Do you ever look at other bloggers and wonder how they can get so much engagement on their blog posts? Do you want more engagement on your blog? I am sharing 4 reasons why you are not growing an engaged audience.
Having put focus on these 4 areas I have seen my engagement improve on my blog. Taking these steps will help ensure you boost your blog engagement and they are super simple and easy.
When it comes to running a successful blog, engagement is one of the most important aspects. You may see bloggers with thousands, even hundreds of thousands of followers, but they may only receive a handful of comments. Having more followers does not necessarily mean you are more successful. So worry less about the follower amount and engage with the followers you have, they will come. It is all about patience and perseverance.
1. You are not engaging with your audience
Would you want to engage with a blogger who ignores their audience? It is important that you engage with your audience to build connections. You can’t expect to have an audience that engages with your blog, if you are not prepared to do the same. Building connections and making friendships through your blog means you then build an engaging community to support and share your blog posts.
2. You are not being consistent
If you are not posting consistently, your audience will be unaware of when you will be posting and it that makes it difficult for your audience to follow posts. If you are posting consistently is another step to improving your DA score. To make sure you are consistent putting a schedule in place is so helpful and allows you to have the time to continuously create fresh content.
3. You are not present on social media
In order to build a community you need to also be visible on social media. Being visible on social media means you can engage with other people and share your content on your platforms to build up a following of consistent readers. Being able to share your blog content on your platforms means you will reach a wider audience and can boost your levels of engagement on your posts.
4. Reply to your comments
When your readers take their time to read and post comments, it is polite to reply to those comments. If you then read one of their posts and leave a comment, that reader is likely to return to your blog as they can see you are supporting them also. This step has brought me a lot of blogger friends, a supportive and engaging audience. Showing kindness and support to other bloggers will also bring you positivity and motivation.
What is one tip you would say to bloggers who want to build an engaging audience? I’d love to hear in the comments.
I struggle with comment engagement. My blog is six months old at present and it’s something I’m really looking to build up. Mostly I think it’s to do with low traffic to be honest. However, traffic is beginning to move in the right direction for me now, so perhaps it’s more a case of just waiting a little longer!
Some good tips here though.
Do you have Twitter, as that is great for getting involved in comment threads and getting engagement that way. Can you link your blog so I can have a read x
That’s a great idea… thanks! My blog is here: https://sidegains.com.
Great tips! I have recently returned to one blog post per week (I was at two per week but it was too much) and I really like that for consistency. I could definitely do better at engaging with other bloggers though – so here I am 🙂
I hope it helps you and it is less overwhelming for you. Thank you for reading and commenting! X
Glad they were helpful! Can you link your blog x
Your blog link only has 2 posts, is that right?
Definitely! I hope you manage to achieve that in 2020! Can you link your blog x
100% agree with all of these, engagement especially is so important! You nailed it at the beginning as well – it’s all about patience and perseverance too. Great advice! X
Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
Find the amount that works for you. Maybe start with once a week. Plan ahead and allocate time! It is hard but having a schedule in place has changed blogging for me! I hope these tips help! Good luck with your blogging goals for this year xx
Great post Lauren and I can agree with all of these. I am guilty of the last one because my time got limited to where I only ever had time to either write a blog post or reply to the comments and I ended up deciding to skip on replying, however I do go to their blogs and comment in return! It’s so important to know engagement with others is key if you expect anyone to engage with you. Thanks for sharing!
That’s good you return them! But time can run away with you, trying to juggle everything! Thank you for reading and commenting! Xx
I think my biggest problem is I’m not engaging in enough chit chat on social media, as I struggle with small talk and tweeting about myself when I don’t really do much at the moment
Yeah it is a lot to keep putting the self promotion tweets out there, but they work! X
This post is really helpful, thanks for sharing ♡
—Athena Christy
https://athenachristy.wordpress.com/
You are welcome! Thank you for sharing x
I struggled with consistency for a long time. I usually just struggle with time management in general but I’m trying and it’s getting better. I’m starting to see growth with my blog now, which is nice. Great post, thank you!
I hope these tips help you! 😊
Very helpful post!
I’m guilty for not posting consistently. Planning to improve with my posts.
Much Love,
Farzanah Mohamed ♥️
I hope this year you are able to post more consistently! Happy New Year! I hope these tips help. Thank you for reading and commenting! X
This was a really good post, thanks for sharing! Definitely important for bloggers to know how to engage with their audience and how to keep that engagement up. xx
Definitely! Thank you for reading and commenting! Xx
I think these are all great ways to increase traffic to your blog. I feel like I am hitting all the points and still struggling, but I am new (blog is a month old). I need to be patient and keep working hard at it because things take time.
You definitely need to be patient. Blog comment threads on Twitter are helpful to boost traffic! But it does take time to build up an audience! X
Excellent post, love! I am all about getting back to comments. I would leave them for a day or two and then reply to all in bulk, just because it means I can be dedicated a few hours each week to going through every one of them, and returning them if links are left.
I have pulled away from social media a bit as of late, but not so much that it’s dipped my engagement hugely.
I used to do that, but I found it so overwhelming. I dedicate time each day to respond and return comments. You have to do what works for you. That’s good you haven’t noticed a big difference xx
These points are all really true, when I was blogging for a few months I had the issue of my engagement not doing so when but when I started doing those tips i saw it instantly improve! X
That’s great!! Thank you for reading and commenting! Xxx
Really important advice in this great post. Engagement engagement engagement, yes!
Thank you for reading and commenting!
That’s great! I hope you manage to change that this year. Thank you for reading and commenting xx
Great post! There’s some really useful advice here that I’m going to apply to my blog! Last time I ran a blog I was really inconsistent with posting but I’m determined to be better this time. Really useful ideas here!
bumblingalong.co.uk
I hope it goes well for you. I read your 4 things you might not know about you. But there was no option to comment 🙁 xx
These are some great tips! One of my main goals for 2020 is focusing on my growing my blog more so I will definitely be implementing all this! Thanks for sharing!
That’s great! I hope it goes well for you using these tips! Thank you for reading and commenting!
All interesting points AND they aren’t your usual “reasons why” which is so refreshing!
Definitely going to be looking into my blog to see where I’m falling short on this list 🤣
Glad they could be of some help. Can you link your blog x
Lovely post! Thank you for all the helpful tips 💛
Thank you for reading and commenting! I hope this helps! ❤️
Such a wonderfully written post, you’ve shared some awesome tips. I’m sending you so much love. 💜
With love, Alisha Valerie x | http://www.alishavalerie.com
Thank you for reading and commenting! I have tried to comment but there is no option to like or comment 🙁 xx
We are all constantly learning 😊. Thank you for reading and commenting!
These are great tips and like anything, you get what you give.
Thank you! Can you send me your link
That’s great! Thank you for reading and commenting!
Thanks for the tips! I recently just started my blog and have come to realise just how important engaging with your audience is.
I hope they help! Thank you for reading and commenting! Can you send me your blog link so I can have a read x
Great info! I definitely agree that engagement is key! I am struggling with juggling too much stuff and not posting consistently! I finally just posted again for the first time in a while just 2 days ago. My goal is 2-3 times a week! I just need to stay on top of it!
Definitely! Having a schedule in place is really helpful. X
Great tips! I’m working on all of them as a new blogger especially #1. It was much harder at first (especially on FB) and though it’s not where I want it to be…the engagement is much better!
Twitter, the engagement is great! Good luck with your blog! Thank you for reading and commenting!
Replying to my comments have definently been helpful. I feel more connected to my audience
That’s great! Thank you for reading and commenting. Can you link your blog so I can have a read x
These are all good advice that any new blogger should follow ❤️
I’d add that making sure commenting is easy helps so much too 😊
Thank you so much for reading and commenting! Xx
That’s great, using these tips have seriously boosted my daily page views! Thank you for reading and commenting! Xx
Hey Lauren!
This was such a helpful post for me to read, so thankyou for sharing. I am useless at replying to comments on my blog! So I need to work on this.
You’ve made some really valid points all round.
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Love Alexa,
http://AlexaJade.co.uk
It definitely helps! People see you actually interact with your audience and they are more likely to support you and feel appreciated xx
I so often see people complaining about a lack of engagement and it’s always them who are the LEAST engaged with their audience! You get back what you put in is what I’ve always believed. Some great tips here! xx
El // welshwanderer.com
Yes!! I have seen that too, it’s so annoying to see! Thank you for reading and commenting xx
Good tips! You can’t grow your blog and neglect your audience.
Thank you for reading and commenting! That is true!
Completely agree with the being active on social media! Twitter for me has really boosted my engagement, and I’ve just started using Facebook for my blog as well which is also helping. Great post!
– Charlotte / charlottesspace.com
Twitter is where most of my engagement comes from. That’s great! Thank you for reading and commenting! Xx