How to Find Readers for Your Blog Fast
Posted in Blogging Tips on Jun 7th, 2011 |
People who just started blogging often wonder how to get readers for their blog as soon as possible. When you have just started blogging, there is an overwhelming excitement that you just cannot quench. You feel like you have endless things to write about and share with your readers. The problem is where are your readers? And so, you look for the fastest and most efficient way to get readers for your blog.
The quickest ways to get readers for your blog are not always the best ways to have a consistent audience. You may get a reader that will read on for a day or two but grow to be uninterested and eventually leave you. Therefore, while considering the fast methods of finding readers for your blog, you should also consider the methods on how to keep them.
So, here are some tips to get you started.
(BTW in case you are a newbie, you might also want to check out 15 Tips For A Successful Blog Launch.)
1. Social Networking
If you have a blog, you most probably have a facebook or twitter account. These two are the best places to start gathering readers for your blog. Just promote your blog on your wall or tweet about it. Who else would be more interested to read your posts than your friends and loved ones? The good compliments they will give would not hurt either.
If you have hundreds of facebook and twitter friends, well you just have found your blog a potential hundreds of readers. What is more to that is your friends and loved ones will surely not get tired of your posts so keeping this audience is not a problem at all.
2. Forums and other blogs
Let us say you want other readers aside from your friends and loved ones; that is what all bloggers want anyway. Besides, if you only want your posts to be read by friends and loved ones, you will be better off just making notes and tweets. So, if you want other people to read your blog, the first thing you have to do is let them know it exists.
The most efficient way to do this is to be active in posting on forums and commenting on other blogs, especially those that have the same niche as your blog. And when doing so, do not forget to include a link to your blog. This is a really fast way because people who get interested in your comments will surely take a good look at your blog right after they read your comment. So be sure to leave useful and interesting posts and comments in forums and blogs that are already popular.
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3. Aesthetical value
People nowadays are very visual so take advantage of it. Attract them to your blog by making it aesthetically pleasing. A blog with nothing but texts, texts and texts is just boring so do not forget to include amusing photos in your posts. Similarly, you want your blog to have a simple yet attractive and professional feel. Therefore, organize your sidebar. Nothing screams unprofessional louder than a cluttered sidebar. It just drives visitors away.
A nice font is also something that attracts audience. Make your font large and easy to read. That, on its own, will encourage people to read more and more of your posts. However, you should not overdo this. A really large font may be unattractive for some people and may look unprofessional.
4. Interact with your audience
Isn’t it just appalling when a blog owner does not respond to e-mails and comments? Hence, you should never take the comments and e-mails of your audience for granted and make them think of you as a snob. Respond to comments that are worth responding to. Negative comments should be handled with care. You do not want people to think that you do not accept criticisms. Always respond with respect, sincerity, and passion to cultivate good interaction with your audience. This way, your personality will attract readers. Most probably, they will also promote your blog to their friends.
Another good way of interacting with your audience is by making polls or surveys. Encouraging people to voice out their opinion on your blog will definitely help you earn readers.
5. Search Engine Optimization
Oh the wonders of Google! Probably the most effective and fastest way to get readers is by optimizing your blog and posts for search engines like Google and Bing. Millions of people search about countless things using search engines every day. These people, of course, read the first interesting thing that the search engine comes up with. Therefore, you must increase your chances of being found through search engines or better yet be on the first page when a search about your niche is made.
You can do this by using keywords on your posts with a certain density, making powerful headlines for your post titles, writing short yet informative descriptions for your post, and others.
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