WISE WAYS TO BLOG PROFITABLY

Link liberally to other bloggers.

The magical ways to have people find your blog is to Link to their blog!

Most bloggers track their stats and incoming links and will click over to

see if someone has linked to them. They might just end up linking back

to you if they like what they see. I know that some bloggers are so scared they

might lose traffic if they link to another blog. I’ve found the exact opposite

to be true. If you find a great blog or blog post that you think your readers would

love, share it on your blog or Facebook Page! Don’t keep a good thing to

yourself.
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Network with other bloggers.

It used to be easy days past to have readership no matter your niche.Nowadays, there are so many more blogs and it’s a lot harder to build

your readership. One of the key components — aside from so many of

the other things we’ve discussed in this series — is to network with other

bloggers.

You will learn so much about blogging from more experienced

and wiser bloggers when you network. They’ll given you counsel, they’ll teach you

things you would have never figured out on your own, they’ll encourage

you when you start feeling burnt out or discouraged, and they’ll challenge

you to better yourself as a blogger and writer.

Find bloggers you can connect with (either online or in your local area)

to bounce ideas off , to keep each other accountable and to share new

things you’re learning or experimenting. These friendships can be invaluable

— and it’s also nice to spend time with people who “get” what this

whole blogging thing is about!

Partner with other bloggers to create series, team up with other bloggers to raise aware

ness about issues you care about and guest post on each other’s blogs.

Always be looking for ways to join forces with other bloggers in a way

that will benefit your readers — and theirs as well.

Create a community.

Finally, if you want to build your readership, you need to be there for

them. Don’t just write a post and then disappear and let readers talk

amongst themselves in the comments. Respond to questions asked and

interact with your readers on a regular basis. In fact, when you are first

starting out, you might to try to respond to all comments left. It encourages

people to stick around and it makes them feel a part of a community.

Even if you can’t respond to every comment, whatever you do, don’t just

show up to respond to comments. It’s totally okay to explain yourself to those who misunderstood

your post or are offended, but it’s much more important to respond to

the faithful readers who often comment. They care much more deeply

about you than a fly-by-night nasty anonymous commenter ever does.

In addition, listen to your readers: ask for their advice, welcome their

input, and let them know how much you appreciate them.