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Do you have a blog with few or no readers? Are your blog posts without comments? Posting rich content regularly and not having people coming to read them can be very discouraging. The beauty of having a working blog is expressed in its ability to draw active readers and comments. Now, you can smile because below are simple but effective blogging tips on how to increase your blog readers and comments.

1. Find a loyal reader and commenter

Find someone who believes in you and would want to support you in your blogging. This can be a friend or a relative.  Comments from this person will draw visitors to read your post and will encourage them to also leave comments. When I started, I got my sister to read and leave comments on my blog posts.

2. Find blog buddies

You are not the only one in need of more blog readers and comments. Search for these bloggers and connect with them. Offer to exchange favours, that if they would subscribe to your blog and leave comments on each posts, you would do likewise on their blogs. Comments leave good impression about your blog… Continue reading

Business blogging is a different kettle of fish to blogging for money and that, in turn, is entirely different to blogging socially. The type of blog you manage will determine the voice, design, and style of your blog as well as the efforts you’re likely to put into promoting it.

A business blog needs to be professional as well as appear it. Regular posting on topics that your readers will genuinely find interesting can promote you as an expert in your field. A blog can keep the line of communication between you and potential customers open. It enables you to post relevant, keyword rich postings that encourage new traffic and help increase your client base. It’s far from an exhaustive list but below are ten tips to remember when blogging for business:1 – Set Your Goals Early In just about every guide you ever read it says “set your goals”; it might be a cliché but it’s true. With a business blog your most likely goal is to increase sales but other worthy goals can include: * Communicating with your existing or potential clients. * Relaying company news. * Answering queries… Continue reading

Get immediate website traffic and visitors by building a blog and optimizing your blog.

The truth is blogging is a great way to get traffic and if you are not blogging you are missing out. Why blogging?

Because a blog allows you to interact with your potential customers. It allows you to deepen the relationship and have them coming back and back again.

And honestly blogs are just too search engine friendly to do anything else.

You can use super powerful plugins that naturally increase traffic. Here are some tips for blogging success.

Social bookmark your blog posts automatically with social media plugins.

Onlywire, PingFM and HelloTXT are services that allow you to manage your social networking sites for free. You simply sign up and or eneter your details and then use a wordpress plugin to automatically post to these sites every time you post a new blog post.

Some of these services have around 50 accounts you can use. Smells like instant traffic to me.

Another great tip for instant web traffic is to submit your RSS (really simple syndication) feeds. Now this may seem a little silly but RSS feeds are powerful for link love.

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There are many steps that go into creating a successful blog. We all know the first step is to create it, but then what? After you have developed your blog, you need some effective ways to attract visitors. Below is a list of methods you could try.

1- Remember that word of mouth is one of the best marketing tools around, so make use of it, and brag as much as you like about your website to all and sundry. Also, make use of the numerous ways that you can use Craigslist to promote your blog. After all, Craigslist is like one big digital classifieds ad.

2- You should also become active on social bookmarking sites by choosing just a few and then becoming really active on them on a regular basis. Apart from giving you more creditability on the site, it will also drive more traffic to your blog as well. Make sure to visit the blogs of those people who write on similar topics, and then leave good comments there. You can also include a link to your blog in the “website” section on the comment form – this will… Continue reading

Successful blogging is not just about being the best writer on the web or even the most prolific. Being a successful blogger is about creating a connection with an audience by providing relevant content, nurturing that relationship with comments and links and keeping dialogue flowing. It takes a lot of effort and hard work to become a successful blogger. First you need to have a blogging strategy that is in line with your public relation and business goals. Next you have to provide relevant content. Most importantly you must conduct what is called Blogger Relations. Blogger relation is what blogging is all about, starting and maintaining a conversation. Unlike public relation or media relation where you are trying to pitch your story, with blogger relation, you initiate and participate in ongoing discussions with other bloggers and your target audience. As the conversation continues, you get to know the other players in your industry, gain credibility by listening as well as commenting and you gain new readers as other readers provide links back to your blog to give you credit for your ideas. The more you conduct Blogger Relation, the more… Continue reading