Surely you aspire to have a cult blog, a place that serves as a guide and inspiration for your readers and create a good position in the blogosphere, if so, I propose these 10 steps.
What I call a reference blog, is the one that brings me something new or some value proposition when I consult it, it is that blog that I go to because I know that what I read will not disappoint me. The reference blog is the type of blog that I am looking forward to the newsletter to open it, it is that type of blog that I am clear about what it is about and whether it is about boats, perfumes or shoes I know that you will find an in-depth entry on what are you looking for. The type of blog of reference is the one that always gives you something else that you do not know how to define but it generates confidence and it is the blog that you recommend.
I do not want to deceive you, it is the type of blog that I aspire to and surely you also aspire, because if you are here reading and learning about blogging it means that you want to have a piece of blog, so you aspire to become a reference in your niche
If you have not yet become familiar with the concept of a niche blog, I encourage you to read this article: What is a niche blog
? In short, they are blogs designed to last over time and actively stay in the limelight.
It can be a leading blog that always echoes the trends of its theme and innovation
What differentiates a good blog from a bad one is that over time (the template can be horrible if) its content is still current and interesting.
It can be very classic with a very closed theme such as modeling, right… but if its content and essence are valuable, it will be highly valued. Decalogue for you to have a great reference blog that your readers trust
1 Start with your blog and show the world what you are capable of
Starting a blog is the hardest step you can take but the most rewarding.
Months await you of not seeing a comment and hearing the crickets chirping between your posts, until you begin to reach a corpus of relatively important posts and get readers.
It will be obvious but there are many blogs that remain in the inkwell due to lack of vision in the future, if you want your blog to be a benchmark you should start and as soon as possible.
2 Be positive encourage your followers
Never give up, avoid whining, banish everything negative from your blog, focus on helping and writing. Do not let yourself be confused by negative emotions that only attract curiosity. You must separate your problems from your blog , because the public may not be considering your content but rather your complaints. A drama can bring readers to a post, but by analyzing they will never be readers of your theme , keep problems away from your blog and take advantage of drafts and revive entries in bad times. Do not overwhelm your readers, think that many read you because they need your advice and like what you have to say, the people who read you may not be having a good time and perhaps being optimistic will help them more.
3 Go deeper into the topics
Do not treat the information in a superficial way, do not settle for the basics and try to contribute more to your reader; that is the only way to keep your blog as a reference point among so many news that seem the same. This is very important to me, it’s like choosing a specialized store or a neighborhood forgetfulness store, you go to the specialized store and find everything you need for that matter, in the oblivion store you go for disparate things and even if it works well for a while, it is not as permanent as the other.
4 Focus and do not create confusion in your readers.
If you talk about a topic, follow it and expand it around the audience that generates the topic, so you will consolidate your ideal reader, the ideal reader is not achieved by digging one day in one topic and tomorrow in another. Unless your blog has a very broad theme, you can create consistency problems. There are things that can take you away from your focus such as sponsored posts, learn to say no.
5 Create content 10
Create quality, interesting, important, fun content that stands the test of time well is a way to get a blog with a long and healthy life. Blogs get older and the content gets older, so you should take care of your posts and revive them from time to time so that they return to the spotlight. Content is the most important thing about your blog Content is what engages readers and what will make your blog stand out, you may not have the best design but if your content is valuable, you will have satisfied readers who will help you advertise your blog.
6 Take care of your readers
Pamper your readers, take care of your comments, help where you can and don’t let your guard down because they are not your exclusive asset. Appreciate all your milestones in the networks and be detailed, do not neglect anyone who passes by and leave a hello! Create a community around your participatory blog , and interact with other bloggers to make it solid, maintain a good relationship and flow of comments to maintain a dynamic, if there is no communication with readers it is difficult to gain loyalty.
7 Do not abuse the patience of your readers
Do not abuse your readers, do not waste their time with content that is not interesting , make sure that what you actually offer with your post works or is going to be what they expect thanks to the title, otherwise the bounce rate will eat you up.
Likewise , try to offer a fast blog that does not take long to load so that they do not fall asleep waiting.
Sometimes it happens to me that there are blogs that seem to tease me because they don’t contribute anything , I find them on Google looking for something and they don’t say anything, they are blogs devoid of content and essence that you have to run away from.
8 Accept criticism and learn to “weather the storm”
In bad times, those are the moments when you will realize that you are on the right track, doing things differently may not be understood at first.
9 Do not make sudden changes
Neither in the theme nor in the design, and try to ask your readers for feedback and make them participate in some decisions, for example, include a new category, a design change.
Make them see that the objective of your blog is them and that when you change something is to improve your experience. For small changes always rely on abs tests.
10 Design for your readers
Design your blog in a way that is more comfortable and intuitive for your readers, try to offer them what they need, many times we follow cutting-edge designs that distance us from readers because they are complicated to use, look at reference blogs on your subject and see if people are comfortable or if on the contrary, they have complaints.
From the letter to the color you choose, the design is important.
Enjoy what you do with your blog
As you can see, all these tips are for stable blogs with quality content, these types of blogs better withstand the passage of time, for example, having your themes well defined and not having a scattered audience is easy. Having a reference blog around content 10 means that you can create a community around the blog.
