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15 Tips For Injecting Super Fuel Into Your Blog

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Can you believe it's January?

2018 is here and…

…a new year is a great time to take a close look at your blog and evaluate what you can do to make it more successful, whether that means getting more eyeballs on your pages or earning more money or both.

So check out this list and see which of these can help your blog, and then, by all means, get busy.

And, if you want to get more info on how Naomi from Ittybiz and I can help, click on the button below.

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  • Are you building a list but are sign ups are coming in at a trickle? Maybe you need to optimize the sign-up process. First, make sure your sign up forms are in the prime locations. Usually, these are above the fold and at the end of each post. Second, are you bribing people sufficiently? Give them a powerful incentive for joining your list – preferably something they'd be willing to pay for if you weren't giving it away for free.
  • Are you building an email list from your blog? If not, start. Today. Now. Right this MINUTE. Because you are losing out on one of your greatest potential sources of both income and repeat visitors.
  • Be a bit different. While your blog or website is going to be similar to other sites in your niche, it should offer a twist that distinguishes it from the others. After all, if there's nothing unique about your site, why should people visit? If you don't know how you're unique, then you probably aren't, so find something that sets you apart from all the others and highlights that.
  • Break the ice with other bloggers/website owners in your niche. Visit websites like Alltop to find the best bloggers in your niche, and then email them and comment on one of their posts. And stay in touch, actively supporting them by mentioning them on your blog, etc. After a while, you'll notice some of them are reciprocating, sending you both traffic and links.
  • Mix up your content. If your posts are always written, try adding video. If you always make video posts, try some podcasting and articles. Think about adding ebooks, webinars, infographics, slideshows, etc.
  • Add images. If you're not already using an image with each post, I recommend you begin. Images capture attention and can keep people on your site longer.
  • Conduct interviews with people in your niche. These could be experts, authors, fellow bloggers, etc. Remember, the person you're interviewing will quite often bring traffic to your website by telling their lists about the interview. Plus interviewing smart, knowledgeable people makes YOU look smart as well.
  • Guest blog on other people's blogs, and ask for guest posts as well. This gets you seen by new people and brings fresh voices to your own blog.
  • When you guest blog, write about topics that you cover extensively on your own blog. This way anyone who's interested enough to read your guest article will likely also be interested in seeing more on the topic, which of course, they can get access to through your link.
  • Clean up your website. If it's cluttered, clean it up.  Make it look professional. This could be an entire article unto itself, but I suspect you know exactly what I mean. You've been to websites that were so cluttered with ads and links that you immediately felt confused or overwhelmed and wanted to leave. In fact, research shows that too many choices actually causes visitors to leave faster. Do not let your own blog or website be one of those sites.
  • Link your new posts to your older, relative posts (interlinking.) This keeps visitors on your blog or website longer and even helps with SEO, according to my favorite SEO blogger, Brian Dean.
  • Keep SEO in mind when writing your blog posts and articles. Basically, you want to choose one keyword phrase for each post and use it in the title and phrases like it 2 to 3 times in the body of the post. If you're interested, learn more about SEO writing for 2018 in Brian's special report – it can pay off handsomely in free traffic.
  • Email your list when you make a new post and ask them to comment. This gets your post some traffic, and the comments make your post look alive.
  • Evaluate which social media buttons are working for your website, and get rid of the rest. Again, too many options will decrease the time visitors spend on your website. So just offer your favorites. You might even notice this actually INCREASES the number of times people share your content.
  • Keep an idea journal. Every time you think of an idea for a new article or blog post, write it down. Even if it seems like an average idea, write it down anyway because this will spur your imagination to keep finding new ideas. Plus that idea that seemed silly might make a lot more sense days later when you reconsider it.
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You might want to choose the ideas above that really resonate with you and write out a plan for carrying them out over the next few months.

Then watch your traffic as well as your bottom line for the results – I think you'll be pleased.

If you want to get more info about how to expand your audience, strategically figure out what to blog about and how to make more money with your blog in 2018, get on “I Want To Know More Info” List for the next Blog Retreat.

A new year is a great time to take a close look at your blog and evaluate what you can do to make it more successful, whether that means getting more eyeballs on your pages or earning more money or both.
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  3. I can not believe it is almost 2016 either. This year has flown by…

    Great list of ideas. The new year is a great time to look at your strategy and see if it is working.

    In 2016 I plan on producing some new kinds of content instead of just blog posts. My plan is to start with video, we shall see! I think that planning to do it and putting it into my 2016 plan will help keep me focused!

    Hope you are having a great week Sue, it is the nice time for Florida weather!

    Chris
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  4. Sue,

    Definitely actionable items which I will try, even though I suspect it will take some time doing all these, being a newbie. One of the things I like about your methods is that they are not overwhelming. T

    Soon Wah

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  5. hi sue thanks for this great post
    I need a little help from you
    my website is not getting good amount of visitor.
    so tell me some tips to get high rankings and high amount of visitor
    and can you suggest me a theme for my blog that is really seo frndly
    I tried many of them
    but all are just spam they do it for bank link only
    so please make a new template free for us or suggest a template which is really seo frndly email template on my email I'd

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  6. Hi again Sue, 🙂

    This post is quite straight forward, but the points are very important to follow when it comes to making a successful blog, it's actually making sure I keep on track with what I'm doing so I can become a better blogger.

    Lets see whats in store for 2016! I'm ready to take it into overdrive. Aha. 🙂

    Benjamin

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  7. I like the idea of asking my email subscribers to comment on my posts. I will try that on Monday.

    I have a feeling it won't be very effective but better to try it out than to wonder!

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  8. Great points here Sue,

    Having an ideas journal is a great idea – I started using one recently and it's really good way to brainstorm and come up with stimulating story ideas.

    Creating a blog post that features video is another good option. My latest blog post includes a video and I know from past experience that people love to watch video content. Bloggers need to get over their hesitation and just create a short video, load it onto YouTube, then drop it into their blog post. Simple.

    Breaking the ice and networking with other bloggers is always good advice. Many doors can open when we start interacting with people (especially those who have a following) in our niche.

    Thanks, Sue!

    Kim
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  15. I loved that you used a cooking metaphor to highlight each point. Even for the person who doesn’t cook it works. They know how to eat, or in this case, read and know what good content looks like. What is so often needed is just what you gave, good examples.

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  16. Thanks for this post. Do you repost your popular posts once each month? Just curious? I've setup mailchimp but don't know yet how to really use it, working on that today. I also appreciated your webinar with Tim Grahl. I'm sold on building a list, need to get some technical pieces worked out.
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    • Hi, Mitesh,

      I only repost during the holidays when not as many of my readers are visiting the blog.

      YouTube and Google, as well as the email providers videos, are the very best to use! Email me if you need help!
      Sue

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  17. Hi, Sue. Great article and thank you for your tips. I have to admit that I didn't use many of your tips to better my blog. I still work at my leadmagnet and just started to connect with bloggers in my niche. I'll consider doing a video post or infographic in the near future. It sounds very exciting.

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  18. Hi Sue,

    Great article you have here. When I received this post in my email inbox, I bookmarked it for later. I knew it will be an informative article.

    Now that I just read it, I feel blessed because of the amazing tips. I take special note of "Break the ice with other bloggers/website owners in your niche."

    This calls for you to visit their websites, leave meaningful comments, share their latest blog post, etc. These activities are certainly going to get you noticed by these experts and influencers in your niche.

    And if they should return the favor, Boom! You're setup for the long run.

    For example, I recently setup my site and published my first post. The first person to visit my new site and leave an impressive comment was Ryan Biddulph. Why?

    Because I have been interacting with him via various means including sharing his blog posts.

    Thanks so much for sharing!

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  20. As I'm a blogger who loves to do research and publishing latest technology on brands. This is a cool idea, which gives me one step ahead towards the blogging which also helps me for my client for lead generation.

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  21. Great and effective ideas, Sue! Thank you very much for sharing them with us.

    I've only recently found your blog and I'm still checking all your awesome content, but I have the feeling that I've found my new favorite place in the web 🙂

    Best,

    Velin N.

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  22. Hi Sue,

    I am a blogger and using a new WordPress theme which has many colors. I want to know that which are the best WordPress themes for a blogger that loads super fast so I can improve my website SEO?

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