Just Say Thank You!!

The following article is a guest article from Fred Peters from Newest on the Net. Please go check out his great blog.

One of the best pieces of advice that I can give to any new blogger is something that my mother told me to also say, “Thank you.”

When you are starting a new blog, your traffic tends to be low and you can start a relationship with each reader. Saying thank you to each reader who visits your site is a great way to begin this relationship. Additionally, it is a great way to get readers to return and sign up for your RSS subscription. RSS subscribers are very important for new blogs and I am starting a series of articles on my blog to help readers attract subscribers.

Since starting Newest on the Net, here are the ways I have thanked my reader.

1. MyBlogLog – Installing MyBlogLog is a great way to track who is visiting your blog. Whenever a new person shows up on MyBlogLog, I click their picture and leave a thank you message at the MyBlogLog site.
2. Bumpzee – Like MyBlogLog, I install the Bumpzee widget on my blog and thank my Bumpzee visitors.
3. BlogCatalog – This is another widget that you can use to track visitors and say thank you.
4. Reply to Commenters – Whenever someone leaves a comment on your blog, make sure that you reply to their comments. Even if you just make a small post acknowledging their posts, it will encourage future commenting.
5. Email Commenters – Send emails to your commenters telling them thank you for visiting your blog and leaving a comment. This presents another great opportunity for you to ask them to subscribe to your RSS feed.

These are five easy ways to increase repeat traffic, encourage RSS subscriptions and most importantly create a loyal following for your blog. What are some ways that you have said thank you to your readers?

This post was written by Fred Peters from Newest on the Net.