Blogs are popular ways to create an online presence for personal and business reasons. You can build a blog for free and begin posting content right away. But, what good is that content if no one is reading it? Here are five ideas to bring in the traffic your blog needs to survive.
Of all the successful blogs on the Internet, hundreds more have failed. Running a blog is like running a business website. Unless you are willing to put the time in and treat it seriously, you won’t be blogging long.
That is not to say that the failed bloggers weren’t serious about blogging. Mostly, new bloggers aren’t prepared for the work that goes into creating a successful blog. Just building the blog doesn’t mean that people will necessary come to you. You have to pursue the audience and give them a reason to see what you have to say.
1. Fresh Content – No one wants to visit a blog day after day and see the same posts. Decide how often you’re going to update your blog, then be consistent. If you can only post once a week, then post EVERY week. If you’re going to post 3 times a week or 5 times a week, just maintain that schedule. This will be easier if you write several posts ahead of time and upload them at the appropriate times.
2. Article Marketing – The niche you’ve chosen for your blog should be one that interests you. If it is interesting you will spend more time doing it. Create content not only for your blog but also to be submitted to article directories. Use the resource box to advertise your blog so people can find you.
3. Social Networking – These sites are everywhere. Join Facebook, MySpace, Squidoo, Twitter or a dozen others and make connections. You can join groups of like-minded people who are also bloggers or entrepreneurs.
4. Viral Marketing – This is where you spread the word about your blog. Talk to friends, family and even strangers. Give out business cards that have your blog address on them. This also includes writing interesting and controversial content that people will share with others via their social networks.
5. Use RSS Feeds – RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” Readers can subscribe to your feed and get email updates when new content is posted. It is an easy way for them to keep up with your blog without spending all day online.
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A long time thinking over the question of monetization of social networks, and this is what came into my head …
And what if the share part of advertising money from users. And to do it this way:
Create an advertising area where the ads will vary in an arbitrary time will run the applet in the form of a slot machine to which need to click myshkoy, those clicks will process server and distribute the gains among those who have something Goco match (this is for example, can be and what else game algorithm lay). The point I think is understandable.
I would like to hear people’s opinions ..
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That sounds quite complicated. I’m not quite sure what you’re asking. It may be beyond the scope of this blog! good luck in your search.
Kari