How to convince your Visitors to read your Blog Posts

guardianangel · 07-25-2008, 07:24 AM

Visitors are the life of our blogs and without them, we are nothing. All of us are trying our best to have visitors especially the unique ones. Some are even spending money to invite them. But what good is a visitor if he is just passing by? If you are an Entrecard member, you do not want to have plain droppers, do you? I must admit, there are blogs I drop on then leave immediately. So if you think you are not convincing them, here are some of my ideas that may help.

Inspire them

It is not enough that you give them what they need. Unlike portals, blogs should contain more than just useful information. Note that most blogs are made by simple individuals and visitors are expecting to learn from other’s point of view. This is not an easy task because each visitor has different taste. You must find their weak points. Sharing your success stories on your blog with humility is a good example. It is easy to remember someone who can inspire us.

Guide them

Educating is different from guiding in a way that the latter requires personal touch. Most of the posts written in blogs are practical and most likely; visitors already have an idea on what you are talking about. However, guiding them step by step through concrete details and proven facts is more convincing than being sounding like a university professor. If you are giving tips, teach them like they know nothing about it. Visitors love to be treated like children.

Sell your posts, not yourself

Although it is convincing that you start your sentences with the word I as the person talking, it does not mean you should sell yourself. Visitors do not care who we are, they are after what we write and how we write it. If they find our post interesting to read, they will read it even I they really do not need it. Never tell them that you are the best because they prefer the better ones. Write for the majority which we call the masses.

Be simple as possible

This is most applicable when you are writing about technical stuff. You may be a genius in your field of expertise, but some visitors will not understand your words. Therefore, you must use some layman’s terms instead of trying to look intelligent. If you are smart enough, you can also convince non-technical visitors to read your blog posts. Giving some simple examples or analogies is a good technique to explain your ideas further.

Be a servant to your visitors and they will treat you like a king.

Article Source: Humane Blogging Tips

bobkat · 07-27-2008, 03:21 PM

Good Info
Thanks

Futo · 07-27-2008, 03:24 PM

Most visitors will have a good glance at your latest post anyway so i suppose that is your big chaance to convince them that your content is worthy of reading on and maybe returning.

arcel · 07-27-2008, 10:54 PM

nice info...
try placing images in your post and make catchy title. people would definitely read your post...

ezhel · 07-28-2008, 12:21 AM

well nice tips!in addition make used of your kws and make it enticing and catchy to attract many viewers.

guardianangel · 07-28-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by arcel

nice info...
try placing images in your post and make catchy title. people would definitely read your post...

Thanks for appreciating my post.

By the way, all my posts has photos on them. Some of my readers even asked where I got them.

However, we must consider some copyright laws.

ByteHouse · 07-28-2008, 10:55 AM

Thanks mate, very useful.

I also find that if you have a site, linking through to your website as a 'if you'd like to read more' helps with your crosslinks, and relevance ranking.

Hafsoh · 08-08-2008, 01:09 PM

Alsop give them consistent good content then your visitors will always be inspired to read your blog.

guardianangel · 08-09-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Hafsoh

Alsop give them consistent good content then your visitors will always be inspired to read your blog.

I think that more than consistency, we must focus to make our next post better than the last one.

saj · 08-12-2008, 10:57 PM

good info. thanks

seobypros · 08-13-2008, 01:20 AM

Create article that is unique and that would inspire them to post comments.

itechtalk · 08-18-2008, 11:46 PM

Quality post 100% ppl will love it

Journey · 08-19-2008, 01:49 AM

Great post. I think the best way to attract more visitors to read your Blog's post is to provide it with eye-catchy and interesting title. In this way, they may be convinced to explore more the content of your article. Also provide a nice introduction in your article, so that they will keep on reading your whole content. And to make your post more sticky, you can add some attractive images.