BLACK BLOGGERS CONNECT™ : A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK FOR BLACK BLOGGERS BlackBloggersConnect.com launched on June 17, 2011 and is a new social network specifically for bloggers of African descent. People of color have been blogging by the thousands across the Internet. This digital boom highlights the potential for African descents to connect and address [...]
When readers post comments they are sharing their thoughts. This is the perfect time to engage in dialogue. Failing to interact with your readers can decrease readership because its signals to readers that their thoughts are not of value to you and your site. Become involved in the conversations that take place on your blog. [...]
Save time by planning ahead. Things can be hectic when you’re coming up with topics last minute or trying to find time to write. Get a special notebook and write out all of your ideas for your blog. It may seem overwhelming at first. However, this is a good way to keep you grounded in [...]
Get business cards. All advertising for your blog should not be web based. Make sure that you get business cards and give them out wherever you go. Make sure that they are pleasing to the eye and express exactly what your blog is about. Include the website address (hopefully a custom domain), your name, email [...]
Partner With Other Bloggers For Success The best way to build a name for yourself on the web is by having friends in your niche. You can collaborate on a project together or a series of articles. Your collaboration partner can tell their readers about your site and link to your site. You can do [...]
Get more subscribers to your blog by hosting a contest. Create a contest and get readers to join by subscribing to the site and submitting their information. This is a simple fun way to increase readership. Provide readers with a simple gift of appreciation. Make sure that the prize is of value to your readers [...]
Adding Videos to your blog can spice it up and provide your readers entertaining imagery which can always be provided through articles. Furthermore, videos are quick and easy to post. YouTube can be your best friend. You can add an interesting post from YouTube and still provide your readers with a discussion sparking post. There [...]
Be creative. Don’t write about the same stories that everyone is writing about unless it’s absolutely necessary. It’s better to stand out from the crowd and develop your own distinct voice. Look at other blogs in your niche. What are they talking about? Ironically, you find that many of them are covering the same [...]
