As a blogger, How to Grow your blog I have made approximately many vital mistakes, from that learned of knowledge lessons and worked my little laptop of Dell the whole time. While I’ve found plenty of things that didn’t work, I’ve also discovered some strategies. Today, I’m sharing some of the ways that I’ve been able to grow my blog on Blospot.com I hope they help you, too!
Now let’s get those tips, yes?
This is one of the most important things you should be doing. Acknowledge your readers. Don’t just say “thanks.” Be thoughtful. Try to build a conversation and friendship with your reader and respect them. If you always see a similar name in your comment section, try visiting their blog and passing comment.
If you can build a community in your comments section, people will continue to come back and say hello. And the only way to build that community is to engage with your readers.
Also, I understand that once you reach a certain point, it’s not possible to stay the same and respond to every comment. I think it should be a priority. Plus, it’s one of my favourite parts about blogging!
Related: How to Increase Website Traffic – A Guide For Beginners
2. GET YOUR BUTTON INSTAGRAM STORIES.
When I first started my blog, I would read articles that someone told me that if I wanted to grow my readership. Talk up your latest blog post. Share a peek behind the scenes of your life.? Show us the products of blogging you’ve been using and loving lately.
I started following some of my favourite bloggers on Stories. And if they posted something on Insta or blog that resonated with me, I’d respond, even if I’d never spoken to them before.
Use it effectively:
Start by following your favourite bloggers (their Instagram username should be on their blog). If they share something you like, respond! Get the conversation started. And if you come across a blog post that you like, share it on Stories and tag that blogger’s username. Not only are you doing them a favour that they will remember, but you’re also giving your followers something new to read.
To create a successful blog always remember, you much need to create friendships and connections with other bloggers. If you don’t have any blog friends, take the first step and make those friendships yourself. Lastly, you should use, Facebook or other social media to promote your posts.
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3. SCHEDULE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
Someone once asked me if I ever sleep because it appears that I’m always on social media talking about blogging business. Yes, sleep plenty. your and my secret weapon?
we schedule some of your posts. There are tons of free and paid programs that can help you do this, such as Buffer, Hootsuite, Planoly, and CoSchedule. Therefore, I can schedule posts to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter when we’d otherwise be sleeping or at work.
Use it effectively:
Schedule your posts so that they are sent through your social media outlets at varying times, several times a day. Why? Because your readers are all very different.
Perhaps they live in different time zones or work at night as opposed to in the morning. You want to make sure that you have enough tweets spread out throughout the day so that no matter who your readers are, they won’t miss the fact that you just posted something new.
Remember, you are marketing your blog posts. Try to keep your tweets interesting and pull people in so they’ll want to click through to your blog post.
5. HOW ARE YOU WRITING YOUR POSTS?
When I first started my blog, I honestly didn’t know what direction I wanted it to go in or what my “blogging voice” was. I wrote a few posts and asked a good friend, who works in marketing, for feedback. Something he told me that stayed with me is that if I want to grow my blog, I need to think about my writing from a marketing perspective. The posts I had written would probably be appreciated by friends from home or people who knew me, but for anyone else on the internet? They were probably a little boring, wordy, and hard to relate to.
I recommend using the same picture for your social media profiles. People may not remember you or put two and two together if they see 5 different pictures of you around the internet. But if you use a similar design all over the place, people WILL notice and eventually, they’ll be curious about who the hell you are. Additionally, keep the pages on your blog and your social media profiles up to date. It just looks unprofessional when things are incorrect or out of date.
6. COMMENT ON OTHER BLOGS.
I’m not going to go in-depth on this since you’ve probably already heard it before. But you should be doing this. And for the love of god please be sincere. And if you’re going to include your blog’s URL, write more than a sentence. And guess what? If you’re really sweet and motivating, OTHER readers from that person’s blog will click over to view your blog, too.
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I’ve got plenty of traffic from people who clicked over to my blog simply because I left a long, engaging comment on someone else’s post. Being kind and encouraging will get you far. Don’t forget that.
7. JOIN LINKUPS AND LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE OTHER LINKED UP BLOGS.
Remember, successful blogging is about building relationships. You could certainly just link up your blog and be done, but you’re missing out on the community-building aspect of link-ups. If you comment on other people’s blogs, they’re bound to come to say hi on yours, too. Also, don’t underestimate smaller linkups. Those are often the best because it’s much easier to meet real people who will stick around
Related: The Complete SEO Audit Checklist
Almost of my website’s visitors arrive here from a search engine. If you’re not properly SEO-ing the crap out of your posts, you’re missing out on tons of potential readers.
How to use it effectively: Name your photos something that pertains to your post instead of using a name like “J2596.JPG.” Also, add a keyword to your post and try using it in your post’s title, content, meta description, etc. Use relevant tags, and add a meta description (the description that shows up under your post title in a search engine).
Also, if certain articles consistently get hits from search engines, then consider revamping or updating those pages. Some of my popular search engine posts are from when I first started my blog. This is the first impression a random person on the internet has of you, so make sure it’s a good one. It may take a month or so to see progress from your SEO, but trust me, it’s worth the effort!
I hope these tips gave you some solid ideas for how to grow your blog! I honestly think that if you do all of these things well, you will grow your readership. Also, keep in mind that blogging takes a LOT of time. You will need to spend several hours a week updating posts, staying active on social media, and replying to comments to grow your blog and readership.
Related: How To Start a Blog – Beginner’s Guides
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