Bloggers need advice, Upstart

Filed under: Site Development — Tags: — kiviniar
9 Sep

You would be kidding me if you said that you were visiting my blog and were not in for the money. OK, maybe not. But being a blogger you would have your own definition of a successful blogger that you are pursuing for yourself.

So I guess you would like to understand the elements that would make you achieve your goal.

The one thing that you would encounter as a blogger is CHOICE, which can be an advantage as well as a disadvantage if you don’t choose right.

This is the review of the one of the better resources that would bend your mind towards creative blogging and understanding the elements around you to help you make that CHOICE.

Upstart Blogger

They quote “Successful Blogging Made Simple”, but do they really deliver?

My first impression of the website was that they like minimalistic, and thats not a bad think.

But are they minimalistic with the information that they provide at the blog?

This blog is managed by Ashley Morgan who is a freelance musician, and like myself understood the power of blogging in creating wealth.

At Upstart Blogger Ashley educate the blogger with blogging basics and from there on to becoming a pro. One of the articles that caught my eye was 25 Steps to Launching Your Blog and Making $100+ A Month in 30 Days

You might consider the tips within this article as basics information, but remember that a well written guide that you can bookmark is always helpful. I have been blogging for a while now and I myself learnt something out of it. (I never knew that I could save my server from meltdown with the Digg Defender WP plugin)

I too cater to a webmaster audience that is looking to start out and I am often asked on how one can make money via blogging. Personally I make more out of my other projects but plan to change that eventually as I improve my blogging skills and also innovate on my content creation.

Thats point number two to becoming a successful blogger:

So does Upstart blogger manage to help you with that?

Looking at some of the recent posts, you might be interested to read What I learned about blogging from 1970’s science fiction

Now that would be a great way to put forth an idea as simple as to regularly update ones blogs for sustaining and generating reader interest. The simple fact to note here would be that by delivering content creatively to the audience, Upstart Blogger manages to induce creative thinking in the minds of the readers. And trust me, that is what helps you innovate on your content creation.

I would recommend this site for the content as you will definitely find something that you would enjoy and learn with, no matter in what stage of blogging you are.

Some of my interesting read at Up Start blogger are:

Lies damned lies and earning statistics

Size matters

Social networking for bloggers

So I will close this review with a few recommendations and highlights.

* Design (7/10) : One the design side, there is surely more scope of improvement as I was pretty confused with the navigation and was not even able to find the link to view the previous post in posting chronology. On the bright side, the minimalistic design ensures that the content is easy to ready and there are no distracting elements on the template.

* Content (8/10) t: No complaints on this front but the blog will go better with some kind of intensive list that bloggers could use. I guess I have a “list fetish”.

* Extras (9/10): Ashley has been holding some great contests with greater prizes and it sure helps build the community feeling where an incentive helps to motivate an “Upstart Blogger”. They also have some good looking WP themes and Pligg templates that you can use for free.

Conclusion: If you are an upstart blogger, this is the site I would recommend. I will be following the site myself for helping me improve as a blogger.

Closing with the Upstart Blogger Promise:

Upstart Blogger is your quickstart guide to creating, launching, maintaining, promoting, and profiting from a successful blog.

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