What do you do when you don’t want to give the “wrong” answer? Make use of your contacts - the experts in the field. Late last week I received an email from a reader who is new to blogging and from what I understood, she was a bit confused. Here’s what Lisa wrote…

first thanks for your blog…i appreciate it.

second…how do you get inital traffic to your blog.how do i get exposure? how
will anyone know i’m there?

any thoughts for me?

Early this morning I contacted David Ledoux, expert, mentor and friend to seek his advice in responding to Lisa. Without hesitation David responded with a different approach - an article on the subject. BTW, for those of you not familiar with Mr. Ledoux, it’s time you did. This man backs the talk with proven results.

Here’s David’s response…

5 Steps To Getting Noticed by David Ledoux

So you want to blog, eh?

My advice? Don’t do it. Quit now. It’s too hard. There’s good TV on.

Did you quit? No? Good for you…stubborn is good. So since you’re gonna be a blogger, you might as well be a good one.

Step 1. Dull Is Death.

If you blog boring, you’re dead and done for. Pick a belief system, and then hammer out why you are right about it. Is the sky blue or green? If you say green, then say it with some vigor. Look at the bloated gas bags that are pseudo-celebrities in the US. Ann Coulter? Rush Limbaugh? And you wonder why the planet is suffering from climate change? Don’t just be loud and obnoxious…those angles are covered. Say something!

Step 2. Blog Every Day. (Or at least every week!)

If you’re boring, blogging every minute won’t help. But if you can create an exchange of ideas, question the status quo and engage the reader, then they will consume your content at a rate that will shock you. If you are always waiting for something to inspire you in order to write then you will be just another dusty dead blog.

Step 3. Don’t Wait For Google

Get your content in front of where the real humans are. Go to Google and search “social media”. Get your content on Digg, Propeller, Spicypage, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, EzineArticles and the thousands, (yes thousands) of places where real people are. If you have a face fit for radio, then perfect, get your ugly mug on a few viral videos at YouTube and the 4 dozen other video sites. Come on, its not supposed to be easy. What, did you think you’d peck out a few pieces of crap, post them and wait for the checks to roll in?

Step 4. It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint

Write 40 blog posts this weekend. Yes, you will be drained. Yes it will suck. Now do you want to quit yet? And don’t blast out 40 posts in 40 days you twit! 40 posts will at least create a foundation for a year of posting. Make those 40 posts the best you can. Work 40 hours on them, an hour per post. Now the rest of the year is filling in the gaps with smaller more topical posts. And the remainder of your time is spent promoting your blog.

Step 5. Quit Now.

I’m telling you now, quit while you can. This is way too hard for wimps with nothing to say. Your blog will be Craptown USA in 3 months. You will have nightmares about your blog. Get a job with a bank. It’s safe and dull and easy. The 40 years will pass before you know it and then you can retire on 2 cans of cat food a day.

http://DidYouSmellThat.com David Ledoux is a lifelong entrepreneur, author, speaker and trainer. He is the author of the best-selling books The Road To Gold, How I Went From Welfare To Millionaire Without Winning The Lottery, and The Ultimate MLM Blueprint. His popular training programs include How To Make A Whole Lot More Than $100,000 Per Year On The Internet, BigMoneyFreeTime, A Dream Come True, and Million Dollar Secrets.

He has been featured on video, radio and has traveled globally speaking to tens of thousands of entrepreneurs on the merits of the Free Enterprise System. He was named the #1 Trainer In The World in 2000 by MLM Insider Magazine.

David retired in 2005 at the age of 37 with his wife Falia to pursue adventures in mixed martial arts, travel, writing and coaching other entrepreneurs.

On behalf of Lisa and all the readers at Obzokee.com I’d like to say thanks to David for taking the time share his thoughts on the subject in such a truthful manner. No fluff or sugar coating the reality of blogging and getting noticed.