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[...] How Learning to Blog is Like Exploring Caves. When blogging leaves you lost in the dark, you’re not alone. Just as each underground cave is unique, everyone makes their own map to success. [...]

By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:33:39 +0000

@Michelle – :)

@Annabel – That is a pretty stiff target! Getting the first 1000 is hardest I’ve been told. The second 1000 supposedly comes faster.
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By: Annabel Candy

Annabel Candy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:03:17 +0000

Well, I set a goal of 1000 subscribers after a year and have got about 400 after 9 months so my target still isn’t blown and I thought it was a stiff one. Of course if I could go back to the first step there are things I would have done differently but we do learn from experience. I hope so anyway:)

By: Michelle Mangen

Michelle Mangen — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:51:43 +0000

Dave – you are right about that – we all share similar characteristics but go in different directions based on our skills and passions.
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By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:34:02 +0000

@Michelle – From what I can tell, you’re definitely a twitter rock star!

I think you’ll find a lot of the principles translate directly to blogging. Basically, find a way to add value, then do as much of that as you can.

Taking the cave analogy further: each business is as unique as each cave. They share similar characteristics, but go in different directions.
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By: Michelle Mangen

Michelle Mangen — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:29:34 +0000

Reading this post makes me smile – I’m with Elizabeth – I’m making my map as I go. I never intended to actually blog (and had my website for six months before I even realized it was an option).

I’m not blogging to make money, more to get additional traffic to my site and hopefully, eventually turn some of the readers into clients.

I will say that as I’ve been learning more (from so many great people like yourself) I realize this blogging community is a tad different than my Twitter community.

Michelle
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By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:36 +0000

@Niall – A good title really makes an article… but good titles often take quite a bit of time to invent. This one came easy though. Stop by again, I have a few more killer titles lurking in my drafts queue.
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By: Niall Harbison

Niall Harbison — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:31:35 +0000

Well you have certainly got the knack of picking good titles down to a fine art. I was just about to skip on and go to another blog when I saw the title of this post. Something about it just drew me in. I suppose it is the comparison. I just needed to know how blogs and caves were connected! Smart use of titles!

By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:53:57 +0000

@Gabe – “General compass” is a pretty good description.

I’ll stop blogging when you pry my cold, dead fingers from the keyboard etc.
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By: Gabe | freebloghelp.com

Gabe | freebloghelp.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:12:51 +0000

Spelunking is something I haven’t done since my college days at University Park. Great memories!

Although I believe there are road maps to blogging, many of them are more like general compasses rather than recipes for success. There’s always going to be a level of trial and error. The big difference is when you’re blogging, you can’t die.
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