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Friday, November 7, 2008

The Basics to Successful Blogging

By Raymond Tsai

Are you someone who is struggling to get traffic to your blog? Well you are not alone, as driving traffic to your blog is the number one thing that people want to accomplish - Not to mention that even some veterans find their readership diminish as time flies by.

Well how do you drive easy traffic?

The concept is simple- get your readers to advertise it for you! When a blogger writes something that his or her readers find to be useful and worth sharing, it's not uncommon for some of those readers to link to the post on their own blogs, or send it to friends whom they feel could benefit from reading it too!

Become attached with your audience.

Get to know your readers, and allow them to get to know you as well. Because we all know that readers' thoughts, opinions, and stories not only define who we are, but it represents us as a whole. Therefore building a firm connection with your audience is very important, as when a blogger develops a bond with his or her readers, they are much more inclined to recommend your blog to others.

Provide great content on a regular basis.

I believe one of the best strategies for writing a great post is to first establish a problem and then provide solutions, as this will develop into a little Q&A blog that provides information on what people are looking for. Your readers will then come to recognize your ability to help them with some of the problems they may have, and if your solutions produce great results, they'll often return, or perhaps recommend your articles to others who may be facing those same problems you helped solve.

Keep in mind, you need to have a loyal audience in order for the word to spread from person to person, and this typically does not happen with a new blog. Other methods of promotion are usually required to get the ball rolling, and must be adapted for several months before your blog can go viral. This is not always the case, but is a very common trend amongst successful blogs. Like a business, you must develop a strong brand and good reputation, and play an active role in your niche community.


Rays is starting a new blog at http://rays-blogs.blogspot.com/ You can learn more by visiting my blog~!

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