It is every persons dream that his blog will be successful. However this is not always the case due to the stiff competition and the only ways to do this is by ensuring that it stands out from the rest. However there are some tips that you can use to increase the chances of success.
One good way of doing this is by ensuring that you connect with other readers in places such as Facebook, Linkedin or even twitter. These are some of the good resources that you can use to drive traffic to your blog. This is because you can create a ripple effect by promoting your blog in the other social media. You can use these sites to make your blog stronger when you seek the feedback of the readers and also nurture new relationships. By setting up say, a twitter account r even Facebook page to your blog, you will be able to update your followers on the latest posts in your blog.
It is also important for you to come up with interesting headings to your post. This is because the readers usually use it to make a decision on whether to continue reading the post or not. Therefore you can use the headline to arouse the interest of the people which will cause them to read more. If you come up with a headline that does not generate interest to your readers, you miss a great platform to market you blog. Also there is a possibility that the blog will go viral due to a great headline and this even makes the readers to share it other social media.
Other readers who have subscribed to your blog by RSS feed or even through email will also make a decision depending on the headline first. You can research on how to come up with a good headline by looking at other blogs in the same niche. Ensure that you are keen on those ones which seem to be the most popular and study carefully their headlines. Also remember that it takes time to be able come up with captivating headlines but it’s possible to master it.
It is also important for you to find some inspirational topics to write on. There are many ideas on which you can write on but the best place and easiest way to get some is from your readers. It is important for you to think of the most urgent needs of your readers and try to address them. You can also come up with a main topic for the blog and also some sub topics. You can also try and serialize some of your most popular blogs. You should also try and use some useful headline formulas such as ‘how to..’ or even ‘why…’ It is also important for you to ensure that you read widely whether online or even offline. While reading you should also remember that inspiration does not necessarily come from your niche. You should also take your time to think of an appropriate idea. Any idea that comes to mind should be noted down either in a place such as an email. Also ensure that you take your time to go through the comments by your readers.
Learn to read and leave comments on other blogs. You can use this to improve your search engine ranking by not only leaving the comment but also your blog address. You may even get inspired to turn the comment into a blog itself. You can also take the time to appreciate and even recognize people who comment on your blog.