It can also be referred to as going beyond your comfort zone, etc.. to be successful I fully believe you need to believe you’re already successful, even if you’re not, but still be yourself in the process. Take for instance this blog – I wouldn’t say I’m on the level w/ big names like shoemoney / johnchow etc – but I feel that this blog has a lot of unique content and that I contribute some good insight that will lead me to being an A-lister myself someday soon.

My Twitter following has made a huge difference in this too, when I write a post I can usually expect an immediate 200 people viewing it, 1000 if it’s stumble-worthy like a few of them have been.

I liked the post. My only comment is I HATE when people boast or act like an authority before they take the time to become one..

Faking will be found out, there is no way to fake you know what you are doing..

Any A List blogger would be able to see right through that. I am not a blogging authority, but at one point I was a music industry authority, and man let me tell you, I could see right through the fake bands!

Cheers!
scott

It’s just remembering that they are normal people, just like each of us. There’s really nothing too special about them, they just know how to be successful – and beyond that they are professional, dedicated, and most important – they have connections with other A-listers.

It could be said, possibly – that to be an A-list blogger, you must associate with A-list bloggers.

After all it’s a fact that your income level is usually the average of your 5 closest friends & associates, now your friends may be great people – but doesn’t hurt to have friends in high places.

I’m not saying to flatter just to get noticed, I’m just saying be genuine, and offer good advice and conversation on the subject and you will get noticed, and possibly end up on someone’s blogroll.

The odd thing is, that by responding like that, in fact by responding at all, i have joined the conversation, and stood out by not kissing up, which isn’t what I set out to do. Damnit, I’m doomed to popularity now. Doh!

Is there any way you could improve your grammar? Firstly, a comma separates thoughts not sentences. You should NEVER put a comma after “and”. Take your second point:

“Follow them on twitter, and respond to them often, many of the A-list bloggers are on twitter, and contribute frequently.”

This ia not badly structured, per se. However, it should have been (without changing any words):

“Follow them on twitter and respond to them often. Many of the A-list bloggers are on twitter and contribute frequently.”

At a push, this might have worked:

“Follow them on twitter and respond to them often; many of the A-list bloggers are on twitter and contribute frequently.”

You are comma obsessed and it is driving me mad!

I am dyslexic, i.e. I can’t spell and have trouble reading lots of text. I read things twice, maybe 3 times. I find your text really, REALLY hard to digest because of its grammar. I’m sure your advice is sound, but it comes across badly for me.

Face it. We all want to be A-list. Even without the money that’s obviously associated with being the best of the best, there’s just a satisfaction in being one of the elite.

There is no better way to become Elite – than to socialize with the Elite.
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This is an awesome post. Your tips are right on without being too pushy/aggressive. I think another important thing to point out is to maintain a style that is true to the blogger, rather than trying to copy someone-else’s. As that will show through in the writing (especially when one is posting 2+ posts a day) and may create a rift with a subscriber base.

Thanks again – super helpful!