You have a lot to say and you set up a blog so you could say. Problem is no one seems to be reading it! Well, just because you built it, doesn’t meant they will come. You’re going to have to work a little bit harder to get more bang for your blog.
Start using these helpful tips and you’ll be well on your way to getting more traffic to your blog.
Blog Tip #1: Blog Blog Blog
To have a successful blog, you must blog regularly. Daily is ideal, but if you can’t manage a daily update, at least shoot for every other day. Search engines look for fresh content so the more your post, the higher your rankings will go. Your followers will also enjoy fresh content. If every time they check out your blog it’s the same content they already read, they will stop coming.
Blog Tip #2: Use Your Keywords
Check out the top keywords in your industry and use them regularly in your blogs. If you haven’t already looked at your keywords, it’s easy enough to do. Just use Google’s Keyword Tool. It’s easy and free.
Blog Tip #3: Be Creative with Your Blog Title
Think of your blog like a magazine or newspaper article and make your headline intriguing. There’s a reason women pick up Cosmo at the supermarket. Who can resist “The 10 Ways to Make Your Man Crazy in Bed”? Tips, lists and how to’s are great headlines for blog posts.
Blog Tip #4: Go Tell it On the Mountain
Don’t wait for them to come to you! Every time you post a new entry in your blog, announce it. Send an E-mail to your registered readers. Post it on Facebook and LinkedIn. Tweet about it. Let the world know you’ve got some more good information.
Blog Tip #5: Market Your Blog
Link-backs are a great way to drive traffic to your blog and increase rankings with the search engines. Posting comments on other blogs and online forums then linking back to your blog are great ways of getting more traffic.
Blog Tip #6: Conduct a Survey
Surveys are a great way to get more interaction via your blog. You can create a quick survey of your own asking for user to post their opinion or use online survey software for a more extensive survey. Be sure to keep it short and interesting though. People like to voice their opinions, but not if it’s going to take the all day.
Blog Tip #7: Tell the Search Engines Where to Find You
Don’t wait for the search engines to find you. Go directly to Google or use a bookmarking site such as digg.com to catalog your blog site.
Now that you know how to do it, get blogging!
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