Author: Rose DesRochers
The more blogs, that are created, the harder it becomes to get traffic to your blog. Every new Blogger is competing with you to get as much traffic as they can to their blog.
Bloggers assume by increasing traffic and getting new visitors to their blog
that their blog will be successful. This is partially true, but in order for a
blog to be successful you have to give those visitors a reason to return to your
blog.
How to get Repeat Visitors to your Blog
Update your blog frequently- Write good content and be
consistent with your posting schedule. This gives a reason for your visitors to
return to your blog.
Remind people to bookmark - Place an add this blog to your
favorites link on your blog to encourage visitors to return.
Encourage Subscription- Add a button allowing your visitors
to subscribe to your feed.
Make your blog easy to navigate- Add a sitemap. If your
readership can easily find things on your blog without searching around, they
will be more likely to return.
Make your address easy to remember- Domain names are cheap
these days, you can get one for $8.99 at namecheap.com. If you are looking for
web hosting, why not try
visionthishosting.com. They offer an affordable blog hosting plan.
Allow and encourage comments on your blog- Interaction and
discussion will have visitors returning.
Reply to comments - Those who visit your blog are interested
in what you have to say. Build relationships with your readership by responding
to comments regularly.
Visit and post on other blogs- Do leave comments on blogs you like to
read. If a fellow blogger has taken the time to visit your blog, it’s very good
etiquette for you to return the visit.
Give your blog readership plenty of reasons to want to revisit your blog. In
the blogosphere where everyone appears to be competing for that A Blogger
status, giving visitors a reason to return to your blog is an essential tool to
your blogging success. The most important thing to remember is to have fun
blogging. The rest will fall into place.
Rose DesRochers is the founder of
Today’s Woman Writing Community, a supportive online writing community for
men and women over 18. Rose is also the founder of
Blogger
Talk Blog Community, a friendly fast growing blogging portal, offering
bloggers support, advice, tools, tips and information about blogs and blogging.
Visit her blog at
Rose DesRochers- World Outside my Window
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