5 Easy Tips to Make Your Blog Success
Everyone wants to build a successful blog right? If you’re new to running a blog you will quickly find out It easier said than done. No. just because you build a great site with awesome content doesn’t mean everyone will come running. Not only that but they will not follow you back on twitter or like your Facebook page either. You must to give to get in social media like it works everywhere else in the world. If you build a relationship they will come, comment, like, and follow you. Unless you are a Rockstar. Then just relax they will come running and you don’t have to do a thing. This post is for the average Joe. I’m giving your easy tips to make your blog a success.
A successful blog takes time to build but you can be a Rockstar on social media. If you create a site with the audience you want in mind and give them what they want You can Rock a blog. In fact, you can be a social media darling. Many a person has built a name for themselves on a social media platform. So start by building content that knocks their socks off. Maker the visitors feel at home on your site just like you would a guest in your home. Make your blog a hangout for great minds in the field of your choice. Yes a community of people that can’t wait to see what you have to say next. You can do just that by follow these tips.
1. Create a Community Like we were talking about before. A hangout. A welcoming place where your ideal client would love to spend time. Teach them something they didn’t know before they came over to your nifty website. You will attract people you enjoy spending time because you will share the same interest. Your Readers will also get to know each other. How cool it that? You can share knowledge, meet new people and introduce your fans to each other like a good host. If they ask you a question give them an answer. Soon your blog will be the hip new hangout and they’ll be sharing your content all over the web.
2. Do unto Others If you have a reader stop by and leave a comment, for Pete’s sake answer them. After that go see what they have going on at their blog. You see how this works. Commenting on a blog is great SEO and gives you a backlink. I have the plugin Comment Luv so my fans get a link back to their most recent blog post. They get something, I get something, and we are each happy as can be! So remember to answer a comment and go visit the site the of the fan. They want comments just like you. Give a little and see a sweet return.
3. Show Them who YOU are! Come on now. People will like you, the real you better than some stuffy old business and a logo. Use your own voice as my business coach says.People will connect with you because they will feel like they know you and can trust you. People can identify with a people they can picture with a voice that is speaking to them that they can identify with. Now don’t get to crazy with it and tell really personal things that umm people don’t want to hear. Just write like you talk and share your message or story in a way that you enjoy reading.
4. Connect To Your Peers. There are too many people online to feel threaten by the competition. Blogging is a community and you want to talk with people who are selling similar products or ideas. You can build a great network and help each other connecting with more people and creating a buzz about your industry. Together we can do so much and reach way more people than alone. I love talking to other social media nerds. We speak each others language and I help them while learning something I didn’t already know. You see how that can work?
5. Give Them The Answer People use Social Media for fun and to gain knowledge. Give them theses two thing and you’ll have a swarm to readers. You see a problem or something people are doing that needs to change in order for them to be more effective on social media tell your readers. They will soon consider you an expert in the field. You have a product based on that need or that solves their problem BINGO you have in the making a successful blog.
None of these tips are hard much or painful. These are the tips I’ve used to make many successful blogs and create a profitable business my first try. I had used social media for fun for years before I started a blog and a business. I knew that it was about fun, building friendships and showing people that I cared about their problems. I also hired the best business coach I could find. THAT was a huge help.
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Love the advice. Got off to a slow start with my blog but will step it up a bit now with your help. Thanks Sue x
You’re welcome Sue.. glad to help!
I saw this now and I think that many people do not like leaving comments, or being the first to leave a comment. How does "Comment Luv" do against the Facebook plugin? Which is better?
I saw this now and I think that many people do not like leaving comments, or being the first to leave a comment. How does "Comment Luv" do against the Facebook plugin?
Love all these tips — Love what you say about making your visitors feel at home…. Definitely want to provide content that makes eager to come back!
These are some great tips. My blog is not only a blog, but also my personal website, so any visitors are welcome visitors in my book. I hope I can implement some of these practices to help my blog find success. Thank you so much!
Hi Gia! Thanks for stopping by! We love and welcome all of our visitors as well, but there is no greater satisfaction when your website is perfectly positioned where people who are searching for your products or services are led directly to you! It is truly amazing! Thank you for reading and best of luck to you with your blogging efforts!
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Five great tips Liz, thank you! I have found building a community the hardest one to accomplish. People are so busy and have such short attention spans. But, I believe if you're a problem solver, as you say, and you consistently provide quality content, it will come. Thanks for the kick in the pants about commenting back to everyone on your blog. I am so bad about this. It just gets lost in the mix of everything. But it definitely fails to convey how appreciative I am of the comments!
LOL Any time Jennifer! I love coming to your site and reading your articles.. They are full of great tips that help build your community !
great tips Liz. Love all of them. Very easy to apply.. just have to be consistent.
I love these Liz! It really is funny when you look at your competition as a community vs a competitor, your entire outlook changes. Great information!
isn’t it! I love connecting with people that know the business and can relate to what I’m doing. It’s easy to create a great blog when you let others be a part of your world.
These are great tips! If you truly think of yourself as being her to serve others with the knowledge you have, you will be successful!
Authenticity is key! Love that you included it in the success formula! Great article for sure!
Keys to a successful blog as like the formula for success in anything else.. please be real!
Lisa, your website looks great! I agree with Sarah - Small things matter in social media like "manners." Thank you so much for sharing your tips with us.
Thanks sweetie! It does matter if you want to build a successful blog, community, or career of any kind.
Hi Elizabeth,
Some great tips here, looks like I am on the right path with my blog even though I hadn't read this list before. Being true and treating people like you would like to be treated makes for a great online spirit.
I saw you on Triberr so you can put a little tick next to that for reaching out!
you so get one!! Thank you! I hope you can use a tip to make your blog a success.
Great tips!!! Love the 'solve a problem' point. I've been thinking about this a lot…solving one problem for my readers in each post or activity I do online. Thanks!
Love this: The days of spying on your competitors or trying to “one-up” them are gone.
So true, social media reveals intent and reinforces a personal brand, rather intentional or unintentional. It is important to demonstrate that you are knowledgeable, congenial, and authentic. Great post, Liz, thanks!
It is possible that I write 'sob' stories. I don't look at them like that though but rather an authentic piece of me that is relateable all the while including what was learned and how to avoid it in future. So it's usually things many others have gone through or may be confused about but I relate it to personal experience.
I'm not certain if this is what you mean, and it isn't cool, or if bloggers are really just playing the victim online ?
Great post!
Excellent tips! Small things matter in social media like "manners." Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful insight.
Excellent Post, Elizabeth. I particularly appreciate the tip about visiting the blogs of people who leave comments. I do respond to all comments on my blog…so that tip and the plugin suggestion are very helpful. I am definitely going to look into that.
It is a great plug and really makes people want to come and visit. It’s a win win for creating a successful blog.
Great tips!! Love the new header too!
ThanK you Kim!!! It was a quick hurry before the meeting and I’m impressed!
I love this Liz! Rome wasn't built in a day and you cannot expect your blog to blast off either. It takes time and work, but posting consistently and working with peers will really help it take off!
It does doesn’t It. You can create a successful blog if you go slow and steady and work with a group!
It’s takes time to make your blog a success but with time and effort it isn’t hard if you have the time to put in it!
Thank you for sharing! I went so long with no inspiration or direction, now I could blog all day! I'm keeping a log of notes!
I really like this blog post. Sometimes I think we are afraid to really be how we truly are for fear of someone not approving or not getting or "enjoying" our humor. But, to find the perfect client or audience…it is best to be you!
Being yourself is what it is all about! These are great tips, Liz! I am still working on my blog and one of the things that has helped is listening to advice from great people like you, who know more about blogging than I do! Thank you!
Thank you Sherrie!!! I love your blog and what your write. You have what it take to create a successful blog and following because you are polite and thoughtful. You give great advice too!
One of the things I love most is connecting with others in my field…sharing ideas is a wonderful way to grow and expand! Great article!
Thanks for sharing such great tips, Liz! I agree with you….everyone should really be polite and respond to the comments of their readers. One never knows if one day that reader will become a client.
That’s is how creating successful blog helps you grow a business Alexandra! These fans will develop a relationship with you and begin to trust your opinions and advice. Pretty soon they can become great clients or business connections or new friends.
my failure with my blogs has been time management and consistency. I'm too busy working my business to do the marketing. I need to be consistent and balance better. Thanks for a great article!
Consistency is so important when creating a successful blog community. Decide what days you will post and market it on your calendar. You can think days ahead what you can post and when it’s time you will just do it! I know you can create a successful blog Heather, If you put your mind to it!
Love all the ideas that you've shared, Liz. I agree that we should really be polite to respond to the comments of our readers and be thankful by commenting to their own blogs. Also by doing so, we must keep the authenticity. I also love the line - Be a Problem Solver..
Being a problem solver is an am important tip to creating a successful blog community. If you help people solve an issue they will return again and again and help build a relationship through your blog post.
Authenticity is Key! But all of these are great ideas
When I worked in the field I was amazed at the business owners who werre not congruent with their market! Glad you are educating them!
I’m trying to show people how to create a successful blog by yes BEING YOU! Thanks Anita !!!
hmmm yes, be polite! funny how some people think their humor is everyone's joy?! anyway great job and thanks for the wonderful tips!
LOL it’s easy to create a successful blog with just a few of these tops but yes not everyone likes the same kind of humor..;)