Each guest was asked questions about what made their blog successful and what they recommended to others who are starting out a new blog.  They discussed issues such as which programs were making them the most money, whether Google Adsense was really Webmaster Welfare, and what topics are the best to blog about. They talked about how long it takes to establish a good blog and what to expect from your blog at the beginning.  All of them agreed that you need to have a passion for the topic you are going to be blogging about to avoid the dreaded “abandoned blog.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5T17234L4Q

Superior Blogging Class Videos

Before I continue, I need to say that I have found a much better video of this Blog World Expo Blogging Tips session than the one I took.  It covers the entire 45 minute session and you can even see me sitting in the audience. I’m the blonde on the right, below Jim Kukral.

I found this today after discovering that Twitter has a search feature that you can search for keywords. Just click on that link and replace the word “keyword” with whatever you want to search for. It’s a great way to hear the latest on the topics you are interested in.

Guest Blog Speaker  – John Chow of JohnChow.com

John Chow gave some good advice to people starting a blog. He recommended several things. One of his favorites is making money with the WordPress Themes through the Thesis Showcase Gallery

• Blog about something you feel passionate about
• Lay everything out on your website blog and be honest about all your offerings
• Use residual affiliate programs
• Offer direct advertising to people
• Offer great content

He mentioned that if he were to shut off his website blog, he would still be able to make a five figure income because the affiliate programs he offers people are all producing residual income. He also got to the point where he used his Google adsense advertising areas to offer direct advertising and immediately made more money.

Guest Blog Speaker Brian Clarke of CopyBlogger.com

Brian Clarke gave these blogging tips

• Repetition is the key – Talk about things over and over again
• The worst thing on a site is banners – the best things are product reviews where you convey to people that you are a real person, you used a real thing and you should too – teaching sells
• Don’t be a cat blogger where all you talk about is your cat.
• You may want to check this out with him, but he says that he’s able to make a lot of money from recommending WordPress Themes through the
• Build an audience and find out what they want to buy.
• Build an email list
• For handling newsletters and email lists, use AWeber
• Write for people, not search engines
• Word of mouth traffic is golden
• Use Chitika for advertising

Guest Blog Speaker Zac Johnson of ZacJohnson.com

Zac Johnson’s blogging tips

• Zac started on the internet 12 years ago and he’s only 26
• He makes 5 figures a month
• He likes direct ads and blog ads
• Meet with and talk to affiliate managers on a regular basis
• Zac tells people on his blog how he made $860,538.38 in 4 months

Guest Blog Speaker Darren Rowse of ProBloggers.net

Darren Rowse recommended these blogging tips

• Put ads inside of the content of your posts
• Affiliate products that you personally recommend sell well

Thank you to Jim Kukral who inspired me to invest in a Flip Video camera! He shared with the audience that these five star bloggers, pardon the language…”Bust their ass with blogging.”

Suggested Reading

• Blogging News From BlogWorld Expo 2008
• Passionate Blogging Works
• Basic Affiliate Marketing Tips
• Blog World Expo 2009 – John Chow Challenge
• Rewards from Top Affiliate Companies