Welcome to the blog millionaire, where we break down the essential strategies of today's most successful bloggers

to take your blog to the next level with top-notch content, monumental traffic growth, and multiple revenue streams to go beyond your wildest goals.

So get ready to blog like a pro and make your traffic explode with your host, whose blog gets more than one million visitors every single month, Brandon Galey.

My name's Brandon Galey and welcome to episode 148 of The Blog Millionaire.

One of the greatest books of all time was written almost a century ago by Dale Carnegie.

That book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, was recently ranked number 19 out of Time

Magazine's list of the most influential books in history.

As a blogger, you need to know the core principles of the book.

At the end of the day, a friend is more valuable to a blogger than just a visitor.

Let's get right into the core principles and how to apply them to your blog.

Number one, if you want people to like you, don't criticize them.

Benjamin Franklin once said that the secret to his success was to speak ill of no man.

As a blogger, your blog's brand usually walks hand in hand with your personal brand.

Even if your blog's name is not your name, your name is at the bottom of every post and in your

About Me page. When someone does a search for your name in Google, your blog is usually showing up in the first

five results. This means that when you're participating in social media, Facebook groups,

or commenting on another blog, you are not only representing yourself, but your blog also.

Whenever you get upset about a company or a person,

write down your feelings on a piece of paper,

read them aloud, and then throw that paper away.

This simple habit will keep you from taking your complaints

to the entire world on the internet.

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