Top 5 Tips To Make Your Blog Better!

Blogging is the new trend these days and seldom do you find anyone who does not know or owns a blog. Be it food, lifestyle, sports, personal, beauty or technical blog, the world of blogs are fast growing. But whatever the theme of your blog, it can be considered a success only if you can manage traffic to your site. Listed below are five tips to make your blog better and achieve the desired target.

1. Template

Agreeably, first impression is always the best impression. So making sure your blog template is the best is one of the ways to make a reader stay on the page instead of navigating away. That said; make sure the template suits your blog theme overall. For example, having a dance theme for a food blog can cause confusion to the reader, making him or her think twice about proceeding further.

You could work it out in such a way that blogs portraying a lot of pictures and videos can have a template that can accommodate them, if it is a blog focusing on discussions and interaction, then go for one that looks more like a forum, whereas if it is a blog based on young adults, then feel free to be quirky and colorful. In short, make sure your template is easy to navigate and communicative in nature, instead of confusing the audience.

2. Creativity

Whatever your blog content is, make sure you put it across as creatively as possible. Creativity does not just mean using fancy words and explicit language. Come out with an authentic style which your audience will soon learn to appreciate and start associating with your blog. Also be confident about whatever you say and don’t be afraid to share information out there. Throw in humor whenever necessary and you would in fact be surprised at how strongly humor can get messages across.

3. Videos, pictures, diagrams and photos

Adding videos, photos, sketches and such will not only enhance the entire look and feel of the blog, but will also increase traffic tremendously. That said, make sure you use them creatively and sparingly as to not over power the information provided. Guide the audience towards the picture or video by explaining what it means to you, how it is relevant to what you are saying and vice versa.

One thing to keep in mind is to not have large photos which can take a long time loading on your page. Your reader, however loyal, may not always have the patience to stay on your page waiting for the picture to load. Similarly, videos can sometimes speak better than words and so having a clickable video on your blog can do wonders.

But remember, videos can slow down your page drastically and may divert the reader from the other important items on the blog. To conclude, if you are using images and videos from the web, make sure you give credit to the owner and take copyright issues seriously.

4. Guest writers

Having guest writers for your blog can break the monotony a bit. Have a co blogger or someone who writes well to contribute on your blog once in a while. This will not only bring another person’s perspective into the limelight, but also encourage and give them a chance to portray their writing skills. Another advantage is that you can hand over your blog to guest writers when you are on vacation or taking a break, which will keep your blog alive while you are away.

5. Inspiration

Learn to derive inspiration from anything and anyone. Always be on the lookout for new ideas. It may be by reading other blogs, by talking to likeminded people or working your own imagination. Whatever it is, feed your blog with new and interesting things as frequently as possible as you do not want to bore your readers with the same old discussion.

Have something new to say each time, which you can do only if you are inspired enough. Simple things like talking about what you observed on your way to work, or while you were waiting for coffee, or listening to a new song, if put across creatively, can trigger the readers’ interest.

Blogging can go a long way if you put your heart and soul into it. Consider it like your baby- once you ignore it, you lose it forever. So work on all the tips mentioned and you can even start monetizing your blog.