Schedule Social Media	Schedule some of your social media to free up some of your time.
Self-Care	Don’t forget to take care of yourself.  Your creativity, thinking, and body have to be working for you to best serve people.
Self-Starter	If you aren’t naturally a self-starter, then practice it.  Make yourself start, it will become a habit.
Set Goals	If you don’t know where you’re going how will you know when you arrive? Set goals that you can measure.  This will help you see what’s going right or wrong and will give you that sense of accomplishment when you need it.
Share Other’s Work	Share other’s work, be a resource to your audience. Not only will they appreciate you but others will be more likely to share your work as well.
Sleep Well	Get rest.  It’s a big part of taking care of yourself.
Surround Yourself With Wise People	Walk with the wise, and you will grow wise. It’s a proven fact.
Take Your Time	Take your time to make sure you’re covering all your bases, don’t rush something out only to find you’ve missed a major point.
Think Like a Customer	User Experience is a huge part of getting people to come back to your site.  This applies to site design, as well as post and information you’re providing.  What does your audience know and what do they need to know?
Treat Your Blog Like a Business	When you treat your blog like a business, it means that you create a strategy, don’t go at it for a month then leave it hanging for a year and then post again.
Tune Into Trending Topics	Be aware of trending topics that your audience is interested in.  This will you to engage with them either via a post or social media.
Write and Schedule Blog Post In Advance	Work on writing and scheduling out some blog post in advance.  It gives you a cushion if you ever get stuck, go on vacation or for some other reason aren’t available to write.  This way, you’re blog isn’t empty waiting on a new post and you are stressed trying to come up with something.

Are there any habits or traits that you would add to the list?