Simple Advice for Blogging

Become A Blogger With This Simple Advice

 

Posted on March 20th, 2013 by Paul Davey

 

Blogging can seem like a form of technology that is elusive to the ordinary business person, but that is far from reality. Online blogs are merely a form of communication between a website owner and the visitors who choose to click on the URL. Make it worth their time by creating informative and entertaining blog posts. Read on to learn how.

To increase traffic to your blog it is a good idea to vary the format of your posts. A page of text doesn’t usually appeal or attract visitors. It’s best to mix things up a bit. Post a video, add some links to other places on the net that will inform and entertain your readers or consider a photo set once in a while. Variety in your presentation will keep your visitors coming back.

A great tip for generating additional readers to your blog is to make an RSS widget on WidgetBox. Allow your readers to embed this widget on their blogs if they would like to. By giving your readers this option, they will feel like you generally care about them, and they’ll be more likely to keep visiting your blog.

The content of your blog should consist of high quality work. Before you post it, proofread your blog entry, to ensure that it is free from grammatical and typographical errors. You may also wish to have someone else read it, as a secondary proofreader and to ensure that the content is interesting to read.
Even if you touch on topics that may seem controversial, incorporate some humor into your posts. Not all humor needs to be laugh out loud funny. Dry humor can still lighten up the mood a bit, while adding thought provoking comments to your post’s dialogue. This will also help to stimulate more conversations as you become more approachable.

Be friendly and engage your readers. Don’t just post to your blog and disappear. When you start receiving comments on your post, reply to them. It will engage your readers, and show you to be the friendly and caring blogger you are. Knowing that their comments will be read and responded to will also encourage your readers to return to your blog again and again.

Take the time to apply the techniques learned in this article to your own blogging efforts. You will soon be reaping the benefits of increased sales and more satisfied customers, who feel a personal connection to you and your company.

Start blogging today with renewed confidence and a fresh approach.