Posted 3/17/08 - Kellex
A list of 100 tips to building a better money making sports blog! These can all be applied somehow to your specific niche whether you are a new or seasoned blogger.
1. Don’t use Blogger’s Minima Template.
2. Write more content.
3. Write GREAT content.
4. Create a Top 10 Sports Blogs list.
5. Your blog name should be short but catchy.
6. Create a blog schedule.
7. Read The Big Lead.
8. Read Deadspin.
9. Continue to play sports.
10. Have a daily blog list to read.
11. Submit to every search engine known to man.
12. Start pinging.
13. Break up long posts into part 1 and part 2.
14. Start a contest.
15. Create a widget.
16. Create a blog tool.
17. Join Google Adsense.
18. Join an affiliate network.
19. Join MyBlogLog.
20. Track your stats with Google Analytics.
21. Love Digg.
22. Love BallHype.
23. Submit to a Blog Carnival.
24. Start a Blog Carnival.
25. Tell your friends.
26. Join top blog lists.
27. Run “link posts”.
28. Create a solid blogroll.
29. Ask big name blogs to link you back.
30. Get your own domain.
31. Have a separate email address for your blog.
32. Create a Zimbio page.
33. Run a poll.
34. Use Feedburner.
35. Comment, comment, comment.
36. Tell your honest opinion.
37. Break news.
38. Do not be a robot, show some personality.
39. Do not obsessively check your stats .
40. Make a t-shirt for your blog.
41. Wear it to the grocery store or gym.
42. Run a bulletin announcing your blog on Myspace.
43. Join a blog community.
44. Create a blog community.
45. Guest blog for another.
46. Ask someone to guest blog for you.
47. Review products or blogs.
48. Run a day long blog-a-thon on a topic.
49. Use pictures.
50. Add social bookmarking buttons.
51. Write about a controversy.
52. Hate SEO, but know some of it.
53. Be humorous.
54. Make videos.
55. Utilize Google Alerts.
56. Submit your sitemap to Google.
57. Quicken your page load time.
58. Know your Alexa rank.
59. Know your Google page rank.
60. Join Technorati.
61. Tag everything.
62. Join Entrecard.
63. Blog about making money blogging.
64. Submit to SI: Extra Mustard.
65. Stop drooling over John Chow.
66. Read the Digital Point forums.
67. Write posts that link to your other posts.
68. Re-use successful material of yours.
69. Proofread more.
70. Write a “Worst Hair” post.
71. Interview someone.
72. Become a forum whore.
73. Link to your blog in your signature.
74. Post about upcoming events.
75. Attend that event and blog it.
76. Yahoo! Answers is your friend.
77. Have a “Hot Articles” list.
78. Have a “Recent Articles” list.
79. Have a legit “About Me” page.
80. Make stickers for your blog.
81. Submit blogs to your local independent newspaper.
82. Start podcasting.
83. Answer comments.
84. Become your sport’s expert.
85. Love what you write about.
86. Encourage readers to subscribe.
87. Customize your template.
88. Use Google News.
89. Know the best blogs and imitate them.
90. Blog from random places, not just at home.
91. Add ticketing to your site.
92. Ask your readers what they want.
93. Challenge a big dog’s opinion.
94. Blog about foreign sports.
95. Hold an online 1 on 1 contest.
96. Sell blog merchandise.
97. Write a “Trade Deadline Recap” post.
98. Linkbait.
99. Read, read, read.
100. Write a top 100 list!
A solid list, even some I've never seen before. Thanks!
Excellent - thanks for the tips!
Very helpful, informative list. Thanks!
very nice! i never thought there were that many things out there involved in a blog.
amazing. well done!
George
http://sportstsar.com/
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Thank you for the tips, Kellex. You gave me brief information which I wanted to know a few days ago. I would like to share it with my pals.
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Greg Mathew
http://www.changeyourfuturetoday.net