Networking has become the buzzword for online community
in recent years. You can’t think of a successful online venture without
networking properly. And in case of blogging, it is the way to build your
blogging career. Networking is mandatory for all bloggers
to make their blogs a success. If you are a newbie blogger then you can’t think
of taking your blogging experience to the next level without
networking.
We all know the vast power of social media and it’s
growing day by day. It is high time to take advantage of this online phenomenon
in your success as a blogger
if you haven’t yet. In this article I’m going to show you how the power of
networking can lead you to blogging
success.
Network in the Blogosphere
If your blog is a new one, it’s a little tiny island in
the vast sea. There are millions of blogs on the internet and many of them have
already established their authority as successful blogs.Even if you are blogging
on a small
niche, there are already a few thousand blogs there on the same niche. There
are hardly any chances that online visitors will find yours amid the huge crowd
of blogs. Your blog will have to reach the readers first up. And the best way for
you to reach the readers is to network in the blogosphere. Engage yourself with
the readers in the blogosphere and establish your authority. If you can network
properly and establish yourself as an authority on your niche, readers
will start following you and you can make your blog a successful
one.
There are many ways to network in the blogosphere. The
most effective one is to comment on other blogs. It will make you acquainted with
the readers of those blogs. Leave meaningful and informative comments and engage
with the readers in conversations. If you can establish your
authority in your comments, readers will automatically follow you.
Another effective way is to write guest posts for
different blogs. It’s a hard task but the result can be great.You will get the
chance to present yourself to a huge traffic of those blogs and if you can come
up with great posts, you’ll succeed in bringing some of the traffic to your own
blog. It will also help you to build a relationship with those respective
bloggers.
The best way is to keep commenting and guest posting
simultaneously. Keep in mind to network with the blogs that are related to your
own
blog. It will give you greater result. However,commenting on a variety of
blogs can also be beneficial.
Network in the Social Media
Nowadays people are building businesses on social media.
Online businesses are dependent on networking and you can’t think of successful
networking keeping social media aside. Social media like Facebook, Twitter and
Google Plus are the main driving force in building online businesses. With more
than 750 million active Facebook users,it can alone drive many businesses to
success. Twitter is always playing a vital role in establishing online
businesses. With the emergence of Google Plus in social media, you can’t make
your business a successful if you avoid them.As you already know the importance
of networking in making a successful blog,you can use these social media in
build a strong network
of readers.
If you have a few hundred friends in Facebook and if you
interact with them on a regular basis, you can have a lead of traffic from them.
As you share your interest with your friends, it is likely that they will like
your blog. It is easier to reach people from different geographical locations and
you’ll have a range of readership
all over the world. And with a Facebook fan page, you can drive thousands of
traffic to your blog.
There is hardly any successful blog without a twitter
account. Some of them have multiple accounts though. Why will you not use Twitter
to network with people? It is easier to network with people that share the same
interest you do. You will also be able to network with ‘A’ list bloggers on
Twitter. It will help you learn many things about
blogging success.
Now, come to the new social media giant – Google Plus.
From the current perspective, it is quite impossible to make your business a
successful one avoiding the BOSS, Google. And Google Plus has an integration that
will impact on your blogs search results. Simply, the greater network you have on
Google Plus, the better will do your blog in search engines.
Start building your network today,if you haven’t
started yet. Broaden it in some capacity every day. You will be amazed at the
difference it can make in your blogging experience.
