So you’ve set up WordPress and published a “hello world” post.

Then nothing. Nothing happened. No visitors whatsoever.

Not even your mom visited your blog!

When you just start a blog you can use this or that dirty trick!

That will allow you to get rich quick make your blog more successful.

I compiled a clean list of dirty tricks that may propel your blog to the next level.

Of course I use these dirty blogging tricks successfully myself ever since I started a blog back in 2004!

Skip online dating

Is this about Tinder and the likes? No.

No, online dating to me is when people publish dates above content.

It’s backfiring when the date is the very first information potential readers see.

Do not display a date on top of your postings and write for eternity.

People don’t read yesterday’s news. It’s even a proverb!

Also people coming from Google will not read your articles when the first thing they notice is that they are already some months or years old.

Many blogs are more topical than newsworthy anyway, so do not engage in the race to be the most current one.

Spread the word about new blogs

Many new bloggers often are not really recognized by on the Web or topical community.

Nobody knows them, even if they publish content that is much better than the established blogs.

Not yet known bloggers are thankful for every share and link!

They are more likely to notice that you link them in the first place than so-called influencers or popular bloggers.

Well known bloggers are too busy to befriend you.

In contrast new bloggers will eventually grow in scope and reach and probably remain your friends.

Do not please everybody

Write for your tribe! Many people and also bloggers tend to try to make everyone happy.

You will surely notice that many people and things really suck on the Internet. Don’t try to write for everyone and their mom!

Thus do not hesitate to speak out and be true to yourself, especially when facing nonsense.

Many others who have to be friendly and endure will be grateful that you are speaking out on their behalf.

Also do not please Google just to show up in search results.

Do not display ads on your blog

Unless you really have significant traffic like thousands or even million of visitors daily, do not use ads on your site.

You won’t earn much with display ads.

You may be able to pay your hosting or make even less but you will scare off many visitors.

Those who stay won’t take you seriously if your blog is full of ads.

Especially Google Ads make your blog look like SPAM unless you are really outstanding.

Affiliate links my be different.

Yet they only work when you really are useful.

You also have peddle the things you promote in the editorial part of the content which may ostracize intelligent people.

Be ridiculous

Nobody will believe you from the start that you’re an authority!

Why should anybody even listen to you?

It’s ridiculous. Why not act ridiculous on purpose then?

The first 3, 6, 12 or even 24 months you need to act ridiculously – at least a little to even get noticed.

Of course don’t be ridiculous all the time! Make it count.

By now everybody who at least once visited this blog’s about page or my social media accounts recognizes me.

Yes, I’m the guy with the ridiculous red beanie for example.

So why would I wear a beanie making me look like a gangster? It it because I’m a dirty old man?

Well it helps you to stand out for sure! Also I like looking like I was a popular hip hop artist or something haha.

You dirty scoundrel!

Now you see, you dirty little scoundrel: you can make your hands dirty without tainting your white hat.

This is the way the modern attention economy works.

• outdated
• average
• me too
• pushy
• conventional

content is often boring and gets ignored.

When you want to stand out as in outstanding you need to use some dirty tricks from the start!

Don’t be afraid to get your hand dirty!

Blogging might be an intellectual task but creativity is not about playing safe.