INCREASE YOUR BLOGs WORTH.

Produce consistent, quality content.

People visit a blog more often if they know they can count on it being

updated regularly. Consistently commit to post at least three times each

week and you’ll be well on your way to building your readership.
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Make it very simple for people to subscribe.

If someone subscribes to your blog’s feed or email newsletter, they are

much more likely to remember your blog on a regular basis.

Make it very obvious on your blog’s sidebar how to subscribe, and occasionally

remind your readers of the ease and benefits of subscribing

(giving a little something away as a reward for subscribing doesn’t

hurt either!)

Comment on other blogs.

A great way to encourage people to check out your own blog is to leave

interesting comments on other blogs. If people like your comment, they

are very likely to click on your name and wander over to your blog.

Please do make sure your comment adds value to the discussion though.

Don’t just say “great post!” and then leave your link. Comments that

sound like an infomercial for your blog or that serve no purpose other

than to try and get people to click over to your blog are not something

bloggers or blog readers appreciate.

Amy has some great tips on how to effectively make use of your time

when commenting on other blogs.

Write guest posts.

Many, many blogs  readily accept well-written,

relevant guest posts, and it’s one of the most effective ways to introduce

your blog and your writing style to a new audience. As an added benefit,

if the blog you guest post for has a lot of traffic and ranks high in search

engines, having a link or two to your blog on that blog will increase your

search engine rankings too.

When submitting a guest post, make sure that it follows that blog’s

guest post guidelines, and carefully proofread it before you send it (you

wouldn’t believe how many guest posts submissions we receive that are

riddled with glaring typos!). If it gets rejected, don’t take it personally.

I’ve rejected many fabulous guest posts over the years, usually because I

felt they were better suited for a different audience than mine. Submit it

to another blog for consideration instead.

Host giveaways.

Readers love giveaways. It’s a way to generate buzz for your site, give

something back to your readers, and get additional traffic by linking up

to giveaway link-ups (ours goes up every Monday afternoon).

If you are a new blogger and wondering how on earth you get started

hosting giveaways, it’s really very simple. Read my post here for some

tips and suggestions for getting started offering giveaways.