subject: 5 tips to running a successful blog [print this page] Running a successful blog is very easy once you understand and follow these 5 tips.
Post often When it comes to blogging it is very important to blog post often because people like to see new content and when they do they will keep coming back. The great thing about posting often is that you will have more pages online which will give your site a better chance to land some visitors onto your site.
Add pictures The biggest mistake that many bloggers make is they leave there site bare which usually turns visitors off because looking at words and no pictures will often times make the visitor dizzy. I try to always add at least one picture to each article if not multiple pictures.
Link pages together One of the things I learned very quickly when it came to blogging was that if you don't put links on one post pointing to another post then your readers will most likely only read that one post and then leave your site. Linking pages together also will make sure each page is being indexed in the search engines and most likely will rank the pages higher.
Promote your site daily For most people they love to create their blog and put content on it, but they hate promoting their site. When it comes to promoting a website it really doesn't matter how you do it as long as it works. One thing I have always done in every business I have ever started is tell at least 3 new people about my business every day. So if you can tell or make 3 more people aware that your site is out there each day then you will have success very soon.
Build links The thing that makes a website successful isn't how great the site looks or where it is at on the search engines, the only thing that matters is that you get a lot of traffic to it. Building links is the one thing you never want to stop doing because once you stop building links your sites rankings and popularity will most likely drop. My advice is to build at least 5 links each day to your website whether it is through forum posts, blog comments, article submissions, or directory submissions.
Now that you know what it takes to run a successful blog you will be well on your way to make money quickly with your site.
