Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Do you really think big?
Bloggers talk big talk.
But how many follow through?
I promote new posts to:
- my email list (small but responsive)
- X (big following)
- Facebook (profile, 5 groups, 3 pages and 3 groups over there)
- LinkedIn (profile and 4 groups)
- Pinterest (7 boards)
- Blue Sky
- YouTube
- Medium
- LinkedIn articles
- Substack
Consider this a little taste of thinking big.
First thing’s first; I maintain an engaged following on:
- X
- Blue Sky
in addition to possessing an active list of course.
Medium, Substack and my Reddit handle do not engage much at all.
Why would I share content to low engagement channels?
I think big. I think exposure. I give people the opportunity to find my latest blog post.
Picture this distribution schedule. Not too aggressive but not exactly being shy, either.
This is kinda thinking big.
But I stepped it up recently to genuinely think big.
I publish one long form post daily in addition to this big-gish thinking distribution campaign.
Why?
I need to walk my blogging talk. Learn by my words *and* my example.
Will I publish daily for weeks going forward? Probably not. But I promise to publish 2-3 long form posts weekly no matter what.
Do You Think Big with Your Blogging Strategy?
I have covered this topic in detail in the past.
But it is time to revisit the idea again.
Do you really think big with your blogging campaign?
Originally, I wrote this post quickly in Bangkok before departing. Churning out this post puts more eyeballs on my blogging course and grows my digital footprint.
I did the work to ease into blogging growth.
Thinking big put the process into motion.
Be Patient
Being patient plays a part in the process. Thinking big does not mean rushing the process. But it does mean blogging with posture to build something special over the long haul.
Leverage patiently.
But take baby steps.
Review your blogging strategy.
How can you leverage effectively?
Follow practical strategies to be seen far and wide.
But slow down. Calm down. Take blogging action patiently. Baby step your way into thinking big on a practical level.
Rocking the Blogging Boat
Thinking big rocks the blogging boat.
Some may be annoyed at receiving a higher volume of detailed content, for reasons only the individual knows.
Breaking commonly held blogging rules pisses off bloggers who teach, preach and hold to specific blogging rules like a toddler holding its rattle in a death grip.
Be prepared to step on some blogging toes the moment you begin to think big. Bloggers who think small may not appreciate someone who breaks the rules to win.
Readers may tire of your bright light. But if anyone rejects your light it is their mindset creating the resistance not your work.
Why I Need to Think Big
Thinking big triggers fears which hold back your blogging growth.
I feared losing it all the moment I went balls to the wall with my blog. Worthiness issues became the culprit. I grew up in a loving environment but entrepreneurship was not a thing in my childhood. People around me did not appreciate successful entrepreneurs.
Harboring these unconscious beliefs made me think small for vast stretches of my blogging campaign. I pulled back. I pumped the blogging brakes.
That did not work. Hold back and it is held back from you.
Thank goodness I did floor it from time to time to blog with an expanded frame of mind.
Those stretches accelerated my blogging success temporarily but I tended to scamper back into my blogging comfort zone to think small.
What Is Thinking Big Blogging-Wise?
Thinking big is thinking expansively.
For example, instead of publishing one long form blog post weekly you publish 2-3 posts weekly. Perhaps you publish 5 posts weekly. Maybe you decide to publish daily.
Publishing 5 long-form posts weekly is no joke.
Publishing one long-form post daily takes it up another level.
Pondering an ambitious publishing schedule scares bloggers. At this point, you either shy away from the challenge to think small or embrace the discomfort and think big.
This is just one practical example.
For instance, if you only published 600 word blog posts 2-3 times weekly, thinking big may be pulling back to publish one 1500 word blog post weekly.
Every blogger walks a different journey.
Thinking big looks different for different bloggers.
Blogging Course Example and Thinking Big
I am currently promoting my online course full bore:
How to Get Featured on World Famous Blogs Online Course
Readers asked me how to get featured on sites like Forbes and Entrepreneur after I landed on each site.
I considered the idea of creating a course but thinking *that* big scared me.
Creating articles, videos and audio files intimidated me; I had never created a multi-media style blogging course before.
My readers put the final nail in the coffin though with their insistent questions.
I decided to create the blogging course even though thinking big rocketed me outside of my comfort zone.
I feel grateful to be able to offer an in-depth guide for stepping you through the process of boosting traffic and income by getting featured on genuinely iconic blogs.
Thinking big feels exciting and uncomfortable at times.
Becoming a pro blogger is worth the temporary discomfort.
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Why Think Big?
Pro blogging careers begin with thinking big.
Failed blogging careers begin and end with thinking small.
Is that enough of a sell for you?
Do you want to go pro?
Think big.
Increased scale occurs by thinking and blogging big.
Exponential blogging growth unfolds by thinking big.
Think big!
Act Big Too
Thinking big is the first step to achieving blogging success.
Acting big – or blogging expansively – plays a chief role in the successful blogging process.
Taking big blogging action feels uncomfortable. I felt a wee bit scared bumping up my publishing schedule a little while back.
Growth occurs outside of your comfort zone. No one succeeds by thinking small and acting small even though each sounds enticing to the ego; the ego desires comfort and failure not discomfort and success.
Acting big involves taking baby steps toward your big goals. Blogging shortcuts do not exist.
For example, I set aside a few hours daily to write and distribute detailed blog posts.
The blog post process involves taking these baby steps:
- brainstorm blog post ideas
- build blog post outlines
- write the posts
- read and edit the posts
- format posts for easy reading and scanning
- add an image to each post
- publish one post daily
- distribute the post (see process at the beginning of this post)
Make no mistake about it; taking baby steps consistently creates big blogging growth over the long haul.
Everything changes the moment you decide to think big as a blogger.
Conclusion
Think big.
Act big.
Think expansively to experience massive blogging growth.
Suggested Blogging Resources
- How to Get Featured on World Famous Blogs Course
- 7 Steps to Build a Full Time Income Earning Blog eBook
