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Confident bloggers rise to the top of their niche.
But most new bloggers doubt their abilities.
Why would someone read your blog?
Dancing around this question reveals a few clear reasons.
However, you may wonder why someone chooses one blog out of millions. What inspires readers to stick around? Why do these individuals check out blogs? What influences people to visit blogs in the first place?
Doubt cripples bloggers.
Surrounding to fear keeps you seated on the blogging sidelines.
Knifing through fear shows specific reader motivators for following blogs.
1: Polish Your Writing Skills
Polish your writing skills through patient practice.
Gain writing confidence and clarity.
Becoming a skilled writer motivates people to read your blog.
Writing regularly is the simplest way to get people to read your blog. Practice in private to shine in public.
Write 500-1000 words daily in a Word document to become confident. Gaining confidence makes your blog shine brightly. Readers feel your confidence and respond accordingly.
Readers follow skilled writers closely.
Improve your writing skills by practicing patiently.
Writing is your chief blogging skill to develop. If you can write well readers will hang onto every word.
Write your rear end off to give folks a good reason to follow your blog.
2: Weave Your Stories
Work stories into your blog.
Stories bond you with readers.
Readers who feel an emotional connection follow your blog diligently.
Dry, 3rd person blogging may hit the mark in Google terms but stories establish stronger bonds with readers. People love stories. Most of us grew up on stories, from movies, to books, to bedside tales mom and dad read for us as we fell asleep.
Inject personal stories into blog posts. Recount highs and lows to be transparent. I add my personal wins and losses in the blogging world to give readers the rest of the story. Painting a clear picture of your experiences draws readers in to your genuine style.
In the blogging world, story tellers tend to draw large, loyal followings over the long term.
Patiently share your experiences to resonate with like-minded readers who dig your stories. Build your community by using story telling to keep people coming back to your blog.
Practical Tips
- carry a note pad and pen to record daily stories old school style
- dictate your experience into a Word document via your phone
- begin writing stories as soon as possible after experiences to add vivid details when your memory feels fresh
Story telling bloggers tend to attract loyal followings.
Serve up true life experiences to grow your blogging community.
3: Write in Your Voice
AI bloggers come up woefully short in one department.
Since AI is basically glorified article spinning, no blogger who uses this software writes in their authentic voice.
Write in your voice to stand out from the AI blogger crowd.
Create posts from your heart to step away from bloggers who mimic top pros. Most copy pros in some way, shape or form.
Being you through your blog makes you follow worthy.
Readers want flavor.
Readers avoid bland blogs.
Why would someone follow a Plain Jane blog if 10,000 other blogs appear to regurgitate the same content?
Stand out by writing in your voice.
My at times rough and ready style makes writing purists puke but our community appreciates my genuine writing voice. If anything, my less polished writing tone distances me from formal bloggers who write rigidly. Journalists run circles around me in writing terms. But blogging from the heart carves out a nice niche for me as a blogging tips mentor.
Blog in your voice to shine in a world of copycat bloggers.
Blogging in your voice triggers fears related to being criticized or flat out rejected. People love fitting in. Letting your voice shine makes you stand out.
Sit with the discomfort of standing out to blog in your style.
Lose the urge to copy the blogging leader by embracing the benefits of blogging in your voice.
Readers appreciate anyone who overcomes the fear of being different to publish a one-of-a-kind blog.
4: Build Your Network
Grow your blogger network daily to influence readers to follow your blog.
People read your blog in part based on referral marketing.
For example, well known bloggers who drop backlinks to fellow bloggers give these bloggers a vote of confidence. Trusting readers click the links to follow these credible resources.
Referral marketing draws loyal readers but blogger outreach usually lays the foundation for establishing referral business.
Meet new bloggers daily. Help bloggers by promoting them on your blog, by commenting genuinely on their blog and by sharing their blog posts on social media. Make friends. Influence blogging buddies to read your blog.
Blogging friends initially visit your blog as a token of appreciation. Benefitting from your detailed blog posts converts lukewarm readers into loyal blog followers.
Blogging From Paradise Readers
I pay close attention to:
- blog comments
- social media interactions
to discern why people follow Blogging From Paradise.
Tweeters who visit BFP prefer my practical content compared to less thorough blog posts related to my niche. Every blogger flashes a different style but publishing in-depth content offers readers robust solutions to their blogging problems.
Community members who submit blog comments appreciate my conversational writing style. Folks enjoy learning how to blog via relaxed, casual chats.
Observe my recent publishing schedule. After feeling an intuitive nudge to publish posts daily our community offered supportive feedback goading me to follow this schedule.
Blogging From Paradise readers told me why they read my blog and gave me the seal of approval the moment I ramped up my publishing schedule.
Pay close attention to reader feedback. Your community usually gives you loud and clear signals for why these individuals follow your blog closely.
Peep blog comments, social media shares, emails and other various forms of engagement to see why readers enjoy your blog posts.
Process their feedback to serve up more of what they want via blog posts.
Conclusion
Release doubts concerning why readers follow your blog.
Review the reasons above to understand why people read your blog.
Gain blogging confidence and accelerate your success by giving your community compelling reasons for following your blog.
