Blogging is a lot more than writing down words and putting them in WordPress. It starts way before that. In this podcast, I want to step back and talk about the lifestyle of a blogger.

When I say lifestyle, I don't mean oh hey look at me with a cool car or look at my fancy house.

Blogging is: mindset, dedication, failure, small wins, big wins, sacrifice, fear, discovery and it is living a different kind of life.

If you are a blogger or you want to be a blogger, you are just different. Let's embrace that. Let's talk about that. Yes, there is strategy involved. Yes, there are tactics and tools and those things are sexy BUT there is so much more too it than that.

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Are you feeling down about your blog? Does it feel pointless? Hang in there. It will get better. By simply not giving up you are already ahead of millions.

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I got called out by a listener. So it is time for a quick catching up session. Let's talk!
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So ask yourself have you failed or have you given up?

Have you ever heard the phrase failing up? It is a phrase that is rattling around in my head these days.

Failing up is what I plan to do.

Failure is different for everyone but for bloggers it often looks the same. We are getting some traffic but not enough traffic.

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Are you creating enough? Are you being creative enough?

OR are you a perfectionist? Do you worry that your content won't be perfect? Do you wait for the perfect idea to strike you?

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There is a beauty in failure. We think that it sucks. Of course it sucks. There is also a beauty in it. There is a freedom in it. There is hope in failure. https://www.amazon.com/shop/iteachblogging

Sometimes WordPress breaks. Yes, it is shocking but it happens. It isn't anyones fault. It doesn't mean WordPress sucks. Nope, it is just part of all of these moving pieces.

Let's remember that so much is involved in a site these days. We have the domain, the hosting, WordPress, WordPress themes, plugins and the internet. All of these things have to sync up perfectly and sometimes things go wrong.

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Are you trying to grow your list? It is something that we all NEED to focus on but we don't always give it the time and attention that it deserves.

Well Cathy Lawdanski understands the importance and she is going all in growing your list right now. In this podcast episode she shares with us what she is doing, what is working and what is next for her.

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Do you care about your topic?

You have to believe your message. You have to be damn passionate about your message. So think about it.

Do you care enough?

This morning I was listening to a video from Russel Brunson and this topic came up. Well all know this. It isn't anything new.

If you don't care it is obvious. If you aren't passionate then stop doing it. Stop talking about something that doesn't excite you.

This market..
This digital marketing world is too damn hard.

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SEO is not dead but it is evolving. In today's Podcast interview Neil Sheth comes on the show to have a real conversation about SEO with us bloggers. He is an SEO expert and thankfully in the show today he talks about SEO in a human way that we can all understand.

-We discuss how SEO has changed and how important branding is today
- SEO is a long game and fast success doesn't often last
- The difference between black hat SEO and white hat SEO
- How SEO can be thought about as doing PR online
- We discuss whether you should pursue the concept of private blog networks
- A few tips for someone who hasn't started blogging yet
- A few tips for someone who has been blogging for a year
- How to define your audience

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