Top 30 Terrific Things from Thirty Days of Blogging

Today I am sharing thirty terrific things I learned from thirty days of blogging.

1. It is fun and challenging but keep at it as you will get better each day
2. You can blogging about just anything you want. I blogged about a spoon last week!
3. Readers enjoy blogs written about your spouses or children. 
4. Readers enjoy when you sharing personal stories and experiences 
5. Readers also enjoy when say kind things about other people you meet on your journey through life
6. Always say or show your gratitude and appreciation to your readers
7. Your title is your number one hock or calling card e.g My Wife Kicked Me Out
8. Your content should support your title
9. You should have a clear theme or message for your blogs. For me I am a very positive person and y aim is to spread that positive vibes to my readers.
10. The number of views or hits is not the best indicator of how well a blog post is received by readers
11. Likes, reposts, re-tweets are better reflection of readers’ acceptance but comments and emails are even better
12. You will be inspired by readers’ favourable comments, etc. even if just one comment or email
13. The number of views or hits differs on social medias such as Facebook, Linkedin, SlideShare, Google+. The difference may be significant.
14. Don’t be discouraged by low views or hits, it takes time to gain traction. You have to win readers’ trust with your theme or message, reliability and consistency
15. Be prepared for unfavourable comments. Remember you can’t please everyone
16. Once you start blogging you are likely to share and post on multiple social medias
17. There is a lot of contain on the Internet but as a blogger you can create your own audience with your theme or message
18. Blogging increases your presence on social media, e.g. the number of people viewing my profile on Linkedin increased (yes..this is a part of the narcissistic tendency of our time)
19. Blogging is a fantastic way to get you name at the top of Google searches. It provides you with a presence on the Internet and globally (a little more on our narcissistic tendencies!). Try searching for Mark McKenzie and see how easy it is to find Mark McKenzie
20. Once you start blogging you will likely read about people like Arianna Huffington and Seth Godin and their successful strategies.
21. Blogging and journalism is not the same thing
22. Be prepared as a blogger for other media outlets wishing to publish your blog
23. If you can capture current affairs or major news of the day and linked it to your theme or message that is awesome!
24. Blogs with pictures are more likely to be read than plain text. Even though I have not posted audio or video with any of my blogs, I think such blogs are also likely to be more favourable than pure text
25. Keep you blogs short, simple and sweet because there are people reading on their mobile devices
26. If you are in business blogging is an excellent way to stay connected with clients and attract new customers
27. You will enjoy blogging but please blog for your readers
28. Blogging prepare you for career transition. My background is financial services but I am shifting into youth leadership and development, professional speaking, etc.
29. Once you start blogging you will start preparing top lists of different things, lessons learned, etc. 
30. Once you start blogging become more aware of your environment as you will always be on the lookout for what to blog about next.

Have a great day and thanks for your continued support!

Mark McKenzie is a leading Subject Matter Expert in financial services regulation and supervision as well as a professional motivational speaker, corporate trainer and youth mentor.  He can be contacted by email mastbmckenzie@gmail.com or by telephone 647-406-4622. Read my blog  http://mastbmckenzie.blogspot.ca/ and always write me a comment and share. Follow me on Twitter @mackynacky. Connect with me on www.youtube.com, Google+, Facebook and Linkedin.