On the Internet, you have the freedom to write long stories; put funny videos and funny links on your Facebook wall, or tweet until you feel like you’ve covered just about every topic in this world. In short, a lot of space on the web is covered with your creatively written content, but this content would not be of any use if there are not many people accessing your content. Having a few thousand fans on Facebook or more than 500 followers on Twitter is not a great achievement when not even 30% of them regularly visit the page to see what’s new.
We generally determine the success and effectiveness of a particular article by evaluating public feedback. If it’s Twitter, we count the number of “retweeted” posts, or the number of times the content is shared across multiple platforms. In some other cases, the success rate is determined by the number of people who “Digg” the article or click on the YouTube link on your page. However, in personal blogs, it’s the analytics and comments that matter most. Your blogs should answer the following questions like, is your blog the voice of many people? Can people relate to it and are they motivated to share their thoughts? If the answer is anything but yes, there may be something wrong with your blog content.
Does that mean blogs have some rules? No. There really is no rule. Blogging is the emblem of freedom, which means that a blogger can post almost anything that he wants to share with the world or that he wants to draw attention to. A blogger can even take the help of videos and hypertext to link readers to related information anywhere on the Internet. You can also earn money through Blogger by monetizing your blog by affiliating it with ads and links for services and products. Active blogging means increasing your reach to people, here you have to remember that the only key to having regular readers is blogging for readers. This will encourage readers to post their comments. Mentioned below are some points that you can include in your blog to increase the number of readers of your blog.
Ask questions: Use your blog to allow people to discuss and talk after you throw them a question. This is an important factor in moving up as an authoritative blogger. Discussions and encouraging readers to share their views not only create a good atmosphere for them to interact, but also help you increase the flow of reader traffic to your blog.
Accept Criticism – Keep in mind that no one is invulnerable to negative comments and feedback. The Internet is not a perfect world and controversies arise with every click. So when you see a hateful post on your page, don’t respond violently, but instead take a moment and read it rationally to find out what made the reader deny your views on a given topic. The thought of deleting the post may cross your mind, but leave the comments intact and treat the reader with grace.
Stay up-to-date: Talk about what’s hot! The secret to staying popular with readers is writing about new and trending topics. Don’t blog about a story that took place two years ago, when the latest trend was about two famous celebrities breaking up. Use humor as a tool and experiment with different topics to see what your readers’ response is and what your strength is.
