Blogging has become one of the most popular online activities.   In fact, the majority of internet marketers  now write blogs and have their own blogging website.   Blogging can even make you famous!

In fact, some blog authors have become overnight sensations when their blogs have spread like wildfire.   Sometimes in a matter of days, millions of people have visited the blog and recommended it to their friends to read.

Blogging can help you “brand” yourself,  but you have to know what kinds of blogs have a high chance of success of becoming well known.

First of all, you need to remember that there are different kind of blogs.   Not only that these blogs differ in content, but they also differ in the way the content is delivered.   There are two types of blogs that have the potential for gaining popularity in the internet.

The first type of  popular blog is the personal blog.   In blogs like this, the content will be somewhat like a journal or a diary by a particular person.   This is the most common blog and you will see a lot or in fact majority of blogs as personal blogs.  They may attract readers, however, and can be monetized with Adsense, or links to products from popular sites such as Amazon, Ebay, and Clickbank.

Although personal blogs don’t often get millions of readers, some can become highly successful.  A classic example of a blog and Twitter account that not only became an instant sensation, but eventually spawned a book contract and TV show for the author is ShitMyDadSays.

Another personal blog that went on to earn the author fame and fortune is PerezHilton

You will also see blogs with media content. By far, this type of blog is most ofen used to promote art, photography and even videos.

This type of blog gains popularity as it will contain media that people will really want to see. Some people even make photo blogs or video blogs that contain their personal photos or videos with them doing wacky antics.   In some cases, if the video or photos posted in blog is funny enough, it can gain a lot of popularity.

Adding humor, a personal touch, and multimedia is not only a great way to attract readers, it also provides fresh content for the search engine spiders, which in turn attracts even more readers, some of whom will eventually click on your ads, links, and recommendations.

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