So you’ve finally got round to launching a blog and well you’ve come to a point where your unsure what to do next, so this is the idea of these 5 tips to one keep you motivated to continue blogging and also to give you a sense of direction.

Tip 1: Continue Writing

Well this seems quite obvious but readers love fresh content and its something I really need to nail because, some days I will post 3 posts and others none at all. The reason is why because, you want to keep your readers coming back consistently to not only build your traffic but also your community and that is another reason to continue writing.

The aim here is to post as much as you can without going over the top. Basically because, you are a small blogger you need to keep the posts to around 2-3 per week until you keep the readers coming and with that comments so you can increase your posts. Another good tip is to mix in some news and links to other posts with your 2-3 big articles and you will quickly build your archives and continue to bring fresh content to your readers (something I also need to work on with this blog because, its becoming too news orientated and I’ll be drawing back on some of this…you will see with the new blog updates)

Tip 2: Link Exchanges

Its always good to network with other bloggers and if you can build up a nice blogroll for links with other related blogs then that’s even better for you :). 

Tip 3: Offer an RSS Feed

This is probably one of the best ways to get your site seen and/or read. Remember, people like to keep things simple and RSS feeds help them do this without having to visit every single blog they like which is why an RSS feed makes life easier for them and also keeps your content read and helps with brand recognition.

Tip 4: Search Engine Optimization 

I’m going to go into SEO’ing your blog into much more detail on a later post but for now just ensure your site is SEO friendly so you can start to rank for the better keywords in the search engines.

Tip 5: Blog Carnivals 

This is a great way to get your site noticed and something which is really easy to do!
If you have great content on your blog then you need to find a blog carnival that relates to your site and submit an article or even multiple articles.

Those are 5 simple tips to do once you launch your blog. However, you need to be patient as it will take some time for your traffic to start growing, search engines to start ranking you well and obviously time to start making some money from your blog.

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