Annabel is somebody who I’ve had great respect for every since she appeared on my radar. In less than a year she’s managed to get her content on huge A-list blogs like Problogger and Zen Habits. With only 100 subscribers in her first 6 months, she grew her blog to over 1500 subscribers. Here’s some of the highlights from our chat: 
- Why Blogging for Less than a Year is A Waste of Time
- The 10% rule for converting subscribers from your guest posts
- Choosing the right topic for Your blog
- Amazing opportunities that Open Up Regardless of Traffic/Subscribers
- The Massive Growth That occurs in the 6 month to 1 Year Mark
- How to Chose the Right Blogs for Your Guest Posts
- Tailoring Your Articles to Different Blogs Even if They Are not Your Topic
- Why E-books are more lucrative than a Book Deal
- Why You Never Know Who Is Reading Your Blog
Annabel Candy helps people live the life they want at Get In the Hot Spot. She writes about self improvement, business development, blogging and more. She’s recently redesigned her blog to make it more user-friendly and fun. If you like to get success tips, stay motivated and be surrounded by positive people subscribe by email for free updates.
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Great Podcast. Keep up the great work guys. Srini, what's YOUR favorite podcasts?
Love this interview. I've just recently discovered Annabel and I love hearing her voice and her positivity. I laughed, Annabel, when you said that you work in a vacuum and are kind of obsessed with blogging and have no one to talk to about it. That's exactly how I feel. My friends don't blog or even comment on blogs so I've developed a whole new virtual community. I'm so happy I've discovered your unique voice. You are an inspiration for this new blogger.
Hi Susan Jane, thanks so much for listening, it's a pleasure to meet you here and I'm so happy that my experiences helped motivate you. I think motivation is the key to success and I'm really keen to help people get and stay motivated long term so they can achieve what they want in life. Motivation is certainly a key for blogging success and it is inspiring to know that major companies are out there looking to collaborate with bloggers like us. The opportunities for bloggers are many and it's brilliant to be involved in it. I hope your blog brings you as many exciting opportunities as it has me!
Thanks so much for inviting me to be interviewed and taking the time to ask me such thoughtful questions. It was a true pleasure to speak to you and an honor to be interviewed along with illustrious bloggers like Leo Babauta, Pat Flynn and JD Roth.
This is an indredible resource for bloggers and entrepreneurs who want to win more business online. Thanks again to you and Sid for your hard work and winning attitude.
Great interview! I especially liked the part about getting opportunities through your blog. It is truly amazing that many bloggers can get opportunities to do something with big companies. It is quite a motivator to know that you never know what opportunity can come out from blogging. I definitely learned a lot here!
Annabel, It sounds like I'm four months late in responding but I listened and took notes. Like you, I started blogging in order to find a literary agent and like to hear how your focus has changed to e-books. I also appreciate your honesty about the mistakes you've made about theme choice and domain name and starting with blogger. I know I'm making some mistakes too.
- spam
- offensive
- disagree
- off topic
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