First, are you writing according to SEO.. because if you are then when you buy a domain you wouldn't have to complain about traffic (thats if you are really good in literature and writing unique contents)

Secondly, before you just spot on into blogging .... you have to understand your audience.. what motivates them.... In my blogs I have plans which will entertain my users and keep them coming... I have free giveaways and so much stuff in store for them....

Here is what I mean by audience

1. You can't be writing big big grammar and expecting to reach the Nigerian and African Population completely..
2. You can't be writing cheap cheap grammar and expect Nigerians and the whole world to respect your blog...

You have to know the audience you are trying to reach.... learn their language (I dont mean Igbo, Yoruba or swahili) I mean learn how they respond to content (ask yourself how do you respond to others content)..

Thirdly, invest... if you are one of those people looking at lindaikeji and wishing to be like her I want you guys to know this... Lindaikeji's blog came up when blogs were not a big thing. so she easily made it into the limelight with patience and consistency...

Now you need more than that in this age there are 164 million blogs....

Here is how you would invest and get so much.. Now when you advertise a blogger (unlike all those bloggers advising for money only)... You can post a great news like 7 things you didnt know about this........... Using facebook you can advertise to 21 - 65 and under that post you will put an email subscription with a little text saying..

"Did you love this write up... Just type in your email so that you can recieve so much more like this"

If the reader loved your post he will type in his email ... this way you wouldn't have to constantly advertise to get readers..

Sharing:

Either on nairaland, facebook, twitter (not so sweet) and google (the worst)

You Yourself

Who are you...... I am Samuel,, but who are you? are you some broke guy who has a laptop and is trying to make some money in this hard economy... or are you someone with a cheap dream (sorry about that) who is trying to do the impossible in blogging without doing the possible..... or are you someone that saw a loss, a form of inadequacy and you are trying to share your knowledge... you are trying to give people an insight and in turn make money with it..

If you cant answer this question correctly then you wouldn't have these qualities

Patience
Consistency
Intelligence (blogging aspect) and so much more

if you check my alexa rank its at 4 million... lastly it was at 1 million... so I decided to run a test and minus all these tips I wrote above and that what happened

Stay Healthy, Stay Wise

My Name Is Paul Samuel
CEO/Editor in Chief Newsphases (just search newsphases in google)

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