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My Predictions For 2010 Part I – Blogging Explosion

Posted by Zulfikar under Blogging tips, Business blogging, General, Marketing

The movie Julie and Julia took blogging mainstream for many who had no idea that an everyday, average individual could command attention and pursue their passion using an online technology available to the masses for free.

And it’s not just movies and rare blog success stories that make people want to blog. In 2009, the job market resulted in a ton of layoffs for journalists and print newspapers and magazines went out of business. These writers will take their skills to the Internet.

Blogging will boom in 2010 even more than it already has in marketing circles. Just like reality TV has now become a career pursuit for some young adults, blogging is being viewed as a potential income source for those who don’t want to take the regular route to financial success.

Perez Hilton has been very open with the amount of money he’s raking in – and it’s substantial. There are so many blog success stories that you can learn from and apply them to your 2010 Internet Marketing strategy.

The Bankaholic blog was sold for $15 million. ArsTechnica sold for $25 million. PaidContent sold for $30 million. Someone recently commented that you can start a blog about Doritoes potato chips and once it gets rolling with traffic, wait and see how much they pay you to own it.

In the year 2010, you’re going to find many grassroots bloggers who are flying by the seat of their pants. The one edge they may have over experienced marketers is that they don’t just get into a niche because it sounds lucrative – they do it because they truly have a passion for it.

That passion will translate into frequent blog posts and the building of a loyal and enthusiastic like-minded core audience. It will grow like a wildfire and when that traffic hits a certain number, competitors will come knocking at the door of these bloggers hoping to make an acquisition and funnel that traffic to their own interests.

Many of these bloggers you’ll be competing with won’t have the marketing savvy and insight to monetize their blogs as well as yours, so initially they may not see the same financial success. But don’t count them out if they’re fierce about feeding the Googlebots with constant content and ensuring they’re not hyping up their reviews in a way that violates current FTC rulings.

Your goal for 2010 as a blogger should be to continue leaving breadcrumbs on a daily basis for search engine spiders. Make sure you utilize broad and long-tail keywords. Comply with FTC regulations about being transparent if you receive compensation for a review or testimonial. And narrow your niche down so that you have a high chance for success against the influx of new bloggers in the blogosphere.

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Reza from Blogging Guide
Twitter: rezawinandar
| January 15th, 2010 at 7:08 am
Yes, since Google has activated the personalized search mode, any SEO activity would not change anything for your blog’s SERP. I think Google has just make a mistake for us. Bloggers loose their passion for getting the number in Google Search Engines because anything you’ll do, nothing will change.
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monika from Practice management software | January 16th, 2010 at 8:44 am
A blog with current information and regular updates, especially one built with Wordpress is going to get much better rankings in the search engines than a plain business site with static data and contact information.anyways good to know about your ideas and predictions.thanks for posting.
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from howtogetexbackfast.com' rel='external' class='url'>Harrison Stuart | January 16th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
It’s very hard to succeed if you simply depend your goal because you want to earn money. Your desire to earn more versus your passion are two choices that can really change your life. You can earn even if you disregard what you really want to do. But for surely, in the long run, you’ll be bored of what you’re doing. On the other hand, if you start working on your passion, eventually you’ll surely find ways to earn from it. As time passes by, you won’t just enjoy what you’re doing, but love it.
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jinnie from security camera | January 18th, 2010 at 10:56 am
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Rob Wagner from Small Business Lons
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| January 19th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I will admit I watched the move. The first thing that I thought was wait and see all the blogs that pop up over the next year. I also went to the Julie and Julia project to check out the blog for myself. What I found was a lot of great content. I think that leaving breadcrumbs for the search engines to find you is important however concentrating on great content will be the key as always. When all the new blogs hit the internet many will be looking for the fast and easy way to get ranking and visits. There will be a learning curve.
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Zulfikar
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| January 23rd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Awesome feedbakcs and input from all – I do appreciate your comments and take note. It is not just the blog, blogger or articles/posts that makes a particular blog what it is – most of the credits goes to the readers and especialy those who participates in the blog community to make it a success.

The vast majority of us bloggers get inspirations from comments we receive and these inturn drive the blog with more articles/posts to fill/meet the need. Keep them coming and once again many thanks for all your support
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| February 5th, 2010 at 9:20 am
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