It\u2019s obvious that this is my favorite topic \u2013 how to help newbies get on the right track. The trickiest part, as I\u2019ve noticed, always concern about upgrading and\/or improving expertise. Sure, everyone starts from basic. But if your learning rate is pretty steep, you won\u2019t get anywhere great for a long time.<\/p>\n
So shape up newbies, I\u2019m gonna fire up pointers on how you can earn your stars the fastest (and surest of course) way possible!<\/p>\n
Know the A-Listers in Your Niche<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to get spotted in the radar, and learn the things that you should definitely know, then your best bet will be to learn from the professionals in the niche. It\u2019s fairly easy to spot them, they\u2019re basically the most referenced or active guys. If not, you can easily Google for your niche keyword and look at the top ranking blogs. If that didn\u2019t work, go to Guy Kawasaki\u2019s www.AllTop.com and search the top list blogs of your niche.<\/p>\n Finding them is just the beginning. Following and being recognized is the hardest.<\/p>\n First of all, you need to follow these people because they matter (at least in your niche). Sure, you can ramble all you want that you\u2019re the greatest thing that has ever happened in the internet, but if no one cares, then it\u2019s pointless. Follow these people and learn from their ways. How they do it is the<\/em> standard. If you want to rise, you have to either:<\/p>\n Of course, getting recognized by them is a bit tricky to. And why do they need to recognize you? Simple. Because their opinion matter. And so does their social circle. Lingering around their blogs isn\u2019t enough. Always remember to leave a mark. Comment, join anything that\u2019s up, and better yet, correspond to these bloggers. Usually, they\u2019d be busy to answer, but at least you\u2019ve tried (hint: make sensible, response-worthy messages if you want replies).<\/p>\n Practice What You Preach<\/strong><\/p>\n And this, my friends, is the usual shortcoming of many of us. We learn best if we practice it on our own. Not just for the sake of ethical reasons, but for us to keep the learning process on the go.<\/p>\n There was this one time when I tried to write a post about effective ways to improve site design. It\u2019s logical of course for me to have tested those things in my blog first before writing about it. Now, as I published the post, I realized (both through re-reading and listening to comments), that there\u2019s still possible ways to improve my site design. And this is where the real learning kicks in- the time when you re-formulate and improve for the better.<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t practice what you preach, at least better be honest about it. For example, if you don\u2019t really have an idea of programming (assuming you want to write about that), don\u2019t pretend to know what you\u2019re doing, you can be honest about it by airing out your questions at your post. Who says we only need to teach in blogs? Sometimes, it can be the best way to solicit possible solutions too. Now, isn\u2019t that the thing that makes a healthy blog community? Two-way interaction.<\/p>\n Digest From Everywhere \u2013 As Much As You Can<\/strong><\/p>\n Never, and I mean ever, stop learning. Visit new blogs every now and then, try something new. Think beyond the box.<\/p>\n If you still are interested on learning, why not go beyond your niche and invest time in understanding another niche that can be related? Try designing, or internet marketing, or coding\u2026 the options are endless! I started out just learning the bricks of blogging. But I\u2019ve grown so much from that by trying on new things. For example, you have no idea how much powerful it is to integrate seo, blogging and internet marketing together. It can (literally and figuratively) open a lot of opportunities.<\/p>\n There\u2019s nothing that can improve and make you better than combining multi-disciplines into one mind. The result can be awesome. It can be a break-though. And who knows, it can even be the key to success that you\u2019ve been trying to find for so long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s obvious that this is my favorite topic \u2013 how to help newbies get on the right track. The trickiest part, as I\u2019ve noticed, always concern about upgrading and\/or improving expertise. Sure, everyone starts from basic. But if your learning rate is pretty steep, you won\u2019t get anywhere great for a long time. So shape […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101096],"tags":[101097,101726,101105,100319,101111],"wl_entity_type":[102583],"class_list":["post-100096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-a-lister","tag-accelerate-your-expertise","tag-expertise","tag-improve","tag-learning","wl_entity_type-article"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n