The document provides tips for bloggers to grow their email lists and blog traffic, including using Twitter and Facebook groups to promote freebies and challenges that require email opt-ins, pinning and sharing blog posts on multiple social networks, and asking target audiences for feedback on freebie and challenge ideas.
Generate Signups with Freebies, Challenges, and Promotion
1. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Use Twitter to
passively generate 2-
3 sign ups per day
Use Unfollowers.com
to direct new
followers to your
freebie.
2. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Post a few of your
blog posts every day
in 2-3 places
Have a link to a
freebie in each one of
your blog posts.
3. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Use Promo Facebook
Groups to your
advantage
Put your best blog
posts in blog promo
threads--it works!
4. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Pin & Stumble your
blog posts as soon as
you publish them.
Also make sure to
Tweet them, post
them to Facebook ,
Tumblr, etc.
5. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Install SumoMe on
your site.
Make sure to have 2-4
ways for people to
subscribe to your list.
6. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Create an irresistible
freebie
7. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make it a no-
brainer
Make it highly useful.
Be clear on the
benefits of signing up
for your freebie.
8. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Everyone loves a
great planner!
Use checklists,
planners, &
spreadsheets--they're
more popular.
9. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make it solution-
based
Give the subscriber
actions they can take
immediately to
achieve small wins.
10. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
K.I.S.S.
(Keep it short silly!)
Make your content
easily consumable.
11. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Promote your freebie
in Facebook groups.
Promote your freebie
on designated days
only!
12. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Ask people what kind
of freebie they would
want before you make
it
Ask people in
Facebook groups if
your idea for a freebie
is something they
would want.
13. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Host a challenge and
have people opt-in as
a requirement.
14. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Promote Your
Challenge
Promote your
challenge in Facebook
groups.
15. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make the
challenge easy
but effective
Make the challenge
something people
want to do.
16. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Get people's
opinion on how
to run it.
Ask people in Facebook
groups how long they
want it to be, what the
rules should be, etc.
17. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Email or post
the challenge's
rules.
Make sure the members
are aware of the rules.
Post it somewhere
easily accessible (like in
your own FB group!)
18. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Keep
participants
engaged
Email & talk to
participants every day
during the challenge.
19. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Ask people to
share on social
media.
Ask subscribers to share
your challenge or
freebie on social media.
20. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Do a webinar
21. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #5
Use Facebook
Ads
22. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #6
Require people to sign up
for your email list before
they join your Facebook
group
23. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #7
Offer your freebie(s) in
the description of your
Facebook group.
24. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #8
Pin your freebies to the
top of your Facebook
group.
25. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #1
Be consistent in your
promotion strategies.
Grow your blog's traffic
26. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Post your blog post in 2-3
Facebook group threads
daily.
27. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Set up your Pinterest
account with
BoardBooster or Tailspin
28. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Download Revive Old
Post plugin for WordPress