Triz shares, blogs and gains

ABOUT YOURSELF

Name: Tristan Khalil “Xtan” or “Triz” A. Singkala
Url Address: http://www.tristankhalil.com/ / http://www.freelancejobsguru.com/
www.musicfaceoff.com.ph/
Philosophy in life: It’s give and take. When you share knowledge with everyone else, you’ll get the same gesture in return.Tell us something random about yourself.
I am Xtan (known in social media) or Triz (known in gaming), an online Pinoy Freelancer, working online at oDesk, Elance and in some independent online companies. I specialize in Custom Landing Page for Facebook Page, WordPress Set-up & Customization, a Virtual Assistant, a Social Media Manager, and a Graphic Designer.

ABOUT YOUR BLOG

1. How, When and Why did you get into the blogging industry?

I started way back around 2008; just a hobby. I was thinking that I might want to share something I read online and then post them in my blog (serves like a diary as well). Then it came to a point where I setup another new blog in tumblr. But I just acquired a paid domain and hosting last June 2011. I migrated my blog from blogger to WordPress.

I don’t fancy much on word building. That is why, my first blog domain is tristankhalil.blogspot.com. Then later on, as I was playing an online game (yes, I’m a gamer), I came up with a character named “Triz”. It is a shortened version of my name, Tristan. Then later on, I change my blog’s name into TRIZZONE. I also have a blog in tumblr, and named it Trizzy’s Nook but it is mostly shared with screenshots, photos and digital images. Anyway, in my TRIZZONE blog, mostly share tech stuff, mobile reviews, music that I got LSS for almost a week and some gaming experience.

I think I was around for 3 years but went on and off. What made me want to start is that I just wanted to share anything I know, in which I think is helpful to anyone.

I don’t blog full time since writing stuff is not my forte. Aside from blogging, I am into photography. I wanted to have my own DSLR soon for my photo-hobby. I also worked as an online Freelancer, as an all-around VA, graphic designer and doing social media marketing.

Nope. I don’t even think of earning in my blog since I don’t have sellable postings.

I just try to post blog when I feel I wanted to share some stuff. And wth my current work schedule, blogging is the least priority I have for now.

Well, my biggest struggle is writing. I envy my grandfather for his writing skills. I don’t know, but some said that if you are a good reader, you are a good writer.

8. How does blogging help you, in terms of life and career?How did you get to where you are now with your blog(s)? To what do you attribute your success? and what is the next goal you hope to achieve? In terms of life and career, I find blogging as a source of information. This is what I love about blogging. You can learn something from what others posted on their blog. Like I said, I love to read just about anything interesting to me.

Well, I am seeing more stuff shared, having a good relationship with other bloggers.

The best tip I can give is to post new stuff on a regular basis. That I how I see our blogs in Freelance Jobs Guru (http://freelancejobsguru.com/). It’s a 3-manned blog, I handle the blog design, layout and social media, while my 2 other friends are in-charged with the articles to be posted. Another tip to drive more traffic is social media. Try to be in some large facebook groups. Don’t just post your link there, share what you know, and try to do stuff like comment, retweet and like love. Mingle with other bloggers. Another thing is, if you can, try to sponsor in some blog giveaways. Currently, my Music Face Off Blog is one of the sponsor of a birthday, thanksgiving giveaway and because of it, I got some boost in terms of followers and readers, a good start for a new blog!

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