Head Over to Social Media Examiner

I recently wrote about a LinkedIn traffic trick that helped get more traffic from my LinkedIn profile to The Juggling Writer and my other sites.

In the last paragraph of the entry, I mentioned that I answer questions on LinkedIn when I feel I can help somebody or add to the conversation.

I recently answered a question asked by Denise Wakeman of buildabetterblog.com about business blogging. Whether we like it or not, writing is a business, and I always look outside the industry to see what’s working for other industries and seeing if it applies to what I’m doing as a writer.

Social Media Examiner

Today, Denise put together a great entry for Social Media Examiner about the The 5 Pillars of Business Blogging Success.

Part of my answer to Denise was used in the entry — so please head over and check it out.

It Does Take Time

My quote is very basic; it really does take time to build a blog following.

I know black hat SEO tricks I could use to increase my following, but I’m a very patient person. I’ve been writing for The Juggling Writer for over a year and I’ve only recently seen an increase in traffic and replies.

I make a living writing and editing technical documents from home, but it feels better than getting paid when somebody replies to something I wrote that helped them, or when a stranger lets me know they like my podcast.

And it’s a nice feeling knowing that I was able to answer a question posted on LinkedIn that helped somebody write a great entry about business blogging success that we writers can learn from.

Thank you, Denise!