{"id":4124,"date":"2007-08-09T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T04:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-find-readers-for-your-blog\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:56:51","slug":"how-to-find-readers-for-your-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-find-readers-for-your-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Readers For Your Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1071911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=1024%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to Find Readers For Your Blog\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=635%2C355&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?resize=70%2C39&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/problogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-Find-Readers-For-Your-Blog.png?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>How do I find Readers and get Traffic for My Blog?<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve surveyed readers many times and this is the question that everyone asks for information on. As a result it&#8217;s been a major theme of my blogging here at ProBlogger with hundreds of posts written on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll highlight some of the best ones below but also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/category\/finding-readers\/\">finding readers category of the ProBlogger Podcast<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/category\/blog-promotion\/\">Blog Promotion category of the blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the &#8216;classic&#8217; posts on the topic of how to build your blog&#8217;s readership from the archives:<\/p>\n<h3>How to Find Readers for Your Blog<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-id-promote-my-blog-if-i-were-starting-out-again\/\">How I&#8217;d Promote My Blog if I Were Starting Out Again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/19-strategies-for-finding-readers\/\">19 Strategies for Finding Readers for Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; an attempt to summarize everything I know about building a blog&#8217;s readership<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/an-introduction-to-linkbaiting\/\">An Introduction to Linkbaiting<\/a> &#8211; a short series (3 posts) <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/an-introduction-to-linkbaiting\/\">defining linkbaiting<\/a>, looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/motivations-for-linkbaiting-why-links-are-good-for-your-blog\/\">motivations for it <\/a>and looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/20-linkbaiting-techniqes\/\">linkbait techniques<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/finding-readers-for-your-blog-what-we-wish-we-knew\/\">Finding Readers for Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; a post on what we wish we knew about building blog traffic when we first started blogging<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-market-your-blog-in-2007\/\">How to Market Your Blog in 2007<\/a> &#8211; a timeless post from Tony Hung<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/23-ideas-for-finding-new-readers-for-your-blog\/\">23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; readers give their tips on the topic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/being-discovered-vs-slow-and-steady-blog-growth\/\">Being &#8216;Discovered&#8217; vs &#8216;Slow and Steady&#8217; Blog Growth<\/a> &#8211; there&#8217;s more than one way to grow a blog&#8217;s traffic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/random-blog-tips-purple-cow-blogging\/\">Purple Cow Blogging<\/a> &#8211; How to Stand Out from the Crowd in a cluttered blogosphere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Keep and Leverage Traffic Once it Comes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/converting-one-off-visitors-to-your-blog-into-regular-readers\/\">Converting One Off Visitors to Your Blog into Regular Readers<\/a> &#8211; How to make your blog Sticky to visitors who wouldn&#8217;t normally stay around<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-surf-blog-traffic-tsunamis\/\">How to Surf Blog Traffic Tsunamis<\/a> &#8211; what to do when a wave of traffic comes your blog&#8217;s way<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-increase-a-blogs-page-views\/\">How to Increase a Blog&#8217;s Page Views<\/a> &#8211; getting readers to explore more page on your blog can be tough &#8211; here&#8217;s some strategies on how to do it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-get-eyeballs-on-your-archives\/\">How to Get Eyeballs on Your Archives<\/a> &#8211; drive people deep within your blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/34-reasons-why-readers-unsubscribe-from-your-blog\/\">34 Reasons Why Readers Unsubscribe from Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; the results of a reader survey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Using Social Media Sites to Build Readership<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/7-ways-to-guarantee-getting-to-the-top-of-the-delicious-popular-page\/\">7 Ways to Get to the Top of the del.icio.us Popular Page <\/a>&#8211; Techniques that actually work for many social bookmarking sites<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/problogger.com\/how-to-build-a-digg-culture-on-your-blog\/\">How to Build a Digg Culture on Your Blog<\/a> &#8211; leveraging the power of Digg to grow your traffic and readership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I find Readers and get Traffic for My Blog? I&#8217;ve surveyed readers many times and this is the question that everyone asks for information on. As a result it&#8217;s been a major theme of my blogging here at ProBlogger with hundreds of posts written on the topic. 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