Hi, I have been doing some research into professional blogging, and have gathered some basic points, which I will share here: Any suggestions on how to further develop these areas of research? Best Regards, Anhalo.
Selling blog themed merchandise is interesting. I think you would have to be really good for that. Premium articles too are not exactly what everyone can do. Remember that the best information sources out there also find it hard to support this: like newspapers. Of course it depends on the blog (Wall Street Journal, for example, can easily pull it off) Also, if the blog is featured in a highly authoritative newspaper/magazine, it can do wonders. It will also become a good promotion tool. I am not too sure about how effective blog carnivals are today. Another way to drive traffic is to interview some prominent and not-so-prominent people in the industry and have them link back to your interview from their business pages. This way you get traffic and backlinks.