Most of the fellow bloggers do not know that my baby blog
has been delivered exactly a month back. Please do not look shocked and
befuddled. You must be thinking how a novice blogger can blab about lessons on
blog success. Trust me am not.
Few years back one of my friend has introduced me to the
world of blogs. But they were just good reads for me. I never actually
introspect the reasons behind writing a blog. For me they were like diary
entries, way to polish your writing skills or improving english. Foolish
me!!
However for about a month, am on reading spree. Read
numerous blogs mostly from India
but I noticed some of very skilled writers with amazing knack of writing are
living in a lost world. No comments no followers nothing on social upfront.
They might not be interested in promoting their blogs. That’s shame isn’t?
I remember after writing my first two blogs, nothing came
and I felt bad & sad. But I made a point to comment on anonymous blogs with
sheer sincerity. May be due to my altruistic reasons, my blog kick-started and
I made some wonderful virtual friends.
These seven lessons are the product of my short-span
research and observation. Please correct me wherever I go wrong.
1)Blog Design-
Before embarking on my blog binge, I visited many other blog designs and
templates. I made a list of all the specific elements which attracted me and
encompassed on my own blog. Background, colours, fonts, images, typography all should
be according to your blog theme. Bold backgrounds or artistic usage of fonts
can really spoil your appetite to read the contents.
2) Post often- One
should write blogs often and maintain regular schedule. Let other readers feel
your presence. The more we blog the more readers we get.
3) Compelling titles
& fresh content-The first thing leads to any blog is the catchy title.
Tittle represents a lot about your content. It’s like a perfect window dressing.
But that’s not all. Do not copy or imitate other bloggers. Readers are
interested in original & fresh writings.
4) Comment- Constant
commutations is the key ingredient in building your blog base.If we desire for
readers to comment on our blogs, they also deserve encouraging words in return.
5) Revert-Your
comments need to be reverted. I have seen not all bloggers reply back on their
blog comments. Respect your audience and value the attention they give your
posts.
6) Blog contests-
One of the best ways to build your reader base, exposure and polishing your
writing skills is to participate in blog challenges. It’s the fastest to
interact with fellow bloggers and receive priceless comments.
7) Endorsing – Writing
brilliant posts are not the end of job. Promoting and sharing your blog on
relevant platform is must. Thanks to social media sites, we can now spread the
word about our blog instantly.
The sole reason to write this post is to gather more
information about essentials of blogging from veteran bloggers.If you have
something to share, please enlighten me.
