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<\/a>Adam Connell is one of the\u00a0most inspiring bloggers. When I created my list of Top 100 Triberr Bloggers<\/a> then I ranked Adam in the top 10 of the list.<\/p>\nIn this interview, I would ask some interesting questions to Adam about his blogging journey.<\/p>\n
Be sure to leave a comment after reading it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Hi Adam, welcome to this Blogging Interview. Glad to see you here. First, please describe\u00a0yourself.<\/b><\/p>\n
Hi Abdul, thanks for inviting me to do this interview!<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m the founder of <\/span>Blogging Wizard<\/span><\/a>, where I help bloggers take their blog\u2019s to the next level and I\u2019m co-founder of an inbound marketing agency with a focus on SEO called <\/span>UK Linkology<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Aside from being a blogger and marketer, I\u2019m a huge fan of sci-fi (especially Firefly) and I occasionally play a bit of guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n How did you start blogging? Is it happened by an accident?<\/b><\/p>\n Good question – it was totally by accident.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in college, I came up with the crazy idea of starting my own record label. I quite honestly don\u2019t know why I thought I could turn it into a legit business idea.<\/span><\/p>\n It all started off by saying \u2013 \u201chow hard can it be?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Turns out that it was very difficult and it was my first business failure. But, I didn\u2019t want my efforts to be completely wasted so I turned the record label into a \u201cnetlabel\u201d. It\u2019s the same concept as open source software, but for music.<\/span><\/p>\n I discussed the concept of releasing our music for free with the other artists on my label. We all agreed and so I built a new website and began researching how to market their music.<\/span><\/p>\n I built the website from scratch with HTML and after the 3<\/span>rd<\/span> version, I came to the conclusion I needed something better. Something that wouldn\u2019t require so much time and the solution I found was WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n It was primarily a blogging platform at the time, so I started publishing new releases on the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n We quickly started to gain traction. This was partly due to the promotion work I was doing, and the fact we were gaining blog subscribers who were coming back for new music every so often.<\/span><\/p>\n I eventually shut the label down, but we got to over 60 releases and had almost 3 million downloads \u2013 some of the albums are still available on the web today.<\/span><\/p>\n So, blogging when I first started was just a means to an end \u2013 an easy way to share new music with my label\u2019s followers. <\/span><\/p>\n But it made me realize what was possible with a blog. Before that happened I always thought it was nothing more than an online journal \u2013 mostly that\u2019s how my friends were using it at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n Who were your mentors in your start of blogging?<\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019ve never had a blogging mentor as such. I read a lot of blogs in the early days such as Ileane Smith\u2019s <\/span>Basic Blog Tips<\/span><\/a> and Ana Hoffman\u2019s <\/span>Traffic Generation Cafe<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n But who made the most difference? Jason Brooks (founder of UK Linkology) \u2013 he was the one who gave me a job in marketing when I had no qualifications. I\u2019d built a few blogs and had been learning a lot and that experience got me through the door.<\/span><\/p>\n Jason\u2019s always pushed me to learn more about myself and become a better marketer \u2013 I can count the people who helped me get to where I am now on one hand, and Jason is one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n If I give you $500, then how would you invest them for your blog?<\/b><\/p>\n Really difficult question!<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019d likely invest part of it into content creation \u2013 mostly into design elements such as images. <\/span><\/p>\n The rest I\u2019d put into testing FB ads to build my email list.<\/span><\/p>\n If you got a lot of money (something like $1,00,000) then would you leave blogging?<\/b><\/p>\n It\u2019s doubtful \u2013 I may change certain elements of my blog. Possibly spend a bit more time on vacation than I currently do or spend a bit less time blogging.<\/span><\/p>\n But, I\u2019m not sure what I\u2019d actually want to do instead. I love what I do, and while it\u2019s helping me create the lifestyle I\u2019ve always wanted to, I get a lot of satisfaction from helping others.<\/span><\/p>\n How do you get traffic to your blog?<\/b><\/p>\n The main area\u2019s I focus on are:<\/span><\/p>\n But the truth is that there are a huge number of ways to drive traffic to your blog. I explain 36 of them in <\/span>this post<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n I have seen that many bloggers say\u00a0“You should not share all the info with your readers”, what’s your views?<\/b><\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot of debate that is still going on around this very question.<\/span><\/p>\n I can see the reasoning behind both why you should and why you shouldn\u2019t \u201cgive away the farm\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the biggest reasons not to do it is because if you\u2019re selling information, how can you sell information if you\u2019re giving it away?<\/span><\/p>\n And it\u2019s a good point.<\/span><\/p>\n Think about it like this:<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re selling a course on web development and you blog about web development \u2013 surely you\u2019d reach a point where all of your course material will be on your blog? <\/span><\/p>\n Some people would definitely prefer to not pay for information they can get for free, but the reality is that people will get a lot of benefit from finding all of that information in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n The difference between reading blog posts and a course is how the information is structured.<\/span><\/p>\n If someone gives all the information for free, you have to find it. You have to figure out how all the pieces fit together and if you don\u2019t understand the topic, that\u2019s REALLY difficult to do.<\/span><\/p>\n So, when someone releases a course, you\u2019ll know exactly what to do and when to do it. More importantly, you\u2019ll know how everything fits together.<\/span><\/p>\n That said, It\u2019s easy for someone to say \u201cyou should do it this way\u2026\u201d, but the truth is that everyone will have their own unique and individual circumstances. They\u2019ll have different goals and a different vision.<\/span><\/p>\n So what\u2019s right for one person, may not be right for another. The key is to figure out the pro\u2019s and con\u2019s to both options and make an educated decision that is tailored to you. <\/span><\/p>\n Tell us three of your favorite tools (which you use for your blog).<\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m a bit of a tool junkie, so I use a lot of different tools. These are at the top of my list:<\/span><\/p>\n According to you, what is the best way to make money with a blog?<\/b><\/p>\n It depends on a few factors. The main one being your niche \u2013 some niches are really difficult to make money in.<\/span><\/p>\n That said, no matter how difficult it is to make money in your niche, there\u2019s always at least one great way to make money:<\/span><\/p>\n Offer your blogging skills as a service and become a freelance blogger.<\/span><\/p>\n Why?<\/span><\/p>\n If you can run a blog, chances are that someone will pay you to work on their blog. You could write for them, help them with technical tasks, manage social media, handle email marketing and anything else that goes into running a successful blog.<\/span><\/p>\n You don\u2019t need much traffic and you can get started VERY fast. For example, <\/span>Elna Cain was able to go from working full-time to earning a full-time living from part-time blogging<\/span><\/a>. And it all happened within 6 months.<\/span><\/p>\n And I\u2019ve seen a bunch of other writers go from 0 to full-time in a similar amount of time. One of them decided on a topic (WordPress), and sent pitches to all the top sites in the niche offering his services. <\/span><\/p>\n His clients now include 10 of the main sites in his niche, and he\u2019s maintained his client base after doubling his rates.<\/span><\/p>\n How “Blogging House” readers can be connected with you?<\/b><\/p>\n Thanks for reading and thank you Abdul, for inviting me to be interviewed.<\/span><\/p>\n The best way to connect is by joining my email list at <\/span>BloggingWizard.com<\/span><\/a>, but you can also <\/span>follow me on Twitter<\/span><\/a> or connect on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n Thanks Adam for sparing your time to join this interview.<\/p>\n Readers, It’s your turn. Share your views or ask your questions in comments. 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