By Julia Sullivan


A blog is a great place to establish yourself online today in this technological world. Yet there are still many people who don't blog and let other people take all the fame away. If you wish to learn about blog posting and how you too can gain a lot of followers then this article is for you.

Avoid writing blogs about subjects you have no interest in or know nothing about. It will reflect in your writing and you could possibly come across as uninformed in you are unsure of what you are writing about. This can turn readers off and they will avoid revisiting your site.

Make sure that you have SEO friendly themes, plug-ins and templates. This will allow your blog to load very quickly. The faster something loads, the more people are going to be willing to look at it. If a page takes to long to load, more than likely a visitor will just close the page.

Simplify your blog by avoiding inordinate amounts of multi-media. While pictures and the occasional video are definitely a nice touch, your words are more important than your ability to place obnoxious GIFs or pictures on your blog posts. Your readers will appreciate having balance in your posts and enjoying both written word and visual elements.

When running a blog, make sure that you ask open-ended questions. One of the most effective methods of getting people to respond to your posts is simply asking for it. Let your readers answer your questions by inviting them to respond with a comment. This makes them feel more engaged, which increases the odds that they'll stick with you.

Use different images in your posts. Pictures are so much more powerful than words; the old saying about pictures' worth compared to words proves it. There's no better place to prove how much more pictures are worth to readers than within a blog--they are a vital part of your communication. Images can convey a wealth of information, especially that which words cannot adequately describe. So, include images whenever you can.

Write new blogs on a regular basis. A common error that bloggers make is that they start a blog but post infrequent updates. Without updates, the readers, whose attention you grab at the beginning, will quickly tire of waiting for new content. At a minimum, try to post a new blog every week. In addition, send out frequent emails updating your readers on your content.

Make your blog appear reliable and informative by keeping yourself informed of new ideas and information at all times. You need to create a good reputation and that means it is imperative that you know what you are blog posting about. By keeping current on news and educated on your topic, you will be forming a reputation people will know they can trust.

Use stirring titles that will generate responses or debates. Make your titles intriguing enough to entice your readers to continue reading, and voice their opinion, or ask questions that beg the reader to include their thoughts. Do not be drawn into conflict whenever possible, but moderate the conversation with your own input.

Try using features or excerpts on the homepage of your blog. If you made a different home page for the blog, you are not required to only list posts. Try using a single or double full posts on the page. This can help your reader remained focused. This can also help with clutter on your blog.

Now that you have read through this article you should feel a lot more confident and interested in blogging. You should channel that interest and begin to start blog posting as soon as you can. The sooner you get started the sooner you can start learning what specifically works for you when you blog.




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