In order to make money with persoanl blogs, webmasters should have the basics down first to build a strong foundation: * Establish and stick to a regular blogging schedule * Write blog posts that either educate, entertain or inspire your readers * Make sure your blog theme is clean and simple and easy to navigate * Try to carve out a niche and stick to a handful of topics instead of being all over the place * Promoting your blog is equally important as writing blog posts * Comment on other blogs * Have fun * Personalize your “about†page * Must have plugins like All in One Seo and WP-Spam free * Create custom permalinks when you first start your blog __________________
Wordpress takes care of 90% of the SEO with no modifications installed. Changing the permalink structure is probably more important then installing the all in one seo pack. Some bloggers do not allow comments. To them, the spam modifications are not needed. If you really want to get into the details Only link to authority sites - and rarely link to another blog. If your blog is about cancer, then link to sites like WebMD and not to other blogs about cancer. Interview people who are an authority in your field. If possible, open a youtube account and do video interviews with people. Take all of your own pictures - that way you do not have to worry about copyright. Watermark all of your pictures and videos with your website logo. Convert your videos to podcast and offer them as downloads on your site. Always cite your sources to make your articles more authoritative.
Another tip is to follow different user related blogs and in return you will get followers too, and which you can proudly show it on your blog (Google followers)