When I started my blog,one thing that clearly comes to mind is will people be able to find and read my blog.I think most of you fellow bloggers certainly have thought about this and surely have apply some ways that you know to attract readers to your blog.I look up Problogger today and find two interesting post on how to do this.
- 23 Ideas On How To Find New Readers - this post is actually a reply to his post from his readers on what they think is the best way to attract readers to their blogs.
- 19 Strategies For Finding Readers For Your Blog - A post by Darren himself on what he actually did to bring readers to his blog when he was just starting out.
I'm not going to list all of it here,instead I'm giving my own version based on what I have done,what I think I will do later and what I think is the best way for a new blogger like me.
My Tips On How To Find New Readers To Your Blog.
My Tips On How To Find New Readers To Your Blog.
- Content - Always try your best to make a post with good,fresh and quality content.
- Comments - Comments on other related blogs,and reply comments to your blog.
- Forums - Join a few online forums,and be an active member.
- Submit Your Blog - Submit it to Technorati,Blog Directories and Search Engines.
- RSS feeds - Make it available on your blog and explain its benefit to your readers.
- Frequent Post - Posting frequently will make readers more interested in your blog.
- Join Other Bloggers Project - Do this to expose your blog to other bloggers.
- Be yourself,and enjoy what you are doing!
All of the things above are things that I personally have done to expose my blog and I think for a 13 day blog it has been doing well!
Anything Else?
There are two things that I left out of the above list,not because it is not important,
Anything Else?
There are two things that I left out of the above list,not because it is not important,
- Search Engine Optimization(SEO) - I haven't being doing much on it as I should and I strongly advice other bloggers not to left this out because being highly rank on search engine in your own niche can bring major boost for your blog.
- Advertising - I haven't done any advertising for my blog,but with available funds,I certainly will do it.If you have the money,try it,but do choose the best advertising method that will make your money worth.
So,there you have it,my own personal opinion on what you can do to find new readers to your blog.Hopefully this will help us to build our blog and our readers.Before I end this post there are two things I would like to share.
- Building your blog,and getting steady flow of readers to it takes times,so be patient,keep on posting quality articles,try all the methods you know to expose your blog and gain readers and most importantly,enjoy yourself doing it.
- A great businessman from my country pass away yesterday,and I like to share his business philosophy - In Business You Must Start Small,Study Everything And Go Step By Step. We can all apply this in building our blog.
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