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Getting Your Name Out There – 8 Helpful Blogging Tips to Increase Readers

Try these blogging tips to grow your traffic and get more readers. A blogging tutorial (plus FREE checklist) to get noticed online for all blogging beginners.

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August 20, 2012

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  1. Loyola says:

    Thanks for sharing your amazing tips…. I am new to blogging and reading your post was a huge help.
    I agree with you 100% on point 1……if you don’t love what you do it will reflect on the blog…..number 8 was actually a eye opener…..I get so tied up thinking of recipes trying new combinations that I tend to forget about what happens around me….So thank you again and maybe you could let me know what you think about my blog, that will be great.

  2. Kerry says:

    Great real tips! Thanks! ♡

  3. Fantastic tips, Ciera! I am thinking of this post very often now. Love your site as well!

  4. Alexis Towle says:

    Love this advice. I will have to keep it in mind for future posts.

    Alexis|| https://lidsandtricks.com/

  5. Ash says:

    Hi, Ciera! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I’m a new blogger and this has been really helpful, and I’ll definitely give these tips a go <3 I love your website design, by the way, it looks great! I was going to set up a WordPress blog, but was unsuccessful… My coding skills aren't great. I'll be sure to have a look around your website 🙂 xxx

  6. Erin says:

    Excellent tips! Pinning this as a great resource for others, as well. Thank you for writing this post!
    xoxo, erin | sandsunandmessybuns.com

  7. Gaby says:

    Do you have any blogger conferences that you’d particularly recommend to gain contacts and network?

    Thanks,
    Gaby

    http://www.girlofgreengables.com

  8. Chelsea says:

    Hello, I saw your post on Pinterest ( I pinned it more then one time 🙂 ) Thank you for sharing these tips! I immediately made a to do list of it! Keep up with the good posts!

  9. Thanks for the tips! I love the format of this post, super easy to read and follow.

  10. Erika says:

    Thanks for sharing these tips, Ciera! They are really useful. I’m still working up the courage to ask certain bloggers if I can guest post on their sites. It’s a process, I guess!

    • Ciera says:

      No problem! You should start by casually chatting on social media with the blogs you are thinking about contacting. That way they know who you are when you reach out about guest posting!

  11. Grania says:

    Thank you so much for this post it is really helpful! I am a fairly new blogger and I absolutely love it! I post about a variety of subjects but only things I genuinely enjoy and have a passion for. My most recent blog about Nutrition and how to get and sustain Defined Abs ‘Abs are made in the kitchen’ is getting so many views in just 1 day just from facebook but I want to get it out there even further! These tips have given me an understanding to how to do this.
    Thank you 🙂 x
    https://lassirenaspequenas.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/abs-are-made-in-the-kitchen-2/

  12. julie says:

    Thank you so much for the tips! it was a lovely article. I’ve had my blog for a few months now…still got a lot of work to do, but thank you!

  13. Jon says:

    This is a lovely post you have. It is really good to read post like this when your first start out (like me) I thought that i need to rush into getting people to look at my blog but is seems that is not the case. Vital information here, thank you!

  14. Cecilia says:

    Thank you for this amazing tips!, They get right to the point. I started blogging and this really helped me simmer down my anxiety and just go step by step, blog about what I love, and the rest will follow in time!

  15. Amber Naomi says:

    Thanks for the great tips! I just started blogging and I really enjoy it 🙂

    You’re really pretty

  16. Amber Ryan says:

    Thanks! I’ve just started a blog about books, and this has given me a few helpful tips! Thank you!

  17. Joyce says:

    Great tips, thanks so much for sharing! 🙂 I love blogging but it’s hard when I don’t see much traffic on my posts. I think I just see other people’s blogs increase in traffic/followers so quickly and wonder why mines isn’t. But I also got to remember why I am blogging in the first place. I’ve tried sponsoring but it can get a little expensive :\ I honestly don’t have ANY blogging friends so maybe it’s time to connect with some people!

    • Ciera says:

      no problem! you should definitely join Better Blogger Network or something similar! And remember that you can’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle!

  18. Thank you so much for this insightful post. As a newbie blogger it’s definitely difficult getting your posts and thoughts out there! Your tips are incredible for me seeing as I really have no blogging experience or mentors. Even one follower will make me happy i dont need to be famous. I just have a lot to say and am an optimist who loves spreading positive vibes 🙂

  19. Kevin Kelly says:

    also posting the link to your blog on a blog about getting your blog out there helps as well

  20. Lindsay says:

    Thank you so much for this helpful list! I am a beginner blogger and have tried so hard to find help and you just clearly put exactly what I needed to hear! Thanks again!

  21. Jacqueline says:

    Great tips! I am new to blogging and some how seem to really get discouraged on the weekends. I was really thinking the weekends would bring in the most traffic…wrong! (so far) I do not post as much during the weekend so I’ve got to work on that!!

    • Ciera says:

      Thanks Jacqueline! Don’t get too caught up in checking your stats, with good content your readership will continue to slowly grow!

  22. Kathryn says:

    Thank you so much. This information was very helpful to me and my fledgling blog!

  23. Dija Henry says:

    This was a very helpful post. I am still learning about ads, sponsorship and linking up with other blogs. Thanks for posting!

  24. Gretchen says:

    These are some great ideas.. I have blog that I want to get more exposure. I like the idea of the Blog hops, but I’m not sure how I find one still. I’ve been doing this to long for being as confused as I am

  25. Katie says:

    Hello, this is such a great post and was very helpful. However, I am struggling to create a blog design and make a ‘contact me’ page ect and also the side buttons linking to a social networking site. Do you have any suggestions as to where I can find somewhere that will show me how to create these type of things?xx

  26. Lynsey says:

    Thanks for the tips and your blog is GREAT!!!!! It will become a regular stop for me!

  27. Adriana M. says:

    Love your tips and advice posts! Thanks for all the wonderful info – I found that emailing your favorite bloggers and become friends with them is also a great way to increase readership. Because your blog friends will end up following you in return. Doing link-ups here and there isn’t a bad idea either. 😉

  28. Kate says:

    Thanks for the tips — a couple of things, such as networking, are good to consider more seriously, all while staying true to one’s self and the content of the blog. Good things to keep in mind!

  29. Wow, this was soo good. Thank you very much!!

    XO CHAMA FASHION

  30. I just found this post through a google search and I am glad I did! Thank you for all your suggestions. I am sure they will come in handy.. recently started my own blog and been having a hard time figuring out how to expand my readers. Very much appreciated! 🙂 M

  31. Elise says:

    Thankyou for this, it was very helpful seeing as I have recently started up a fashion/beauty blog

  32. Joyce says:

    I think one of the most important blogging tips is to write concisely. So many bloggers babble on and on while getting off topic, and it can get boring to read them. I have found success in keeping my posts short and to the point.

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  34. Courtney says:

    Just read your article!

    A lot of great tips, especially for someone like me whose is in the early stages of blogging.

    I like how you mentioned to “write how you speak” and to be yourself. I am not a great writer in terms of spelling/grammar, but I always like to be myself and my blog isnt meant to be a college essay, so its not formal and to some maybe a lil trashy but thats my style.

    thanks!

    Courtney

  35. Randall says:

    Thanks for the tips. I read several things I hadn’t thought of trying.

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  37. Amanda says:

    Just found your site through the Alt blog. Great tips! Thanks!

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  39. Sarah says:

    Nodding along to these. I am pleased to say that these are all things I have been thinking about/am currently doing!

    Yay me!

    Sarah

  40. Dorene says:

    Great tips! I love how you include action steps in addition to tips!

  41. Jodie Louise says:

    Great Advice!
    Thank you for sharing.

  42. Ilana says:

    Great advice. I love that you did a “meet our sponsors this month” that’s a wonderful idea!

    • Ciera says:

      Thanks Ilana! I’ve done the sponsor posts for medium and large spots since I started accepting sponsors! I think it’s a great way for readers to learn a little more about them!

  43. Maria Etkind says:

    Don’t know why my Gravatar didn’t work?

  44. Maria Etkind says:

    I love your tips! Specially #5. I am working on figuring out my Google Analytics for my blog nolatina.com.

    Which is not as fun as designing but equally as important.

    Here is a link on how to get started.
    http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/setupchecklist.html

  45. Jacque says:

    These are great tips. Thank you!

  46. lissa says:

    great tips. #1 & 2 I think are the important ones because if you’re not honest and you waste time writing things you know nothing about, you are just making more work for yourself, isn’t that right?

    thanks for the tips. have a great day.

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