5 Tips To Realistically Build A Popular Blog

It’s frustrating, isn’t it?

Knowing all of the things that you know and still not being able to take your blog to the next level. The level that’ll catapult you into “popular blogger” status.

I mean, isn’t that the goal that we all have – aside from making money?

Sure you know the things you thought you needed to know. Things like traffic tips. Both on and off page SEO. An enticing “bribe” to capture more readers. Sharing you content on social media platforms.

But regardless of doing these things for months … even years … you’re still not at that point you want to be. And you’re getting frustrated, aren’t you?

I’ll even bet that you’re probably thinking that those popular bloggers just want to keep the “secrets to become a popular blogger” all to themselves. That they don’t even want to share it. That if you’re lucky enough to become a popular blogger someday, you’re lucky enough to have stumbled across the secret.

But you know what?

Shame on you for thinking that way because the actual answer has been in front of you for your whole blogging life.

Listen, I’m no popular blogger but I do have and use common sense. But besides that, the one thing that I do better than almost anything else is pay attention.

I pay attention to what’s going on around me, in blogging, in the news, wherever. And by paying attention to these popular bloggers, I’m strategically putting myself to be in their position one day.

In the meantime, not to be a glory hog, I’ve decided to share with you a few of the more important tips I was able to come up with. By following these tips, you’ll get a better understanding of how they built their blogs to become so popular and how you can do it too.

So, get out your magnifying glass, Sherlock … we’re going to have a look at 5 tips right now.

Tip #1: Emulate What Successful Bloggers Are Doing.

It always amazes me when certain bloggers, who obviously wants to prove that they can make it, try to do this by being original. By being different. By not following what others have previously done.

These bloggers always leave me shaking my head and asking one question.

Why?

Why try to be original? Why try to be different? If others have done it before you, then what sense does it make to re-invent a completely new wheel?

Listen, being original is one thing but the best thing you can do for your blog is to copy other bloggers in your niche. Now, let me clarify what I mean by copy them. I’m not saying for you to blatantly go and copy their content – rather copy certain things they do.

For example, if they have a post that’s very popular, write a post of your own on that topic. If they have a certain “bribe” to get readers to join their mailing list, come up with a similar “bribe” of your own. If you notice that they’re very engaging and active with comments and on social media, do the same.

Emulate them as much as you can, while still being yourself, because they’re obviously doing something right to succeed – and you want to be just as successful as they are.

Note: Make sure that you emulate one successful blogger at a time and do it for considerable amount of time (6 months) before starting to see the results that you want.

Tip 2: Build Relationships With Other Bloggers.

I’ve only been involved with blogging for a little over a year, but it really amazes me how much blogging has changed in the short time I’ve been involved in it. Not too long ago, to be successful blogging, it was all about SEO and choosing long tail keywords to rank for.

While to some degree it’s still that, the blogosphere has drastically changed. More and more it’s all about building relationships with bloggers and relationship marketing – and I couldn’t be more happier.

While I think SEO is important, I feel it’s much more important to build relationships and engage with others.

This can have a longer lasting effect on the success of your blog. But the greatest thing about it is that it’s fairly easy to start.

Here are a few example of how you can start:
Commenting regularly on other blogs.

That’s why it’s important to always try to give your readers what they want. And that’s quality content aimed to helping them or teaching them. Once you deliver on that, they’ll steadily start coming back for more.

So how do you do this? Here’s a few suggestions:
Ask them questions on your social media platforms. (Eg. What is it that you struggle with blogging?)

Visit forums and post a thread. (Eg. What’s the one thing you wish you had known about blogging when you started?)
When you give your readers what they want, chances are very high that they’ll start relying on you for advice and go to your first before they consider someone else.

Note: To know exactly what they want requires alot of research so while it may take a while to write the content, be prepared to work just as hard researching what they want.