What Makes People Read Your Blog Posts? 26 Bloggers Share What They Look For.
Successful bloggers here at Wealthy Affiliate and elsewhere online will tell you that one of the keys to their success is to make sure that people see your content. And not only to click on it but to actually read it.
Your blog’s success or failure depends on how you make your audience feel. In other words, you will need to know what they would like to read about, what makes them tick, and what type of content they want.
You need to find a way to be truly responsive to their wants and needs and that is not as easy as it sounds.
Blogger Pauline Cabrera, surveyed twenty-six active bloggers about what makes them click, what keeps them reading, and what turns them off.
Their responses are summarized below. You will notice that we are familiar with these responses because they are also covered in our training here at WA.
WHAT MAKES THEM CLICK?
- Headlines That Arouses Curiosity
- Intriguing Headlines
- Benefit-Driven Headlines
- Headlines with Less Brag and More Value
- Unique, Fresh and Relevant Topics
- Posts Written Or recommended Bu Someone Trusted
WHAT KEEPS THEM READING?
- Featured Image That Stands Out
- Clear Post Formatting
- Great Intro
- Stories or Examples
- Written in Simple English
- Post That Are Original & Unique
- Posts That Care About the Audience
- Posts with Creative Visuals
- Mobile-Friendly Layout
- Professional, Unique & Organized design.
WHAT TURNS THEM OFF?
- Posts That Are Written For SEO
- Vague Headlines or Content
- Irrelevant Posts
- Post with Negative Tone
- Blogs That Are More Interested in Making Money Than Sharing Value.
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