6. Use social media to drive thousands of converting traffic
Blogging and social media go together like peas in a pod. One really cannot exist without the other.
But nothing is more upsetting than spending four hours creating a blog post while attempting to learn how to start a blog, only to receive no responses. You have received just one like—from grandma—and no comments or shares.
This is true because most people utilize social media incorrectly. They simply publish their blog entries using it as a venue for publishing. An RSS feed is not what social media is!
How then do you utilize social media in a proper manner?
by socializing and networking. (You’ll start to realize that networking plays a huge role in blogging.)
I’ll give you a prime illustration. I have a Facebook page for my blog about RV travel. Every time I publish a new post, it nearly never receives more than 5 likes, no comments, and no shares. But then I applied this straightforward technique…
Over 30 other RVers helped me make a great piece, many of whom have large followings on social media.
I then created a Facebook post and included each of them as tags.
Look at this engagement:
As you can see, 11 shares and 21 likes were made, reaching 1,840 individuals naturally. (Note: I ran a $5 test simply to evaluate how well paid promotion performs; it produced 769 paid results.) Later, I’ll discuss about that.)
But things improve. I also shared the link in a Facebook group for a related specialty. That post received more than 56 likes, received 10 comments, and approximately 600 visitors to our blog!
And all of that for a freshly created Facebook profile with less than 100 fans.
The lesson of the tale? Engage with other social individuals to generate social engagement. Be present in Facebook groups, tag everyone, and develop enduring connections. In this manner, you can still generate a ton of engagement when you first start a blog.
Pro tip: You can utilize automation to grow a genuine, engaged audience on social media, albeit you shouldn’t automate everything there (people will be able to tell). For instance, you can communicate with Twitter users who are discussing topics important to the audience you want to reach using a service like Narrow. Or, to increase the number of people who see your archived content, utilize a free service like Revive Old Post.
7. Create amazing images to increase shares, backlinks, and subscribers
Not only is it simple to produce high-quality photographs, but it is also inexpensive and quick. And in today’s fiercely competitive world, it is a need.
Do the top blogs in your field employ a lot of high-quality images? We both likely know the solution.
Images assist readers understand the information you’re providing them with, making it easier for them to read your content, and keep them on your website longer.
Then, how do you make amazing images?
You will need the following equipment:
- A design tool for non-designers is Canva. Free with a few premium icons. has an additional $10/month version with further features including fast image resizing.
- Relay That is a fantastic tool for creating photos for you.
- You don’t even have to create it yourself, unlike Canva.
- At the touch of a button, get everything you require.
- A free version is available, or the basic bundle costs $16 per month.
- Unsplash is a collection of cost-free, premium stock images.
- MyStock Photos: An even larger collection of images than Unsplash.
- Iconfinder – Purchase premium icons for only a few dollars.
Pro tip: Include graphs and charts as appropriate. With Visualizer, it’s incredibly simple to make graphs and charts, and readers assimilate information more rapidly when it’s presented graphically in a post.
