One of the emerging, most recent "trends", if one may loosely refer to it as such, among computer and internet literates (which are also called as Netizens or citizens of the World Wide Web) is blogging or making online journals or diaries of sorts. A blog is like an online newspaper or byline or column where a person writes things ranging from various topics like religion, politics, history, business, fashion, sports, etc. and even personal stuffs. A person can also posts pictures in a blog and those people who blog are called bloggers.
It is apparent that every blogger aims that his/her blog site would be regularly visited by as many people as possible and it also follows that every bloggers desires that his/her entries be read by fellow bloggers or by other web surfers (people who are currently accessing the internet/Web).
Creating traffic on one's blog site could be a difficult feat since there are hundreds upon hundreds of existing blogs out there waiting to be discovered and are crying for attention. If you are one of those serious bloggers whose chief objective is to be read by as many people as possible on a regular basis, then try to consider the following blogging tips stated below so your blog site can generate the ideal traffic that you so yearn for:
• Read, read and read.Simply put, keep yourself informed. Read newspapers, magazines, online forums and of course, blogs. By doing so, you can derive ideas for your next topic. You could also easily relate to fellow bloggers or to visitors when they mention something about a certain person or celebrity or current events. Of course you need not know everything but it pays to be knowledgeable on a broad range of topics and to be up to date about the matters taking place around you.
• Welcome new readers/visitors and attend to them immediately.If there are new readers or new persons who posted comments in your entries, try to respond to their comments as soon as you can so that it could pave way for an interaction which will in turn, encourage the readers to revisit your site. Also, you may just simply thank them for taking time to visit your site. This is good P.R. for your site. Take that opportunity also to orient them a bit about your blog or about your other entries. Who knows? They might spread the word about your blog and on how accommodating and friendly you are.
If the reader happens to be keeping a blog also then visit his/her site and try to leave a message or a comment. It's like a give-and-take relationship.
• Post appropriate pictures.
If there's an available picture that could well correspond to an entry that you wrote, then post it since pictures could attract more readers and could give additional credibility or catchiness to your writing. Well, a captivating picture with a brief caption could actually already serve as an entry and could very well fish for commentaries.
• Participate in online forums or polls.
Make yourself known to others by engaging in those numerous online forums (you may choose what subjects or topics are you interested in). By doing so, the username you use actually serves as a link to your own blog site. If there would be readers who liked your comments or appreciate your views, it's highly probable that they will immediately click the link to your site and check for themselves who the "mysterious" participant is. You can also make friends through forums and the relationship that could be created could lead to visiting each other's respective sites.
• Keep your blog site simple but not boring, unique but not too visually empowering.
What's the use of a visually and even audibly impressive blog site it will take some precious time to download the whole page? Not all bloggers have their own PCs. Some just rent and for them time means money. Also, no matter how deep and inspiring and richly informative your entries are but if you use mismatched color schemes or fonts that are difficult to read then chances are, your prospective readers will leave your site and go to other blog sites that are visually-friendlier than yours.
Keep in mind the above mentioned tips and you can assure yourself that people, after reading your entries, will appreciate your blog and will be coming back for more.
Chris Braccus's experience in writing great articles prompted him to start an article directory both as a ground for potential writers to showcase their work as well as to teach new writers the art of writing for masses. Another article on blogging tips click here |
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