Be a Passionate Blogger

Blogging is just the trend nowadays. Almost everyone has a blog. Even my little sister owned one – something highschooly, where she posted simple stuff like her typical school day happenings, her high school prom and the things she wished for this Christmas. I had a blog, too. Through it, I sold handed down game consoles. I rarely had good sales, though. Actually, I was not really particular about the sales, I was just jealous of my sister’s blog’s page rank. In my mind, I asked myself, Why does her blog rank higher than my mine? She was young and knew nothing about SEO and still she got more traffic than I did. That was three years ago, when I was still starting to learn the basics of SEO.

I won’t talk about SEO technicalities or SEO Resellers, but I just want to share something I learned while I was studying SEO.

My sister’s blog ranked higher than mine because she had 3 things I didn’t have at the time.

Focus. I remember, when she would close her door to blog, there would be no chance for me to disturb her. She would always lock her door, just like a scientist intensely focused in an experiment. And she had only one reason for blogging: she loved it.

Sincerity. My sister was so sincere in her writing. She may not have had expert writing skills, but whatever she published on her site was written from the heart, and somehow her readers felt the sincerity in her blogs. She seriously took ownership of her work, too. Nobody could mock her ideas. She would fight for them whatever it takes.

Passion. At that time, she did nothing but study and blog. After diligently doing her homework for school, she would write on her blog. Nobody pressured her into blogging, and making money from her blog was definitely not her motivation. She would finish her homework, do some household chores, and then go up to her room and write. This became her daily routine.

Focus, sincerity, passion – these were three things I didn't have during those times. Yes, I did have a blog for my business, but I was not really into console gaming. I only got involved in it because it became a trend in our school and I thought it a good idea to sell things online, just like what my friends were doing. On the other hand, my sister was so unaware that she found her niche by simply loving her craft. She even had ollowers from around the globe, young teenagers like her.

I already remember it. I was so concerned with sales. I am not saying that it is wrong to think of sales and money when doing business. Actually, money is the reason why we do business. The point is, when we focus on revenue alone, we lose our passion, sincerity and dedication to the business. Once we fall in love with what we are doing, it will impact our blogging positively, and eventually the whole business would benefit.
Joseph writes about SEO, Blogging, and Web Development. He works for Endless Rise who provides private label SEO reseller services to to many companies with their large in house staff. You can become an SEO reseller today and have an SEO company without doing all the work yourself.