When we talk about 'creating' better blogs, there's an underlying assumption that it's only the blog that needs improving.

The reality is, us bloggers could use a huge kick up the ass once in a while as well. We get sloppy, we sometimes let our standards slide and worst of all, when it comes to making improvements we look at external factors, not ourselves.

Last month I started compiling a list of 'strategies' to improve my own blogging - I'm sharing that list here. We can't become better bloggers overnight - it takes a lot of hard work, just like a blog - but like working on a blog, the best results are achieved when you stick to it and work at it for a long time.

1. Create a Commitment to your Blog - and then keep it

In simple terms: right now, someone else who is just as smart as you is working hard to get their blog to the top. They're committed to the vision they've set for their blog, and they're doing whatever it takes to make it a reality.

The big question is, why aren't you?

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