1. Content Is King
Don't forget that people come to your blog to read your articles. Write good quality content and update regularly. If you want people to come back, write at least three times per week. If you aren't able to write a new article, you can always post an interesting video from YouTube , or use an article exchange service.
2. Be Specific
Stick to your niche. People coming to your blog aren't interested in your personal life, they want information on your topic. It's better not to post, than posting off topic articles.
3. KISS
Keep It Short and Simple. Don't write long and complicated essays. Write short and concise articles that can be read in a few minutes. Don't forget that many of your readers, visit from work and don't have much time.
4. Design
Even if your content is fantastic, first impressions do matter, so pay attention to your blog design. Don't use a stock template, try to find a design and colour scheme that looks professional and relevant to your content. Try to avoid designs that may look impressive at first, but in reality seem amateur.
5. Navigation
Help your readers to navigate through your blog, by adding a sort by label or search function. Provide links to your top articles and give incentive to your new visitors, to read more than your latest post.
6. Don't Crowd Your Blog
Even if it's tempting, don't crowd you blog with useless plugins and widgets. Even if you think that an extra feature will look great, it could confuse your readership and make your blog look unprofessional.
7. Add Links To Other Blogs
You make think that adding links to other blogs is a bad idea as it will drive people away, but in the long run it's essential. It make your blog look as part of a community, and you may get a very important backlink.
8. Comment On Other Blogs
You should spend some time reading other blogs relevant to yours, and writing good quality comments. Thus you let people know about you, it makes you look active in the community and provides a very important back link. Don't just spam, write something useful.
9. Join A Link Exchange Site
To get a kickstart for your blog, join a good quality link exchange site like Link Referral. It will raise awareness on your blog and it will get you some much needed traffic to start with.
10. Use Blog Catalogs
Add your blog to as many blog catalogs you can. Even if you don't rank high in Google, people could still find your blog through a blog catalog. There's no point in blogging, if people can't reach your blog.
Don't forget that people come to your blog to read your articles. Write good quality content and update regularly. If you want people to come back, write at least three times per week. If you aren't able to write a new article, you can always post an interesting video from YouTube , or use an article exchange service.
2. Be Specific
Stick to your niche. People coming to your blog aren't interested in your personal life, they want information on your topic. It's better not to post, than posting off topic articles.
3. KISS
Keep It Short and Simple. Don't write long and complicated essays. Write short and concise articles that can be read in a few minutes. Don't forget that many of your readers, visit from work and don't have much time.
4. Design
Even if your content is fantastic, first impressions do matter, so pay attention to your blog design. Don't use a stock template, try to find a design and colour scheme that looks professional and relevant to your content. Try to avoid designs that may look impressive at first, but in reality seem amateur.
5. Navigation
Help your readers to navigate through your blog, by adding a sort by label or search function. Provide links to your top articles and give incentive to your new visitors, to read more than your latest post.
6. Don't Crowd Your Blog
Even if it's tempting, don't crowd you blog with useless plugins and widgets. Even if you think that an extra feature will look great, it could confuse your readership and make your blog look unprofessional.
7. Add Links To Other Blogs
You make think that adding links to other blogs is a bad idea as it will drive people away, but in the long run it's essential. It make your blog look as part of a community, and you may get a very important backlink.
8. Comment On Other Blogs
You should spend some time reading other blogs relevant to yours, and writing good quality comments. Thus you let people know about you, it makes you look active in the community and provides a very important back link. Don't just spam, write something useful.
9. Join A Link Exchange Site
To get a kickstart for your blog, join a good quality link exchange site like Link Referral. It will raise awareness on your blog and it will get you some much needed traffic to start with.
10. Use Blog Catalogs
Add your blog to as many blog catalogs you can. Even if you don't rank high in Google, people could still find your blog through a blog catalog. There's no point in blogging, if people can't reach your blog.
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