How to Get More Blog Readers

 As a blogger (particularly a new one), you are bound at some point to get slightly obsessed with increasing the number of readers to your blog.  Considering all of the time and hard work you pour into your blog, naturally you want someone (ok a lot of someone’s) to be reading it regularly.

As you can imagine there is a LOT on information about this topic online.  No doubt certain ideas work better for some blogs over others,  depending on the blog niche and target audience.

Here are a couple of blogs that can help you grow your blog readership.  Some advise on getting more traffic, others more subscribers.

Think Traffic

 I am thoroughly enjoying the great content on this reasonably new blog.  This blog is all about getting more traffic.

Think Traffic – Spending time on Twitter and other blogs

I particularly like the above  post on whether spending time on Twitter and other blogs is worth it.  Another great feature of this post is all of the links from the month, are all in one spot, ready for you to read.

Blog Traffic Exchange – How to get Blog Traffic in Five Steps

As well as the five steps mentioned, you will also see some related posts that might come in handy.

Seth Godin – How to get traffic

Enjoy this list of 56 tips.  I could be in trouble though I have already done number 11.  Don’t write about your cat.  Bearing in mind she only got a mention and I didn’t write a whole post about her – I may be ok.  Time will tell.

 Chris Brogan – Turn Twitters Follow Friday into Blog Traffic

I think this is a great idea.  Obviously so did a lot of other people going by the number of tweets sent!

 Dosh Dosh – Ways to get more weekend traffic for your website

My blog traffic does get lower over the weekends.  I will definitely be implementing some of these actions.

Copyblogger – 10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers

Copyblogger – How to get 53% more readers for every blog post you write 

I have been reading Copyblogger for quite a while now, well before I started my blog.  Huge fan! They simply have great content.

Problogger – 10 Techniques for Finding Blog Readers

Again huge fan!  I read a lot of posts from the Blogging for Beginners Series before I started my blog.  Problogger is simply a MUST read for anyone that owns a blog.

So what are you waiting for?  Take action, grow your blog today!

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