If you think your blog sucks, it probably does since you are your own worst critic. There is however no real shame though, because many bloggers started a new blog not knowing how it was going to turn out years down the road. Even the great John Chow started his blog as a personal blog without any intentions of making money. And as they say, “the rest is history.”

You may currently be at a crossroad where you are making an important decision on how you can bring your blog to the next level of success. You probably have made some big mistakes before on your blog and are perhaps wiser now; hopefully. But if not, here are 3 things to consider making improvements to your blog to make it better.

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One of the greatest struggles that I had in blogging is gaining traffic from a less targeted niche. My blog is a religious blog and I really do not know if how many people are interested in discussing such things.

When my blog is already 3 months old, the traffic still ranges from 10 to 15 visitors a day, and most of those visitors came from my own clicks.

I thought my blog will never make it to top, and it will continue to have a small size audience especially that its niche is all about Christian living and religion to which I believe is not a popular niche.

But after a year of blogging in this niche, my blog is slowly coping up where most of my visitors came from raw searches over Google and Yahoo. And now, my blog is one of the top most Christian blogs in the Philippines (based on Topblogs.com).

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This post is by a guest blogger Jake Walker…

Over the last few years I’ve built a lot of blogs, both for clients and my personal network.  Each of my sites utilize different plug-ins depending on what’s required for the sites function.  That being said, there are 8 plug-in’s that go into every site blog I build.  I consider these the ‘don’t leave home without them’ choices of the plug-in world.  In my opinion any blog missing these plug-ins is hindering itself.

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This week was filled with quite a few things that impacted both Internet and also Offline world we live in. I will share a few posts that captured my own attention and pushed me into action as I felt compelled to take a stand, even as it seem unpopular under current US administration.

No worries – this is not political post, although it will include an opinion!

• Twitter Autofollow and Auto DM Etiquette post by Mari Smith resonated with me personally because I expressed opinion very similar to hers and was looking around the net to see what other people think.

• The 10-Point Ethics Checklist by my personal favorite copy writing guru Michel Fortin I think contains it all when it comes to marketing on Internet. I guess we can easily call it 10 commandments of marketing! Loved It!

• How To Create A $12 Visitor Value? this is a bonus offer from a fellow blogger Andy Beard and I think it contains something so unique that if you are in a mood to buy PLF2, you need to check it out. BTW, I get nothing from publishing it except satisfaction of spreading something I think will help you.

• Stop it, Washington,before it’s too late! by Clayton Makepeace is a both informational and call to action. As personal raised with conservative values and one who lived through totalitarian regime it pains me to see what is done to country I come to call my home. Time to wake up is now – history repeats itself and if you don’t believe me – read the history of Russia and Germany.

• Live Webinar Announcement for April 20, 2009 by yours truly! Join me and lets discuss some of the blogging issues you might have. Info on how to submit your questions is provided with the post or you can simply register for Webinar to ensure you don’t miss it!

This should keep you busy! Enjoy your weekend!