Written on January 31st, 2007 at 04:01 am by Darren Rowse
23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog
Over the weekend I ran an ‘open mike’ discussion which asked the question of How do you find Readers for Your Blog?
There were quite a few responses to the question - some of which went a little unnoticed as they were moderated until I got home. So I thought I’d summarize some of the main themes that arose in the discussion with a few quotes from those who left comments.
For the full series of comments see the post - but here are the main themes listed in no particular order except that they are vaguely the order that people submitted them in (keep in mind that these ideas come from readers - not all of them will be for everyone):
1. Comment on Related Blogs - raising4boys writes - “Commenting on related blogs is probably the most effective strategy early on in the process. And responding to comments when people leave them on your blog (this encourages them to keep coming back).” And from Brody - “I visit other blogs in my niche, add them to my feed and participate in the discussion on their blogs via the comments. Writing interesting comments often gets people to click through to see your site.”
2. Join Forums - elprezidente writes - “I’ve found that one very quick way to infuse readers to a new blog is to be active in discussion forums related to your blog topic. Locate posts that ask for help with something you are familiar with and share your experience.”
3. Write Effective Post Titles - Aziz writes - “Simple and to the point. The title should create an instant urge to read the entire post… But of course it should be related to the topic of your blog”
4. Interviews - Ollie writes - “One example being to interview fellow bloggers who are in the same niche as me. This has gone down well, and has been great for both myself and the interviewee as traffic flows between us.”
5. Persist - Dan Norman writes - “Persistence is key. After starting up a new blog last month and letting go of another this month, I notice that traffic (quality traffic) doesn’t happen over night. On my last site, I think it took 6 months before ASK.com found me.”
6. Connect with Local Bloggers - Rob O writes - “The other thing I’ve been doing just recently is connecting up with other bloggers in my city and the neighboring towns. We’ve got something of a link exchange going and a nice side-effect to this is that I/we have discovered that there are quite a few more bloggers and/or website authors in the area than ever expected.”
7. Give Away Free Stuff - Peterandrej writes - “I’ve had some success with giving away free stuff, like free templates for WordPress. It doesn’t give me lot of new readers, because my blog is written in Norwegian, but the templates give lots and lots of new links to the blog, giving it a much better pagerank in Google, which in turn should mean more readers from search-engines.”
8. Be Opinionated - Trent writes - “Be opinionated, but encourage opposing viewpoints in the comments. Opinionated makes you interesting - encouraging other perspectives makes you essential.”
9. Ask Questions of Other Bloggers - Trent also writes - “Ask questions of other moderately successful bloggers and try to network. If you shoot too high, you’ll often get blown off because these people have so much stuff to read and deal with.”
10. Use Trackbacks - Maki writes - “Sending highly creative and penetrating trackbacks about a blogger’s original post.”
11. Advertise - Mike Panic writes - “Buy advertising space on related websites.”
12. Educate Readers about RSS - Mike Panic writes - “With the most recent blog I launched I created a page in WordPress called Feeds which not only has the RSS icon on it but a description of what a “feed” is and what are some of the most common ways to subscribe and use feeds, mostly pulled from a CC article.”
13. Offline Promotion - Mike Panic writes - “Talk to friends, family and coworkers about them… you’d be surprised how much the traditional way of “networking” really does work…. also Business cards, depending which blog I’ll post on a community board at a grocery store.
14. Search Engine Optimization - Michelle writes - “Properly optimizing my blog has been a big boost to my readership. Once I figured out how to play around with SEO I started getting a regular 25-35% of my hits from Google.”
15. Quality Content (mentioned by many) - ilker writes - “Posting only quality content.. obviously! Better posts are discussed more, increasing both the number of comments and references in other blogs.”
16. Blog Carnivals - Slade writes - “submitting posts to Blog Carnivals”
17. Memes - Leanne writes - “I’ve picked up a handful of wonderful friends and readers through initiating the “Thursday Thirteen”. Yeah, a meme. Bloggers want to know about bloggers, not just the business aspect of it but the *person* writing the blog. Reading a quick list of “getting to know me” type tidbits gives me instant inside information on whether or not I will become a regular visitor. Some participants have used it solely to gain business, but frankly I think that turns people away. People are interested in people first, and what they do second. It works.”
18. Frequent Posting - baggage writes - “I also try to post frequently. I find that the more I post, the more readers I have. The less comments, but the more readers.”
19. Guest Bloggers - Random Good Stuff writes - “I invite other bloggers to guest blog and allow always one link back to their site. I have 3 active guest authors … and in return they link to my site from time to time.”
20. Get Links from Other Blogs - Jamdo writes - “Getting mentioned on other sites and blogs in the same niche, I think, has been the best way to get a readership who keeps returning to a blog. Make contact with other bloggers in yoru niche via comments, email, AIM, skype, homing pigeons - whatever.”
21. Newsletters - Adrian writes - “The Zookoda newsletter provides nice spikes and people tend to forward the newsletter to their friends.”
22. Social Networks - Ilya writes - “Submit your story to Digg and reddit and, regardless of whether it makes the front page or not, you get 50-100 free hits. The easiest way to generate quick exposure. Failing that, comment frequently on blogs that you like. With any luck, the blog author will want to find out more about you, follow the link to your blog, and perhaps write a post referencing one of your posts.”
23. Pitch Your Posts - Marty Weil writes - “I view other bloggers as a PR pros view journalists working in traditional media. I reach out to bloggers using tactics successfully employed in the world of professional media relations. For instance, I “pitch” specific posts that they might find adds value to topics they are writing about. I also send email introducing them to my blog, but only if there’s a good fit between my blog and theirs. The key is to be very selective in approaching the “media gatekeeper”–just as successful and smart media relations people do.”
198 Responses to “23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog”
brem
January 31st, 2007 4:54 am
Great summary. Just shy of 25! :)
David
January 31st, 2007 5:53 am
Superb post, Darren. Very well put together.
I’m going to come back to this one over time.
David
Leroy Brown
January 31st, 2007 6:29 am
#8 is huge - opinions matter. No one likes to read neutral, boring posts, they like passion. Whether or not they agree with it is something else, but it definitely encourages comments and interaction.
Huy Sedu
January 31st, 2007 6:59 am
Darren, what’s the max number of posts you shouldn’t go over ?
I feel that posting more than 1 or 2 is useless. If I do that everyday, won’t my earlier posts just get buried under the pile of the new ones ? Somehow I feel the content just get lost…
Peter Flaschner
January 31st, 2007 7:42 am
Here’s another tip (this sounds totally self-serving, but it’s not!): have a great design, and submit your site to the various design galleries. This can lead to a pretty significant traffic stream depending on how many galleries pick up your site.
Nicholas
January 31st, 2007 7:44 am
Social Networks are definitely one of the great ways to get the word out. It’s exactly what it says.. social network… you shouldn’t blog in your own world if you want readers…
Mike
January 31st, 2007 7:51 am
Another thing that keep in mind when you read the comments on other blogs. The people that leave a lot of good comments are the people who’s sites you should go visit. They might notice your comments/links and become a good a regular good commenter on your site.
Chris Lodge
January 31st, 2007 8:03 am
No.22 is likely to get you banned by the dirty Diggers for spamming..
Whenever I add a site to my blogroll, I make a post about the site and how good it is etc. I mean it genuinely, but 9 times out of 10 you’ll get a link in return, and occasionally they’ll write a post about you as well.
Michael
January 31st, 2007 8:09 am
Here’s a cool post with a graphic of what can happen when you post the right comment at the right time:
http://amateurblogging.blogspot.com/2007/01/strategic-comments-go-long-way.html
Scott Howard
January 31st, 2007 8:41 am
Forums are great to submit your blog too so you can draw newcomers to your blog. For instance, I have shared my blog to one forum in particular that is related to my blog niche and I have had about 250 newcomers from that one post.
Grayson De Ritis
January 31st, 2007 8:43 am
By far one your most helpful/informative posts recently, Darren. Thank you for putting this together.
jhay
January 31st, 2007 9:14 am
A wonderful list of resources. Another must read for bloggers especially beginners.
Nathan
January 31st, 2007 9:28 am
I agree with Chris, posting your blog to digg can be tricky. You have to have content that you feel comfortable submitting to social sites like digg, making sure the post is beneficial to the average digger.
One of the questions you should ask before starting your blog I wrote a couple of days ago was:
“Do you have time to write at least 4 posts per week? As a blogger, I find it hard to recommend (with few exceptions) a blogger who doesn’t post much.”
I stand by that. It’s hard to convince a blogger to send traffic your way if they’re not sure that you are going to routinely post fresh compelling content.
I also wrote an RSS tutorial for my site to encourage readers to subscribe to my feed, and I added a pretty big feed icon to my sidebar so that no one can miss is. I hate it when blogs make it hard to subscribe.
Good tips Darren! The “give away free stuff” is very effective for enticing new subscribers. I did it with my site too.
Allen.H
January 31st, 2007 9:52 am
Fantastic. I should look into getting that Zodooka newsletter feature on my blog, anyone else using it?
Allen.H
Thilak
January 31st, 2007 1:06 pm
I partially disagree with tip #7, Giving things away for free works, but its a different case for themes and plugins. They might give you a free link back and increase your Technorati ranking, but it hardly affect your pagerank because most searchbots hardly crawl 3/4th of the page.
Karen
January 31st, 2007 1:11 pm
Great as usual.
I do wonder sometimes about how helpful/ important leaving comments on other like-minded sites can be though. You may not get reciprocal comments in return because they’re in fact in ‘competition’ with you. Those other bloggers might think you’re trying to cut their grass (ie take their readers). That’s just what I’ve been wondering lately.
I also wonder sometimes about blog carnivals. Yes, you might generate an extra link or two, but I guess it’s the same reason as above.
*shrug* maybe I’m just in a ‘glass half full’ kind of mood today. It’d be nice if someone could tell me I’m wrong about my musings….
Cheers, Karen
Karen
January 31st, 2007 1:13 pm
of course, I meant to say ‘glass half empty’. freudian slip.
Anton
January 31st, 2007 1:22 pm
Superb summary! It really useful for beginner blogger like. Sometimes, I get confused how to raise my traffic, but after I read this, I’ve got an inspiration! Thumbs up for you, I really like this article. I’ve been added this site in my technorati favorites so I can read another useful article
Anton
George
January 31st, 2007 2:24 pm
Huy said,
>what’s the max number of posts you shouldn’t go over ?
I am not Darren and would like to here his opinion, but my personal opinion is that there is no max. The more content the better. Take a website like ESPN. They put out tons of news stories all day long, if you want to find out the latest in sports you go there. I don’t really see a difference with blogs. If you look at many of the top blogs you will see 5 or more posts a day.
Now, it may also depend on your blog’s niche. If you write about television shows, you could probably write 10-20 posts a day and not cover all the news. But on a blog where you write 3000 word how to posts, 1 post a day is good.
Most importantly, you should enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy writing a lot of posts then don’t do it. If you do, then why not?
At least that’s my thought on the topic.
Michelle
January 31st, 2007 4:28 pm
Another great list. And I think it demonstrates perfectly the bottom line that there isn’t a magic formula to getting readers, it’s a matter of many small yet significant things coordinating together–supported by time, patience and content.
Darren Rowse
January 31st, 2007 5:42 pm
with regard to how many posts should a blogger post - I’ve written on the topic previous here. Hope that gives a good idea of what I think.
René Kriest
January 31st, 2007 7:01 pm
Another thing is targeting on a niche.
If you offer very specialized and specific information about a topic that isn´t covered by many bloggers.
This is what I experienced with my blog http://www.depressionsblog.com My targeted audience are people who have to deal with clinical depression.
What´s so special about it? Well this time mainly depressed people write about coping whit there illness 24 hours a day. Usually only psychiatrist etc. are talking about this illness and give tips. My point of view is, that depressed people have the better tips.
I gained much traffic blogging this way.
Finally you should response to every comment as soon as possible and engage people in conversations. This way people think that they are involved. Many people tell their friends about this “friendly” blog.
Also a little compentition can help you getting readers. I tested it. I asked for help. I wanted my readers to increase my hit rate by telling other folks about this blog. It worked fine. This way I initiated a little viral marketing. This only works if readers trust you. So stay on track and comment a lot! :)
Regards,
René Kriest
STUDIO7DESIGNS
January 31st, 2007 7:28 pm
I do most of the above but to promote my site which has many sections that are extensions of my interests.
Submit your stories to digg is a great one… try to keep the blog posts interesting and to the point if you are rushing them out.. dont try to fill them with pages of filler… horrible!
Great read, Dugg for sure and also having an easy to click RSS feed bookmark right after a kick arse article helps big time!
Thanks!
Kane
January 31st, 2007 7:42 pm
I think the quality of content is the most important one - it’s what people want to see.
John
January 31st, 2007 7:47 pm
very good summary! thanks
Josiah Pugh
January 31st, 2007 8:14 pm
Great ideas. I hadn’t thought of some of these but will keep them in mind from now on.
Piyal
January 31st, 2007 8:27 pm
Very good post. I am a new blogger. I think this will help me.
haiyangkang
January 31st, 2007 8:49 pm
but what the most important is that make your blog contain more information which deserved to be read.
Richie
January 31st, 2007 8:51 pm
So far I’ve held back from submitting my posts to reddit or digg in the belief that they would be considered spam.
Given that number 22 is to do just this, I take it that etiquette doesn’t forbid submitting your own posts?
What have other people’s experiences been with this issue?
Venkata Krishna Nalamothu
January 31st, 2007 8:59 pm
I am unable to post more than 3 posta a day. My traffic is stagnant in the January. I will apply some of the tips. I am optimistic about future traffic.
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January 31st, 2007 9:45 pm
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Ali
January 31st, 2007 10:28 pm
The digg and reddit crowd are at most times hypocritical marking blogs that appear for the first time as spam, a good example is johnchow.com, and blogs that they just happen to favor get dugg or tagged popular every single time a post is submitted.
If you submit your own blog make sure you do at the most opportune time to submit to digg during daylight hours in the US, otherwise forget about it.
The closer you get to the front page the more chances your blog will get marked as spam if some zealots are online at the same time.
Tread at your own cost.
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Hayabusa Guy
January 31st, 2007 10:43 pm
Someone mentioned just shy of 25, I’m glad you didn’t just make up 2 more. I think its amusing when people have lists that are always 7,25,10,50,100 etc lol.
Kris
January 31st, 2007 10:52 pm
Finally I know how to increase my puny traffic :)
Thanks Darren for the summary.
Ronald Lewis
January 31st, 2007 11:15 pm
Great ideas, folks. I probably use 50% of them, however, attracting visitors is a daily pursuit as many of us know.
With regard to interviews, I have a podcast dedicated to them where I’ve interviewed Craigslist’s Craig Newmark, Digg’s Kevin Rose, etc., but it’s still somewhat of a secret until more people discover it.
It’s like having a gigantic “Open” sign on a major road, and you’re combing your fur anticipating the surge of interest. :)
Leanne
January 31st, 2007 11:18 pm
Wow - thank you, Darren. :)
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February 1st, 2007 12:06 am
Some really great tips. I don’t have a blog, but the advice here really are informative.
One thing about forums though, is to be careful to obey by their rules. Many communities pick on newbies.
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February 1st, 2007 12:23 am
Pretty good list, thanks to your readers.
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February 1st, 2007 1:34 am
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February 1st, 2007 1:58 am
One may get new readers by being on digg or whatever, but will they come back????
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Alex
February 1st, 2007 2:40 am
Hi, I just started a blog today and I was amazed that I had already done a lot of the steps listed here. The only link I currently have is to my friends new flash game site though. I am trying the next step; NETWORKING of course! If anybody is interested in it, I have posted my paper debunking the bible and introducing to many people the Deist religion. Please feel free to comment and please visit! Just click my name. Thanks, Alex.
Stock Car Gazette
February 1st, 2007 2:40 am
Great list, Darren. I will definately make use of these suggestions, and also the ones in the comments!
Nathan
February 1st, 2007 2:49 am
Darren,
I took a look at your post on posting frequency and learned a lot. Thanks for referring me to it. I totally agree, especially with you last point. A regular posting schedule is important. Expectations are something you have to recognize.
One other quick tip from my (very limited) experience. When you see your traffic boost or your feed subscriptions rise drastically in a matter of only a couple of days, I like to try to “hook” the new readers with especially quality content. The last thing I want to see as a new subscriber to a blog is really crappy posts (or none at all) in the first few days of my subscription.
Thought I’d pass that along
Nathan
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February 1st, 2007 3:02 am
12. Educate Readers about RSS
Under my subscription options I have a link to “Learn How To Subscribe” describing the methods used. It links to this page: http://fak3r.com/subscribe
Kanwal
February 1st, 2007 3:46 am
How about releasing your customized theme for the masses? This will help others with blog search engine optimization. I have find that has helped my site alot.
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February 1st, 2007 5:05 am
Re: 18.
Is 13 posts daily too little or too much? My blog’s primarily a news site.
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February 1st, 2007 9:48 am
Those are really fantastic tips. I must admit I haven’t been doing most of them, but surely they are giving me some kind of hints.
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Some great ideas I hadn’t really thought of yet. Thanks.
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February 1st, 2007 11:57 am
thanks for this very useful list. i blog purely for the pleasure of writing, but then as i get to interact with more people, i’m getting hooked.
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February 1st, 2007 10:12 pm
I like how you took all the comments from before and made it into a post of nice list.. cheers!
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February 1st, 2007 11:58 pm
I have another thought to add that comes from my experience. My blog (relatively new) is aimed at a very specific audience in that it gives advice in the area of technical theater, and is most beneficial to students or young professionals in the industry. Many of the above mentioned methods simply don’t work well for me because there are not a lot of people blogging about tech theater. Therefore, I’ve been contacting individual educational institutions and smaller theater groups that I believe have students or members who would have a lot to gain from my posts. It’s been extremely successful in gaining readers in a very short period of time, although I don’t have a lot of commenting going on.
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[…] Information is something you always need and never seem to have the perfect place to store all that you have. If you are like me you find all sorts of great sites as you click around the web just bursting with information you really want to keep. Now that I am seriously attempting to develop this blog, I need a place to store all those great pages of information I find. Things like “Six Top Linking Strategies” from JohnChow.Com or the “23 Ideas for finding new readers for your blog” by Darrin Rowse from ProBlogger. […]
bernie
February 23rd, 2007 2:17 pm
Oddly enough I linked to you from 13 things 23 but am unable to find a TB URL to send you a ping.
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February 25th, 2007 6:25 am
[…] 10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers | Copyblogger The answer to the question, “How did you get 6,000 subscribers in 10 months?“. See also Darren Rowse’s 23 tips to get more readers for your blog. Between the two they cover all bases. […]
Beguinners Guide to SEO
February 27th, 2007 7:47 am
Wowww, excelent guide, I am just doing a post on my blog: http://seopractices.wordpress.com about best resources for blogging, I will be linking to your site, thanks.
Double Martini
February 28th, 2007 3:07 pm
These tips and hints are WAY more useful than the occasional threat of physical violence, blackmail and extortion that I usually use to ‘encourage’ my friends, family and acquaintances visit my blog to increase traffic and leave comments. I have been toggling back and forth putting some of these tips in action as I read the post and comments. I’m pretty new to blogging and know almost nothing about creating and maintaining a blog and have been learning by trial and mostly error. Thanks, I needed this!
The best ways of attracting readers to your blog. According to other people. « Tech for PR
March 2nd, 2007 4:12 am
[…] I’ve only gotten started, but I’ve decided to create a living document that looks at what blogs (such as Chrisg.com, Techzi, Problogger.net, seomoz.org, Daily Blog Tips) have to say. Obviously I’m missing a ton of very influential sites here, but I’m just getting started. I’ll be sure to post updates. In the meantime… […]
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April 2nd, 2007 12:22 am
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April 18th, 2007 10:54 pm
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April 25th, 2007 1:21 am
[…] of information I find. Things like “Six Top Linking Strategies” from JohnChow.Com or the “23 Ideas for finding new readers for your blog” by Darrin Rowse from […]
muhabbet
May 1st, 2007 3:41 am
See this blog post for a bunch of ideas on how to increase the readership of your blog
Chat
May 1st, 2007 10:18 pm
See this blog post for a bunch of ideas on how to increase the readership of your blog
Voland
May 4th, 2007 10:42 pm
More or less nothing seems worth doing. I haven’t been up to anything today. My mind is like a void.
Tavla
May 5th, 2007 8:31 am
Hi, I just started a blog today and I was amazed that I had already done a lot of the steps listed here. The only link I currently have is to my friends new flash game site though. I am trying the next step; NETWORKING of course! If anybody is interested in it, I have posted my paper debunking the bible and introducing to many people the Deist religion. Please feel free to comment and please visit! Just click my name. Thanks,
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May 6th, 2007 2:43 pm
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Anti-Racist
May 11th, 2007 2:34 am
Wow just good input, thank you much.
resimler
May 23rd, 2007 2:01 pm
Fantastic. I should look into getting that Zodooka newsletter feature on my blog, anyone else using it?
şarkı sözü
May 28th, 2007 1:54 am
My blog (relatively new) is aimed at a very specific audience in that it gives advice in the area of technical theater, and is most beneficial to students or young professionals in the industry. Many of the above mentioned methods simply don’t work well for me because there are not a lot of people blogging about tech theater
şarkı sözü
May 28th, 2007 1:56 am
The key is to be very selective in approaching the “media gatekeeper”–just as successful and smart media relations people do.”
chat
May 31st, 2007 3:54 am
Thank you
Valentin
June 4th, 2007 8:41 pm
Hi there, Darren.
I would like to ad a 24-th one :
BE SUBTLE.
(Just that. No more “clues” about. You sure know what I want to say … and probably many also, while some allready do it, even if not on purpose ..)
BE EXTENDED and FLEXIBLE.
(Require a bit more feedback than just comments ..)
OVERCOVER IT.
(including, but not limited to, be one step advance of competitors. Imagination is a “must”.)
READ (and comment) YOUR BEST COMPETITORS.
(I think is no need for further explanations …)
See ya soon, Darren :-)
Güzel Resimler
June 14th, 2007 1:21 am
I think joining forums is very important. I tried this strategy and now I have lots of visitors coming from forums.
resimleri
June 26th, 2007 10:44 am
Wow! thanks Andy, this is a great advice for me that I’m just starting. Here in Mexico it’s so common to ask for discounts, but also it’s true that sometimes you must say no.
I think that the most important thing it’s to be confident that you’re giving excellent services to your clients, and that’s why the new clients are looking you.
William
July 28th, 2007 12:10 am
Hi,
Sell blog posts in forums…
You will get content and money.
- William :)
Mateo S
July 31st, 2007 10:48 am
Definitely one of the better group of suggestions i’ve seen.
The Dog
August 20th, 2007 5:32 am
Quality content is in the eye of the beholder. Many blogs consist of inane ramblings of pubescent snots. Yet those blogs get a lot of traffic.
Catering to the audience maturity or immaturity levels may be an overlooked area worth considering to increase readership.
I actually think Blogs aimed at seniors will see growth in the next few years…and they don’t want stupid posts about Britney.
Lezbiyen
August 22nd, 2007 7:56 am
See this blog post for a bunch of ideas on how to increase the readership of your blog
Amritbir Kaur
August 26th, 2007 1:25 pm
Great ideas! You know I have already started practising upon them. I am following your instructions in point 1.
komik videolar
September 9th, 2007 9:26 pm
I thought answers and google talk should get more traffic..
txrealestatemall
September 17th, 2007 10:57 am
There were quite a few responses to the question -
tuvie
September 17th, 2007 10:56 pm
getting link from other blogs is quite difficult if our blog is new, they usually ignore it, till we have at least PR3.
Video Klip
September 21st, 2007 7:49 pm
I thought answers and google talk should get more traffic..
ProBlogger - 3 Years
September 23rd, 2007 12:50 pm
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yosax
September 24th, 2007 4:56 am
Great list, Darren. I will definately make use of these suggestions.
Alan
September 24th, 2007 5:54 am
Very handy tips Darren.. my site is slowly getting there from following your tips!
Thanks
Alan
makemesomemoney.co.uk
Fatih
September 27th, 2007 8:10 am
By far one your most helpful/informative posts recently, Darren. Thank you for putting this together.
Notld
September 27th, 2007 8:11 am
I thought answers and google talk should get more traffic..
koimik videolar
October 2nd, 2007 12:17 am
Thank you
Daniel
October 11th, 2007 2:01 am
These will help the new bloggers. What goes around comes around basis. These are very practical and it works.
Chat
October 17th, 2007 9:51 am
These will help the new bloggers. What goes around comes around basis. These are very practical and it works.
Komik
October 21st, 2007 9:06 pm
Great list, Darren. I will definately make use of these suggestions.
ödev kapakları
October 29th, 2007 12:26 pm
Run around naked during a snow storm in Katrineholm, Sweden passing out business cards with your blog’s URL on it. Now that is a sure fire way to get people interested in your blog. Do the same outside a television station–before the police arrive–and you can really get some blog attention
Komik Video
November 10th, 2007 3:08 am
The key is to be very selective in approaching the “media gatekeeper”
aşk şiirleri
November 10th, 2007 3:09 am
I thought answers and google talk should get more traffic..
kurtlar vadisi pusu
November 16th, 2007 3:42 am
thanks you all These are very practical problogger.net thanks all
şiir
November 22nd, 2007 2:35 am
These will help the new bloggers. Thanks
Visual Basic Örnekleri
November 27th, 2007 8:36 am
Run around naked during a snow storm in Katrineholm, Sweden passing out business cards with your blog’s URL on it. Now that is a sure fire way to get people interested in your blog. Do the same outside a television station–before the police arrive–and you can really get some blog attention
muhabbet
January 3rd, 2008 9:13 pm
These will help the new bloggers. Thanks
forum
January 5th, 2008 9:49 am
These will help the new bloggers. What goes around comes around basis. These are very practical and it works.
m07
January 19th, 2008 4:47 am
this will help me out.thanx
Komsu.net
January 24th, 2008 2:49 pm
These will help the new bloggers. What goes around comes around basis. These are very practical and it works.
resimler
February 9th, 2008 11:37 pm
getting link from other blogs is quite difficult if our blog is new, they usually ignore it, till we have at least PR3.
Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu
February 12th, 2008 9:30 am
You not use this reader finding ways :D Because not need big reader community
muhabbet
February 14th, 2008 2:45 am
These will help the bloggers. Thanks
umre turları
February 19th, 2008 8:55 am
thanks you all These are very practical problogger.net thanks all
3d emoticons
February 24th, 2008 3:34 pm
Great list, Darren. I will definately make use of these suggestions.
travesti
February 28th, 2008 8:58 pm
Finally I know how to increase my puny traffic :)
Thanks Darren for the summary.
chat
March 1st, 2008 8:28 pm
Finally I know how to increase my puny traffic :)
Thanks Darren for the summary.
azlio
March 6th, 2008 7:06 am
Good list, Darren. I will make use of these suggestions.
Pc
March 11th, 2008 5:09 am
Finally I know how to increase my puny traffic :)
You not use this reader finding ways :D Because not need big reader community
halter
March 19th, 2008 6:17 am
“Be opinionated, but encourage opposing viewpoints in the comments. Opinionated makes you interesting - encouraging other perspectives makes you essential.”
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March 19th, 2008 6:18 am
Opinionated makes you interesting - encouraging other perspectives makes you essential.”
Bilgisayar
March 20th, 2008 5:35 am
Superb summary! It really useful for beginner blogger like. Sometimes, I get confused how to raise my traffic, but after I read this, I’ve got an inspiration! Thumbs up for you, I really like this article. I’ve been added this site in my technorati favorites so I can read another useful article
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March 22nd, 2008 1:44 pm
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güzel sözler
March 25th, 2008 8:48 am
” Opinionated makes you interesting - encouraging other perspectives makes you essential.”
thankss !
muhabbet
March 29th, 2008 4:17 am
Finally I know how to increase my puny traffic :)
Thanks Darren for the summary.
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April 16th, 2008 7:46 am
Good list, Darren. I will make use of these suggestions.
ilahiler
April 17th, 2008 11:14 am
thankss
corum
April 21st, 2008 7:33 am
thank you
porno
May 1st, 2008 9:22 am
really great article thank you man . i will use this methods and then i will post here results…thank you again.
Bernadette
May 8th, 2008 12:01 am
I own a country inn and restaurant at Mount Rainier, WA. After 30+ years of innkeeping, I have a lot of interesting stories to share. So, I started a blog. The purpose of the blog isn’t so much to advertise the inn—(my website is very successful) as it is to speak in the first person…sharing my experiences with interested readers. Innkeeping covers so much territory—food, interior design, people-stories, gardening, wine, travel, etc. etc.
I’d appreciate any suggestions or advice from seasoned bloggers.
alexanderscountryinn.blogspot.com
Thank you!
Bernadettte
travesti
May 13th, 2008 12:17 pm
I keep encountering the folowing problem. Anytime I add links in the dashboard, all my posts disappear and in the side bar appaers a message:
küresel ısınma
May 15th, 2008 5:46 am
Do a media release and get thousands of hits.. :)
Chetan
May 17th, 2008 10:15 pm
There is one more point that you forgot and that is avoiding grammatical and spelling mistakes in your blog posts.
Chetan
May 17th, 2008 10:23 pm
Did you see the spelling mistake in the above sentence. “your” has been written as “Yoru”. These small mistakes can , of course, snatch all your readers.
Amit Thakur
May 29th, 2008 9:55 pm
Really grate post and i ll follow your suggested ways with my blogs
zayıflama
June 9th, 2008 7:18 pm
I keep encountering the folowing problem. Anytime I add links in the dashboard, all my posts disappear and in the side bar appaers a message:
Seks
June 9th, 2008 7:18 pm
You not use this reader finding ways :D Because not need big reader community
Zayıflama
June 13th, 2008 4:18 am
I own a country inn and restaurant at Mount Rainier, WA. After 30+ years of innkeeping, I have a lot of interesting stories to share.
SEO Genius
June 19th, 2008 5:13 pm
Great article, i found it funny that most of the things they suggestested were tactics you had already mentioned, you can see that most bloggers copy or learn from one another.
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July 9th, 2008 10:14 pm
Superb summary! It really useful for beginner blogger like. Sometimes, I get confused how to raise my traffic, but after I read this, I’ve got an inspiration! Thumbs up for you, I really like this article. I’ve been added this site in my technorati favorites so I can read