6. “Even if you have zero followers today,

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6. “Even if you have zero followers today, start with the people you know, learn from them and grow from there.” – Chris Guillebeau, Bestselling Author of The $100 Startup and Side Hustle
Chris Guillebeau's Blogging Advice and Tips to Grow an Audience
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with this prolific blogger and multi-bestselling author to talk about how he’s used the vehicle of side hustling to grow his writing career (and blog) into what’s become a very powerful, lucrative personal brand that keeps him booked solid with meaningful work, year-round. When asked about the best blogging tips Colombia Phone Number Library advice he’d give, here’s what Chris had to share:

“No plan survives contact with the battlefield. You have this grand vision—maybe you’ve even worked on it for a long time, and then you put it out, and it’s probably going to change. You’re going to get feedback you didn’t expect, you’re going to see a response you didn’t expect, it might be positive, it might be negative, or maybe some of both.”

"No plan survives contact with the battlefield. You have this grand vision, but it’s probably going to change after you launch, so you need to be open to evolution." @chrisguillebeau
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Even if you have zero followers today, here’s what I’d say: You still have people in your life. Pretty much everybody has a Facebook account, friends, people you went to school with. Everybody has contacts and second-degree contacts. Start reaching out to those people when you’re first starting your blog—not pitching or selling, but saying, ‘Hey, I’m making this thing. Do you want to check it out? Do you know somebody it might be good for?’ And that’s exactly how I started working on my first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, which became the basis for my blog as well. Start with who you know and try to grow from there. Focus on the core message and don’t get distracted, but be open to evolution as things go along.”

7. “Ask yourself what you have of value that you can bring the world through your blog.” – Rob Palmer, World’s First Blogger
Rob Palmer World's First Blogger Shares His Best Advice and Tips
A lot has changed in the 25+ year history of blogging since Rob authored what’s (arguably) the first public blog post to hit the Internet back in 1993. One thing he says still holds true? The immense power of creating unique, helpful content for your readers.

When asked to share his best piece of blogging advice, here’s what Rob had to say:

“The key thing to making a splash in your blog niche, is having very high quality content. You need to have your own perspective. You need to figure out what you have to offer—what makes you unique. What do you have of value to bring to the world? Once you’ve figured that out, you can deliver quality content and products to your audience.”

"Ask yourself what you have of value that you can bring the world through your blog and you'll be able to stand out from the competition." - Rob Palmer, World's First Blogger
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“Google is always looking for the best piece of content for a particular query. It’s the same with social media: It’s the great content that gets shared. Maybe ten years ago, you could fake it, you could have a dodgy product and you could still make money… but I don’t think that’s easy to do today. You’re much better off giving something really useful to your audience and building a meaningful relationship with your community.”