7 ways to get better results with your blog posts

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.

7 Ways to get better Results with your blog posts

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.

Related: 9 Effective Ways of Repurposing Content for Best Results

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:

  • 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.

You can also read: How to promote your blog with Social media

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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Author: John Mulindi

John writes on a variety of topics. He blogs on topics ranging from social media marketing (SMM), search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), email marketing, business, personal finance tech, entrepreneurship to personal development. In free time he likes watching football, reading, listening to music and taking nature walks.

160 thoughts on “7 ways to get better results with your blog posts”

  1. As a blogger, I couldn’t agree more. Delivering top-notch content that connects with my audience is my ultimate goal.

  2. 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 ?

  3. Good content will do it all he time on a blog. Always consistent in keeping up with promoting and sharing is so important.

  4. 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.

  5. 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!

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Great ideas, I’m sure this helped so many people get back on track! It’s nice to see others willing to help.

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. Great blog! Content is indeed the key. Thanks for sharing ♥️ ♥️ By any chance you are interested on doing collaborations, you can connect with amazing brands and fellow bloggers through the influencer directory of Phlanx.com!

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  12. 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.

  13. Hi John, as a new blogger I find these tips to be really helpful! I definitely be need to try to be more consistent!

  14. 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!

    1. 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.

  15. 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

    1. 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.

  16. 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.

    1. 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.

  17. 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!

  18. 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.

    1. 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.

  19. 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!

  20. 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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