The Internet, an ever growing macrocosm of information, opinion, and knowledge. What is one way of getting these bits of information? Blogs! There are millions of people out there in the world contributing in one way to the great blogosphere, sharing their personal opinions, information and knowledge with the world.
Side Note; I didn’t even know there was such a word as blogosphere before writing this entry, but oh there is. Blogosphere; meaning made up of all blogs and their interconnections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere
Continuing on…one important question one must ask themselves when writing a blog. Do I want other people to read this? We all would assume so, since after all, they are posting this on the web. So assuming, yes is the answer, I will offer up “10 ways to attract traffic to your blog!”
1. Update your blog regularly
If you are regularly updating your blog, it helps with your blogs search ability. It is recommended that you do so at least 3-5 times per week. That seems like a lot, I know.
2. Submit to blog directories
These would be google, yahoo, bloghearld.com, etc.
3. Create internal links
Post links to the thinks you are talking about. Be it a link to a hotel that you stayed at, if you’re writing about a vacation. You would be surprised to find out this can all aid you in finding readers for your blog.
4. Encourage commenting
Ask for feedback from your readers. Again another way to show hits to your blog, which in return helps your blog’s search ability on the web.
5. Leave comments on other blogs
Read and comment on others blogs as well as your own.
6. Self Promote
Tell people about your blog and where to go to read it, the address, name etc. You are your best spokesmen/women.
7. Be Original
Let’s be honest it’s going to be hard to gain readers if your writing about the same thing 1,000 other people are already writing about.
8. Insert Videos/Pictures etc.
This will help create dynamic content, which helps with the above suggestion of “Be Original”. We all like flashy things and what’s better than a Video/Picture to back up your writings?
9. Complain, Complain, Complain!
We all have heard or possible read about this blogger who got a free laptop, because he complained and wrote about “Microsoft and Vista!” http://laughingsquid.com/microsoft-sent-a-free-laptop-with-windows-vista/ Talk about free press and promotion!!!
10. Start a blog!
Umm, you can’t get noticed or attract traffic unless you write a blog! Duh!
Great Job Ryan!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post. Your suggestions were very good and I could hear your opinion through. Never heard of "Blogosphere" either. I liked how you included some links to the information relating to your text. Once again, a nice post.
Good job with the post. I'm like you I have never even heard of the word blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ryan for your post full of voice. Be consistent with your use of fonts and styles and quote your source of where you got the 10 tips from unless they all came from you.
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention to include the first initial of your last name (Ryan S....)
ReplyDeleteI really liked this, could really hear your voice in it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good post, good job man!
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