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Blogging tips and tricks

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Blogging has been around for a few years now and it’s become one of the most popular ways for people to express themselves. Regardless if it’s about fashion, lifestyle, fitness or anything else, bloggers always find something to write about. In order for blogging to be fun and interesting, you need to have an audience. What fun would it be to write blogs for just a few of your friends? Getting an audience is not really easy, but it’s also not hard if you know what you’re doing. In this article, we’re going to talk about blogging tips and tricks that you can utilize to get better publicity, write better blogs and hopefully become successful in the blogging zone! Let’s begin.

Be yourself

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Like we mentioned earlier, blogging is a way of expressing yourself. Which means that you should never copy someone and try to be what they are. Many people tend to look at their favorite and most successful bloggers and copy exactly what they’re doing. This might temporarily work for gaining a few followers but it will never last long. After a few weeks, everyone will realize that you’re just a copycat and probably stop following your blog. Instead, try to be as original as possible and express your own opinion about whatever it is. If you don’t like that dress that your favorite blogger promotes, you don’t have to hide it. Say it. People will appreciate your honest opinion about things and that’s how you gain a long-term audience and form a community. If you want an example of a blogger that keeps growing by expressing his own opinion and having his unique style of blogging, check Sourajit Saha. Again, don’t copy, just take examples and modify them into your strategies and style.

Don’t get obsessed with numbers

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So let’s say that you just started blogging, about a week ago for example, and you’re already discouraged and want to quit because of what your statistics page says. If you keep focusing on daily changes in numbers, you will constantly get stressed, and your blog quality will just keep decreasing. Instead, focus on becoming a better writer, express your opinion better and give quality material to your followers. Be patient, it takes time to achieve the desired number of followers. Every beginning is hard, just remember not to give up.

Make sure your content is easy to share

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We’re living in a world where almost all of the fame is achieved through social media such as Facebook and Instagram. With this being said, you should make it easier for your readers and followers to share your content on social media if they like what they see. By using a WordPress plugin like DIGG DIGG for example, you’re making it much easier for your audience to share something with their friends or on their Facebook profiles. Not everyone has the time to copy your link and then paste the URL on their profiles and then click the share button and what not. Make it simple by allowing them to simply click the “Share” button and present your content on their social media profiles. Many people overlook this but it’s actually one of the best and most important tips when it comes to growing your audience.

 


Peter is a freelance writer with more than eight years of experience covering topics in politics. He was one of the guys that were here when the foreignpolicyi.org started.