Tips to launch a blog full-steam ahead
Yesterday I counted the precautions we must take to launch a blog, today we’ll focus on the promotion. Given the amount of blogs that exist in the blogosphere, it is very difficult for one who has just been released called attention or may quickly earn a place among the readers.
So that’s where advertising comes into play over certain actions relating to the content. Therefore, we suggest some tips to launch your blog high on the hog:
Edit a video or a podcast of presentation: Talk about the launch of the blog, the theme of it, their expectations in relation to blogging, what type of content offered to readers, talk about you, who is, what it does, what he likes If you have experience blogging, all those data that can serve the reader to recognize it and know what to find on your site.
Post a video theme. For example, if we launch a blog for animals, can be shot with your pet playing and talking about the characteristics of the animal. If we launched a blog culture, can offer a short video about an outdoor concert, fair or style activities. This can be done weekly or every fortnight.
Reward first subscribed to your feed: The prize can be an e-book, newsletter or any special information. You do not need the “big thing”, but some sort of incentive for early readers.
Offer reviews of other blogs: This type of stimulus can work very well. In here, we implement this action at first and were quite successful.
Hold a contest: Such actions are highly effective, almost nobody would resist. For example, if it launches blog culture can circumvent a book or movie tickets. If a technology blog, you can give accounts PRO domains or online services, if you do not have much money to invest. The better the prize, most likely to be revealed.
Offer free hours of work: For example, if you blog about programming or law, may answer some free consultations on your topic or area of work. If you are a designer, offering a free logo for your readers.
Buy banners on several blogs: This is another way to get traffic, just through advertising. Find related blogs and good amount of traffic.
Enter as a guest blogger: This is a way to gain prestige, traffic and links to your site. Try to work with very good articles, especially if it wants to get.
Ask friends to recommend it: If you have several friends in the blogosphere, and some better known than others, tell about your new blog and ask them to recommend, either through social networks or from their own blogs.
Provide a free service: How to post job openings, advertise events and competitions. We promoted competitions organized by other blogs.
Post tutorials or PDF on a timely question: Create a page, section or post a PDF on a key issue or point of its niche. Such resources will be very good from the beginning, and a great hook to attract readers.
Offer advertising: banners give those readers who are the first to answer or comment in any post.
Offer riddles, games, puzzles, quizzes, etc..: Try to encourage your readers are hooked playing, answering or guessing. In this way, you win adherents.
Post lists of resources: This type of posts is very effective. Prepare complete and descriptive list of quality resources (tools, websites, etc.)..
Here are some ideas that can help you make a good impression from the start, getting a lot of faithful readers. The more are implemented, the better the results. What do you think of my article? Can you think of other ideas?