7 Tips To Making Your New Blog More Popular
May 9, 2009 by Brie
Getting your new blog started is a fairly easy process. Once you’ve set it all up, added your content and made it look pretty, the actual work starts – keeping it up and active enough that others will want to continue to visit.
There are millions of blogs out there competing for popularity and visitor attention. Here are some great tips and tricks to keep you from sinking to the bottom of the blogosphere:
Tip #1: Helpful Posts - Let’s face it, no one wants to read a blog with the title “Took The Trash Out…” Chances are your readers will start to nod off after the first sentence. When you’re blogging, keep your content useful and informative, such as advice or some ‘How To’ tricks. If you’re a freelance photographer, writer, chef, baker or whatever, keeping your blog informative, is a great way to help boost your business, and keep people coming back for more.
Tip #2: Unique Content – If you’re going to use PLR (private label rights) products, at least take the time to make it unique. Don’t simply load it up without making at least some attempt at updating it. Remember, your visitors surf around to many other blogs and seeing the exact same content elsewhere is going to cause them to easily lose interest in yours.
Tip #3: Distinctive Information – This may not be easy but is extremely important to do. Make your content stand out above the rest. Granted there are only so many ways one can explain how to boil water, or fix a leaky sink, so by developing your own style and flare in how you present the information, will keep your followers coming back for more!
Tip #4: Promotion, Promotion, Promotion – This is the time to get creative! Not only are you promoting your business, but you are trying to drive new followers to your website with the hope they will become long term repeat customers. By creating contests or offering promotions to people who visit your website, you’ll not only keep the followers you already have but you’ll be attracting new visitors. At the end of every promotion or contest, you can almost be guaranteed that people will come back just to see the results.
Tip #5: Subscriber Rewards – This tip can actually run in association with Tip #4. Entice your visitors to subscribe to your blog newsletter or RSS feed by offering them something of value. This could be a free download, a sample of your product, or ‘Subscriber Only’ discounts off your top products. Your subscribers help your blog grow – treat them well!
Tip #6: Follow Other Blogs - By following other blogs within the same niche as yours will not only let you see what’s going on with your fellow acquaintances, but will give you a chance to grow in your field. Leave a friendly comment or piece of advice, and invite readers to come visit your blog for additional information. Be kind though… Don’t spam your competitions comment section with purely promotional posts.
Tip #7: Have a Laugh, Leave a Laugh – One of the best things you can do is inject a little humor and fun in your blog. Simply put, no one wants to read a boring blog! If you have a funny joke (non-offensive of course), then post it. Even if your content is serious, sometimes we all need a little tension breaker. By doing this, chances are you’ll bring a smile to someone’s face and drive their mouse to the Bookmark button 
Blogging can bring in followers from all over the world and help boost your business. While there are many more tips and tricks to making your blog more popular, the ones we’ve just shared are a sure-fire bet to get your business booming.
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