Today's post is something a little different. I frequently receive emails asking for advice on how to become a successful blogger. When I first starting getting these, I was a little confused - I guess because I had never considered myself "successful". But, I suppose my little blog has become rather successful in the almost 2 years that I've been blogging!
So today I'm going to be discussing tips and tricks for starting and growing your polish blog. Keep in mind, following these guidelines will not make you an overnight blogging sensation, but they will keep people coming back to your site.
Warning: This is going to be a very long and very wordy post! I put a lot of time into it though because I definitely think that some will find it useful.
Warning: This is going to be a very long and very wordy post! I put a lot of time into it though because I definitely think that some will find it useful.
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Thanks again!!!
this is so cool of you I started my blog in march, so I'm new to blogging I just love it when people comment and subscribe it literally makes my day! This is so helpful thank you!
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Great post! You covered pretty much everything. I'm a total offender with the spelling and grammar section, I dot my i's & cross my t's but I write in such a lazy and slang way, almost like I am just speaking to you in my post haha!
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Thank you for writing up this post. I've had my blog for about a month so this helps me out a lot.
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