I want to say congratulations to everyone out there who has taken the first step in building themselves up as thought leaders in the blogging community! If you just published your first blog post, you may be wondering what to do next. Keep reading and I’ll give you some advice.

Action #1: Make Sure Your Post is Google Friendly

I’m assuming you already followed my advice about blogging best practices. If you didn’t, go ahead and take a look at Four Tips on How to Write a Good Blog Post and edit your first blog post as needed. You want to make sure Google likes your blog post, and following those best practices will help. If you already did all that, then great! Let’s move on to the next thing! [Read more…]

In my last blog post, Blogging  Tip #1, I talked about understanding how Google works, so you can use that knowledge to be more effective in terms of showing up on Google. Today, I’m going to take a completely different approach and talk about what it means to be a thought leader. As a blogger, you should become a thought leader. But, what exactly is a “thought leader” and how does one actually become a thought leader?

What is a Thought Leader?

A thought leader, as defined by google, is “one whose views on a subject are taken to be authoritative and influential.” You cannot become a thought leader, unless you actually share your thoughts. How can people think of your views as authoritative and influential if they don’t know what your views are. If you are to become a thought leader, you must find a way to share your thoughts and be taken as an authority. [Read more…]