How To Promote Own Blog?

Ok, let’s go!

I want my blog

Suppose, this is a common thought which arises in each second reader’s head. I mean people who read in RSS or regularly comes to multiple blogs. Unfortunately, there are often inadequate teenagers who eager for money in the equivalent of “more : easier.” Of course, not only them but a relatively high percentage. I firmly hope that such people do not read this article because they actually will waste their time.

In general, you want to create a blog. At the first time, you do not care on what topic — you just want to have it. We can divide blogs into two types — the author’s blog and on the individual subject. Most of the author’s blogs are about one person, and the second one is minor (it can be adjusted and changed at all, for example, by making money for travel, etc.) Thematic blogs are on a single theme, for instance — investment, coffee, gadgets, computers and others. These blogs can be easily changed by writers, or conducted by several authors. They are quite easy to sell because they are impersonal. The best course is to create a personal blog — more room for maneuvers.

Domain is better to choose according to your name or nickname (if thematically — to the theme). It is imperative because it helps to remember and to associate with a person’s blog. I do not understand people who change their nicknames every month on blogs, emails, forums. It is hard to remember all the human nicknames if you are not best friends. If my nickname is “Mad Garry”, it means that my blog, my social networks, emails, and comments will be under this nick.

Before you can create a blog, think — do you have something to say? If you are — you can create your blog without a doubt. Such people are always exciting. If you are too experienced in something — you can share your knowledge with your readers — so, you can also create the portal. But if you are neither one nor the other — leave this idea — without your aim, purpose, and you uninteresting personality what blog can you have? After a few posts, you simply give up on blogging. If you are persistent, you will disappoint a little more people. But you still will be interesting in a result.

Emmm…, what is it?

You created a blog. What should you do first? Well, first, make an introductory post about yourself and your blog. Almost always new readers read the blog from the beginning, and the introduction will help them very much to understand you. Do not bother about design — there could suit almost any template. The main thing is to make it easy reading.

If you have internet friends — let them know the good news, and ask to follow you. If not — it does not matter, they will appear.

After it, you can start writing your blog. The most difficult to write the first 5–10 posts (to make someone “like” them), as you are literally nobody for reads. Comments — the same. So, do not worry and be prepared for the fact that your posts will be read after a certain period, and perhaps even commented.

Who is there?

The first objective is to get your readers. Get them in several ways:

Relationships with bloggers

Why do you think that comments to links to other people’s blogs are necessary? The main thing is not to get a treasured link in the comments, but a bit of traffic. The main thing is to make contacts with bloggers. You put a link to them — they came in, read the post, grunted, went further. A few days later they comment on your blog and looking carefully the opportunity to subscribe. Connect people, chat to them, find new friends.

Do not get hung up on popular bloggers — they are sometimes callous assholes (sorry), so it is better to not being involved at all. Take a look around, find the same novice bloggers (preferably with the same theme or, at least, a similar purpose), familiarize yourself with all your links (they also want more readers, more comments). Find more bloggers and pay their attention to yourself. Gradually, you will get acquainted with each other (although not necessarily), but you will organize your social circle. Some will drop out — close their blogs, and some will grow much faster. In any case, do not neglect it — growth in the company is much more interesting.

Attract attention

It is easier, but at the same time is not very effective. For example, to leave at the end of each post 5 links in the guard — almost always will glance bloggers, but not the fact that they will stay and read your post. Another great option is to write a post, in which a dozen bloggers are mentioned. Moreover, the post should be normal — not stupid like “List of 30 blogs which I read.” Humor is especially good. You can even try to comment some comics, but do not advise them. If you have something to say — write it (express your opinion). But stupid refer is not the best way — bloggers do not like “evil spam”.

Great post!

We are turning to the obtaining links to your blog. What are they need for? As always — for readers. Conversion of transition to blog subscribers is quite high (muuuuch more than a search engine).

Guards from the familiar

I almost always check my favorites blogs, publics, groups, and if I find something interesting for readers — I add it. However, I often stupid lazy to sift through tens or hundreds of posts in the hope of finding something useful, that is why I am not the best “guard.” But you can make your friends doing this job. And most importantly — everyone is happy!:)

Write good generalizing posts

For example, this post is a manual, or a “call to action”. Write a post that would be useful to readers, and who wanted to share this information with your readers (if they have a blog (sorry for tautology). But not always “a great post is a useful post”. These posts can be written about: how to brew green tea, how to change a hard drive on the laptop, how to earn $ 15 online, how to make popcorn and so on (depending on the blog’s theme). Such posts bring only benefits.

Freebie

People love freebies. I can even say that it is natural — in our blood. You can play on it putting on the public, for example, bases or catalogs of blogs, or some useful script. You have to choose the correct subject not to waste your time and nerves.

Social viruses

There are enough of “viruses” — “10 of your favorite songs”, “3 favorite programs”, or “show your desktop”, “photos”, “computer configuration”, etc. I do not urge to participate in all of them, but all of these “viruses” contribute to increasing the number of links to blogs + mutual exchange of traffic. If you have no ideas — look at the “rich” community forum. It would help.

Interview

The interview is a great way. Almost always there is a link to the blog where some author is interviewed, and conversion rates are quite high (many people want to read it). But there should be a little experience. You may read other people’s interviews, and prepare some questions. You should choose an interesting person for the interview.

God, I am tired!

This conclusion comes sooner or later. Indifference may come in 99,9 % — you do not care your timeline, a regular basis on which you write posts or not, your comments. You just write when you want, and what you want. This state is natural for bloggers. Some reach a hundred of readers, and they are calm, but some bloggers cannot stop even on the 10th thousand. The previous two paragraphs only speed up the process — not more.

If you completely overcome this post, you want to promote your blog. :) Do it.