Post by Corinne on Jan 1, 2014 23:24:15 GMT
I started blogging a year ago, the most exciting thing about having a blog is getting the feedback through comments, but they can be hard to come by, especially if you don't have many blogger friends or connections.
The main way I have diverted traffic to my blog is through visiting other blogs and leaving comments. I try hard to visit the blogs of everyone that comments on mine and leave them a comment back, something that relates to the text rather than the picture, which is often the case when it comes to fashion blogging (Although it can be hard if it isn’t a blog in English). I have some people that I have formed a bit of a relationship with after months of interacting, it’s so much easier to find things to write on their blogs, and fun.
When I have time, I will go to other peoples blogs and leave comments if I feel I have something to add, that sometimes leads them to leaving me a comment back, sometimes it doesn’t. About 70% of people that comment on my post are bloggers that I have been communicating with for several months. I like to think of it as a balance between keeping my current relationships up (I ALWAYS visit my ‘friends’ or ‘loyal readers’ before the new people on my blog.. unless it is a question or a comment that has really caught my attention) and making new relationships.
Try to comment on 5 new blogs a day. It will probably take you about 45 mins if you read/comment properly but you should see some feedback.
Recently I have discovered bloghops – if I join a bloghop I try visit every blog on there, I probably comment on about 70% of them (time consuming again and can’t be done daily). Some, I just don’t feel like I have anything to add, so I just leave. This is a great way because you are opening communication lines with somebody who wants to network.
What's your best method of getting traffic/followers?
Corinne x
The main way I have diverted traffic to my blog is through visiting other blogs and leaving comments. I try hard to visit the blogs of everyone that comments on mine and leave them a comment back, something that relates to the text rather than the picture, which is often the case when it comes to fashion blogging (Although it can be hard if it isn’t a blog in English). I have some people that I have formed a bit of a relationship with after months of interacting, it’s so much easier to find things to write on their blogs, and fun.
When I have time, I will go to other peoples blogs and leave comments if I feel I have something to add, that sometimes leads them to leaving me a comment back, sometimes it doesn’t. About 70% of people that comment on my post are bloggers that I have been communicating with for several months. I like to think of it as a balance between keeping my current relationships up (I ALWAYS visit my ‘friends’ or ‘loyal readers’ before the new people on my blog.. unless it is a question or a comment that has really caught my attention) and making new relationships.
Try to comment on 5 new blogs a day. It will probably take you about 45 mins if you read/comment properly but you should see some feedback.
Recently I have discovered bloghops – if I join a bloghop I try visit every blog on there, I probably comment on about 70% of them (time consuming again and can’t be done daily). Some, I just don’t feel like I have anything to add, so I just leave. This is a great way because you are opening communication lines with somebody who wants to network.
What's your best method of getting traffic/followers?
Corinne x