środa, 16 stycznia 2013

Blogging The Right Way Using These Tech-Based Tips

By Maitel Zilverg


Blogging is an interesting hobby for anyone that would like to share content or communicate with people that share their passions. If you like physics, for example, you can post videos regarding new information in the field. Read this article for more tips on how to successfully run a blog.

Utilizing social media websites is a great way to generate interest and increase traffic to your blog. You can use Twitter and Facebook to inform readers of new blog articles which they can then share with their friends. These websites also serve as a way to interact with your readers, and find out what they are interested in. Tailor your blog updates to their interests.

Make it a point to sign up to your own blog's RSS feed so that you can see what users see when they sign up. If you see anything that seems difficult to read or if you feel any information is missing, you can change that before giving visitors access to it.

Online communities are one great place where you can promote your blog. All you have to do is search for some online communities that talk about topics that are similar to your blog's niche. Then all you have to do is participate in the conversation and promote your blog and you will be on your way to blogging success.

Make sure you utilize tags in your blog posts in a careful manner. A misplaced tag on your site can be as damaging for your readership as a good tag is helpful. You need to do your research and place tags in an intelligent and thoughtful way to improve your blogging endeavors.

While it is a good idea to post on a regular basis so that you will not have users get bored with your blog, you do not want to be excessive with your posts either. In the blogging world quality content that is written less often is more valuable than content posted every day that is not important.

Make sure that you select a target audience and speak directly to them when you are writing blog entries. While you are always going to get customers that are outside of that range, you should always speak to the target audience because they are the ones that are most likely to be repeat customers.

Coordinate your color and design choices as carefully as you would your wardrobe choices for an important date. You need to make a certain impression. It's not just your words that will make that impression. The words will combine with background colors, graphics and other features to make your entire blog work.

Just because you're operating a blog, that doesn't mean that your site doesn't have to look nice. Every blog should be appealing, so take your time to design an attractive site. Most hosts will have template tools you can use, so make the most out of them by adding attractive features that will really pop when people visit your page.

Install a plug-in that ranks posts based on popularity, such as Popularity Content. This is very important, regardless of whether you show this information on your blog or you don't. Understanding which posts are the most popular ones, lets you know which posts are effective and which ones are not. By knowing this information, you can repeat the subject of the popular posts and refrain from posting the unpopular ones.

Do not waste your time posting low feedburner counts. Your RSS subscriber count shouldn't be shown unless your count is at least several hundred. Having a small number demonstrates to your readers that your blog doesn't have very many readers. This is not a good method of attracting new readers to your blog.

Criticism is not always a bad thing. If you fear it, you will never learn how to be better. Anytime you get criticism, make sure to look at this as a learning experience. Take the feedback that you get, and if you feel it is valid, make the necessary changes.

As said previously, blogging can be about anything you'd like. As long as you are interested in the subject or you are pretty knowledgeable, you are likely to have interested visitors. Spreading the word is also important to getting more traffic. Remember the tips in this article and you can have a great blog!




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