What is the name of your Blog?Ask the Kid
What is your name?
Max Norman
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
California, USA
What is your current age or age range?
13
Please describe your blog
Ask the kid is a blog where I post my articles about social development, self-help and personal advice. I also answer questions submitted by my readers.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
I am trying to help people live better: have better relationships, enjoy their friends more,prevent anger, etc.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
I use wordpress, because I love the usability of it. It simply works.
What do you blog the most about?
I blog mostly about social development and self-help tips.
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Spam-Blogs aggravate me.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
1.Brainstorm before you post. You need to have a framework to write in. 2.write often. Readers like content! 3.Have a good design. 4.Make friends that are bloggers. They will help you in the future. 5.Write guest posts for other blogs. Your publicity will increase exponentially.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
I would blog about pretty much anything, because most issues will come up with regular people.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Nope. I started for a few reasons. One, I like to write, and two, I want to help people.
How long have you been blogging?
About a month.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
Probably 30 minutes.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
I do. I probably track about five.
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
I love digg, because the news is so diverse and interesting.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
I do use stumbleupon, because it is an easy way to get traffic.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
1.Know other bloggers. They will refer some traffic to you. 2.Comment often on other niche blogs. People will start to notice you. 3.Links: Get links in forums.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
I would probably want to post on Thinksimplenow.com. The blog gets tons of traffic, and people love it. I also know the blogger.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Quality is more important than quantity.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
Dumblittleman.com: great self-improvement blog. Skelliewag.org: Taught me a lot about blogging. Problogger.net: Great blogging tips. Thinksimplenow.com: fabulous self-help blog. Copyblogger.com: great content creation tips.
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
Nope.
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