With a new blog being started every second it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. Following are some tips on how to differentiate your blog from the millions of others out there.

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1. Pick a unique topic - it is easier said than done to choose a topic that is unique from everyone else today in a blogosphere as crowded as we're currently in - however opportunities do arise to start blogs on topics that are new trends, products or ideas. Being first doesn't guarantee success - but it can help.

2. Develop a Unique Voice - while it may not always be possible to choose a unique topic it can sometimes be easier to cover that topic in a way that others do not. Whether it be

Yesterday I posted "3 Reasons Why Blog SEO Fails" to help readers avoid the pitfalls of starting a business or corporate blog purely for SEO reasons  only to end up wasting time and energy. Without proper planning, oversight and passion for the topic, blogs implemented purely for SEO objectives are doomed to fail. Additionally, social media referrals and recommendations are becoming a notable competitor to search traffic which can place SEO as a secondary promotional effort in some situations.

Here are five tips for successful

Building a successful and profitable blog does not happen by accident. In order to achieve a high level of success, a blog needs to have a number of different characteristics. In this post we'll look at ten things that all blogs must have in order to achieve long-term, sustained success.

1 - Quality Content

The most important part of a successful and profitable blog is the content. A blog is really nothing without content. Of course, there are a variety of strategies when it comes to content. You could provide informative articles, you could break news (or attempt to break news, you could write humorous content, you could write opinion pieces, etc. Whatever your approach, the content needs to be of high quality.

2 - Unique Content

Not only does the content of your blog need to be of quality, but it should also be unique. If readers can get essentially the same information at any number of other blogs or websites, you'll have a much hard ti

Any of us who run a blog with the intention of making money know that blog monetization is usually pretty difficult. Sure, you can probably sell some ads or make a little bit of money with affiliate programs, but that's not going to generate the kind of revenue for most of us that we're after. Of course, A-listers are typically able to make a pretty substantial amount from ads, but smaller blogs will rarely be able to make the kind of money that could help them to break free from the day job.

Earning a respectable part-time income from blogging can actually be quite nice, but many are seeking to earn a full-time income. One powerful monetization method that's often overlooked on this quest is providing a service. By offering a service you can diversify your income and exponentially increase it.

Why Should You Consider Services

Over my first 4 years of blogging I started in excess of 25 blogs. Most failed and no longer exist - but in those first 4 years I started a new blog every few months.

In hindsight I now look back on that period and realize that my strategy was flawed.

I did learn a lot - but I was writing too many blogs, I was writing about some topics I had little interest in, I was not writing enough original and helpful content (I was too stretched) and as a result of all this - the vast majority of the blogs I started in that time failed.

As a result of this realization I changed my blogging strategy and decided to focus my energy upon two blogs - ProBlogger and Digital Photography School.

I decided to resist the urge to start new blogs and to focus my energies on producing a higher quality destination for readers