You have hard earned the readers for your Wonderful Blog. Now the most important question comes up – How do you retain your readers? How do you make sure that none of the readership is lost, during the course of your Blogging journey?
Follow these simple but useful techniques to make sure that your readership curve is always on the steeper side. After all, readers are the sole purpose of your Blog’s existence, aren’t they?
Reach out to your Readers regularly
Make sure your readers don’t forget about your Blog. It can easily happen that your Blog is lost among the million others writing similar stuff and providing similar services. Reach out to your Readers at regular intervals. Some of the common ways:
- Send Informative and useful Newsletters
- Tweet them personally for some new features and content on your Blog
- Visit their Blog and participate in discussions
Bring in Predictability to your Blog
People visit those Blogs often where they can expect certain regular trend of posts, on particular days (or) weeks. For example, if you are writing Tutorial Posts on a particular topic every Sunday, then some readers might visit your Blog during these times. Make it crystal clear on your Home Page about such Regular Featured Posts and stick to the schedule.
Write like a Pro
This is a must-have skill, that every blogger should strive to pick up as they write. People love those writers, who write like a Pro on their chosen topic. I don’t just refer to the language here – but also the writing style and the tone of the post.
Do a complete research of the topics and write with authority. Such posts are always a hit!
Prefer Regular Readers for any Offers
If you are getting into the next level of Blogging, by marketing products and selling services using your Blog as a platform – make sure to treat your Regular Readers with a difference. Provide them special offers and discounts! Don’t forget to let them know that such privilege comes from their readership and loyalty to your Blog.
Showcase their Participation in the Blog
Readers generally love the highlight! Showcase the regular readers and participants of your Blog in some unique way that they appreciate. Some ideas may be – having a Top Commentators section in your Blog or including your Readers Blog in your Blogroll.
These are some ideas to retain readership in your Blog. Have more wonderful ideas – share them as comments to this post. I would love them!
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Article by Ashwin Chandrasekaran
Founder of Thoughts Unlimited. Loves Technology, Mobile Web, Blogging and Internet Marketing. Runs another Blog on Web Business and Internet Marketing at Power Web Business
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