How To Blog http://www.how-to-blog.com Your One Stop Source For Blogging Sat, 15 May 2010 04:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 How to Get More Readers Reading More of Your Blog Posts? http://www.how-to-blog.com/how-to-get-more-readers-reading-more-of-your-blog-posts/blog-traffic http://www.how-to-blog.com/how-to-get-more-readers-reading-more-of-your-blog-posts/blog-traffic#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:16:46 +0000 Brian http://www.how-to-blog.com/?p=272

They say you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. True…but you can definitely increase the chances that he will take at least a sip if you can get that horse to the water.

Sometimes that is how you have to approach your SEO marketing  campaign. If your blog exists but you do nothing to encourage people to read it, how will it help you with your web site development ?

Here are some tips to get people to your blog from Jim Lisi of Increase Local Visibility in Laguna Nigel California:

Mention the blog in your e-mail signature- E-mail is not obsolete. People still read and send e-mails everyday. Why not slip in a reference to your blog in your e-mail signature? Everyone won’t take the bait and click on the link, but some folks will. And speaking of e-mail…

Send an e-mail blast with a link a new blog post- While we know that you work to make sure each blog post has content of the highest quality, you should only do this every once in a while for really good blog posts. Make sure you ask people to comment and e-mail the blog post to friends and colleagues.

Encourage people to subscribe- True story: After getting an e-mail with a link to a new blog post, a friend said someone asked her to send them an e-mail with every new blog post. She encouraged that person to subscribe to her blog so the posts would arrive automatically.

With so much to read on the web, people are more likely to read your blog if it arrives in their inbox. This benefits you in many ways: First, you get regular readers who increase Your site SEO by visiting your blog on a regular basis. You also create an audience and boost your credibility when you can boast of having a good number of subscribers.

Source: http://seomarketing-increasevisibility.com/tips-to-get-more-readers-reading-more-of-your-blog-posts/

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This is the first question you need to ask yourself.

Blogging can be fun, rewarding, a great hobby, or a vent for your daily frustrations.

Regardless of why you are deciding to start a blog, my goal is to help you make the most of it by letting you in on the blogging secrets I’ve learned over the past three years. I’ve started many blogs in this period - all attracting 500-1500 people a day on average.

I’ve made mistakes, signed up for a lot of courses and discovered that “doing” is a lot easier than reading an instructional book or watching a video.

So my approach will be to walk you through the steps you need to follow… to create a blog that attracts a significant targeted readership.

Just follow along, building your blog as we go, you’ll have a great one in a few weeks. Now that I’ve done it a few times, I can get a blog started and attracting traffic in a day.

But first I need to share with you:

DON’T blog because you think you’ll make lots of money.

It is possible to make a living off of a blog, but it will take a lot of work.

If you strike a chord with enough readers - the money will be there. Focus on writing great content.

So set aside some time, get ready to invest $50, and let’s build a blog together.

Bookmark my site, or grab my RSS feed - I’ll be laying out the step-by-step over the next three weekends. (Yes I work for a living :{ )

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See The Whole Series Here:

Click Here to Watch the FREE Blogging Video Tutorials

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A video for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal.

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Remember that visual is as important as content. Type needs to be large enough to be readable and colors should be relaxing..

I came across this blog when I moved to Vancouver and was immediately attracted by the images and the style.

It has a great theme, and is very readable.

Remember to play with themes to find one that reflects your message.

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