As I have been growing my blog portfolio, there has been one thing that has been great for traffic time and time again…being personal and real. The more you connect with your readers, the more feedback and growth you will see over time. People read blogs to get that connection that can not be found through other media sources. As a blog writer, you have a real medium to connect with people all over the world. You are not confined by the limits that typical large corporation magazines and newspapers are chained by and this allows you to grow your brand around who you really are. The stronger your readers connect with your thoughts, feelings, accomplishments and failures…the stronger the connection and more viral your growth will become.

Here are several ways that you can become more personal with your blog readers: [Read more...]