In order to make it BIG in today’s blogging world you have to follow certain rules in order to survive. Just about everybody is blogging because it seems to be the latest trend or some kind of fast catching fever, but not everyone can survive.

For you to survive and become a powerful blogger then you have to follow some rules and make sure you follow each.

I have come up with some 12 powerful blogging rules that you must follow in order to become a successful blogger.

12 Blogging Rules

<strong><li>Avoid Free</li></strong> - In order to become a successful blogger then you must avoid free hosting. Hosting is very cheap. $4.99 per month.

<strong><li>Choose The Right Niche</li></strong> - This is another rue that you must follow. If you don't choose the right niche in which that you want to blog about then you will never be successful.

<strong><li>Supply Unique Content</li></strong> - Having your own unique content is best for your blog. Do not copy other people's info. If you do then your blog will never be of any use to anybody.

<strong><li>Update Regularly</li></strong> - When visitors come to your blog they want fresh new content. So you have to make sure update your blog on a regular basis.

<strong><li>Get Traffic</li></strong> - After launching your blog, don't expect traffic to come from out of nowhere to your blog. You have to go get the traffic. You have to advertise, <a href="https://webmaster-success.com/blog-commenting-what-it-has-done-for-me/">comment on other blogs</a>, <a href="https://webmaster-success.com/write-for-this-blog/">guest blogging</a>, etc.

<strong><li>Build A Community</li></strong> - There is noting more powerful than a great blogging community. So you should interact with your blog readers after they make a comment and try to start a conversation.

<strong><li>Avoid Too Much Ads</li></strong> - If you have too much ads on your blog then this will cause your visitors to leave and never come back. They will realize that you only want to make money if you have more ads than content.

<strong><li>Blogging Is Not About Making Money</li></strong> - Alot of new bloggers think that blogging is about making money. This is one of the <a href="https://webmaster-success.com/5-common-mistakes-new-bloggers-make/">5 mistakes that new bloggers make.</a>

<strong><li>Control Spam</li></strong> - You don't want your blog to seem like a spam blog where people come a post links on every article that you write. Use Akismet or other plugins to block out spammers.

<strong><li>Twitter</li></strong> - If you use Twitter to promote your blog, then don't make every tweet be a promotional link. Twitter is all about staying connected via short status messages.

<strong><li>Easy To Read</li></strong> - Make your blog easy to read, simple as that. Don't use bright colors to blind your readers or small fonts so that it don't seems as if you are trying to blind them.

<strong><li>Blog To Educate</li></strong> - The reason most blogger blog is to educate people. This is also my reason for blogging. I blog to educate others so that they can become a successful webmaster.

Group Discussion

These are some of the blogging rules that you should follow if you want to be successful.

Are you following these blogging rules?