Creating A Popular Blog
If
you want to make money through blogging, creating a popular blog is the key
to success. If your blog receives very little traffic, you will not havemuch
success monetizing it. No matter which method you use to makemoney
from your blog, you will find the most success if you have a largereadership.
Because of this, making your blog popular and growingreadership
should beone of your primary concerns. There
are many ways to make your blog more popular. The first thing youshould
consider is who your audience is and who you are writing for. Youshould
always write about something that interests you, and that willinterest
others. You may think that your new kitten is the greatest thingsince
sliced bread, but there are probably not very many other people whowant
to read a blog about it. It is best to find a niche audience that is largeenough
to support a wide readership but not to vague. One
of the
great things about blogging is that
you do not have to be a professional writer
to have a popular blog. You do have to
obey common grammatical rules and at least
be able to put together coherent sentences,
but you do not have to be a highly
skilled writer. Blog readers are looking for interesting,
relevant topics to read, not the next work
of Shakespeare. Make sure what you write is interesting, edgy, or even controversial.
Popular blogs are never boring and add value to reader’s lives either
through information or entertainment. Make sure your blog adds something
of value to your reader’s
life otherwise you will not develop a large
fan base. Making your blog popular is a lot like driving
traffic to a website. You can use many
of the same techniques to drive traffic
to your blog. Finding places to link back
to your blog is a good way to drive traffic.
Social sites such as Myspace, Facebook,
and You tube provide lots of opportunities
for this. You can also use social
book marking sites such as Reddit, StumbleUpon,
and Digg to promote your blog. Blogging on a popular blog site
such as Wordpress and Blogger are also good ways to make your log more
popular as these blogging sites help to bring in traffic for your blog. Whether
you blog on a blogging network or you have an independently hosted
blog, you need to make sure your blog is designed well. It is true that
content is king and if a blog has great content is may receive lots of traffic
even though it is ugly, having a well designed blog that is not ugly or annoying
will help to drive repeat traffic. You want your blog to look unique, but
not too unique. Keep with internet formalities such as blue links and use large
font for headings. You should break your post up into small
paragraphs each with a headline if possible
as internet readers tend to scan the screen looking for relevant information
rather than reading everything word for word. Make sure your colors
do not contrast too harshly and that the text is easy to read. Using good
design will make your blog aesthetically pleasing and make readers more
likely to come back and remain on your page. No
matter where your blog is hosted, you should try to get it indexed by all the
major search engines. Some forms of blog monetization require that your
blog be indexed by search engines before they will allow you to participate
in your program. The higher ranked your blog is, the more visitors
you will receive and the more popular your blog will become. All
forms of monetization for your blog require readers to work successfully. Before
you try to implement your monetization strategies, make sure your blog
has enough readers to make your efforts work. If there is no one to click
your ads, visit your affiliate sites, or read your reviews, you do not stand
much of a chance of making money.
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