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Blogging is sometimes a personal hobby but, oftentimes, it’s serious competition. You’re trying to make your Weblog the most visible among all the ones that deal with your area of interest, which requires work and dedication. These tips will help you turn that corner and make your Internet home a popular place visitors want to revisit often.
Pick a Great Site Name
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Blogs can be re-named if you didn’t get that right the first try; check the settings section on the blogging service or software you’re using. A boring, generic name doesn’t stick in visitors’ heads, but something catchy and smart will keep them coming back.
Make Your Blog User Friendly
Clutter is a turn-off; if people have to scroll through obnoxious elements to get to what they want, they’ll look somewhere else. Make sure your blog is clean, easy to navigate, and appeals to a wide range of readers. They’ll keep coming back if they have good user experiences.
Pick One or Two Themes/Subjects
A personal blog, which is interesting only to people who know you, can focus on many topics. To get lots of followers, which leads to popularity (and, in many cases, advertising dollars), you need to narrow your focus. People who visit your site for your entries about being a home baker aren’t likely to show much interest in posts about other subjects, like your pets or your exercise regimen.
Consistency is Key
If readers expect you to post twice a week, you need to post–you guessed it–twice a week. Blogging services let you schedule posts in advance so, when you have lots of good ideas, you can “write ahead” in anticipation of the occasional dry spell that most writers/bloggers experience. Stick to the schedule and readers, whether they subscribe to notifications of new posts or not, will check back on those days, at those times, to see what you’ve posted.
Quality Matters
Produce top-quality content–the very best you can create–all the time. This may mean cutting back your posting schedule: for example, going from two posts a week to one. That’s okay, though, because most visitors would rather see one solid post than two mediocre ones. Give people the best experiences and they’ll visit your site before they go somewhere else for similar information.
This also means that, to attract followers, your content must be original. Boosting another person’s writing, artwork, or other creation is only going to harm your search-engine results and reputation among people who share the interest you’re blogging about. It’s best to create fresh, new content from your original perspective.
Be Different
So you love the one or two subjects you blog about. What sets your site apart? Your expertise? Your perspective? Your life experiences? Check out your competition and see what you do differently. That may be the unique angle you need to attract, and keep, readers. Maybe you’re one of few knitters who was in the military and made scarves while you were deployed? That’s certainly an angle worth considering.
Keep Up with Trends
Today’s advice may be different from tomorrow’s. Which social-media accounts should you link your blog to? Which search engines are the most popular, and how do they index/rank your content? How do visitors want you to interact with them, if they want that in the first place? These things change regularly, so stay on top of industry news, and keep in touch with your visitors, to make sure you’re offering only the best.
Successful bloggers are devoted to the craft. If that’s you, the aforementioned tips will give you advantages. Be aware, however, that success is not immediate; keep the day job while you work on the blog so that you can maximize your opportunities.
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Great advice for those wanting to become bloggers. It really is a lot of work. I became a blogger by accident. I started a new company and wrote a few posts to let people know what I was about. And my few posts got some attention so I decided to keep writing. And now I’m a blogger. Go figure!
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I started blogging a few months ago but still m I’m not getting a good response. This article will definitely help me…
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It takes a long time and lot of self promoting.
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Great advice. I’m starting my own personal blog so I found your post really helpful. I guess I’ll have to work on finding my niche, instead of being all over the place. Thank you!
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Thank you for sharing. I do agree that consistency is important in blogging. Many start up bloggers give up way too soon when they realize blogging isnt as easy as it sounds.
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Amazing post.. I personally focus on Quality and a different content to be posted to keep my readers engaged.
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I just started blogging, so this post was really helpful for me!
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Great advice! When I started, I had a hard time narrowing down my ideas to just a few. Now that I’ve settled in, I really love to write!
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Awesome advice for bloggers! I’m still trying to find the thing that sets me apart, so I’ll keep working on that:) thanks for sharing!
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Consistency is key as they say! I’m trying to step up the frequency of my posts and I notice that with every new post I do get a bump in traffic. Trying to keep it up!
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Yeah I think so many people think they are going to achieve success overnight. So they push it and then they burn out and quit. Realizing that you are sticking it out for the long haul helps. And not pushing to get money right away does too so you don’t get upset about earning two cents you never see.
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Thanks for sharing this. I’m just starting my own blog and this is really helpful.
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These are great points. I do try to incorporate all these tips, but consistency is definitely the most important thing for me.
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I’m still struggling in this as well. Thanks for the the highlights.
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This is a great article. I lot of people that are thinking about being a blogger think that it is all about writing a great content but have no idea all the work that goes on to promote that post.
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Awesome! Thank you for the advice! It was needed!
I’m new to this, so I can use all the help possible!
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Great article! And it is so true about working hard and fix a schedule! Love it!
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Great advice. I have only just started blogging nyself. Thanx
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This is awesome, thanks so much for all the great tips! Even though I’ve been blogging for quite a while, all these points are always great reminders. Thanks!
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I couldn’t agree more with you. Even I strongly believe on the points mentioned by you. Consistency is the key one wherein people will only come if you write regularly.
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Yes, we most promote it and it takes time. Thank you for your tips. 🙂
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Correction dear this article was sold to me on constant contact I didn’t copy anything!
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Pretty hateful for a women with little to no followers!!
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Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
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Fabulous and useful post. Best for bloggers use. Your tips and advice is just perfect to make any blog perfectly attractive. I will keep your points in my mind when writing next time.
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Apt advice for aspiring bloggers.
Though I am about 4 months old in the blogosphere, I am still struggling with the consistency part.
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These are helpful tips. I had to learn not everyone wanted to hear about what I did everyday of the week, and instead learn to write about what would help my readers.
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