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Commit to blogging goals for long-term success

This post is part of a series called "Planning". The other posts in the series are listed below:
  1. Clarify the business goals for your blog
  2. Commit to blogging goals for long-term success
  3. Why create an “ideal reader”?
  4. How to identify your ideal reader


Beyond goals about what you want to get out of blogging, it’s a good idea to set goals for what you’re going to put into your blog.

You can’t force readers to come, or to subscribe, or to buy your product, or to call you for …

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Clarify the business goals for your blog

This post is part of a series called "Planning". The other posts in the series are listed below:
  1. Clarify the business goals for your blog
  2. Commit to blogging goals for long-term success
  3. Why create an “ideal reader”?
  4. How to identify your ideal reader


Like most things in life, blogging is most effective when you have a target to shoot for. People write blogs for many reasons: passion about a subject; fame; direct income; getting leads for their existing businesses; even just killing time. Often it’s a mix. At first, the …

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