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I’ve got a great guest post for you today from Mercedes at Common Sense With Money. This blogger burst on the scene a few months ago and has been growing her readership by leaps and bounds ever since. So of course I had to ask Mercedes for tips to share with you on how to do the same. Enjoy her post – it’s fantastic!

If you are like me, you probably started blogging because you have something to say and you want to share it with others. And, as a blogger, you are likely interested in increasing your readership as fast as you can. But how can you do this with minimal effort? After all, blogging
is probably not your full time job. So, I’ve got give tips to help you grow your blog fast.

1) Content is King. Provide content your readers want to come back to read everyday. This should be your main goal if you are serious about growing your blog. People will come back to read, subscribe to your blog and talk to others about your blog only if the information you provide is useful and valuable to them.

2) Build a Sense of Community. Show your readers you care. Engage them in the conversation. Make sure you take time to read the comments people leave on your blog and answer back if they are looking for more information. Loyal readers (the ones who will spread the word about your blog) are those that feel they can count on you if they have a question or need help.

3) Network, Network, Network. Do this by commenting on on other blogs, using Twitter, or doing link round-ups. Building relationships with other bloggers is a fundamental way of growing your blog. Leaving relevant and helpful comments is also a good way to grow your blog as it provides a way for people to find out about you and makes them want to read more of what you have to say.

Twitter is a great place to spread the word about your blog. You can tweet about your blog entries (check out Twitterfeed to have your posts automatically tweeted) to get people to come visit and read more. However, it’s key to participate in conversations too.

Finally, linking to others or getting others to link to you is a great way to get your name out there. If your blog is a “Deals Blog,” for example, a good way to grow your blog fast is by passing along the best deals you have found to blogs with more traffic than yours since most times the blogger will link right back to you as a thank you.

4) Write Guest Posts. Guest posts like this one are a great way to get your name promoted on other blogs. Volunteer to write a guest post for blogs that are bigger than yours, or better yet, send a completed post to another blogger (just don’t send the same post en masse to multiple blogs). A guest post will provide a new audience the opportunity to get to know you. Be sure to give them the best first impression.

5) Promote Yourself. Most of us probably dream of being a guest on Oprah, but chances are slim unless we really promote ourselves. I started working hard to promote my blog and its content after I read this post by Erin on BlogCoach a few months ago.

I also signed up for HARO to receive media requests from journalists and have been featured by a local newspaper and news channel regarding my blog. All of this was the result of me contacting reporters with story ideas. Your blog will be as big as you want it to be. It’s directly correlated with the amount of effort you invest in growing your audience.

I’ve got a great guest post for you today from Mercedes at Common Sense With Money. This blogger burst on the scene a few months ago and has been growing her readership by leaps and bounds ever since. So of course I had to ask Mercedes for tips to share with you on how to do the same. Enjoy her post – it’s fantastic!

If you are like me, you probably started blogging because you have something to say and you want to share it with others. And, as a blogger, you are likely interested in increasing your readership as fast as you can. But how can you do this with minimal effort? After all, blogging
is probably not your full time job. So, I’ve got give tips to help you grow your blog fast.

1) Content is King. Provide content your readers want to come back to read everyday. This should be your main goal if you are serious about growing your blog. People will come back to read, subscribe to your blog and talk to others about your blog only if the information you provide is useful and valuable to them.

2) Build a Sense of Community. Show your readers you care. Engage them in the conversation. Make sure you take time to read the comments people leave on your blog and answer back if they are looking for more information. Loyal readers (the ones who will spread the word about your blog) are those that feel they can count on you if they have a question or need help.

3) Network, Network, Network. Do this by commenting on on other blogs, using Twitter, or doing link round-ups. Building relationships with other bloggers is a fundamental way of growing your blog. Leaving relevant and helpful comments is also a good way to grow your blog as it provides a way for people to find out about you and makes them want to read more of what you have to say.

Twitter is a great place to spread the word about your blog. You can tweet about your blog entries (check out Twitterfeed to have your posts automatically tweeted) to get people to come visit and read more. However, it’s key to participate in conversations too.

Finally, linking to others or getting others to link to you is a great way to get your name out there. If your blog is a “Deals Blog,” for example, a good way to grow your blog fast is by passing along the best deals you have found to blogs with more traffic than yours since most times the blogger will link right back to you as a thank you.

4) Write Guest Posts. Guest posts like this one are a great way to get your name promoted on other blogs. Volunteer to write a guest post for blogs that are bigger than yours, or better yet, send a completed post to another blogger (just don’t send the same post en masse to multiple blogs). A guest post will provide a new audience the opportunity to get to know you. Be sure to give them the best first impression.

5) Promote Yourself. Most of us probably dream of being a guest on Oprah, but chances are slim unless we really promote ourselves. I started working hard to promote my blog and its content after I read this post by Erin on BlogCoach a few months ago.

I also signed up for HARO to receive media requests from journalists and have been featured by a local newspaper and news channel regarding my blog. All of this was the result of me contacting reporters with story ideas. Your blog will be as big as you want it to be. It’s directly correlated with the amount of effort you invest in growing your audience.