Got blog readers yet?

So many ways to get readers. Some will advise you to get links to your blog. But in fact, a few simple effective tips to finding readers for your blogs will be sufficient if you know which one will serve the best for your blog.

Sure a lot of bloggers may have a million of back links, but the reader meter is still not improving. It would be blogging for nothing then, the others might say. So what’s the point of having large numbers of websites linking to you if people are just ignoring your blog?

problogger.net has the topic of finding readers for your blog. I have some tips on my own too, which have helped me further my blogging, here are few tips you can also find useful.

Tips to Finding Readers for Your Blog, this is my summary from problogger.net:

1. “Every tree takes awhile to grow.”
   Yep, it takes time. So, be patient.

2. Always give quality content and good design.
   Meanwhile, still add more posts to your blog while you wait, but you need to have quality content and good design for your blog, in order to get read. Post timely and relevant content, always.

3. Link to others and be generous too in this part.

4. Show other bloggers that you are alive, but politely and in a good way.
   Pay some visits to their blogs and give comments, but don’t spam them.

5. Interact with your readers.
   Be friendly. Don’t be a geek.

6. Update frequently.
   By only few entries in 3 months or more will leave your few readers uninterested and they might never come back anymore.

7. Use Search engines friendly content and link for your site.
   You gotta love Google, for the most, well … then Yahoo, and MSN, and so on.

8. Have a signature in your outgoing email or forum post with your site’s URL.
   This will always work. Haven’t you ever clicked the other’s URL in their emails or post signatures?

9. Groups or Web Rings or Circles for interest sharing.
   Join blog groups and networks that share the same interest as you.

10. Add RSS feeds to your blog.
    More and more people now trust their feed readers for updates. Maximize your update news potential via these features.

11. List your site on Portals and Directories.
    Think classified ads.

12. Do you know there are Blog Search Engines and Indexes?
    Google has one. Use it to maximize your website potential.

13. Get involved in public discussions.
    Don’t ignore them. Make friends with their active members.

14. Consult with the masters and experts.
    There are so many experts out there to give you more insight and suggestion, based on their own experiences or research. They would love to help you with more tips.

15. Back to number 1 again. It takes time.
    So, be patient.