The Wonderful World of Blogging

Seven tips to a successful blog

1. Connect with your readers.
People will remember you and keep on reading your posts if they can connect with you on a personal level. What better way for them to connect with you than if you make an ‘About page’ and add a welcoming message? On your ‘About’ page tell where you are from, what you like, what you dislike, you’re passions. I have found that I am more likely to read a blog if it has an ‘About’ page and a welcoming message than if a blog doesn’t have these posts. I feel more connected to the person.

2. Market your blog.
If you have a Myspace or Facebook, put a link on your profile. This will get the word out that you have a blog. Your friends and family will click on the link out of curiosity and hopefully LOVE what they find. :D Then they will spread the word that you have a blog and you will get more visitors. The day I posted my blog’s URL on facebook I got 140 visitors.



3. No fluffy stuff.
Give people your best work. Don’t just post information that has come off the top of your head. COME ON! Do some research; it’s not that hard. Google Alerts sends you information on the topic you are researching. I signed up for it and found it helpful. You will get more readers and followers if you give them quality information.

4. Be honest.
Don’t just tell people what they want to hear. Give your opinion, state why you think that way. People want to know YOUR opinion not someone else’s. Also, don’t go on and on about what you think. Give people a chance to digest your post.

5. First Impression.
I think that the most important part of your post is your headline. The second important part is your first few sentences. Ask a question that will make people curious and get them thinking. Use a famous person’s quote to prove your point. Give a shocking statistic, but make sure it’s relevant to your post. Visual appeal is also important. Someone might come to your blog to read an article of interest but leave right away if you blog isn’t colorful, or organized.

6. Proof Read.
Ask a family member’s opinion on your post. Have him look for grammar mistakes that you might have missed. You want people to be able to read what you write.

Complete Circle

7. Allow Feedback
Ask your readers to reply and give their opinions. This will show that you care what your readers think. This completes the circle of communication, first I connected with my readers, now their connecting with me.