Sometimes blogging can become over whelming. We have so much to remember, What to do, What not to do, when to do it, and when not to do it. At times the entire process of blogging can be very exhausting.

Trying to find your spot in the blogosphere can be difficult. It’s not easy trying to fit in and like in life the same obstacles can be a serious issue for many bloggers. I find the easiest way to fit in when blogging is to look at what other bloggers are doing.

In today’s article I want to show few examples of how you can help your blog fit in and become a healthy and active part of the blogosphere and the Blog Engage community. These are just some things I’ve noticed other successful bloggers accomplish.

The first blog I want to discuss is the Small Business Finance Forum Blog. This blog is owned and operated by Nicole Fende who is also the lead author. Similar to other companies Nicole has successfully integrated an active community on her website by engaging with her visitors through her blog.

A few things I want to talk about are social media marketing, integrated design and RSS subscription options. Nicole has done an amazing Job integrating twitter, Facebook and other social media sites into her blog. She has included all her profile links allowing all visitors to easily follow here activity. Nicole has managed to successfully integrate her blog into the look and feel of the entire website. Also as you can see Nicole has added her Feedburner e-mail subscription option in the top right hand corner inviting her visitors to subscribe to her new content.

Another site I want to mention is the Degrees Online Blog. Personally I think this is one of the nicest wordpress and main site integrations I have seen. Though they haven’t included social media marketing into the site they have still managed to maintain consistency in their published content. I wanted to note that because some sort of blogging consistency is important to your readers! However with that said they have added the twitter share button to their individual article posts. This is something we should all be doing and please remember to include your twitter handle so people can easily follow you.

The next blog I want to look at is special because it’s a health blog but what makes it special is it’s a rare health blog that actually provideds positive and helpful content to it’s members and readers. I wanted to share this health blog and help remove some of the criticism I see in the blogosphere about these type of blogs. Clearly you can see the quality of Michel’s Raw Food Blog is top notch.

Michelle has integrated Twitter, Facebook and other social media profiles into the sidebar easily allowing readers and customers to follow on Facebook and other social media websites. This helps build brand awareness and helps the blog grow which in return will lead to more customers. Something else you may find similar is the position to their e-mail subscription. It’s right up top where their readers can easily see and subscribe to it.

Overall I think the learning process of blogging starts from looking at what other professional bloggers are doing! I’ll be the first to admit all my ideas have come from other bloggers regarding social marketing or simply designing my sidebar.

So what’s your thoughts? Do you learn from other bloggers? Are you implementing ideas from some of your favorite blogs on your site? Would you rather try to be original and do you own things? I mean in all reality these are many things were all doing and perhaps it’s impossible to be unique on these aspects of marketing and blogging.

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I have been visiting a lot of blogs lately and was surprised how plain or simple some were and thought it would be beneficial to suggest ideals on how bloggers can spice up and improve the quality of their blogging website.

Anything that helps keep your readers longer is beneficial. Today we will cover add-ons, themes, and plug-ins that will retain visitors and also help you become better blogger in the long run. There’s many things you can do personally to help with writing but today it’s all about the look and appearance for your visitors.

Your current template or theme

How old is your template now?

Have your reader been seeing the same one for more then a year?

Perhaps it’s time to consider changing into a new look and feel.

Visitor appreciation

Show your visitors that you appreciate then commenting and visiting your blog. Add any widget that will say thank you and help them promote their blog. I would suggest one of the following plug-ins.

Comment Luv

My Top Commentators Widget

What about your pictures!

I find this is one of the most annoying things a blogger can do. I hate clicking images only to find I was sent to the image url. Come on my blogging friends lets make this look nice for the visitors.

When I click an image I want a nice java script pop up (on page) that’s easy to navigate and doesn’t send me to an image page with no back button. I personally use the following plug-in, Shutter Reloaded. It’s brilliant and a must use for all bloggers preparing to show images in blog posts.

Shutter Reloaded

Well I hope this helps you guys some what! I know it’s made my blog way better.

I couldn’t blog without them!

Cheers,

Brian