How to Keep a Blog Interactive?

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by prasanth5, Oct 31, 2012.

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    What are the ways to keep a blog interactive? If I want to make my visitors glued to my blog what are the steps I should follow? In other words what should I do to retain my visitors? Does content management alone help?
     
    prasanth5, Oct 31, 2012 IP
  2. JyeP

    JyeP Active Member

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    - Make it easy for them to navigate between posts, e.g Related posts under each post.
    - Each post you write should be unique, this is generally enough to keep visitors coming back.
    - Remain consistent when updating, don't release 5 posts 1 week then only release 1 the week after, maintain consistency.
    - Interact with your readers, ask them questions after each post to get them to play a part in your blog.
    - Make sure your social media follow tools are visible and easy to access
     
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    Hosting Geek Greenhorn

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    To keep your visitor interactive, I think you should keep give informative content for your visitor regularly.
     
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  4. prasanth5

    prasanth5 Active Member

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    Very useful tips! I used to rush through my posts previously. Yes, I should have waited between posts. Too many posts in a week can even play spoil sport!
     
    prasanth5, Nov 2, 2012 IP
  5. TravisO

    TravisO Peon

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    if you wish to keep the discussions up and running, you have to make the blog sound interesting.... try to ask relevant questions to bloggers who left comments... that will keep the ball rolling..
     
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  6. ProSence

    ProSence Greenhorn

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    The design of your blog should also be interactive, apart from this you need to post fresh and informative content regularly, try to be top in the niche, provide useful information, latest information, it would really help.
     
    ProSence, Nov 2, 2012 IP
  7. prasanth5

    prasanth5 Active Member

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    Most blogs are easy to navigate since the open sources are available with good navigation features. Hence internal linking is very much possible while maintaining blogs.
     
    prasanth5, Nov 3, 2012 IP
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    ninjamtlt1 Active Member

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    Just keep your blog clean and easy to navigate, and simple, and people will come back :)
     
    ninjamtlt1, Nov 7, 2012 IP
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    Create some poll or survey with free gift to your visitors.
     
    free.man, Nov 15, 2012 IP
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    try to start the conversation amongst the visitors and the layout of your blog should be user friendly.
     
    smikeally08, Nov 15, 2012 IP
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    Literally ask for them to comment on your article. Make controversial topics they will want to disagree with. And provide the answers to their questions.
     
    Confined To Life, Nov 16, 2012 IP