On this fine Blogtipping Day, I’d like to blogtip the whole world of business blogs for a minute.

If I had 60 seconds left before my blogging voice was silenced forever, I would leave you with these three classic business blogging tips.

They are near and dear to me above all others.

And they are crucial to visionary blogging.

1. Listen.

Stop talking.

Be still. Observe. Pay attention. Seek awareness before anything else.

Listening enables deep conversation – the kind that builds relationships of trust.

And trust is the single most valuable thing you can cultivate through your professional blog.

A business blog works best when it listens more than it talks.

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Do you ever lose hope regarding your business blog? Ever worry that business blogging may be wasting your time and money? Terrified of blog failure?

If so, you’re not alone. Many business bloggers experience despair to some degree. I sure have.

Here are some tips on how to develop hope in your professional blogging efforts and boost your blogging success.

Welcome to Part 5 of a 24-part series on how to use the Visionary Blogging method to overcome business blog problems and develop good business blogging habits.

Now let’s talk about how to overcome despair, one of the worst enemies of visionary business blogging.

What is despair?

Did you know you can use blog software to create an online magazine?

I recently asked artist Jason Dowd a few questions about The Expressionist, a just-launched blog magazine covering the art industry with a Tampa, Florida flair.

Welcome to Part 4 of a 24-part series on using the Visionary Blogging method to overcome business blog problems and develop solid business blogging traits.

Let’s talk about faith and how to develop your powers of faith as a professional with a blog.

Welcome to Part 3 of a 24-part series on using the Visionary Blogging method to overcome business blogging challenges and develop successful business blogger attributes.

So far we’ve covered Enemy #1 (fear) and Ally #1 (courage). Now we’ll talk about doubt and how to overcome it so you can have more professional blogging success.

What is doubt?

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Note: This is a 3,000-word article. Please don’t stop till you’ve reached the end. I promise it will be worth it.

What is fear?

Vision can make the difference between victory and failure in blogging and business.

Vision polarizes. It has only allies and enemies. No fence-sitters.

Blogging too. You’re either improving your blog or making it worse. Never standing still.

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