Having high quality content that reaches the desired audience is one of the main goals of any blogger out there. In this article, we look at some of the most effective ways to get the best results with your blog posts.
Create a content strategy
Having a documented content strategy keeps your content creation on track. A strategy helps you plan what you need to create, visualize what you already have and know how to use your content to its fullest potential. A strategy also helps you schedule your content creation, publication and shares on the social media. A strategy must have goals like a desired percentage increase in traffic.
Share on social media
Social media networks provides a better way to reach a wider audience for your content. Find the right time and days when your audience are most active and post your content during those times. Since the life time of content on social media is very short, it is advisable to share content multiple times for a greater audience reach.
Create visual content
Images have an incredible influence on engagement levels. Create content that is visual by nature, such as infographics and slide shares. Include visual graphics in your blog posts to enhance your content. I personally use Canva to create my blog posts images. Ensure you have the right sizes of images that can easily be shared on the social media.
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Become an authority in your field/industry
When you become an authority in your niche or industry, your audience look to you for insights and opinions on what matters in your field. Your blog or website gives you a platform to showcase your industry expertise and build a reputation. You can become an authority in your field by:
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- Answering questions that your audience have
- Providing solutions to the problems your audience faces
- Being genuine & human by writing content that people find helpful and can relate with.
Be consistent
Create a regular schedule of content publication within your content strategy. Remember consistency is a key component of effective content creation.
Have a call to action strategy
Make sure your audience knows how to take the next step from passive reader to engage follower. Use an appealing language, colors, and size when creating calls to action, this motivates your audience and creates a feeling of anticipation e.g. Download a Free E book, Grab your Free Course, Sign up for our Free email newsletter etc. This conveys the value behind the offer.
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Amplify peer content
Create content that draws attention to other experts in your niche or industry. This will help you build valuable relationships within your industry.
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160 responses to “7 ways to get better results with your blog posts”
As a blogger, I couldn’t agree more. Delivering top-notch content that connects with my audience is my ultimate goal.
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I am in full agreement with all of these. But I have found that consistency in posting is the biggest thing that makes a huge impact along with providing what your readers really want from you.
Yes, consistency is key to blogging success. Thanks for taking your time to read!
Abolsutely agree with these tips! Having a plan and being an authority in your chosen niche is so important!
Hi McLee, thanks for reading.
Such great tips. I am always on social media and CTA are so important!
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Lots to consider here. Some excellent advice. Thanks for sharing.
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Being an authority on your topic and consistency will definitely add to the success of what you do.
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Great tips, thank you for sharing!
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Being able to connect with your audience is critical so call for action and creating a good hook are very important. Great information.
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This is a really helpful post. I definitely want to improve with my call to action things such as my newsletter.
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Some really useful tips
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Thank you for sharing this. As a blogger I am always looking for new ways to increase my engagement and to get more reads on my blog. I will definitely take all of this advice on board ?
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Wonderful. Have to implement some of these tips to get more subscribers for my blog
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Perfect timing!! I needed these tips today, Thank you!!
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Good content will do it all he time on a blog. Always consistent in keeping up with promoting and sharing is so important.
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These tips are so true. I now share my posts on social media and they are indeed a great help. I also created a cover photo for each post to create the impression of consistence and better recall.
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Hi Sofia, just keep working and implementing some of the tips mentioned in this post, I think you are on the right track.
These are some wonderful tips! I need to focus on posting more content this year!
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Now this is helpful. Thanks for sharing this with us. I am a blogger and I am always trying to improve. Thanks again for sharing these valuable tips.
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Consistency is key; if your audience recognizes your logo, or template for an email, they will be less likely to dismiss your communication as spam. Great advice!
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I like the idea of amplifying your peer content; this is great advice!
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Great post! Consistency is the key I know and also I am trying to be consistent regarding content creation part 🙂 Thanks for sharing these tips.
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I believe that sharing your blog on a social media can be very helpful. So whenever I saw new blogs from my friends I support them by sharing their blog.
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I really agree with you here, this is such an informative and helpful article, thankyou for sharing
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I need to be better at sharing my posts more than once. A lot of my blogger friends do it and their results don’t lie!
True, more shares means more traffic. Thanks.
I really need to get organized and have a documented content strategy. I really need to work on that! Thanks for the great suggestions.
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There are some great tips mentioned here! The call to action was one I recently implemented and have had some success so far!
Glad to learn that. Thanks.
Great ideas, I’m sure this helped so many people get back on track! It’s nice to see others willing to help.
Thanks Tonya, for that nice feedback!
Thanks for all of these tips! I could always use some new advice on how to improve as a blogger
Well appreciated.
i think this is where iam going wrong i got no strategy – cos i write for fun and i think that if i apply to much strategy for me blogging would become hard work – kind regards Pati robins
Hi Olivia, sometimes blogging is just a hobby, so now worries.
It is so hard for bloggers these days to get noticed as there are so many new blogs starting all the time i find social sharing the best great tips thanks
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This is great information for bloggers! You always have great tips.
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Thanks for sharing, very useful tips I will keep in mind as I try to grow my blog 🙂
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Very inspiring and helpful qhen it comes to having a blog or a vlog chanel. Thanks for sharing,
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These are great tips. I’ve found that visual content is key!
True, visual content actually drive more engagement on a post.
These are excellent tips. I have to say, you really bring a lot of knowledge to bear on these. I think anyone would be well-served to read them.
Thanks Ben, for being a loyal reader!
Great list of tips! I need to post more regularly and have a call to action. #GlobalBlogging
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So powerful and just what will inspire all bloggers at the start of a brand new year #Globalblogging
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Awsome read. I took some notes ❤️ Thank you.
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Great post. Very resourceful advice there. Content strategy is very key.
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Great tips! Thank you so much for this helpful post!
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My main issue is promoting my content which is very vital for blogging success. Thanks for sharing. Sure to share and subscribe.
Thanks very much Dalene.
Love the CTA strategy, many people overlook that! Thanks for this post. Very informative!
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A well documented starter guide to blogging. Would recommend it!
Thanks Samantha.
Hay John, I am also a blogger and already knew this tips, but never looked at these tips as you have mentioned in this blog post. It’s an eye opener post for me. Thanks for sharing these tips.
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I have na independent website and my developer convinced me to not have a mail subscription. Is that a good or a bad move
Yes, having an email list helps you build another audience base for your site, that you can depend on besides getting traffic from social media or search engines. This post can give you more reasons why you need to start building a list now. Reasons you need an email list.
Thanks for sharing valuable tips!
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Useful information… good job! keep it up !
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Hi John, as a new blogger I find these tips to be really helpful! I definitely be need to try to be more consistent!
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Thanks for your tips. I’m new to blogging, but agree with your tip to have a “call to action.” I can’t say that every post I’ve written has a call to action, but I definetly incorporate it where possible. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing. I feel like with every new post I do, I learn more. But it’s so hard to figure out what to do as most people use word press and I use Blogger, as I am only starting out.
I haven’t used Blogger before, but I think, it is possible to transfer to WordPress. There are advantages of using WordPress like you get to interact with many fellow WordPress bloggers who you can learn from.
Great tips for getting the most out of the effort and time put into a blog post. I think I have recognized lately that making sure that you are as niche specific as possible can help you to become an authority on your subject and you can become to go-to person for your readers to keep coming back to for information.
Heather | http://www.heatherleguilloux.ca
Yes, going for a specific niche, enables you become an authority in that area. Am experimenting on narrowing down to a given niche on my new blog that am working on, and have seen that, it brings in great results. This works well for your audience and search engines.
I need to figure out a call to action strategy. Thanks for the inspiration!
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These are great tips you’ve shared. I really need to fill out my content strategy
Yes, having a content strategy keeps you organized with your ideas.
I think the hardest part is being consistent when you have a full-time job. But it’s true, it’s important to build up a loyal fan base.
Exactly, building a loyal fan base, is the key to successful blogging. Thanks for your comments.
I definitely agree with these!! Especially social media – it’s free marketing, you have nothing to lose 😉
I personally get more than 80% of my traffic from social media, so its worth the effort promoting content there, but you need to have a strategy like which groups to join, and how & when to share you content.
Great read. I need to share this with my team!
Hi Dena, thanks very much.
great tips 🙂
I think visuals are key for success for sure!
Yes, articles with images get more engagements than those without them otherwise thanks for commenting on this post.
Thank you for these tips. I am working harder at the visual content aspect.
Hi Clarissa, thanks for dropping by. All the best.
Hi John,
Thanks for the reminders. I remember to include influencers in my posts but forget to send it to them and ask them to share! Tweeted!
Janice
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Great advice
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I really need to start doing content strategy. When I was a new blogger, it was easy to manage without it. But now that I’m over a year in, there’s a lot going on. Thanks!
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I need these tips as I am just starting out on my blogging journey. thank you for sharing.
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These are great tips and definitely agree that creating content that answers your audiences questions is key!
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http://helenchik.com
Thanks very much for visiting.
The hardest share is usually the first one with blogging. Whenever I hit publish I make sure to share my stuff out across all my social media platforms.
Having a CTA is important too, I’ve seen a lot of videos where they deliver great content but totally forget about their call to action.
Thanks for putting this training together, good stuff.
Hi Reco, I agree with you, marketing is the key to successful blogging. Producing Quality content isn’t just enough, you must push it to reach the desired audience.
Some great post you made here, I was actually looking forward to seeing something like this. Thanks for sharing, I’ll pass it on immediately
Hi Daniels, appreciated.
Very impressive guidelines. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for these great tips, I also really like Canva!
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Hi Jennyrose, thanks for visiting again. Yes, Canva is good for images.
Thanks . Ill definitely the visual content one .
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posting regularly is what im struggling on and i will try my best to accomplish it :)), great post :))
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Great tips! I’m really working on the “BECOME AN AUTHORITY IN YOUR FIELD/INDUSTRY” part because although I have extensive experience in niche, it’s always something new to learn, whether there’s a new company on the market offering work at home positions or a new business opportunity. Trying to juggle my full-time job and managing the blog can get challenging but I know it will pay off in the long run. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Kendra, thanks for your insightful comments.
Loving how blogging leads me to work from home as a career! Thanks for the tips xo
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I love to amplify other peoples posts. It is so fun. I am sharing this one to Pinterest.
Hi Elise, thanks for visiting again. Most welcomed.
Thank you for sharing your tips. I struggle with consistency and if I don’t pre-write my posts I won’t have the time during the week. So it definitely helps to stay on top of that.
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