If you have a blog but you haven’t quite got the audience you envisioned yet, don’t panic. There are a few things you can do that will help you to grow your blog audience much faster.
Here, we’re going to discuss what you should be doing and how it’s going to help you. You can’t expect overnight success, but using these tips and being consistent will ensure you’re eventually going to end up where you want to be. Read on to learn more!
Network With Other Bloggers
Start by networking with other bloggers. You can do this by following them, commenting on their blogs, and attending blogger meetups.
By networking with other bloggers you can work on ‘building a tribe’, and this will really help you to get a leg up and get your name out there. Just make sure you’re adding something valuable to any conversation. Copy and paste messages won’t get you anywhere!
Publish Content That Your Audience Actually Wants To Read
Make sure you’re going out of your way to publish content that your audience wants to read. You can find this out by identifying your target audience and using analytics to find out what they are searching for.
Of course, once you have a following you can afford to come up with your own smart content ideas. In the beginning, though, it’s important to ensure that your audience is actually going to be able to find your content and want to read and share it. You can also ask them on social media what they would like to read!
Be Consistent With Your Posting Schedule
Make sure you’re consistent with your posting schedule. It’s important to note that posting every single day may not be the best approach if you don’t think you’ll be able to commit to posting high-quality content that often.
Your content quality needs to be great, whether you’re posting every day, every other day, or just twice a week. Whatever you do, just make sure you’re consistent; for example, posting on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Spread The Word of Your Content and Blog Far And Wide
Do your best to spread the word of your content as far and wide as you possibly can. Share it on your own social channels, and try an email newsletter software to see if you can build up a subscriber list* and keep people informed that way.
Encourage Social Sharing
Encourage social sharing by asking people to share your content if they liked it, and by having sharing buttons at the end of your posts. It will make a difference!
Converse With Your Audience
Make sure you actually converse with your audience; respond to them and start a conversation. Building a relationship with them is key if you want to keep them coming back for more.
Participate On Social Media
Get involved on social media, for instance, Twitter chats surrounding your niche. You could even attempt to start some of your own.
Use Pinterest
Make use of Pinterest to drive traffic to your blog. If you don’t have time to pin every day, make use of a scheduler like Tailwind*.
Get Business Cards
Have business cards* for your blog to give to people you meet. Treat your blog like a business and it’ll do well!
