I know, I know, you are sick of hearing crickets serenading you with each successive blog post. I have been there. I must have written 500 posts before anybody knew who I was. I was a stranger, a loner, and a dingbat, honestly, because I refused to follow simple steps which make successful bloggers…well…successful.
You need to mimic pros to become a pro. Look at Hesham! The guy works like a beast, and has for a long time, and now when you look at his blog, you see big time evidence of his success.
Really guys, if you want to start hearing some human chatter and stop hearing the melodic, peaceful, but oh so frustrating chorus of crickets, meeting your ears, each time you post, you need to follow simple steps, to get rid of the tumbleweeds flowing by your little piece of blogging real estate.
Write 1 to 2 Blog Posts Daily
By daily, I mean, like every day. It is 6:54 PM right now in lovely Colombo, Sri Lanka, where I am penning this post. This is my 19th article of the day. No lie. 8 articles for my blog, 10 for other ventures and this guest post.
How do I do it?
I do it. I got sick of writing every few days and hearing crickets. I got sick of writing 1 post a day and hearing crickets. I wanted an audience. So I churned out massive content, and became more prolific with each day.
When you practice a skill, the skill becomes a habit. Writing a blog post becomes like breathing to you, automatic, no need to even think about churning out the post. You pick a topic, write, and 15 minutes later another post is out there.
Join Tribes
Far and away, the biggest mistake I made as a blogger was refusing to join tribes.
I figured nobody cared about my posts, well at least nobody except the chorus of crickets which responded each time I hit the “Publish” button. Well I learned quickly that you cannot do this blogging thing on your own. Think of it this way: you can reach your 20,000 twitter followers, but 30 people automatically retweeting your latest post can help you reach 500,000 twitter followers, or more.
Of course these numbers might not all be active, but you get the drift. Leveraging. Getting a ton more traffic by helping others generate traffic.
A great secret to blogging success, heck, to any online business or offline business niche. You will grow as quickly as your network grows, and in proportion to the value you bring to the table. That is simple, that is it. You connect, you create, and good things happen.
Hyper Target Content
Ever since I started up with Adsense I became super aware of using SEO in my content, to hyper target my audience. I admit, I got a little lazy over the past few months, and even though my shares increased, I could have used a few more opt-ins. When I remained disciplined, by using niche specific keywords within each post, I attracted more readers, grew my list and made more money online through my blog.
Do not bother writing a post without niche specific keywords. You want hungry, targeted people to read your posts, so both parties prosper. You gain a loyal reader, maybe a customer, or team member, and your readers allow you to solve their problems, with your content or product or opportunity solution. Wonderful pairing, right?
The Magic Ingredient – Persistence
Guys, I do not expect you to write 19 articles a day, but heck, you need to persist, and write at least 1 article a day, every day, for weeks or months. Persistence wins. Too many bloggers give up before the crickets are replaced with the voices or hungry, eager prospects, or rabid fans. If you simply stick with it, you will succeed.
Do you attract crickets for your audience?
Or do you have a responsive, rabid crew of readers who eat up your every post?
Julie Harris April 8, 2013 at 11:45 pm
Persistence really makes miracles happen but you just don’t close your eyes and voila. That’s a big no no. I mean you really got to get out of that bed and break a leg(not literally). Success comes to those who believe and ACT to make it possible. You were right Ryan, writing one blog a day won’t hurt so much.
Jimmie Luthra February 21, 2013 at 8:51 am
Thanks, Your article helped me a lot. thanks for sharing it with us
Chadrack February 12, 2013 at 6:48 am
Heck, 19 articles in a day? I know how many hours I spend on one article because I always want my articles to be top notch. With I what I do I think writing even 5-7 articles a day will not produce anything worthwhile. Besides, I think it is not really about posting every day but about promoting your posts once they are live.
May be you will want to share some ideas on how to write that much in a day.
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Ram Shengale from High Converting Landing February 11, 2013 at 11:38 am
Hey Ryan, thanks for the tips your post was for inspiring to me than anything else. Keep up the good work.
Ram
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Tushar February 11, 2013 at 6:32 am
Same problem is happening with me. Iam new to blogging. Your aticle helped me a lot.
Thanks for sharing.
Ryan Biddulph April 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm
Awesome Tushar, so glad it helped. Thank you buddy.
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Liudas February 10, 2013 at 10:46 am
You really do write that much? And you are not spinning content or anything? Everything original?
Ryan Biddulph February 11, 2013 at 2:34 am
http://www.cashwithatrueconscience.com/rbblog
http://cashgiftingprograms-rb.blogspot.com/
Plus articles I write – pay per articles. Go ahead and look see buddy!
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Liudas February 11, 2013 at 9:21 am
So, how many articles you can write in an hour and are you a full time blogger?
Where do you find the motivation to write that much and how you can find new stuff to write about?
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Ryan Biddulph April 9, 2013 at 8:26 pm
I can write 5 or more per hour.
Motivation? I am hungry. I am REALLY hungry lol…because I love being free, and traveling the world, and this helps me be free.
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Jenna February 10, 2013 at 7:10 am
Nice post… my problem is not getting bored to soon… Hope to solve this issue
Susan Raj February 10, 2013 at 1:37 am
Thanks Ryan for an inspirational blog. I used to write blogs on tech and careers . I used to write every 2 to 3 days . Is it enough to get audience attached attached to my blog ?. As you told , i used write unique blogs using important keywords . But Google seems to be listing my blogs way back in search results. Is it because of less shares in social media for my blogs ?
Ryan Biddulph February 11, 2013 at 2:37 am
Hi Susan,
Once a day seems to work really well for folks who want to attract audiences and grow their following. Social sharing is key too, perhaps joining tribes?
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Mitz Pantic February 10, 2013 at 1:08 am
Yes you are right about all these tips Ryan!
I have some blogs with crickets…LOL but I just cannot put my attention on too many blogs…(even though some have PR4 and Pr3) I would say that 5 popular blogs is my limit to look after. With the rest..I struggle..
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Sarah Park February 9, 2013 at 11:55 pm
A good interaction with your audience would also help a lot. Constant replying to your commenters will make a big difference.
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Servando Silva February 9, 2013 at 10:55 pm
18 posts a day? Wow. That’s big. I normally do 1-2 per day when I sit down and write.
I’m planning to make it 5-8 per day, but no more.
However, I agree with you on tone very important aspect: persistence.
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Dave Lucas ( from davelucas) February 9, 2013 at 7:22 pm
Love that comment about Hesham – “works like a beast” LOLOLOLOL!
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Darnell Jackson February 9, 2013 at 6:59 pm
That’s what I’m talking about Ryan,
Persistent won’t get it.
Trying hard won’t get it.
YOU HAVE TO BE TENACIOUS. #BlogSoHard
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Ryan Biddulph February 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Thanks Darnell much appreciated!! Keep at it, you win!
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