When you look around at a lot of blogs, one of the things that strikes you (if you can bear to look for long) is that they are very boring.

So what do you do? You click back, or you click away, and you instantly forget where you just were and what you just saw. Boring, boring, boring… 

So how do you get your reader’s attention and keep them on your blog?

1. Say something different, or, if you can’t do that, say something from a different angle. Suppose that you just went to the store and bought a pack of frozen fish. Now, you could report this in all its tedious detail because that’s what you just did, but the chances are that fifty thousand other people did exactly the same thing today - so what? How about ‘one fish’s journey from ocean to ice-box’ or ‘how an unknown fisherman caught my supper’? OK, I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but you get the idea.
2. Ask you reader a question. So, they’ve read all about the storm at sea and the fish market and the teenager at the grocery checkout, but don’t leave it at that. Ask them a question about their similar experiences or opinions and invite them to post a comment. People like to be engaged in a dialogue. They actually might have something very interesting to say. And when people have commented on a blog, the chances are that they’ll come back to see their offering on display.  You just got them hooked!

So, what do you do to get your blog noticed? Feel free to leave me your comments!

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