| Attracting traffic to a blog or a web site is challenging | | | | influence your ranking with search engines. |
| enough. So from the very beginning, when you start to | | | | 4. Interact With Your Readers. |
| see visitors coming to read your blog, be sure that | | | | Think of your blog like a conversation. You post. |
| they feel comfortable to stick around. And there are a | | | | Readers comment. Be active and be positive as you |
| number of ways you can help them to do just that. | | | | interact and converse with your readers. |
| Here are seven vital ingredients for building a | | | | 5. Highlight Your Best Posts. |
| successful blog with a loyal following. | | | | Don't let your best posts get lost in your archives. It's |
| 1. Publish Regularly. | | | | always a good idea to link to your best posts from a |
| As your readers become familiar with the frequency | | | | 'best posts' category on the main page. |
| of your posts, it will influence their visiting behavior. If | | | | 6. Provide Good Navigation to Popular Pages |
| your readers know that you post fresh content every | | | | If you help people find the key pages within your blog, |
| day, they will probably come every day to read it. If | | | | their visit will be a much more enjoyable experience. |
| they know you post on Mondays, Wednesdays and | | | | 7. Avoid Not Posting for Extended Periods. |
| Fridays, that's when they will come. | | | | If someone visits your blog and discovers that the last |
| 2. Stay on Topic. | | | | post was three weeks ago, they will probably be |
| Stick to your niche. If your blog doesn't have a niche, | | | | disappointed. If you don't post, people may give you |
| give it one. Readers like blog's that are focused on a | | | | the benefit of the doubt and come back on a few |
| particular theme or topic. If you have no theme and | | | | days to check, but you better believe they will lose |
| just post about anything, then readers are less likely to | | | | interest quickly if you fall out of your regular schedule |
| become passionate about your blog and will probably | | | | and stop posting. |
| move on to somewhere else. | | | | There you have it. Seven little tips that will make a big |
| 3. Use Meaningful Titles in Posts. | | | | difference to your blog's readership. It's not rocket |
| This not only announces clearly what the post is about, | | | | science. It's just using some common sense when |
| but it will help people navigate your blog and also | | | | posting and interacting with your readers. |