by Mike
Seddon
Attracting traffic to a blog or a web
site is challenging enough. So from the
very beginning, when you start to see
visitors coming to read your blog, be
sure that they feel comfortable to stick
around. And there are a number of ways
you can help them to do just that.
Here are
seven vital ingredients for building a
successful blog with a loyal following.
1.
Publish Regularly
As your
readers become familiar with the
frequency of your posts, it will
influence their visiting behavior. If
your readers know that you post fresh
content every day, they will probably
come every day to read it. If they know
you post on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, that's when they will come.
2. Stay
on Topic
Stick to
your niche. If your blog doesn't have a
niche, give it one. Readers like blog's
that are focused on a particular theme
or topic. If you have no theme and just
post about anything, then readers are
less likely to become passionate about
your blog and will probably move on to
somewhere else.
3. Use
Meaningful Titles in Posts
This not
only announces clearly what the post is
about, but it will help people navigate
your blog and also influence your
ranking with search engines.
4.
Interact With Your Readers
Think of
your blog like a conversation. You post.
Readers comment. Be active and be
positive as you interact and converse
with your readers.
5.
Highlight Your Best Posts
Don't let
your best posts get lost in your
archives. It’s always a good idea to
link to your best posts from a ‘best
posts’ category on the main page.
6.
Provide Good Navigation to Popular Pages
If you
help people find the key pages within
your blog, their visit will be a much
more enjoyable experience.
7. Avoid
Not Posting for Extended Periods
If
someone visits your blog and discovers
that the last post was three weeks ago,
they will probably be disappointed. If
you don't post, people may give you the
benefit of the doubt and come back on a
few days to check, but you better
believe they will lose interest quickly
if you fall out of your regular schedule
and stop posting.
There you
have it. Seven little tips that will
make a big difference to your blog's
readership. It's not rocket science.
It's just using some common sense when
posting and interacting with your
readers.
About
the Author
Mike
Seddon is a writer, entrepreneur, and
webmaster. He is the author of the
e-book, ‘How
to Build a Money Making Blog’,
available from
http://www.MoneyForBlogging.com
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