Writing Content and Getting Constant Traffic to Your Blog

Blogging has truly revolutionized the way we live today. There is really no limit to what one can do after reading information found in a blog. Think of the last time you researched something online – did you find the answer in someone’s blog? Personally, I am hoping that reading my blog has provided some answers to the questions that you may have had.

As a blogger, it is very rewarding knowing that it is possible that you can even earn some money while blogging. As the saying goes, “Do what you love and the money will follow!” If you blog well, that is to say, if you blog well enough for people to come read it, there is a good possibility that you can earn some money.

While writing your blogs, you also need to keep in mind a few things. Blogging on a regular basis is not only to ensure that you get steady traffic; blog readership can increase when you blog on a regular basis, which in turn will cause your blog’s ranking with search engines to go higher. Google likes sites that have content being added regularly. This shows that the site is active and being updated. An active site ranks higher than a static, non-changing site.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you are writing your content:

• Reader-Friendly: Always keep your content – articles, poems, photographs, videos – reader-friendly. Your content should keep your readers interested. Your reader must be at the center of your post in a way that your reader feels that he/she is gaining something out of reading your post. This is the basic rule in marketing.
• Worthwhile: Never let the reader feel that he/she has been tricked into reading your post or clicking on your blog link. Doing so will thwart your long-term chances of getting your readers to come back to your blog.
• Check for errors: Making grammatical and spelling errors can be a significant turn off for many readers. They may not visit your blog again simply because of these typos. Always proofread your blog. A small typo here and there may be understood, but make sure you don’t make any major errors (side note… I am CONSTANTLY working on this… I think this is my biggest problem!)
• KISS (Keep It Short and Simple, NOT the other thing…): You must follow this rule of thumb. Long winded posts tend to get boring; it may contain nothing that is interesting to the reader. In fact, your blog will be much more appreciated if you put your thoughts simply and shortly.
• Interesting: Make sure you hold your reader’s attention by making your posts interesting! They must not be written in a tone that is tiring to read. Write short sentences and keep them crisp and precise. Always hit the point early in your post.
• Clear Thoughts: Make sure you present your thoughts clearly to the readers so that they do not find it tedious to read.
• Link: Keep linking the blogs you read back to yours. Remember, back-linking increases rankings.
• Keywords: Using the keywords of your posts frequently helps increase the search ranking of that particular article. This, in turn, results in more people visiting your blog due to organic ranking in the search engines!
• Colloquialism: Using conversation speech is OK if you write in a friendly tone.
• Post Title: Last but not least, a catchy post title or headline is half your problem solved. An effective title can immediately capture a reader’s attention to your post. With that said, do not put misleading post titles, or you will lose credibility with your readers!