Comments on: 5 Tips for Getting Readers Viewing Your Old Blog Posts

By: hollywood-acting

hollywood-acting — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:39:02 +0000

i have had no success with old blogs not being read on my various websites. it is a great idea to have newsletter subscribers get an email with links to old, best stuff. thanks. i will try to figure out how to automate this.

By: Danial David

Danial David — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:59:07 +0000

It becomes a challenge to remember what you’ve got to link to, of course, but it does add a lot of value to newer posts.

By: J D Ebberly

J D Ebberly — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:21:10 +0000

That’s easy. Construct sneeze pages. Works every time.

By: Umbrella

Umbrella — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:43:48 +0000

You just got one more follower Darren:) Tons of great info.

I have never heard of the related post plugin. Will definetly try this one out.

My tactic that I use on my blogs to bring the old content in the light again is to have a small block of all time most commented blog posts. This always attracts new visitors attention and always gets a huge ammount of clicks.

Reposting a old article is sounds like a great idea too.

Bubble Umbrellas
July

By: Love

Love — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:04:44 +0000

Thanks for this. I already use the list on my heading. At the end of each month I place the articles I’ve written at the bottom of a pre-written page I have on my blog heading. This way all my articles get catalogued so they can be found by just clicking the appropriate heading at the top of my blog.

By: Bioidentical Hormones

Bioidentical Hormones — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:04:53 +0000

I like the idea of re-posting old articles (however, change them up a bit) and a “best of the best posts”. Also, using the wordpress related posts is a great idea because people will find related subjects/articles they might have been looking for in the first place. Excellent sight for blogging information and tips, especially for people who are just learning.

By: SEM Services

SEM Services — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:35:27 +0000

Great post. I’ve found that reposting blogs helps (remember to delete the old blog post). Also, make navigation on your site easier. Make your nav tabs easy to read and access, and people will click through to other blog posts.

By: Zsupe

Zsupe — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:51:58 +0000

Really helpful post. What you said about the three C’s in your other post, I couldn’t comment there but you got me thinking. I never focused on “consideration” I always wrote for myself. But if I want more readers I need to consider what ways should I communicate my ideas so that people will be influenced in a positive way rather then just get bored and never visit my blog again.
You’ve a great blog btw!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:49:26 +0000

Thanks for the great tips. I have already implemented some of them. I also try to reference my old posts via links from the newere posts if they are relevant.

By: walley

walley — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000

I love the related links one. It’s really useful :)

By: sabreehussin

sabreehussin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:31:14 +0000

before this i just let people that come from search engine to read my post

By: Plano Real Estate

Plano Real Estate — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:21:41 +0000

I have a couple blogs that I can do a best of list, love the idea. I will however on some places like activerain, trulia, etc…I just repost something and bring the post up to date. I will try the other 4 suggestions and thanks for the video.

By: SleepBarn

SleepBarn — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:59:19 +0000

yes i agree to that sometimes mostly reader base their comments through previous post.. SleepBarn

By: James

James — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:43:35 +0000

I think depending upon whether your content has the ability to age will determine how many people read through old posts. I know myself that if it’s good and still useful/relevant content i’m happy to read back through time.

By: denim leggings

denim leggings — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:15:54 +0000

I think that people who are really interested in your stuff will read all the entries you posted no matter what the date of posting it. Besides, like it was said, it is good to have categories.

By: Donna Cunningham

Donna Cunningham — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:11:43 +0000

The one tactic that worked fantastically well for me was creating links to related posts at the end of most new ones. I had a huge surge in stats, and my page hits have stayed up there ever since as I do it consistently.

To simplify the process, I keep a word processing file that categorizes the most popular topics and lists links to the related posts. That way I can just cut and paste the relevant ones into the post. I add a link to each new to the catgegories in that file. A small bit of work that pays off hugely. (Some of my older posts regularly get as many as 100 new hits a month.)

One site I visit regularly, ElsaElsa.com, has a charming feature called “A year ago on Elsa.Elsa.” So many enjoyable features that otherwise would have been permanently buried. Donna Cunningham on Skywriter

By: Mark Bradshaw

Mark Bradshaw — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:54:16 +0000

I’m new to blogging, and looking for ways to attract readers, so I’m definitely going to try a couple of these techniques. Thanks for the tips.

By: Judd the Photographer

Judd the Photographer — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:53:58 +0000

I always hoped that people would browse through the archives to look at my old photo shoot blog posts – but I guess that was wishful thinking – am definitely going to apply these principles which will hopefully make it easier for people to see our old work – thanks!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:36:04 +0000

I get a lot of reader questions and in my answers am able to link back to earlier posts.

Question: Does Google frown on updated posts as a form of duplicate content?

By: Jahangir Alam

Jahangir Alam — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:50:01 +0000

This topic looks something that need some time to watch the video and understand Darren’s tips.

Well, I will bookmark it and then watch the video later as I am now using a public computer and running bit late on time.

Your posts are always great Darren.

Keep writing and spreading the knowledge.

Thanks

Jay