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So many people talk about starting a blog but very few take action on it. Of those that do, very few actually build something long term and ever “make it” with their blog. <\/p>\nSo many people talk about starting a blog but very few take action on it. Of those that do, very few actually build something long term and ever “make it” with their blog. <\/p>\n
Now I\u2019m not going to claim to be some blogging guru by any means, just someone who has been on the battlefield long enough to have stacked some knowledge on this grind and how to do shit right. This guide is going to walk you through nearly everything I’ve done, also showing “under the hood” of my blog so you can attempt to replicate my exact setup. <\/p>\n
Before you write a single word, you better put in some serious research and make a plan for the actual direction of your blog. You see, with mine I never did that and my head is still hurting trying to figure that out. Hammer down your main focus areas and your angle\/voice before you get rolling, seriously, don\u2019t half ass this. Ask all those boring “who is your audience?” type questions, put in the research grind, and get ready for war. <\/p>\n
Another important question, is your strategy sustainable? A problem I ran into here with my blog was setting the bar for always publishing really big guides on advanced SEO. I\u2019d love to keep publishing this type of content regularly but it’s just not sustainable. For one it really hurts the brain trying write really long guides and two, it isn\u2019t exactly a good business model from the SEO side to be giving out all the secret sauce ;-)<\/p>\n\n
To summarize, you better have a Shark Tank<\/a> caliber answer ready for each one of these areas:<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span>\n<\/ul>\n Got those bases covered? <\/p>\n Your answers should make Mark go like this<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Not like this:<\/em><\/p>\n And for the diehard SEOs, let’s get another thing through your thick algorithm filled skulls. If you’re taking this route, worry about content and building something cool first, keywords second. This is a critical shift you need to make at first, eventually once you get some traction you can throw your weight around and start intentionally targeting some specific keywords, but for now just worry about crushing it by creating. <\/p>\n But, but, but Jacob?! You’re getting all whitehat on us!!!<\/p>\n Shut up, this is business, it’s not about hanging out with the cool kids. Don’t make me punch you in the throat. <\/p>\n How do you crush it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Ha, easier said than done. This guide is assuming you already have the ability to crush it and just want to build the best vehicle and strategy possible to achieve your goals. If you suck, no matter how good your site looks you’re still not getting traffic, because you suck. Harsh reality my friends, I’m sorry. Let’s listen to these wise words from Gary Vaynerchuk<\/a> before moving forward. <\/p>\n Gary you’re a f**king beast dude!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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