I was explaining to a colleague about how link building works today and why it is hard to do when you start a site, but the more you proactively market your website and write great content the easier it comes. Eventually everything you write get thousands of readers, hundreds of links and tens of comments.
I explained that the issue is you don’t know how long it will be until you get to the magical stage in a websites life when you can stop positive engagement strategies like guest posting and commenting on other bloggers websites, because bloggers are engaging with you in their droves, links are being offered to all your new content and much of your old content, and you have acquired a loyal readership. Another way of describing this is your blogs “tipping point”.
So the question is, if blogs can become self promoting once they reach a tipping point, how do you get there quickly and how do you know when you are there?
My top tips for reaching this self promotion Nevada were:
- Focus on a niche, it is much easier to get loyal readers in narrow verticals
- Make your content great as your target audience are time poor, choice rich
- Promote each post and your blog and don’t take your foot off the gas
- Don’t give up, your tipping point is closer than you think
You will know you are there when:
- New and familiar bloggers comment on all your posts
- Other bloggers mention and link to most of your posts
- Visitor numbers are growing and growing
- Brands want to place ads on your blog and pay big bucks
- PR agencies target you because you are influential
- You become a full time blogger
Hope this helps.
PS first post written on my iPad!
