So here are a few quick tips to Jumpstart a new or current blog that hasn’t got much traction under it yet. The techniques here are very powerful and most highly successful bloggers as well, would rank these high on the list of must do’s.
Some of the best things you can do in your life and business is on paper, very simple. In the mind though, it can prove very hard to actually DO it. For instance, spending quality time with your kids and family every day. Simple in theory and the benefits are massive. But in action you have work, responsibilities, and other things that make it hard for you to give them 100% focus for hours each day. But you Have To Find a way to do it. Otherwise, problems begin to appear.
These next strategies are simple and essential if you are to build a successful blog. So find a way to do it.
Without further ado….
The 10×10 Method to Blogging
10 Blog Post (1-2 Evergreen, 10 Keywords)
10 Guest Post
10 Blog Post
1- If you are starting a new blog I suggest writing 10 quality blog post. Use Google keyword tool for high searches to base your 10 post on. You can then add a twist to it after that. So let’s say your blogging about surfboards for example. You want to write a post called “Surf up in Style With New Killer ” That may trigger few to no response in organic search. Do a little research on the specific surfboard and you’ll find out 35,000 people are searching for that particular surf board O’Neill 7450. (Completely fictional) So now you could post “O’Neill 7450 Surfboard is Making Waves” or something with the keyword in the front. You get the drift. You can also add other keywords related to the blog post title keyword you picked, and sprinkle 2-3 into the post if you can (optional).
1-2 of these post should be Evergreen. Basically that is a post that people will come back to again and again. It is a post that retains value and will always be relevant.
10 Guest Post -
This is a powerful method that will get a lot of traffic to your blog. It will build quality relationships and will build your authority. To get accepted as a guest blogger to another site, your blog needs to be relevant to that site in some way, and offer High value. Basically the steps to do this are to build a relationship with that blogger.
Some tips:
- Comment regularly on their blog adding value to the post
- Speak with them on social sites and forums they are a part of
- Buy a product they have, apply a blog topic they wrote about, put it to use, and leave a great testimonial
They need to have a good idea of who you are before you try to guest post. Leave a good signature pointing a link back to your site. Check out a really good article on Guest Blogging from Glen at ViperChill.com
All this is assuming your site is setup for traffic. You have done the leg work and have created some quality content, you have a opt-in form setup, etc… Do this first before you start driving tons of traffic to your site.
If you open a retail store selling something, you don’t open the doors until the store is complete and you have inventory to offer value to whoever comes in through the doors. You want them to come back, not just a one time deal. Same thing here. Build your store first.
Ignore these techniques at your own peril.
Brandon
p.s. Bout to go ride the mountain bike. Let’s hope I don’t hit a tree!
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