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I’m having a ball with the Expert Interview Series getting in touch with Authority bloggers and leading Internet Marketers all around the world. Today’s interview is another leading web2.0 writers around the world, you might have seen his work at leading Authority sites like Performancing, Problogger, Copyblogger where he gives his tips about blogging and content writing. Chris is also an Internet Marketing Consultant, coach, trainer and a self confessed web geek. You can visit his blog at ChrisG.com where he shares great tips about blogging and he owns one of the leading Authority Forums around the world at AuthorityBlogger.com.

Introducing Chris Garrett…

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When did you first get involved with Internet Marketing/Blogging?

I started with internet marketing in the early 90’s. I had been involved with the internet in a leisure and education context for a while, I worked for a college, but it took a while for companies to come round to the idea of marketing on the web. Blogging as a reader I got into by following the early pioneers in the late 90’s but my first true blog was started in 1998/1999 depending on your definition. I always had a personal homepage from when I first launched mosaic on that 9600 baud modem, but my first blog I would say is when I started my online journal.

What is your greatest achievement so far?

Finding an audience. I think it is any bloggers greatest achievement, and we shouldn’t ever forget our audience either.

What’s the key behind your site/s? How is it unique?

The key or unique factor is my approach to blogging I would say. I call it “authority blogging”, using blogs as a platform to grow profile, credibility and trust rather than adsense etc.

What obstacles have you encountered?

Too many to list! Most will be common to any blogger and every obstacle is a learning experience.

What are your Three Top Tips for building an Internet Business?

1. start with the audience not your cool idea 2. understand the audience, their needs and desires 3. serve the audience in a remarkable way

Did you secure any finances? If so how did you secure it?

Everything apart from Performancing has been self funded. My projects are always bootstrapped or paid by clients. Performancing is special in that Nick and Patrick brought me on board after they had already funded the project.

Any advice for other start-up Internet Entrepreneurs?

Serve a real need, do not leave how you will make profits to chance and watch the cash Flow.

Any advice for a traditional business?

Ask yourself why you consider yourself a “traditional business” as those assumptions could kill your company.

Your vision of the Web’s Future

I think the future of the internet will be total ubiquity so people do not even consider it. Like electricity, the internet is becoming a taken for granted utility.

How will you stay ahead of the game?

That is the real challenge but then again it isn’t a race 

Who are your personal Heroes?

I don’t have any real heroes but there are lots of people who I am a fan of for various reasons. Seth Godin, Scott Adams, too many to list.

What are your favorite sites?

Digg, Techmeme, stumbleupon, boingboing

What’s the greatest thing about the net?

The way it connects people despite geographic distance.

What’s the worst?

The idiot trolls who take pleasure out of abusing people from the safety of their anonymity.

What inspires you?

Those connections between people I mentioned and knowing that I am helping one or two people.

Final word to your readers…

If you haven’t already, download my free ebook 

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I highly encourage all my readers to visit Chris’ blog ChrisG.com and his AuthorityBlogger.com forum.

Thank you Chris for your time and thoughts.

Cheers,

Carlo Selorio

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