Kendal England
I think of my blog as a spider web.
I publish a steady volume of practical content here.
I also publish a steady volume of practical content off-site.
All roads lead to Blogging From Paradise Dot Com.
Doesn’t this strategy make the most sense?
But I drill down deeper to never make the mistake of fragmenting blog posts. Splitting things up comes from a mindset of separation which diminishes your cumulative success. I consider that to be a horrible idea; especially in the age of AI blogging which spits out content at a dizzying pace. You need as many blogging weapons as possible in your arsenal these days. Otherwise you will disappear into blogging obscurity.
I link all of my posts to at least one or more posts on Blogging From Paradise Dot Com. I also use the #bloggingfromparadise hashtag here and there to seven offsite marketing channels. Sometimes I work more channels. But to be honest I lose track. 😁
Do you see why I do this?
Linking everything together amplifies my success. Everything points to my blog which keeps people onsite but also drives more people to my blog from all of those links. Again guys; think of that spider web analogy.
I never followed this strategy early during my career.
I fragmented my blog. I did not “catch” many readers with my single threads.
I suffered from making that error.
Most bloggers struggle in part because they fragment their blogs.
I see little continuity on these blogs. Bloggers publish posts like one-offs. Separating all of your blog posts diminishes the cumulative power of your blog. Forgetting to link between posts pretty much sends readers away from your blog. Ignoring the power of hashtags combined with practical content diminishes social media traffic.
Never think of each post as being stand alone. Create an army of a blog by linking posts together as frequently as possible
Send people to your blog early and often. Link to old posts from current posts. Mention your blog on social media. Never be shy. Promote the living stuffing out of your blog. Never fragment your blog.
Never separate or chop it up.
As for social media, try not to focus on one update in terms of obsessing over metrics. I consider this to be another form of fragmenting.
I spent the past half hour scanning the #bloggingtips hashtag on Facebook. Some of my updates generated a few views. Some of my updates generated hundreds of views. But I dominate that hashtag. All together, I generated thousands upon thousands of views for that hashtag and that counts because everything is cumulative in the blogging world.
I think in terms of totals not in terms of separation. Being prolific demands that you think the same way. Thinking of separation scares you into not being prolific because you will obsess about metrics from one or two updates. Avoid making this awful mistake which kills most blogging careers before these individuals get going.
Think of the whole. Professional bloggers do simple things which add up to something brilliant after five or ten years. Future professional bloggers become highly prolific before going pro. Almost nobody understands this save the few professional bloggers out there.
Successful bloggers never fragment their blogs. Pros link everything together because that’s how you go pro. Point people back to your blog in as many ways as possible.
Look at my sidebar to see popular posts here. Look below this post to see related posts. That’s how it’s done. I point you back to popular posts and related posts to keep you on the Blogging From Paradise spiderweb. 🕸️
But I never do this in predatory fashion.
I set up the spider web to help you with practical blogging tips not to get anything from you. I had to make that distinction because some bloggers go about it the wrong way. Help. Don’t try to squeeze stuff out of readers. Annoyed readers will break free of your web stupid fast.
Link posts together to keep people around.
Help more readers by dropping some hashtags pointing to your blog affixed to helpful content.
Blogging gets so much easier for those who think abundance.
Blogging gets so much tougher for those who chop things up into a sad state of separation.
Think cumulatively.
You’ll see what I mean.
Every time someone visits one of your blog posts the individual should see up to 10 or more blog posts. Use related posts widgets, popular post widgets and link to about three old posts every time you publish a new post.
Send people to your helpful content persistenly. Link to it. Embed it. Point readers that direction.
Set up your content spider web. Increase time spent on site. Lower your bounce rate. Drive Google traffic. Increase blogging income. Boost referral income.
People who stick around your blogging store are more likely to purchase something and refer it to like-minded people.
Make every blog post work for you.
Free yourself from time and location by blogging strategically.
