Start Blogging and Grow Your Blog Visitors for Free

{mosimage}A popular way to express yourself online is through a weblog, or simply “blog.” On your blog, you can share your daily diary, send messages to friends, post photos, audio, videos, and enjoy all the features of personal, institutional, and commercial websites, including company advertisements. That’s why a blog can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. Previously, you needed to create a webpage for all these activities, which required knowledge of web programming and regular site updates. But blogs have changed all that. Now, anyone with basic computer and internet knowledge can start blogging. The biggest advantage of blogging is that you don’t need to formally email the blogger (the person or organization behind the blog) to share or learn something. You can easily leave your message or instructions in the blog’s comments section. However, because any blog visitor can potentially read your comments, it’s better not to post anything highly personal or confidential.

Currently, all major web portals like Google‘s Blogger, Yahoo‘s 360, and MSN/Live’s Live Spaces, among others, offer completely free blogging services. Alongside English blogs, several Bangla blog portals have also become quite popular recently. Notable examples include Somewhere in Blog, Sachalayatan, Evergreen Bangla, and Pechali. Due to the diversity of topics, there are many types of blogs: personal blogs, commercial blogs, travel blogs, photo blogs, video blogs, and more.

Once you’ve created your blog, you’ll want others to see it. So, the number of visitors to your blog is very important. Your blog’s popularity largely depends on this. Usually, we try to increase blog traffic by submitting our blog links to search engines. If the keywords in your blog’s description or meta tags match the search terms, your blog address will appear in search engine results. However, most of the time this service isn’t free. And, for technical reasons (like needing to pay via credit card or PayPal), it’s sometimes not even possible. It’s worth noting: you may get a hundred new visitors daily, but will they come back? Returning visitors are proof of your blog’s true popularity. Let’s see how you can increase your blog’s visitors and popularity for free.

[*] When you visit others’ blogs, always leave a comment—good or bad, share your genuine thoughts. If you are a blogger on the same portal and are logged in, your blog address (URL) will appear under your nickname as an underline. If you’re a blogger from a different site, be sure to leave your blog address after your name. This makes it likely that the blog owner and other readers will visit your blog.

[*] Write about new topics from daily life. Keep your posts diverse. Think about what people around you are interested in. Visiting other blogs can also inspire new ideas for your own writing. Sometimes, you’ll see a blogger post just a few lines and get thirty or forty comments, while someone else writes a long, important article but gets none. This is all due to the subject matter and variety of the writing.

[*] Participate in various forums. Many people blog under pseudonyms and become popular by those names. But don’t hesitate to showcase yourself and your work. Introduce your blog and its topics in different forums. If forum members like your content, they’ll visit your blog regularly.

[*] Submit your blog to multiple web directories. Many offer this service for free. Register on those directories and categorize your blog appropriately. You can place their small button ad somewhere on your blog and, in exchange, share your blog address (URL) with them. They’ll then submit your blog to various search engines.

[*] Regularly update your blog or post something new. Make sure being irregular doesn’t become a habit. If you can’t write for a few days, mention in your next post what you were doing during that time. This way, readers will understand and accept it naturally.

[*] Share your own blogging journey—how you started, became popular, and increased your visitors. Blogging is for everyone. Encourage others to start blogging and offer advice in your posts.

[*] Whenever you learn something new or come across breaking news, post it on your blog immediately.

[*] You can organize contests on your blog. Ask questions and let visitors answer in the comment section. Set a time limit—the first correct answer wins. If the questions are fun, everyone will be eager to participate.

[*] Instead of focusing only on top-quality writing, try to maintain a consistent standard for all your posts. This will keep readers with similar tastes coming back regularly to your blog.

[*] Don’t forget to use relevant keywords as labels or tags on new blog posts.

[*] Many websites offer free classified ads. Use those sites to advertise your blog (with your URL).

[*] Tell all your acquaintances who use the internet about your blog via email and share the address (URL).

[*] Don’t demean anyone on your blog. Avoid posting any offensive content about individuals, countries, nations, or religions.

[*] Post respectful appreciation, gratitude, and thanks to all acquaintances on your blog. Congratulate individuals separately on special occasions (like birthdays or anniversaries). You’ll see that they will visit your blog themselves, show your compliments to others, and encourage their acquaintances to visit your blog as well. All of them will indirectly help promote your blog.

[*] To keep your blog attractive, always add images related to your post’s topic. A blog with images is far more diverse and engaging than one without.

Your blog is a reflection of your ideas and mindset. People will know what you’re thinking by reading your blog. So, keep your blog clean and healthy.