Blogging has come a long way since it's emergence and growth in the late 1990's and when done correctly is one of the most powerful forms for social networking.
There are millions of blogs on the internet and many bloggers have more than one but not everyone is using blogging to it's full potential. Here's a great infographic by the guys at Divvy that breaks down 12 things to do after you've written a new blog post:
How many of these points do you do regularly for your blog? Which of these gets you the most traffic/comments on your blog?
Blogging is an increasing popular form of social media. Here are a few tips to increase your blogs readership and traffic:
- Provide 'share this' buttons.
- Offer a variety of subscription options (RSS, email etc...)
- Promote and share your blog posts on other social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
- Use SEO (Search Engine Optimization) when writing posts.
- Post frequently.
- Host guest posts.
- Use keywords and phrases important to your target audience.
- Make it readable by using bullet points, bold sub-titles etc...
- Include links to other sites in your posts.
- Use pictures and video in your posts.
Have you got more suggestions?
