So, you have bought yourself a new
domain, and also grabbed a reliable web host that offers you web space
on affordable rates. From here on, it entirely depends on you as to how
you take it forward and how you make sure your website reaches the
places it is expected to.
How to Draw Readers
When you are writing for your blog, it
doesn’t have to be a single minded focus on the topic you are writing
on. In such a case, you end up adding monotony to the write up, and at
times, you also add certain jargons and terms that your readers won’t be
acquainted with. You have to let a conversation flow into your articles
so that the readers are drawn in more.
Indulge in some storytelling if you can, as that is one failsafe way to grab a reader’s attention. But even if you don’t
want to resort to storytelling, you can
try to be as interactive as possible. With the right focus on what the
visitor may be wanting to read, or tossing something that’s unique and
new at them, you are going a long way in guaranteeing better user
engagement.
Get Active on the Social Media Turf
The best way to get relevant traffic to
your blog is through platforms like Buffer, Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter,
etc. Every time you post an article, make sure you promote it on
relevant groups and communities on social media. Look for the trends on
Twitter and whenever a term that relates to a post that you have on your
blog is trending, make sure you leverage it and tweet your article
appending that trend. Once you put a hash tag to certain keywords, you
are ensuring that those looking for content appending the hash tag run
into your tweet and open that link. Of course, the anchor text to the
link has to be as appealing as you can make it, so that people do click
on the URL that follows it.
On Facebook, there is a huge collection
of groups and communities you can join, and hence get more eyeballs for
your blog. Post your blog’s URL in those groups and based on the setting
in there, your post may appear in the notification of other members or
on their Facebook News Feed. This way, you again ensure that you get
many clicks on your article.
A Good Design
Your website should obviously be
presentable if you wish to impress the Internet users. With a design
that is created to charm, you are bettering your chances of keeping your
visitors attention rapt. At the same time, the website must be
responsive and compatible across different Internet browsers like
Chrome, Mozilla, IE, Safari and the rest. And be it Linux or be it
Windows, it shouldn’t pose a problem on either Operating system. Spend
some money if you can to get good designers on board.
Ensuring success for your blog is a mix of smart and hard worked strategies, don’t make compromises on either.
Thanks for reading.
