Try to compare professional footballers with amateur footballers. Sure professional footballer is more income than an amateur footballer.Well, if you are interested in becoming a professional blogger, these 10 requirements you should know.
1. Time
A professional blogger must have time to manage his blog. Not only is it important to make good posts, time is also important to interact with other bloggers, gather information, do online research, blog walking, and so on.
How can ShoeMoney blog less than 1 hour per day, while earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per month? In my opinion, it's because of flying hours. I believe that when he first started his career he spent a lot of time managing his blog.
2. Expertise
A professional blogger must have expertise (expertise) on the topic he chooses. For example, if he chooses an affiliate topic, then he should be an expert in that field. In addition to his trusted readers, he also has authority in that field. It should be noted that this skill is the result of continuous learning.
3. Interest on selected topics
With interest, all activities will be fun.4. Ability to write
Professional bloggers should have good writing skills seen from grammar, storyline, and ease of writing understandable to the reader. This ability does not have to be as good as a poet or poet, at least the writing is understood by the reader.
5. Technical knowledge blogging
Like it or not, it's content-based software. Professional bloggers should have basic skills on database, domain transfer, scripts, plugins, and more.
6. Knowledge blogging
Professional bloggers should know the basics of blogging such as how to use trackback, ping, SEO, social bookmarking, twitter, RSS feeds, face book, podcast, you tube, and autoresponder.
7. The ability to design a blog
Blog design is very important to the success of blogs. Surely content is the king. However, a unique blog design, quickly accessible, and informative navigation system, will make a tempting first impression for its visitors. Therefore, professional bloggers should know the basics of HTML, CSS, and blog optimization.8. Business knowledge / marketing
Professional bloggers must have the business skills and how to market them. The better marketed blog or product, the greater the chances of getting traffic and money. Simply put, professional bloggers must have a business mindset.
9. Creative and Innovative
Creative means to have a creative, while innovative is finding new things. Creative and innovative bloggers will make professionals able to create quality posts, find new ways to promote your blog or product, and discover new ways of monetization.
10. Ability to communicate
Professional bloggers at least understand English because quality posts from top bloggers yag written in English or may just interact with bloggers abroad.
If possible, in the next 5 years I also want to become a professional blogger. Besides being able to live in a big city with good internet connection, I also work for myself. I am his employee, I am also his boss.
What about you, is there a desire to become a professional blogger?
