1. GROWING YOUR BLOG
Stepfanie Cuevas
http://www.TheLadyBloggers.com

2. Where are you now?
Take the time and evaluate where you are as a blogger
Where is it you want to go?
In the next year, what do you want to do with your
blog?
How will you achieve it?

3. Importance of Growth
Growth is an important
step for any business
Growing is learning

4. The Plateau
Bloggers are infamous for hitting a plateau - being stuck
in the same place
They get bored, stuck in a routine
Change that routine!

5. 1. Write about something new
Grow your blog by
growing your readers.
Reach out to readers you
may have not considered
Write about a new topic
Use a new writing style

6. 2. Join a Community
Successful bloggers who have grown their blogs have
communities
Interact daily
Reach out for advice or help
Ditch the comfort zone

7. 3. Offer Value
Dive deeper into topics
Write posts that explain
Use adjectives, paint a
picture

8. 5. Link to Other Bloggers
This is often overlooked
Link back to other blogs within your blog posts
Ex: “My Favorite Celeb Posts”
Good Blog Karma

9. 6. Commenting
You need to comment on other blogs
People need to be reminded you care, and that you are
out there
My biggest subscriber counts always happened when I
put myself out there on other bloggers’ blogs.

10. 7. Guest Posts
Writing Guest Posts once or twice a week is an
excellent practice to grow your blog
The fastest way to be everywhere, without feeling like
spam
Bookmark blogs you want to submit to, double check
guidelines, and write a kick ass post

11. 8. Network Offline
Get off of Twitter, there are
bloggers next door!
Those people will let other
people know you are real
Exercise is good, step away
from the computer

12. 9. Find A Blogging Buddy or 2
Keep each other accountable
Market each other’s blogs and blog entries

13. 10. Social Networking
If you use Twitter of Facebook
just to post your blog update,
you’re doing it wrong
Use social networking sites to
mingle.

14. No Secrets
There is nothing special about Growing Your
Blog
Okay, maybe there is one: The only secret is
that you have to present yourself to people
constantly

15. No Secrets
There are no websites or services to help you grow
your blog
Be accessible to readers and interact with them
To grow your blog, you need to be front and center

16. Conclusion
Albert Einstein defined insanity as: doing the same
thing again and again, expecting different results
What will you do different?