Do I Need a Blog Coach?

What exactly does a Blog Coach do?

A blog mentor/trainer/coach/guru — pick your favorite term — can help you reach a position of preeminence in your industry. This is accomplished through strategic planning and follow-up training in a number of areas, including:

• Blog Startup — naming your site, registering your domain, searching for hosts, and basic site set up, including theme & plugin selection, can be overwhelming steps for some bloggers.
• Planning — from finding your niche to creating compelling content, tag/category structure, and editorial calendar development, I can help you develop an easy-to-implement plan.
• Analytics Setup — What does this mean to you and what to do and not to do.
• Personal Branding — How to position yourself as an expert in your field and coordinate all your on- and offline promotion efforts to build your brand.
• Social Media Marketing — Are your Twitter tactics doing more harm than good? How to get the most from your Facebook page, which social sites are must-haves and which ones to avoid.
• Free Internet Tools — Which ones to use and how to use them to benefit your blog without overwhelming your schedule.
• Search Engine Optimization — Should you spend a small fortune on a certified SEO? For most blogs and small business sites, probably not. I can show you a lot of “do it yourself” tricks to help your site rank high and help those in your niche market find you.
• Creating Communication Channels — How to turn traffic trickles into rivers of readers.
• E-newsletter Training — Step-by-step instruction for maximizing your newsletter efforts.
• Monetization Strategy — Some blog coaches do little more than set up an AdSense campaign. There are many more (and better) ways to earn income from your blog.
• Statistics and Reports Training — Learn how your readers found you, what they were looking for, where they came from, and how to keep them on your site longer.
• Coordinating Blog Launches — (or re-launches if you’ve repositioned yourself or redesigned your blog)