Adventures in living a healthy, juicy life
by Cheryl Ragsdale
Frequency of Posting
As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Yaro Starak from entrepreneur’s journey.
Yaro offers loads of excellent blogging information for free.
When I first started blogging, I downloaded his free e-book called Blog Profits Blueprint.
Following along with what we started last week, let’s look at another one of his recommendations. Yaro suggests writing and posting on your blog every day – or maybe 5 days a week. He gives great reasons for doing so (see below).
I couldn’t keep up with that pace. I’ve chosen to publish 3 times per week.
This week, as I look back at what I’ve accomplished, I realize that I have, in my opinion, too many blog carnivals in a row.
I started a new one (guest posting blog carnival to connect people who want to guest post with people looking for guest bloggers). I prefer a mix of posts to keep me and my audience interested. I’ll correct that with more variety of content appearing on ThatGirlisFunny from now on.
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The following is an excerpt from an article Yaro wrote called “10 Blog Traffic Tips”
2. Write one new blog post per day minimum. Not every post has to be a pillar, but you should work on getting those five pillars done at the same time as you keep your blog fresh with a daily news or short article style post. The important thing here is to demonstrate to first time visitors that your blog is updated all the time so they feel that if they come back tomorrow they will likely find something new. This causes them to bookmark your site or subscribe to your blog feed.
You don’t have to produce one post per day all the time but it is important you do when your blog is brand new. Once you get traction you still need to keep the fresh content coming but your loyal audience will be more forgiving if you slow down to a few per week instead. The first few months are critical so the more content you can produce at this time the better.
Click here to download the Blog Profits Blueprint
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What about you? What’s working for you on your blog? What would you like to change or work on next? Please leave comments and let me know what you’re thinking. The comment box is half-way down on the right-hand side of this post.
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Blogging Tips from Expert Bloggers
- Digerati Life presents How I Boosted My Woeful Web Traffic posted at The Digerati Life (author image on right)
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technology
- Glory Scott presents 25 Notable Start-ups Changing the Medical Information Industry posted at Masters in Health Informatics, saying, “Information technology is building in the medical sector, along with new jobs in many of the start-ups mentioned in this list. These 25 notable start-ups are changing the medical information industry.”
- Leslie Yoelson presents 50 Essential Free Android Apps for Sports Fans posted at sports management, saying, “With smart phones now running Android, the Google OS, application developers are providing products and services for enthusiasts to carry around with them. It’s a good thing Android has so many apps for sports fans.”
- Jennifer Kingsley presents 17 Ways Mobile Computing Is Changing Medicine and Healthcare posted at Online Radiology Technician Schools, saying, “No matter your career in health care, you are likely to find that technology is changing health care and the way things are done. Here are 17 ways that mobile computing is changing medicine and health care.”
- AndrosenDsouza presents 50 Free Android Apps Every College Student Needs posted at Online University Reviews, saying, “Saving money is paramount in college, as most students don’t have a lot of that commodity to throw around. So, you may welcome some free Android apps that can push your productivity, creativity and communication always seem welcome.”
- Madeleine Begun Kane presents Fight Firewalls With Kindle posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
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influential blogger
- Gavin Campbell presents Freelance Illustrator Ohio, Illustration By Broken Box Designs, LLC posted at Blog entries, saying, “Addicted to artsy things and obsessed with colors, that is Wendy Lynn Sefcik, an illustrator and designer running Broken Box Designs, LLC”. Example of artist’s illustration is featured on right.
- Joe Revod presents Internet Marketing Lessons From A Legend posted at Internet Business Make Money Online With Welly Mulia.
making money online
- Lucky Agarwal presents Earning more money through blog carnivals « Here You Go! posted at Learning, Sharing, Collaborating.
- TSW Blog presents How To Make Money Online With An Online Business posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “On how to establish an online business.”
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traffic
- Zhu presents The Art Of Promoting Your Blog | Correr Es Mi Destino posted at Correr Es Mi Destino, saying, “What most people (including me when I first started) don’t realize, is no matter how great your blog is, chances are that if you don’t promote it, people won’t find it. There are apparently over 50-60 millions blogs worldwide and your blog could be lost in a dark corner of the internet forever if you don’t “hunt” for readers.”
- Luke Geraghty presents The Four Cornerstones of Good Writing posted at Luke Geraghty.com, saying, “We’ve all heard that “content is king” but what separates the lint from the gold? This is a simple guide featuring four tenets that will improve anyone’s writing, which will not only bring more people to your site, but help keep them there.”
- Digerati Life presents How I Boosted My Woeful Web Traffic posted at The Digerati Life
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good information you
write it very clean. I am very lucky to get this tips from you.
Thanks Cheryl for this very interesting insight into how to build traffic more efficiently. Getting into a routine of writing every day is definitely very important to maintain a sustainable site.
Interacting with other blogs and using social media to promote new posts have been very helpful to our site.
.-= Julius´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..How Accessible is the iPad to Persons With Disabilities? =-.
Twitter: jacknguyencom
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My first two months I tried pushing 2 posts a day, it was tough but I managed to do it and aside from link building, I believe it played a huge role on improving my Alexa ranking.
.-= Jack@Alexa Ranking´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..By: Jack Nguyen =-.
Twitter: madkane
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Thanks very much for including me, as always. Question: Did you get any submission from me yesterday for the next issue? I ask because I think blogcarnival may be misbehaving. I sent you something, but I did not get an email confirmation. Thanks!
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Hi Mad Kane,
No, my dear, I didn’t receive it. BlogCarnival is usually quite reliable. I did get a blogging tips entry today. Was that the same one? You usually submit to the Stay Young carnival too. I love your posts
.-= Cheryl´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Results Kenny Florian Trivia Game – UFC Fight Night 21 – Florian vs Gomi =-.
Thanks for the mention. As a blogger who has only been in the “business” a couple of months, this is a great compilation.
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Hi Luke,
You’re off to a great start! I like your short and sweet, straight to the point style. Please keep submitting to my Blogging Tips carnival. Writing tips are always useful
Twitter: xiaozhuli
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First of all, thank you for including one of my post!
Second, thank you for all the great articles you shared. Building a readership and improving traffic are two things I’m working on
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Hi Zhu,
I’ve visited your blog before so I was happy to see your helpful post submitted to my blogging tips blog carnival. Keep them coming! I know you have an interesting perspective and a lot to share. I’m glad you found this list helpful