Michelle Slatalla, Blogging With The Stars: Snapshots of Four Successful Blogs

Garden Blogging:

Make Friends and Get Rich Fast

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Garden Blogging:Make Friends and Get Rich Fast

Why Blog Why Blog? (There Are Already 9,553,638,146,073Other Blogs)

Create a movement, not just a blog.

Gardening matters.

Our definition of “garden” is broad.

Be original.

The Gardenista Look:A Love Affair Between Words and

Images

Experiment With New Things

• Plant of the Week

• Domestic Dispatches

• Garden-to-Table Recipes

• The Novice Gardener

• You Pin It, We ID It

• 10 Easy Pieces, etc.

News You Can Use

A DIY project you can try,

a product you can buy.

A plant you can grow,

a technique you should

know.

We Are A Sourcebook

Make New Friends

Build a community to drive traffic

UseSocial

EncourageComments

BuildRelationships

HostContests

Get Rich Fast

Ad Sales Know Numbers Target Audiences

Have fun.