I’ve always thought it was better to keep my existing visitors/readers/customers rather than chasing new people all the time. So many webmasters spend all their time attracting readers but completely forget that they want people to come back once they see the site, here are a few tips that will make your blog “sticky”.

There’s nothing worse than when you go to a blog and the latest post on the homepage is from a year ago. To me it pretty much invalidates everything this blogger has to say, just because they clearly don’t care about the blog anymore. You really need to have a new post at least once a week.

It’s not just how often you update your blog that’s important but what you have to say. Every blog is part of a bigger market and if you’re not up to date on what’s actually happening in the market then why would people come back to your site, you have to give them a reason to come back.

Some bloggers just love to write and write and this is great, but only if you can organise the information in the right way. If none of your content is categorised or tagged properly how do you expect people to find the area they are interested in? Not everyone who lands on your homepage is looking for the same thing.

Interacting with your readers is a real must. People will always have questions when you talk about something complex so by answering a question in the comments section you potentially answer the same question for 100s of other people. Give back to your audience and you will be rewarded.

So those are my best ideas for creating a blog that really works (and hopefully makes money). Let me know if they worked for you.

I have more tips and ideas on how to create successful site at my new blog. Check me out when you get a chance.

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