1. Make Blogs with Lists. They're quick to digest, so people like 'em.
2. Go for quality of content more than frequency.
3. Don't be afraid to niche your articles. Random thoughts might be "you", but predictability will grow a reader base. For an example of this, don't look around here see my other blog.
4. Don't swipe. Plagiarism is wrong. (Stealing-taking what isn't yours.) It's totally brainless, and shows you're a hack. Link to the content, and give proper credit. Your reputation depends on it.
5. Spread the love. If you like something, where you live, work, or play, promote it. Take a picture. Include specific information. Give a shout out. Generosity comes back to you. You should see the free stuff I get, by doing this sort of thing! Plus, I love to spread good news!
6. Give away stuff. Authors, give away signed books; coffee companies, offer up some samples; chocolate makers, ship out some boxes. Word spreads fast! Btw, all the things I mentioned...I just LOVE, so if you happen to be anyone of these types, I WILL notice you, and deeply appreciate you. :)
7. More than 1 post a day is really not so good, unless you have good reason, or goal. Just, back away from the keys, and get another hobby.
8. Retweet. Retweet/pass along your good blog finds, and often others will do the same about the good content they find on your blog.
9. Decide how often you will post, and stick to it. If it's once per day, once per week, or whatever, be consistent. People get into habits, so it's a nuisance for them to wait around for 10 days for your new stuff every day, without getting way too sick of it. They may move on to other material, but it's quite likely they'll get out of the habit of stopping by. Not good for you. Don't teach them they can't rely on you. Give them a reason to keep you a habit.
10. Interconnect your writing updates. If you have more than one blog, or social media tool, link them up, as one, to inform the visitors, so everyone you are connected to gets a headline of your newest article when it goes up, in one swift maneuver.
What are your best tips?
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2 comments:
Way to put the golden rule into blogging Lisa. Great tips! Consistency is quite possibly the Achilles heel for many bloggers. Ok..let me just speak for myself. :->
Anyways...I'll add one tip:
Choose topics that are sustainable. What I mean is, pick topics that you are deeply passionate about, and can see yourself writing about for at least a year. This will help to keep you going during those writing lulls.
I completely agree, for most topics, Veron. Blogs like the news/current-events type ones change, but they are still "newsy". This kind of blogger should be able to sustain that, and a passion for that type of thing. Most aren't, but they should be able to stay on topic fairly well.
Also, I will ADD something new. Some posts can and will be ones that will be classics (ever-relevant) while others will be obsolete almost immediately. I believe it's best to typically have no worse than a 5:1 ratio of Ever-relevant against Time-sensitive posts. (Unless your blog is a literal up-to-the-minute kind. Which requires TONS of work!)
Awesome to hear from you, Veron!
~Lisa
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