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8 SUCCESS FACTORS 
THAT DETERMINE YOUR 
BLOG’S FUTURE 
Chris Garrett 
http://twitter.com/chrisgarrett
8 CRITICAL AREAS
1. BRAND 
‣ Brand, Voice, Positioning
SUPERPOWERS, CONSTRAINTS AND ASSETS 
‣New or Expert? 
‣Wealthy or on a Budget? 
‣In-Depth or Easy/Quick? 
‣Independent or Establishment?
DIFFERENTIATION WITH AN ADVANTAGE 
‣Unlike other _______, 
I/We ___________, 
which means for you __________.
STORY 
‣We’re hard-wired to respond to story. 
‣Situation. Challenge. Location. 
‣Characters. Hero/Villain. 
‣Twist. Climax. 
‣Hero’s journey.
2. RESEARCH 
‣Audience, Topics, Keywords, Competitors 
‣Social Media, Outreach 
‣.... Warning
YOUR AUDIENCE 
‣Who are they? 
‣What do they care about? 
‣Which topics do they love/hate? 
‣Discover their needs/challenges.
What are they 
called? 
Who do they think 
they are? 
Who are they 
really? 
Who do they want 
to be? 
Who do they like? 
Who don’t they 
like? 
Who is their peer 
group? 
Who do they not 
identify with? 
What are their 
beliefs? 
Where do they live? 
Where do they 
work? 
Where do they 
learn? 
Where do they 
want to be? 
What are their 
needs? 
How old are they? 
How youthful do 
they act? 
How conservative 
are they? 
What are their 
driving ambitions? 
What are their 
wants and needs? 
What are their 
pleasures? 
What are their 
pains? 
What do they love? 
What do they hate?
WORD CLOUDS 
MakerHacks.com
MIND MAPS 
Fruit 
Trees 
Allergies 
Apple Pear 
Tasty Berries 
Growing 
Sorbet 
Salad 
Smoothies
RESEARCH
COMPARISON
TRENDS
TRENDS
RESEARCH
SOCIAL RESEARCH
TWITTER
RECOMMENDATIONS
3. SETUP 
‣Design, Software, Categories, Landing Pages
4. WRITERS 
‣ Who will create the content?
5. CONTENT 
‣ Schedule 
‣ Seasonal and Evergreen content 
‣ Editorial 
‣ Linkbait 
‣ Autoresponder 
‣ Content / Live Events 
‣ Offers 
BLOG THIS 
What 
you 
know 
What 
they 
want
6. PROMOTION 
‣Social Media 
‣Networking 
‣Paid 
‣Guest Posting 
‣Links & PR
‣Email list 
‣Opt-in Bonuses 
‣Engagement 
7. RETENTION 
Q&As, Webinars, Hangouts, Comments/Polls/Surveys, Accountability
CIRCLES OF TRUST 
Source: Copyblogger.com
8. BUSINESS MODEL 
‣Magazine style 
‣Products/Services 
‣Patronage
http://www.problogger.net/moneymap/
QUESTIONS? 
‣ Use the GoToWebinar 
question box

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