There are millions of blogs out there, Technorati currently tracks 35.3 Million weblogs and over 75,000 new weblogs created every day. In addition to that, about 3.9 million bloggers update their blogs at least weekly and over 1.2 Million new posts per day. If you want your blog to stand out, you really need to create a blogging plan and stick with it. Here are a few tips for making your blogging “blueprint”.

You have to get your own domain. I see so many people trying to make it with the free blogs out there. With the cost of a domain and hosting so cheap, there is no reason not to get your own. This will at least show you care enough about your business to invest in it. There are hosts that are specifically for bloggers, head over to Best Blogging Hosts.

Next, you need to frequently link to blogs you respect, or would like to be like. Study these blogs and see how the owner is using his blog. Also, try to develop a relationship by offering good quality comments about this topic or blog post.

Hopefully, they are active in the commenting of the blog, and will answer you back. This can now be the beginning of a blogging relationship.

You can also use your blog as a reference.

I consider myself to be an internet marketer and a web developer. Because of the nature of these jobs, I am constantly looking up information and trying to solve problems. When I do, I now put this knowledge on my blog. This allows me to look it up again when I need it.

There are also blogging conventions monthly. If you can get some time off, then meeting these guys in person is an excellent way to build a relationship. Once they can put a name to a face, they will also be more likely to give you some publicity the next time yo might need some.

There are just a few of the ways to can develop a dominating blog. But first, you need to build some relationships, as this is the name of the game.

Your blog also needs to be optimized for search engines, for those tips start with Most Important SEO Tips and head over to some more blogging tips.  If you need to learn how to set up a blog, watch these free videos!