After listening to Desmond Tutu being interviewed about the crisis in Kenya on CNN I couldn’t stop thinking about how valuable somebody like he is to our world and that we have to try to learn as much as we can from some people.

I know it might be surprising for some to find an article on a blog such as newmediatype that involves Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I also know that some of the younger readers might not even know who this man is, let alone what he has to do with improving online results, blogging or internet business.

Aside from the fact that I have great respect for Desmond Tutu and that I admire his inspirational words, I think he is a great example for this article because there is a lot, that those who want to establish relationships with mass communicative characteristics (like a large blog reader community) can learn from listening to influential people like Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Mandela or Mahatma Ghandi.

This post is about how powerful communication can be, which elements can make a strong message, the impact it can have and how bloggers can integrate these aspects into their routine of communication …

* By routine of communication I mean : writing articles, making a video post and networking.

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Welcome to part two of Improve your blog by spicing up your communication. If you’ve missed the first part, then click here in order to read it.

In this second part, I’d like to list 5 of the most powerful factors that bloggers can use to improve interaction with their readers, add more value to their content and make a bigger impact on their audience.

I’d like to add that I’m sure that there are more factors then the 5 I’ve listed below, but I’ve found that these are the primary ones which are most easy to apply. You may find that others factors for improvement are usually derived from these primaries.

I’ve decided to list the tips in random order. It’s up to you, the blogger to decide what works best for you. As usual you’re most welcome to add comments and opinions if you feel that there’s something useful to add …

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I read a post on problogger today in which John Chow describes the best thing he did for his blog in 2007. The post is called improve you blog with a custom made theme.

In his answer to Darren’s question, John wrote that the best thing he did last year was introduce a new custom wordpress theme for his blog. He said that introducing the custom theme increased his traffic and blog earnings tremendously. He also stated that both traffic and earnings increased instantly.

As usual there’s something to say about the ‘behind the scenes‘ reasons for the success of John’s custom theme introduction.

It’s important for beginning bloggers to understand that it’s not the theme itself that attracted more visitors to his blog. It also isn’t the theme itself that made his blog earnings go up after it was introduced …

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If you have read my previous post, which is about harmony between blog branding and monetization (making money from your blog) you’ve read why I am treating newmediatype with ’silk’ gloves in regard of blog monetization.

In this light, someone asked me yesterday about how I’m planning to ‘ensure’ that this blog will generate enough income and more importantly, a long term steady income from this blog. This is a question that many new bloggers who want to earn money with blogs are thinking about. The answer isn’t that hard though …

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When you check out the posts that are on newmediatype, along with the way the blog is branded it’s easy to notice that part of the mission is to help people that are using the web as a business platform improve their online results. This means there are tips for bloggers who want to make some money online but there also are more in depth articles about promoting and branding your blog effectively. You’ll probably even find some articles about starting your own home based business when I get some more time to write.

Indirectly most topics on newmediatype have something to do with making money on the web, be it as a business or as an individual. The nature of newmediatype, not surprisingly, attracts readers who are seeking information about online business related subjects, so logically I get the “whats the secret to making a as much money online from a blog as possible ?” question quite often.

Well, being a business communication student (specializing in marketing communication soon) I’ve thought about this question many times, and I believe there actually is an answer …

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