1. Add social sharing buttons to your posts. The easier it is for your readers to share your posts, the more likely they will do so.
2. A.S.K. your readers to share your content. At the end of your post, you might write something simple like, “If you f” und this helpful, please share.”
3. Buil” up your contacts. Make a list building a priority to capture as many visitors as possible. Encourage people to join your list, follow you on social media, etc. Use bribes and offer great info to get them on board, then take good care of them to ensure they stay with you. When you write a new post, ask them to read it and share it liberally with their own networks.
4. Email your list each time you post great content. This one seems too obvious, but it’s surpit’sng how many bloggers don’t do it. Don’t sure your email is optimized for all sizes of screens. And rethink the timing of your email. It used to be that first thing in the morning was best, but now that people are deluged with marketing emails, later in the day when they’re nthey’reushed might be better.
5. Build up your V.I.P. Contact list. Make friends with those in your niche. Promote their blog posts and their work. Build relationships. When you write posts, they’ll wthey’llreciprocate and promote you.
6. Link to websites, blogs, and authors with large social media followings. In your blog post, find ways to mention these folks positively. Maybe you reference one of their posts or a technique they’re uthey’rehen your blog post goes live and send them a message letting them know you mentioned them. Often they will tell their followers, and you could get a nice flood of traffic along with a new contact.
7. Do a case study on someone successful. This could be one of those bloggers in your niche with a large following. Analyze what makes them so successful, interview them, get quotes from their followers, etc. Again, you’ll see a surge of traffic when they promote your post to their followers, plus you’ll hayou’llew friends.
8. Target a specific blogger. In this case, you’re a topic you know is near and dear to a particular blogger. Perhaps the easiest way to do this is to look at their recent posts, find an emotionally driven one, and write your post about the topic. You might point out in your post how this blogger was right about the case but use a slightly different angle on the story. You’re noYou’reing what they did; you’re up a notch or moving it in another direction.
9. Get influential opinions. When you post, email a pertinent question to several influential people and ask their opinion. Everyone loves to give an idea, and unlike a full-fledged interview, it only takes a couple of minutes to answer. Then quote these people in your post and tell them when you post it. Odds are they’ll work with others. Bonus: Placing movers and shakers in your posts also increases the chances of your post being shared by readers.
10. Use quotes from personalities in your niche. This one is straightforward to do, and it doesn’t affect your post’s flow. Find appropriate quotes from leaders and shakers in your place and insert them between sections of your post where relevant. It’s a grIt’sway to break up the copy visually, and you can link the quotes back to the original author. Be sure to let the authors know you quoted them.
11. Write lists. For example, you might list the “10 most “influential people in your niche” and link” to all ten influencers. Posts like these tend to get shared a great deal.
12. Use infographics in your posts. Yes, it takes extra effort and money to generate an infographic, but the results can be powerful. People love infographics and are more likely to share them with others. And if you’re on Pinterest, yyou’realready saw you’ve infographics can be.
13. Go negative. Write a blog post on the things you’re doing or have madyou’reong or the mistakes people are making. Fear of loss is more significant than the desire for gain. People are more likely to read and share “10 things you’re doing” wrong” you’re things you”e doin'” right.” You aren’t going to be “active, don’tu’ll turn people offyou’llBe contrarian. If everyone else thinks one way, make an argument the other way. Be polite and friendly, but clearly state your case, evidence, and why you feel the way you do. If it’s a topic people cait’sbout, your post will likely go viral. Be ready for a significant traffic surge and many heated comments on both sides.
15. Present one post in several different ways via social media. Let’s say you have a pet’s how to raise pigs? Other sections of the seat might include: Choosing the piglets (or birthing the piglets, if you own the sow), feeding them when they’re young, housing them when they’re older, exercising they’rening, things to watch out for, health issues, etc. Each of these topics can be individually highlighted in social media, so you have several ways to promote your post instead of just one.
If you spend as much time promoting your post as you took writing it, you should see a dramatic upturn in your traffic. One good rule is to do five daily things promoting a post on your blog. Make this a habit, and traffic will never again be an issue.
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