Tash Hughes Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)I had a lovely chat with Tash, a professional online writer, who has built up a large "online writing" service, on her blog http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/.  Tash then told me she has another awesome little blog (seasonal xmas blog) http://lovesanta.com.au/blog/.In this interview Tash explains why she blogs, how her website traffic increased and she found her way to the top of the organic Google search results within weeks with her blog.  She explains how she manages her email lists, how she monetises her blogs and what her plans are for the future.You can find more about Tash here:http://www.wordconstructions.com.au/andhttp://lovesanta.com.au/Make sure you give us a review on iTunes at Blogger Interviews Podcast -- link here:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogger-interviewss-podcast/id562165365?mt=2&uo=4Or you can subscribe to our podcast show BLOG if you want copies of the transcripts too:http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/Here's the MENU fast-track of what we chatted about:Intro1.30 Problogger Event2.10 WordConstructions.com.au clients2.30 Registration of a ".com.au" blog in Australia3.40 LoveSanta.com.au (blog & website strategy)4.90 How Tash got her website to the top of Google analytics search results within a couple of weeks with her blogging6.15 How Tash deals with running a "seasonal" blog7.20 How Tash manages here SantaLove's subscriber list8.10 Monetising her SantaLove blog9.45 WordConstructions.com.au -- why she started blogging for it many years ago10.50 Blogging on her business blog (eg. Comments, calls to action etc)12.00 Content creation work -- blog posts and other work Tash does13.10 How Tash's clients mostly find her13.20 Where Tash looks for new clients14.00 Tash's analytics15.20 What Tash will blog about (topics)16.50 Tash's longterm goals (including blogging)17.30 Tash's coaching thoughts (including a membership site)17.49 Facebook Groups20.00 WordConstructions blog subscribers and how Tash manages them20.35 How Tash monetises her business blog22.40 What Tash's more popular posts that drive traffic to her site the most are23.25 Tash talks about incentives to sign up26.20 Tash's autoresponder plans26.30 PLR? (silly question)27.17 Taking Tash's blog to the next level now27.55 Tash's advice for newbie bloggers and the advantages of blogging32.00 Blogspot blogs v Wordpress.org blogs