When you started your blog, you knew you wouldn't see an instant reader stampede. But now you are ready for more traffic. At this workshop, you'll get the tools and resources you need to make that happen.

1. How to get more
readers for your
WordPress blog

3. Build it and they will come
NOT!

4. No one is reading my
blog
Why?

5. It takes time

6. You need to talk about
things people care about

7. You are not niched enough

8. You don’t have a link-building
strategy to attract more readers.

9. You are writing about
juicy topics,
but not in a fresh way.

10. You are not solving a problem
people are searching for answers to.

11. You are a
stingy blogger

12. Your posts are boring

13. SEO
good design
awesome content

14. we call this part
getting them there

15. get other people to link to
your posts
social media news sites
guest posts
social networking sites
writing articles
ask for a link

16. should you write for people
or the search engines?
useful, interesting, relevant content
the words your visitors use in their searches
readability

17. consider a commenting
strategy
comment on other blogs
start a comment buddies program

18. 3
plugins for SEO

19. google analytics

20. google analytics

21. google xml sitemap

22. all in one SEO

23. or built in SEO

24. or built in SEO

25. so about your post title

26. so about your post title

27. and two last things...
register it with Google
advertise your blog everywhere

28. we call this part
keeping them from
closing that browser
window

30. branding

31. navigation

32. navigation

33. navigation

34. connecting & sharing
RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a
family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently
updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines,
audio, and video—in a standardized format.
Make it easy to sign up for your RSS feed
Create an email signup

35. connecting & sharing

36. and....
use a clean design and make your
posts super-easy to read with
bullets and whitespace
make it easy for someone to
contact you

37. use eye-catching photos

38. we call this part
keeping them there
and coming back

39. two kick-ass posts a
week are better than
seven crappy ones

40. create compelling,
interactive content
educate, engage and entertain
don’t copy ... be original
put your best content ABOVE THE FOLD
ask a provocative question
engage with your commenters

41. write an irresistible about page

42. write an irresistible about page
a way to contact you
what you do and for whom
your mission/blog’s purpose for being
an interesting, relevant bio
your photo
a sense of your personality

43. how important is a
headline?

44. promise
to solve
a problem

45. ask a
question

46. use a
headline
with numbers

47. use fear
the negative
headline

48. connect
yourself to
a big name

49. WORDPRESS
thank you!
bob@savvywp.com • @savvywordpress
425.223.0022 • savvywp.com
judy@catseyewriter.com • @catseyewriter
253.884.9752
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