Some blogs have many followers. How did they get those followers?
Some blogs with good number of followers
Psychology Blog has 45,000 subscribers.
Closet Cooking a blogspot is a featured on Blogger Google+ page. The facebook page of the blog has 14,740 likes.
A tumblr blogger claims 10,000 followers http://one-twenty-five.tumblr.com/post/3305024755/benjamin-davis
Claims 5000 followers http://doyokgoogleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/5000-followers-raffle-winners.html
http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com/ 1213 members
To understand the process of getting followerships to blogs, we can learn from articles to get followers on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
3 General Tips to get targeted Twitter following
Market your account offline.
Write on trending topics
Provide useful content to current followers and always look for new follower's wants also.
Inform potential followers before a milestone.
If you are 10 short of 100 inform.
If you are 100 short of 1000 inform.
My ideas
You have to write a blog that is of interest certain category of people.
For example I wrote blogs on IIT JEE preparation (http://iit-jee-chemistry.blogspot.com). This blog is of specific interest thousands of students appearing for the entrance examination. I could get 800 members for the Orkut community that I started without any special effort.
Follower marketing is needed and useful when one is posting on a regular or frequent basis. If one is not posting on a regular basis, then search engine marketing is more appropriate.
If you want to focus on follower marketing, then try to establish relationship with the followers. Send messages to them, reply to their comments and engage in conversation and find what they want to know or read. Frequently ask their feedback on utility of your posts.
Related Articles
How to get followers to your blog - eHow article
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1800+ blogs are participating in the challenge. One of the aims of the organizers is that every participating blog will have at least 100 followers
A to Z Blogging Schedule
Some blogs with good number of followers
Psychology Blog has 45,000 subscribers.
Closet Cooking a blogspot is a featured on Blogger Google+ page. The facebook page of the blog has 14,740 likes.
A tumblr blogger claims 10,000 followers http://one-twenty-five.tumblr.com/post/3305024755/benjamin-davis
Claims 5000 followers http://doyokgoogleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/5000-followers-raffle-winners.html
http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com/ 1213 members
To understand the process of getting followerships to blogs, we can learn from articles to get followers on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
3 General Tips to get targeted Twitter following
Market your account offline.
Write on trending topics
Provide useful content to current followers and always look for new follower's wants also.
Inform potential followers before a milestone.
If you are 10 short of 100 inform.
If you are 100 short of 1000 inform.
My ideas
You have to write a blog that is of interest certain category of people.
For example I wrote blogs on IIT JEE preparation (http://iit-jee-chemistry.blogspot.com). This blog is of specific interest thousands of students appearing for the entrance examination. I could get 800 members for the Orkut community that I started without any special effort.
Follower marketing is needed and useful when one is posting on a regular or frequent basis. If one is not posting on a regular basis, then search engine marketing is more appropriate.
If you want to focus on follower marketing, then try to establish relationship with the followers. Send messages to them, reply to their comments and engage in conversation and find what they want to know or read. Frequently ask their feedback on utility of your posts.
Related Articles
How to get followers to your blog - eHow article
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A to Z Blogging Challenge - Blog Follower Marketing Opportunity
April 20121800+ blogs are participating in the challenge. One of the aims of the organizers is that every participating blog will have at least 100 followers
A to Z Blogging Schedule
quite simple and more effective great thank you .
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