Absolute Beginner Blogging #6 – Generating Viewers
The Internet is a conversation, or at least it can be. One person makes a statement, and someone else speaks back. This conversation can easily take place on a blog, or back and forth between two blogs.
One of the easiest ways to get viewers of your blog is to converse with others with similar, or just interesting blogs.
Find a blog you like. If you don’t know of any go to Google’s blog search. Enter in the topic or topics related to your blog, and look for other blogs that seem to relate. Read one of their posts on their blog. If it is interesting, you can click around and read many of their posts on their blog. When you find a post about which you have something clever, or helpful, or funny to say, then leave a comment below it.
Comments on newer posts are more likely to be read. On my blogs, I usually notice comments even on my older posts.
When someone reads your comments, whether it is the owner of the blog or their readers, they may click on your name and follow you over to your blog. Then if your blog has something interesting to say, they may come back. Feel free to ask questions in the comments of someones blog. These are all ways to get the conversation started.
At all costs, I highly recommend that you avoid anything that sounds like an advertisement in your comments. Most of us do not enjoy anything that sounds self promoting in comments.
Stay tuned for more!
Here is a list of all the wordpress beginner blogger posts
How to Blog for Absolute Beginners – #1 Start
Absolute Begining Blogging #2 – Catagories
Absolute Beginner Blogging #3 Leaving a Comment
Absolute Beginner Blogging #4 Handling Comments
Absolute Beginner Blogging #5 – Modifying a Published Post
Absolute Beginner Blogging #6 – Generating Viewers
Absolute Beginner Blogging #7 – Links
Absolute Beginner Blogging #8 – Those Funny Links called Trackbacks
This one was really helpful to me: no sooner had I wondered out loud how I was going to get people other than my devoted family to read my blog, than you created AbBegBlog#6! Thank you, David. I also sent your instructions to my 15-year-old granddaughter, who is putting together a pretty cool website on her Mac, and hoping that someone other than her dear grandmother will read the blog. Heather and I both appreciate your mentoring us in the world of blogging! — Betsy
ReplyNothing makes me look cooler than a grandma and her granddaughter getting schooled on my blog!
Honestly Betsy, I am so incredibly proud of you and what you are learning. You are an inspiration!
You just may need to wear sunglasses though if you keep reading this blog over the next 6 months, as it may get a little racy. I promise no worse than a PG rating thought. 😉
ReplyGoogle has a blog search? That’s something good to know. I really enjoy fashion and music blogs. I should probably utilize this newfound tool on google!
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