For everyone unfamiliar with Ning, it allows users to create there own social network. Can you see where I’m going with this? Ning is perfect for a blogger looking to build a niche authority blog. With Ning, you can create a social communities that entice members to begin conversation about your blog and its subject matter.

It is so popular, that it’s attracting stars like 50 cent (Thisis50.com), Lisa Nova (Lisanovalive.ning.com), and Enrique Iglesias (enriqueiglesias.com). They use Ning to keep there fans up-to-date about what’s going on in there world. Stuff like tour dates, news, controversy, performances and new music.

You can use it the do relatively the same thing, starting with news. Every niche has news of some sort and what better place to discuss it then on a social network full of people who want to here about it.

And it doesn’t stop there. How about upcoming events such as confrence dates, product debuts, pruduct updates. The list goes on and on.

This information (along with ning) can have people coming back to your blog and your social network over and over and over again.

How Ning Can Help You

Ning is for people that what to make there own social site, right? So, what better way to build up a blog then by  having a community where people can socialize about the things you discuss in your blog. Its a perfect fit.

Example: John the song writer has a blog about “how to write songs”. His blog is doing well, but he wish people could really communicate with one another and not just with him.

Then, John the song writer found Ning. He sit up an account and in just a few months people started becoming member of his social network and John the song writer became very successful.

Its though this connectivity that people really started paying John the song writer more attention.

My Thoughts Exactly

To me, putting the two together can only improve your blog’s repeat traffic. John’s blog is where people go to find information on how to writer songs, but, its the social power of John’s community -Ning- that helped him connect people together, like only a social networking site can. Its this connection that creates trust, loyality, and user interaction.

Add a Social Network to Your Blog

There are plenty of sites out there that can help you bring the two together. But, the BEST website is the Ning Resources site. There you’ll find instruction on this matter and everything else related to Ning.

In Addition
Here are some books this can help you start your blog
- ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse
- WordPress for Business Bloggers: Promote and grow your WordPress Blog by Paul Thewlis
- Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read by Scott McNulty by Scott McNulty

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