Blogging Series

Well, I have to say that since I have taken full time blogging, it has been feeling overwhelming! Being a professional blogger increases the commercial interests and that has made me lose focus on what made me start blogging in the first place! It was like reading all about blogging except writing - you know do this, do that and do what not and avoid this and this would not work out and the list is endless. Whew!So, I thought it would be good to realign myself with what and why of the blog … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 19 – Blogging Goals for #2015!!

I have to say that my hubby has given this blog a new lease of life. I had been just so tired of thinking of what to post everyday and nothing would turn up in my mind. And, then, he went ahead and announced to my in-laws that my blog had won the indiblogger awards and they were happy! And, when finally my mom unpacked the award which reached home yesterday, my mom was so angry with me for not telling her about it all. I do not know what to say!!And coming back to today's post, there is … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 17 – Where do you compose your posts from?

I do not remember if I did a round up of the blogging goals achieved in January, 2013 but I do know that I did not do it yet. The reason being the second half of the last year fared badly for my blog as you all are already aware! I guess I was taking blogging too seriously and it became really monotonous because of which I felt like being burnt out all the time.Anyways, leaving all that aside, I would say that the blog was doing quite well in first half of 2013 and I would like to take the blog … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 16 – Are you setting up goals for 2014?

So, last time, I had mentioned how I monetize my blog. Let me talk about various things which you can do. The list is exhaustive but I am going to talk only about things which actually appeal to me or I have a bit of experience with.Sponsored PostsYes, this is one of the simplest way to earn quick bucks. The company contacts you and asks you to write a post. You negotiate the price and deliver the post by the said date. It pays well if you have a good page rank and fan following for your blog. … [Read more...] about Blogger Series Vol. 15 – Continuing with Monetization Methods!

Sometimes when you are feeling low or are disappointed or are just thinking of giving it up due to sheer dejection, it is always good to reevaluate your thinking and reasons for blogging. So, this is to all bloggers - why do you blog? And, to all readers - what is the most important thing you look in a blog? So, coming back to the question for bloggers, I should start answering them. Why the need for such a question?Ok, so why suddenly I got all emotional about blogging. Because, the … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 14 – Why do you love blogging?

So, if you follow me on the blog's facebook page, you would have seen a particular status update. Actually what it was about was something on these lines.Just day before yesterday, I was talking to my colleague. He was asking my opinion on a launcher or landing page he had created for his sister's upcoming food blog. And, we got talking about blogging. Suddenly he asks me if I blog and without thinking I give him an affirmative answer. Well, if you are not already aware, no one in my close … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 13 – How to improve traffic on the blog?

So, two days back I get a mail from Roshni asking me how did I go about monetizing the blog. Ohk, so a long story short, content is the king whenever it comes to anything with blogging!! Now, let me start with my story.Adsense and InfolinksI had applied for adsense (January 2010) right when I had started blogging (December 2009). Yes, I was ignorant that the blog needed to be 6 months old and few other restrictions when it came to adsense approval of blogs from India. So, obviously, they … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 12 – My Story of Blog Monetization!

So, I was just looking around in my draft for some unfinished post which I might be interested to get over with and of course some inspiration! And, I came across a set of notes in which I had set some goals for my blog.Well, as you can imagine, I had very conveniently forgotten about it! But, when I just looked through some of the things I had set for myself, I quickly summarized that some of those goals have been realized long back which obviously is making me a lot happy and that is also why … [Read more...] about Blogging Series Vol. 11 – Setting goals for the blog!