vendredi 17 avril 2015

Get Your Blog The Attention It Deserves

By Tennant Neil


Have you wanted to begin blogging but don't know how to start? Whether you need general blogging basics or are looking for specific tips for improving blog performance, this article is here to help. Forget about any fears you may have. Blogging has become so simple, thanks to new technologies, that anyone can do it successfully. Here are the basics to set you on the path to a successful blogging experience.

Avoid talking to yourself in your blog post. Don't treat it like a diary, instead only tell stories your readers will be interested in. You should also be wary of using first person writing unless you are writing about a relevant topic that will interest your viewers and keep them coming back for more.

Your blog should use search engine optimization. The more you understand SEO, the higher your rank in searches, and the more you can increase traffic to your blog. Choose specific, popular keywords to use in both your blog title and throughout the entry itself so that you will attract more readers.

Pay attention to what font you are using, the text size you choose, the color scheme you have in place and the title of your blog. All of these different factors affect how easily people can read what you have written. You want to make your blog user-friendly to everyone.

To help you get more traffic to your blog and keep up with the latest trends, you should focus some of your attention on submitting your post and blog links to social bookmarking sites. Sites such as Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, are all great places where you can submit your blog links.

Structure your posts so the reader can simply scan them to catch the gist. Those who read blogs are, as a rule, an impatient bunch. They flip back and forth between pages practically at the speed of light. If you want to get your message across, give them something that will catch their attention with just a quick scan.

It is important to maintain the health of your blog. This means ensuring that maintenance is being performed and that you're updating the blog to keep it current. This will prevent boredom from setting in with your readers. It will also keep your blog running smoothly.

If you can, you should make use of a custom WordPress theme. In today's time, readers have the ability to recognize themes that are very generic in nature. Using these generic themes are just fine as long as you change up your header design so that it is more unique.

Having active commentary on your blog is an effective way to maintain traffic. This is because comments are content just like blog articles. Readers will revisit your blog not only to read new articles, but also to see if anyone has left new comments. You can encourage commenting by asking questions and inquiring about your readers' perspectives in your blog articles. Responding to comments also encourages commenting.

If you have a day when you feel like you can get a lot of writing done, take advantage of it. You will find that you will have these days, and then you will also have other days where it will be hard for you to write anything at all.

See, it's simple! Sharing your words, pictures and videos through a blog has never been easier, and you'll also find it fun and rewarding. Once you get started, you'll enjoy the feedback from your readers and look forward to building your audience. The suggestions above will help you get started, but it's up to you to take that first step. Blog on!




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