Since I started blogging, I have been asked countless times how to get more followers. How, how, HOW DO I GET MORE FOLLOWERS, POPPY?
So, I thought I would write a little post with some useful tips I’ve picked up along the way – most of which may sound like common sense to many of you and possibly these are things you’ve been doing for a long while already… But for those of you who are just starting out in the blogosphere, I hope you find this useful and please shout with any questions. If I know the answer, I’ll shout right back.
1. Followers are real people. Real people with real brains and real personalities. So don’t forget that your content needs to be engaging and fresh so that your real-people-followers will read it and then want to share it. So before you start to worry about how you are going to promote your blog, make sure your content is top notch.. and this may take some work, but that’s fine! You’re not here for a quick shortcut fix, now are you?
2. Create your brand. If you hadn’t realised it already, You Are A Brand. Yip. You you you important little you. The language you choose, the font you use, your tone of voice and your style of photography all represent you and your brand across all the corners of the sparkly tinternet. It means your followers can recognise you and your style instantly.. and consistency is key… no Jeckyll and Hydey stuff pleasey – you’ll lose your readers at ‘hello’.
Branding is something which confuses a lot of people, but don’t tangle yourself up in a knot, just remember that it is all about how you want people to feel about you and your blog.. And if you feel like you need a bit of help in this department, get in touch with these chaps. They’re good and love working with the little people. Like you and me.
3. Be social: Facebook. Set up a Facebook page for your blog and post your blog updates there. Don’t forget to make it nice and easy for your readers to link to it and ‘like’ it directly from your blog too. Gathering ‘likes’ is a great way to promote your blog as when someone likes your Facebook page it will usually show up in all of their Facebook friends’ news feeds… and if it sparks their interest they’ll nip over to your blog and maybe even become a loyal and regular reader. Hurruh! Here’s how to install the Facebook ‘like button’ for WordPress and Blogger.
Come and interact with me on Facebook and practise your new skills…
4. Be social: Twitter. This is an incredible tool for reaching out and interacting with others. There is an etiquette with Twitter, as no one likes spam or a constant stream of links – that is one sure way to lose followers. The trick with Twitter is being consistent, interacting, being personal and supporting other people you like – retweet (RT) posts you agree with and enjoy. It will be appreciated and often reciprocated, leading to more interaction and more followers. Ding! Again, make a link to your Twitter account super easy to find from your blog. No one wants to have to hunt for anything. (We’re busy people, you know).
Come and interact with me on Twitter and practise your new skills…
5. Be social: Pinterest. This is one of my favourite things in the world. A online pinboard on which you can pin everything you like, for everyone to see and share? And it’s free? Really? It is almost too good to be true. And again, you can link straight back to your Pinterest page from your blog – here’s how to install the ‘follow button’ for your pleasure. Every new pin can be posted in real time back to your Twitter and Facebook pages too… it’s powerful. Kaboom.
Come and interact with me on Pinterest and practise your new skills…
6. Comment on other blogs. And I don’t mean ‘Me-me-me-and-here’s-a-link-to-my-blog’ comments, I mean thoughtful, authentic and considered real comments. It will be appreciated. I always visit the blog of a reader who’s left me a lovely comment and usually reciprocate in kind… the blogging world is a great community, so jump right in and get involved!
7. Invite your readers to share your posts. Share, share, share. It’s all about sharing your content and reaching out to potential new lovely followers. Your job is to make this as easy peasy for them as possible and one way of doing this is by including a simple set of social media share buttons at the end of each of your posts. If you want more buttons than are offered by your blogging platform, then have a look at ‘add this‘ or ‘share this‘ for some more snazzy options.
8. Write a guest post. First you need to think about the kind of people that would want to read your blog and then hunt high and low for other blogs who attract a similar kind of Demographic. (Fancy word). Once you’ve found some, contact their owners and offer to write a guest post, or even better, feature on their blogs. Try to find blogs with a higher readership than yours and you should find you’re able to tempt some of their readers over to your own blog with your excellent writing skills.
9. Analyse and learn. Let’s talk about Google Analytics. (DON’T PANIC.) They are very easy to set up and once you have them in place, you will be doing crazy happy 80’s dancing, like they do in Footloose. You will be able to see who is looking at your blog, what country they’re from, how long they stayed on your blog, what they searched for in order to arrive at your blog and which posts are your most popular. This information is like gold dust to folk like you and me and it means we can learn and adapt accordingly. Google Analytics will become your best friend and you will love it forever and ever. When it comes to tools which help you learn about your readership and grow your blog to be the best blog it can be, Google Analytics is the mothership.
10. Take great photographs. “A picture tells a thousand words…” It’s TRUE. If your picture is a bit weak and ‘meh,’ you risk losing your reader before they’ve even read one word. Don’t forget that it’s your picture which will accompany your post’s link wherever you place it, so try to make sure your photos are strong, dynamic and that you love every pic you post. Don’t worry, you don’t need a fancy camera – there are plenty of very cheap and clever photo apps around to make even the simplest of mobile phone snaps look like you’re David Bailey. I usually use Istagram, but Afterglow and VSCO are also favourites among many bloggers… so get snapping.
Come and interact with me on Instagram and practise your new skills…
I really hope this has been helpful – there are many other clever little tricks of the trade which will get your blog flying, but I think 10 tips is enough for now… (especially as you should really keep blog posts quite short as most people don’t want to wade through realms of information.. In fact, um, are you still here..?
p.s. Come and connect with me on Snapchat and also make sure your blog is live and kicking on BlogLovin’ – it’s a great way to pick up new readers and find other bloggers to inspire you… I’m there, are you?
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Great tips Poppy. All of your tips here are very helpful complete with links. Thank you for sharing. Pamela
You’re welcome Pamela – so pleased you found it helpful!
Thank you so much :D I have only just started using blogger and still don’t really understand it so this was a great help. Please could you have a look at my blog and maybe give me some advise on how to get noticed? http://evangelinemodell.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you <3
Thank you! Some really useful information. I have a Blackberry so tend to use picmonkey, do you have any other non iPhone suggestions?
Hi Fatima, I don’t have a Blackberry but I have heard that Photo Studio for Blackberry is good – here’s a link: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/50941/ Good luck and please let me know how you get on!
I used to have a blackberry and Photo Studio was very good on there, but I think you have to make an account and be connected to the internet to use it but it is good, look around on the appstore though because you can get good free ones but a lot of them only do the simple things unless you upgrade to a payed version. Abbi x
Hi Poppy,
Great post with really good, achievable tips. I’m working on my blog at the moment, I want to put some really energy and effort into making it and interesting place for people to stop by and read so I’m soaking up every bit of info I find at the moment!
Thanks, Gabrielle
Hi Gabrielle, so glad you found my post useful and great news that you’re putting so much effort and thought into your new blog! Good luck and I look forward to seeing it!
I find it hard to promote myself, I worry that I may come across a bit showy offy.
These tips are top notch. I am going to go over my blog with a fine tooth comb and see where things need to change.
Good post. X
I completely understand, but don’t worry about being showy-offy – if your comment is genuine and you’re authentically connecting, people will WANT to read your blog!
Keep on, Betty and thank you for the thumbs up ;-)
These are excellent tips! Thank you :)
I’m about to read how to add Facebook liking to Blogger as this has puzzled me for ages, Twitter etiquette and the brand company…so thank you so much for the tips! :)
Hayley
http://sparklesandstretchmarks.blogspot.co.uk
xxx
Great Hayley! Good luck with it all and let me know if you get stuck :-)
The first point is soo true. Followers are real people, usually really awesome people, hence the wonderful blog community. I’ve blogged on and off for years on various platforms, but never really stuck to it. I keep getting back into it, I think, because it’s really fun to connect to so many different and interesting people. Great post. I’ll be reading :)
Thank you for your comment – I hope you do find it very useful!
Thank you so much for these helpful tips. I still think I’ve got a way to go to on my content but hopefully practice will make perfect on that front and I can tick off the other top tips in the meantime : D
Thank you Nicola – it sounds like you’re on the right track! Good luck and keep me posted with how you get on :-)
I really need to blog more often. I had more traffic when I blogged almost everyday and not once a week!
I also found adding posts to Stumble bought a bit of new traffic.
I’m not self hosted on WP so can’t use Google Analytics.
Great idea using Stumble and yes, writing consistently and regularly is one of the most important things – good luck!
Thank you for these tips ! I think I need to leave more comments on blogs :3
Love your blog by the way :)
Thank you lovely – yes, leaving comments is always a good thing to do and very much appreciated too! x
Thankyou, really helpful tips…i just start my blog a few days ago, any words of wisdom for an absolute beginner? i really enjoyed reading your blog btw x
Don’t be frightened about starting.. it’s the hardest thing to do sometimes as it can feel very overwhelming.. but you learn by doing. So jump in!
Hey Poppy just found this post while searching online. Really great stuff. I especially like the idea about guest posts. Thanks!
Thank you Mikey! So pleased you found it helpful x
Hi Poppy, I’ve just started a blog, so this has been so so helpful! It’s so lovely to see that the more experienced are so happy to help the newbies! There is still so much for me to learn, thank you! xxx
You’re welcome!
Alohaaa!
I started a blog a matter of hours ago, and needless to say I was, and still am, clueless! So, so glad I’ve found this post, I think it’s gonna help me out a lot! Thank you so much :) xx
You’re very welcome – so glad it’s been helpful x
thank you so much for these tips !
BLOG: http://www.misscitychic.com/
Thank you so much for the tips! I’m definitely going to try this. :)
I love the “erm are you still here” I really cracked a laugh there lol love this post very insightful thanks x
Thank you Nayah :-)
Glad I have just discovered your blog! I love the layout it’s so pretty!
Thank you for some great tips :)
Have a nice day!
Zara x
Thank you Zara – glad you liked the post :-) xx
I’ve just started a blog and this information has been really helpful, love your blog! THANK YOU! X
You’re welcome Chloe! xx
I love your blog style and theme it’s so cute!^^ thanks for this post, I’m still a newbie to blogger x
Thank you so much Poppy!!
It was very useful and interesting.
I started my blog this January but I feel like a need more a “bloggers group”.. for the moment people reading it are more my friends from Facebook! ;)
I don’t use Google Analytics, I probably should.. sounds so difficult though ;/
Thanks again for sharing these info! :D
Carolina Xxx
http://carolinabin.com/
Thank you Poppy!!
What a wonderful post and as a new blogger I feel I need all the help I can get at the moment. I hope my blog will be as successful as yours. I adore the layout.
http://beautyboutiquebyolivia.blogspot.co.uk
Olivia
xoxo
Thank you Olivia, and good luck!
Thank you for this post – it is really helpful! I love your photos – I too am a huge Carrie Bradshaw fan! :)
I’ve just followed – thank you!
Steph xoxo
So helpful! Seriously struggling with followers and I know I need to improve my photography but you’ve inspired me to do that now!
Thanks Poppy!
X
This is a really great post. I’ve just resurrected my poor tired old blog and needed some inspiration to keep me going!
Hurruh!
Thank you, so helpful! Completely clueless on what to write as my first post! x
I just wanted to say, I love your blog, and it has definitely has helped me with how I want to present my blog :) x
Thanks for the tips !
Defiantly needed the info :)
Check my blog ppl
http://lushcherry.blogspot.co.uk/
Hiii! Follow me on my blog! I follow back! Thank you!
myyalternateuniverse.blogspot.com
Excellent blog with great explanation. TO create a brand point i really liked.
Excellent post
Great post poppy, And thanks i have been stuck on 17 followers for god knows how long and it can get a little deflating. But i have to remember i do, do it for me and if people like then thats GREAT!!! lol. Keep up the lovely posts Oh and happy birthday love the flowers you got from debenhams.
Jade
http://www.wrongsideof20.blogspot.com
Thank you Jade – so pleased it helped you remember why you blog.. it’s easy to forget when we get bamboozled by the followers numbers game ;-)
Thanks, this helped me so much. You have no idea. I feel so lost without followers. Like no one is hearing me at all. I look at the millions of other blogs out there and think “how am I going to get to where they are?”. I know it takes time and effort. Which I am willing to put in 100%. This post just reminded me that it isn’t easy to get started.
Thank-you! :D
http://idkbeautiful.blogspot.co.nz/
Thank you Kourtney – I’m so pleased you found it helpful xx
This is a great post for someone like me who is new to the blogging scene! thank you very much :)
xx
harribabes.blogspot.com
These tips were very helpful. I’ve been trying to start a blog but have no idea where to start at getting myself out there! Very clear and lovely to read :)
JoanneSheppard.blogspot.com
Great advice Poppy. Now must get my ass in gear!
Cat :)
Kaboom!
This is some great advice!
http://www.freedomwithflowers.blogspot.ca/
Really good advice. Thanks for the tips X
http://chloeveblog.blogspot.com
Thankyou ever so much for this fantastic and comprehensive list of ideas and tips ~ we are still so new to this, and you have inspired us! Particularly setting up google analytics, and shall try it at once! xxx The Dulcettes ~ http://www.dulcetwanderlust.com ~ (we are an abstract experience blog – the secret tips and favourite places of an effervescent cosmopolite) ~ xxx
This was really helpful. I’m new to all this blogging malarky so I’ve been trying to find different ways to increase my followers.
These are really good tips :)
Thank you x
Thank you for your helpful tips!
That is so helpful
Great tip :)
Great tips! I’m still working on my brand image for my blog!
bellasbeautyblogs.blogspot.co.uk
Claire
xxx
Good luck, Claire!
Thank you for some great tips! I’ve just started a fashion & beauty blog and these tips definitly help!
Lucy xxx
http://lucyabigailsmith.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
Lovely post and beautiful blog! I’ve been struggling to get followers so this is a great help!
http://princessesandpinkchampagne.blogspot.co.uk/
Becci xx
Thanks for this post! Really helped with finding the Pinterest widget!
xxx
Oh good! Those widgets can be tricky to pin down!
This would help me so much! Thankyou for the tips! ;)
Hi Poppy,
Thank you for this post, always end up giving up on my blogs but determined to see this one through! This post is really helpful and it means I’ve stumbled across another great blog too (yours)!
These are really great tips Poppy! I literally just started a blog at the weekend and I already feel like I’m writing to no one! But this is all really helpful! I especially liked the part about guest posts. That’s something I’ll need to look in to!
Joan xo.
http://valleygirlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Fab post really really helpful!thanks so much xx
http://phoenixbeautyy.blogspot.co.uk
Well I’m glad I came across this post, for a newbie to blogging like myself it’s so helpful and such great advice. Thanks for sharing! I’ve been wondering how you get followers, I no I’m new to the blogging world so will be a while before I get followers but I’m definitely going to follow your hints and tips.
Great blog too, I’m now going to follow :)
Kayla xx
http://www.curiouslykayla.blogspot.com
Thank you so much Poppy, this is such a helpful post. I cannot wait to get blogging
Cute blog too :)
Megan x
http://heartsandblush.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you this is so helpful to me right now! :)
Olivia x
This is such a good blog post as I have recently set up my blog and I write about the same sort of things you do (or I will soon) This blog is so good and inspiring and reading it jus makes me smile! Please don’t stop writing!
Abbi x
http://www.amazingabbisblog.blogspot.co.uk
This was a fab post, very insightful!
Thanks very much for the info Poppy!
Lucy xoxo
All I can say is thank you! I just started blogging recently and readership has been high but less people comment. I’m definetly going to try Google Analytics!
http://janeenaa.blogspot.com
Hey Poppy
I have not long ago started my site and this is really helpful!
xo
JessicaEmily
http://thelittlestladyxo.blogspot.co.uk/
Hi Poppy! (what an adorable name!)
I have just discovered your blog!
I love everything about it, especially the vintage bit!
You’re too creative, i just went through your posts for inspiration!
Thank you for the tips! x
Nessie <3
(nessiejudge.blogspot.com)
Thank you Nessie! So pleased you enjoyed it xx
This is a great post! Thank you for the tips, very helpful! I will follow your blog. It seems very interesting!
A great help thank you, i have done the first few things then got stuck as to where to go next but this is very inspiring thank you again
best wishes
katie
Hey Poppy,
I love your blog so much and I’ve only just started mine (today)!These are all great tips, but I’m not really looking for tons of followers, my blog is going to (eventually) be a kind of personal journey towards a goal and I would really like it if my efforts would inspire others to take on similar journeys. I just don’t know if anyone will get to read it! Will people even be interested?
Thanks anyway though for this post, and for your creativity and your own inspiration!
(becoming-extraordinary.blogspot.co.uk)
Hi Poppy,
Thanks heaps for the tips, this really helped me a lot!
Jenny x
Makes such sense! I’m completely new to blogging but its always something i’ve wanted to try, thank you for the tips!
kirsty xo
http://livelaughlavish.blogspot.co.uk
Thank you SO much for this post :) Will bare this all in mind with my new blog Xx
Great tips, I’ll be putting these in place! Thank you :)
Actually found this so very helpful! Thank you for sharing this and i will use these tips for starting up my new blog!
http://throughunopenedeyes.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks for these great tips, I’ll use them in getting followers myself! And you also have a really nice blog
Thanks for these great tips, I’ll use them in getting followers myself! And you also have a really nice blog
This is such a helpful post and a lot less intimidating than other articles i have read, Thank you :)
http://www.raggydoll-raggydoll.blogspot.com
x
Im quite new on Blogger and this post has really helped me out! Thankyou! :D
Thanks for the amazing tips! I will put them to great use, as I am just starting out as a blogger, you have some really useful stuff\!
thanks♥
Thanks for the amazing tips! I will put them to great use, as I am just starting out as a blogger, you have some really useful stuff\!
thanks♥
Thanks for the amazing tips! I will put them to great use, as I am just starting out as a blogger, you have some really useful stuff\!
thanks♥
Thanks for the tips Poppy!
I’ll definitely give them a shot ❤
Frannymac.blogspot.com
An extreamly helpful post Poppy! Absolutly loved it! Thank you so much for sharing, for sure ill do all of them! Amazing blog btw! X
Thank you , this post is so helpful
http://roseandbee777.blogspot.com/
This is amazing advice!
Thank you it has really perked me up :)
http://drugstorebeeauty.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
Thank you for the fantastic information! :) <3 using some of your advice right now. x
This is really helpful advice, I just started out a few days ago and still trying to get the hang of things but this post is very useful (: xx
I love this advice! It shows that you thought about this and actually cared about the topic!
Thank you for some great tips!!
http://www.filthyredpout.blogspot.com/
Nice one Poppy, very helpful tips for newbie bloggers like me. I would have no idea how quickly I should expect my blog to grow, Its been live for a couple of weeks and has, like, 14 followers and 80 views, which seems pretty lame to me!
http://www.thomasjford.wordpress.com
All of your tips here are very helpful complete with links. Thank you for sharing
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your page is absolutely gorgeous! I loved this post, may I ask, how do you get the cute little icons on the side of your page? :) x
pretty similar names eyeyy ;)
Just stumbled across this post while looking for helpful tips on blogging! Love you’re blog branding as well. If you have any tips for my blog feel free to get in touch lol
http://scottloves.blogspot.co.uk/
I think this an amazing blog! I’m a new blogger, please go and check out my blog!- http://sptbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you! This post was extremely helpful!
Nice one Poppy, I left a post a couple of weeks ago when my blog was 2 weeks old, and I had like 14 followers, now I have about 130 after a month, so it’s getting a tiny bit better. I still have no idea how many I SHOULD have by now though. Follows seem to have tailed off in the last week despite me writing everyday. Any tips?
Thanks for the tips, I was encouraged to start my blog by my sister and now I’m so glad I did. I never really know if anyone is liking it or even reading it, but I love having my blog! :)
Hi Poppy!
Thank you so much for the tips, I’ll try.
I just started make this blog for 5days, I AM SO NEW. I got confused sometimes, can you please let me know where to get good templates, and other helping article? Thank you so much dear :)
Good advice, I’m new the the whole blogging thing, Thanks for the help :)
I stumbled upon this post when I was searching for something else to help develop my new blog. I love all the links you have put in as well which were all really helpful! Thanks :)
Thanks for the tips Poppy, only just started 3 weeks ago so any help is great :-)
http://www.lauras-beauty.com
Absolutely clueless about Blogger! Originally had Tumblr but it’s too… ‘picturey’ < this is a word now. ;) This has been a massive help on getting started. :)
Big help, thanks for the tips. Glad I found your post.
Great tips. Still not worked out this whole blogging thing but giving it a go :-)
Thank you so much, I’m new and a little confused *blushes* so this was great <3
http://thoughts-beauty-fashion.blogspot.co.uk
Great tips! Reading this has been a big help, thank you :)
these are wonderful tips!!
i have just re-started my blog, would you check it out and follow?
http://traceysbeauty.blogspot.co.uk xx
I’ve just read this post and I think it is excellent, congratulations on a really successful blog and thanks for sharing!
Elle’s x
Hey! I recently created a blog and would love for you to check it out xxxx
Hi, great advice which I will definitely follow. Your blog is lovely by the way. I’m blogging from beautiful Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, so stop by and say hello! http://www.sweetwordsprettypictures.blogspot.com
Thank you Poppy! This has helped me as I’ve only just started to do blog posts :) thanks again, love your design by the way x
Thank you Poppy for sharing this interesting news with us. Your blog looks very attractive and lovable :)
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Thank you for this helpful information! I’m new to the blogging world so this is great help! Thanks :)
http://katinhaxo.blogspot.co.uk/
This was very helpful! ;) Thank you! (I love your background image by the way!!!)
Please visit my blog, too! http://thebitchslife.blogspot.com
Hi poppy,
I liked your tips. It has been a while since I was searching for techniques to increase traffic to my blog and I found yours are good. The only one I am experiencing troubles with is the photography part. My blog is a technical blog so it is not always easy to find or create good photos for my content.
Thanks.
This helped me a lot thank you. I have taken your advise into account and will use the tips you have given me.
Such a good way to help out new bloggers! Hope my blog is like this one day!
Extremely helpful post, thankyou!
http://zuneraismyname.blogspot.co.uk ♥
Poppy thank you!!! This blog post was really helpful, I literally started my blog a week ago and I’m loving it, but I’m sure it would be a lot more fun if I had followers..:) I have gotten a twitter account and tried to promote myself and I’m going to check out bloglovin, somone suggested to me that I should advertise on google but I’m not sure if that’s the way to go and I’m guessing it’s not cheap! Could I ignore being active on Facebook as I find it totally confusing? I wish I got on the blogging world earlier, I’m finding it to be so much fun!! xx maddie
http://www.makeupfoodie.com
Helpful post thanks! Would you recommend setting up a facebook page from the start?
Thank you so much for this! I found this post very helpful! I haven’t had much success with my blog but i’m not giving up :p
please visit my blog http://tropicalcolours.blogspot.com.au
This post was so helpful, thank you :) it’s still early days with my blog yet but I’m really enjoying it and will definitely keep at it x
http://www.andbeautyorsomething.blogspot.co.uk
This post was helpful, as I am just starting out a beauty and lifestyle blog, so appreciate this advice!
gracesbeautyspace.blogspot.co.uk :) xx
Very helpful tips! Thank you!! I’ve been going down the list,ticking things off as i go! Haha :) this has also been great to find new blogs to follow!
I have a baking blog in its baby steps and am workin on the branding!x
cacennicara.blogspot.co.uk
Hi Poppy,
Just ran in to your blog, it looks so nice! I just started following you at Pinterest and Bloglovin. Thanks for these tips, I just started my travel blog: http://www.somewheresomethingblog.com and your tips are very useful. Have a nice day!
This is so helpful thank you Poppy. The thing I love about the blogging community is how helpful and supportive everyone is – even down to helping newbie bloggers get more followers. How fantastic. Love your blog :) x
Thx for sharing such good post with us. Looking forward to another great blog. Good luck to the author! all the best!
Wow, what a lovely post and amazingly designed blog! Love the layout so much – it’s so pretty! :)
Boonya of the arty wardrobe
xxx
I’ve just started a blog and this is really helpful information! Thankyou so much! xx
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I agree with your Blog and I will be back to check it more in the future so please keep up your work. I love your content & the way that you write.
Great checklist, Poppy! It all makes so much sense when you see it written out like that. Gotta love a nice list! Thanks for sharing x
this is beyond helpful, it can be so intimidating to start but i guess this is a start! thank you, and her goes my first thing off this list!
great tips poppy I will take them all on board. I love the style of your blog, the beautiful design, I wish I was tech savvy enough to create such an awesome blog. Though the contents in my blog are great even if I do say so myself ! I set up a small charity helping the homeless, please have a read and let me know what you think ! Theres also a lot of travel posts on there as i travel a lot.
Im going to look through the rest of your blog now as I love london and im always there
I’d love it if you follow me and leave some comments :)
http://anastasiavictoriaisfunny.blogspot.co.uk/
Just found your blog and it is amazing i think it may be one of my new favourite blogs i was wondering if anyone would like to help me design my blog as i am not extremely happy with how it looks at the present moment thank you x
Heyy! Am a new blogger and these tips certainly are going help me out!
Thanks Poppy!
Great tips for a new blogger!
Thank you
Jenn xx
you blog is so perfect i enjoy reading it so much, your hints and tips are perfect xx
Thanks so much Poppy, I’ve just started my blog and this has given me loads of ideas!Such great tips xx
I’ve just started my own fashion blog and your post has been really helpful to me, so thank you! :)
thestyleconfidential.co.uk
This is very helpful, I’m new to beauty blogging, so will try out these tips! xx
Thank you, this is so helpful. I literally started actually blogging yesterday and I had no idea what to do.
These are brilliant tips. They really are helpful. Thank You :)
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I am completely new to blogging but have just discovered how much I am loving it and how amazing it is writing and sharing about the things I love. I have been searching everywhere to get some tips on how to get more followers and this is the first one that is actually helpful. I love the layout and content of your blog I’ve just subscribed! Keep it up!
This was so insanely helpful, thanks so much for the advice! used to blog but just started up and struggling to get noticed! much love xx
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This has been super helpful, just posted my first blog post. Loveeee your layout! Thanks again. X
This was such a great help, Poppy. I absolutely love blogging and the advice you gave was excellent. I would love if you could take a look at my blog perhaps? xo
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I know this is an old post, but I just recently joined Bloglovin and came across this during a Google search on how to get more followers. I haven’t used my Twitter in forever, but I’m going to look for some other bloggers on it tomorrow and try to reach out to people! Thank you for your help :)
Thank you so much for this! Hopefully these tips will help me out.
Great tips and advice- just were my very first blog post and so am all new to this. X
This is a great post, I Have just started blogging for fun and your advice is great!
This is a brilliant post, that is so helpful!
This is such a brilliant post thank you poppy!! love your blog deign also x lynseyemily
Thank you Lynsey – so pleased it’s helpful x
Such useful hints and tips. I’m currently attempting to delve into the blogging world and it’s quite daunting but these tips have helped make some things clearer :-) x
So pleased you found this post useful, Lizzie :) Stay in touch x
I’m just starting out with blogging and these are by far the best and easiest to follow tips I’ve found so far. Clear and to the point, can’t wait to put some of these into practice. Thank you ! x
I’m so pleased you found these tips useful. Do let me know how you get on!
Thank you so much for posting this Poppy. I’ve just started out in the blogging world and this information is invaluable, my favourite being about Google Analytics!
Thank you!
Jasmine
You’re welcome Jasmine! So pleased it has been helpful for you x
Thank you Poppy! I’ve just about started my blog so I’m a complete newbie, eek. Totally needed these tips, thank you x :)
Asiya.
Thank you for this post Poppy, I’ve been reading a few articles about how to build up your blog. I’m really new to this and have only just started getting myself into blogging regularly, but because of this I have been rushing blog posts to get more content. I will start to think more quality rather than quantity!! I have found myself getting a few blogger twitter friends, but not so much following my blog, so I will follow your advice closely :o) x
Love these tips!
It’s pretty disheartening when you feel like you’re writing to nobody – it kind of feels like talking to s brick wall sometimes! I’ll definitely take all this into consideration though, thank you :)
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Hey poppy, this advice is so helpful as I’m a new blogger and need quite a bit of help! this was the first time I’ve stumbled over your blog and I’m really enjoying it I’m gonna go and read some more of you perfect posts! Thank you for your help and advice! -x-
Thanks for your blog. I just landed up in your blog and I really appreciate your blog. It is full of resourceful information.
Fabulous sweetie, and just wanted I needed to read. Btw, I’m a newbie so if anyone wants me to follow them I’ll be happy to if they follow me. It’s a natural health blog with a bita peppa added. http://naturalhealthbuz.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you for doing this post! I’m new to world of blogging and I’m sure all of these tips will help me a lot! x
This is a great post, Poppy, thanks for the tips. I have just started a blog and want to gain some followers other than my friends, now that I’ve produced some content. I will definitely bear this post in mind, thanks again!
Becky x
just fallen in love with your blog I’m in absolute awe xo
Really great tips Thank you, this is just what I needed-Only just started my blog so even though I have lots of pageviews, I have no followers. Now I can use these tips!
I found this blogpost really helpfull. I’ll definitely try to keep some of these things in mind next time I write a blogpost. Thank you.
Xoxo Nathalie
Glad it was helpful Nathalie xx
Very helpful, thank you!! Much more understandable and interesting than the other techy kind of blogs that seem to explain this sort of stuff in the most xonfusing wat possible!!
This post was soo useful! Thank you soo much for this!!I haven’t been getting that many views on my blog but this post is keeping me optimistic for the future!
This is my blog chapter-fifty-nine.blogspot.co.uk/ If you would like to check it out :) x
I’ve just come across this and these tips are really helpful since I’ve recently decided to take blogging seriously and stay consistent with it. Your blog is amazing, Poppy!
Thank you Hannie! xx
So so useful- I am constantly wondering how to get other people to read my blog- as sometimes it has become like a diary just for myself, which is lovely too! But not the principal reason for my blog haha!
Thank you Alice – so pleased you found it useful!
Hello, I’m starting a blog and U have really helped me. I love your blogs so continue going them! Xxxxx
Thank you Sophie! Lovely to have you as a new reader :)
Hi Poppy thank you so much for this! It will help me a lot. In the summer I started my blog and have tried to keep it consistent however haven’t gained any followers so these tips really are a life saver thank you so much!
Kyra xx
You’re welcome Kyra – I’m so pleased you found it helpful!
Hey Poppy, you obviously know you’re stuff and this post was the first result on Google!. You are a lady of many talents.
Thank you Diana – I’m so pleased you found me and hope it was useful!
Thanks for the great tips, they were very useful. :) You’ve just gained another follower!
Hurruh! Thank you Sophie xx
Hello!
This was a really useful post, thank you so much! I just came across it in my internet searches but am definitely going to stick around and read some of your other posts!
Thanks again! xxx
Thank you Megan! So pleased you found it useful xx
This was so flipping helpful , love your blog and originality.x
Ahh thank you Hollie – so glad it was helpful! xx
Thank you very much, this seems to be very good advice. After struggling with 100.000 different posts on how to get people to notice your blog etc. I think, this is the most helpful one! As a noob I’m always struggling with all these things you should worry about :D But I’ll give it a try! Thank you! (If there are any grammar mistakes – I’m sorry, english isn’t my mother tongue haha)
Wonderful tips i am a bit clueless to blogging at the minute but looking forward to trying these tips. This has to be the most helpful I have read so far.
So Thank you :)
Thank you Sophie, so pleased it was helpful!
Thank you so so much! Honestly this was so helpful and there were so many little things that I didn’t even think about doing! I love your blog, thank you for the tips x
Oh you’re welcome Lauren! SO pleased it was helpful x
this is a supper useful post. Just kinda started my own blog and I think this will help A lot.
Thank you :)
Thank you Andrew – so pleased it’s helpful x
This is so helpful thank you!! Check out my blog http://apathtotheunknown.blogspot.co.uk
xo
You’re welcome Gaby! x
I absolutely loved this post! It was so easy to read and the layout was perfect. I also enjoyed how you didn’t use such big words to make it seem like I was reading a report xx Love it ♥
Hey Poppy :)
I’m currently working on my blog appearance and this post was so so helpful! Thank you ♡♡
Thanks very much, for your tips. I am a new blogger and any help is much needed! Your blog is lovely to read xx
Cheers for this post. Was pretty much the first thing that came up on google when I was researching how to “spread the blog word”. Obviously a) a lot of people need this info and b) found this post helpful. Just followed you on Bloglovin’.
Thanks Poppy x
Love the post, your blog is so well thought out, and I love the vintage feel. Curretly trying to gain more followers and this was very helpful. Going to follow you on Bloglovin in a minute. X
Thanks so much for all the advice – I’ve just started a blog and feel completely clueless! I have bookmarked this article and will be referring to it a LOT!
Thanks so much
Lucy x
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This is really helpful thank you. I’ve just started my blog and feel like my words come across really wooden. But hopefully that will improve along with my knowledge.
Please have a look:
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Like the first photo :)
Maria V.
I really like what you mentioned about the blogging world, its a great community. Sincere comments where you can tell that the reader actually read what you had to say are really great and will be appreciated. I also like how you mentioned photography as an important aspect. Photos are really great attention grabbers. Whenever I read a post I am instantly drawn to the photos. Thank you for sharing these great tips.
I’ve started a blog and this is completely new for me, I hate to be that annoying person but I’d love it if you could check it out? I’ll be writing much more but this is my first post which was superrrr hard for me to write http://lolosxo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/before-starting-roaccutane.html Thank you!xxx
This is really helpful Thankyou so much! You have a lovely blog – now following on bloglovin ;)
Thank you for your suggestions :) sure helped me!
Thanks for sharing your tips on here!
fab tips, i havent got a clue what i am doing but really enjoy reading and writing blogs,,thank you so much x
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Hi poppy and others who are reading,
I am a newbie blogger who would love to recieve and exchange tips on blogging also If you follow my blog then I gurantee you I will follow your blog too instantly thank you xx p.s please comment if you follow :)
hi poppy and others that are reading,
I love your blog poppy and the elegant refined taste of it.I am a newbie blogger who would love to exchange and recieve tips and exchange tips and expertise so please follow my blog
thank you for making my day
Paige’s places xx
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This was a really interesting post! It was the first link I clicked on and I’m glad I found it. Thank you so much for all of these tips – I can’t wait to use them!
This is so lovely, thank you Poppy!
Poppy, I found this so helpful! I’m totally new to blogging and love your help and recommendations.
Thank you :)
Thank you for this I am completely new to blogging and this has opened my eyes. I will also try out the afterglow app.
I’ve just started my own blog and these tips have been super dooper helpful! I love your blog and it’s now firmly in my top bookmarked web pages.
Great tips! I find it really hard to get the first followers but I’m gonna hang in there :)
Hi Poppy,
I fell in love with your blog instantly! I wanted to ask you how you felt when you started blogging and had less followers? Because you see, I love blogging and writing in general but sometimes when I look at other blogs with a lot of followers I get discouraged. Should I let that happen? Or do you think the key is to be patient and follow your above advice as I did just start not too long ago
Kind regards,
P.S. Continue with the way you are, I love the fact that it is your personality that is shown in these posts :)
Hi Poppy, I love this post. I am a new blogger and your advice has made me feel a lot more confident.
This really really helped, thankyou so much.
Thank you for this, I’ve been blogging for a few months now and I really want to get my content out there to more people so I’ll definintely be using these!
Much love x
Paige | Paige-Says
Just what I needed Poppy! Thank you so much for this detailed post. I’m new at blogging so this is a great find. x
Very useful tips Poppy; an interesting read! Thank you :)x
Very useful and helpful tips, thanks for sharing them. Yeah, you’re absolutely right about building your own brand and to be social as much as possible!
Cheers, Eliza | http://www.fashion-confession.com
thank you for this! it was so useful
Thank you so much for this post. It was super helpful and informative and we look forward to reading more posts from your blog. Check our our blog for fashion and lifestyle tips- http://www.chiclystylisj.blogspot.com. We would love to do a collaboration with you
Hello Poppy, I’ve not long started my blog, which is a bit of everything, so I have found this post really informative. Also, I love your blog and look forward to reading more! :)
Totally agree, great post girl keep it up xx
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Just set up my own blog, please take a look
Good tips, I am going to try and put them to practise now!
Thanks so much x
Great tips poppy! i’m new in the bloggers world and it does sound a bit exhausting to think about everything. I don t know how printerest works, how to get more followers on instagram and in general. Do you have easier and more specific tips for beginners like me? How did you get your first followers? I feel like the beginning is so hard! Thank you so much!
Lynn
http://lynnhoa.wordpress.com
Hi Poppy! Just wanted to thank you for such a brilliant post, full of exactly the kind of advice I was looking for right now. I’ve had my website for a long time and I’ve switched from blogger to Weebly to, finally, a self-hosted WordPress site so I kind of feel like I’m starting from scratch. At least it enables me to I’m re-invent it into a lifestyle blog (not just about my books this time). It’s exciting times for me but hard work. Thanks again for your advice. It is very much appreciated :) x
Suzy
http://www.suzyturner.com
Nicely written, easy to read and helpful tips – great post, thanks :)
Awesome advice, Poppy. I am brand spanking new to the blogging game and this answers a lot of my questions! Been wondering how to get the hundreds of people (according to Google+ stats) that have read it to actually comment and follow! Really appreciate the advice x
Thank you so much for the amazing advise! I’m really new to blogging and this really helped me out!
This was really helpful, will get on with making a Facebook page :)
Great tips! Following you on Bloglovin now x
great article. I am new to the blogging world and a first time mama and this is helping me find inspiration for my business and blog. So thanks ;)
Some great tips and advice. I am new to the blogging world and I love reading posts like this that are super helpful!
Love these tips! Finding them super helpful as I’ve just started a blog, been looking about for a bit of advice but its all just written dull and boring to read or all far too technical for me. This is straight to the point and friendly.
Shona xo
Hi Poppy,
I’m aware I’m 2.5 years behind on this post (apologies) but it’s still so so helpful! Thanks so much :)
Will definitely try to follow your advice!
Hannah Xx
Thank you so much for taking the time to write these useful tips X x
Thanks for the post found it really helpful yet not patronising. For me my blogs gets the views but not the followers but it is early days Ive only been blogging for a month so it is something I am trying to improve.
Thanks for sharing your tips :)
Nice blog. I will put a bookmark in this article.
Howdy this blog is cool, I very enjoyed it.
Hey There. I found your weblog using msn. That is a really smartly written article.
Thanks for this! Great article. Will definitely follow these tips :D You’ve helped me get into Google Analytics too – I signed up a few weeks ago, and it frightened me away! But reading this and going back to it, I’ve realised it’s no where near as scary as I thought it was!
Ah my dear, thanks so much for sharing! I think nowadays it’s even harder to gain new followers :( Do you have any tips how to attract more people to follow your blog on bloglovin?
Best Michaela
This is such a great post Poppy. I’m glad I came across this advice a few days before launching my new blog. Treating your readers as real people who want to get to know our own personalities is so important! Looking forward to more Poppy Loves posts and blogging at my end.
Fabulous tips! Going to really take them on board! Thank you Poppy! X
Fantastic read, it’s great when bloggers hare tips. I’m very new at all of this and the one thing I’ve learnt is that you have to be yourself that’s what people find interesting. We all have different personalities and layers to us, do it for the love of it not for the glory
Thank you for this starter guide, indeed very helpful for me and other fellows to improve my travel blog. I have been reading a lot of this and found yours to be detailed and direct. I have been concerned as my traffic isn’t improving but I kept telling myself to be patient and decided to make some more research for other solutions. Well, patience is a virtue after all. many thanks!
Some methods are better than others, but the only way you’ll figure out which is best for you is to try! Good list – and once someone’s tried all these methods, they should be sticking to the ones that work best for them :)
Thanks for these very helpful tips! I’m very new to the blogging scene and appreciate any advice/ feedback on my new blog: http://www.emmagck.com.
Happy Holidays!
Thanks for such useful tips.I will surely going to use this. I am also a fashion blogger, please make me your friend if possible.
ThankYou for providing me with so many wonderful and beneficial tips for the world of blogging! I have only just started out and already your tips and pointers have helped me want to create a better and more exciting blog. I’m hoping to gain as much from my blog as you do from yours and any other advice you’re able to give would really be appreciated.
Love G X
Dear Poppy! Thank you so much for the useful article! I have been looking for these tips for a long time. I just started my own blog. And this article is what I needed! Have a nice and lovely day!
What brilliant advice! And a blogsite that has me salivating, it’s so slick and gorgeous! I’ve only just started and now it feels as though I’ve a mountain to climb but thanks so much!
Love this post, just what I needed as i’ve just started blogging but didnt really know how to get it “out there”. Time to set up social media sites thank you xx
Sorry but I disagree with you. Do you know the figures for how many blogs, websites there are out there today? Not thousands, not hundreds of thousands….millions. Every man and there dog has a blog these days. We are so overloaded with information that it is difficult to keep up with everything.
In regards to “standing out” it doesn’t matter how great your content it, how snazzy your photos are, how many times per day you are pushing your content through all your social media channels, how many videos you have made, or how many blogs you contrive to – none of that matters if no one sees you.
How are you found – $$$$ You have to pay for it – the old fashioned way. Google ads, marketing, via media networks….it costs $$$$$
Some great tips here thank you! I’ve just started my blog and really have no idea! Your page looks lovely too.
Will give some of these tips a go
Will give some of these tips a go
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Thanks for the tips poppy. I have just started a blog page (yesterday!) about our dairy farm. We already have over 1000 FB likes but I wanted to be more engaging. I will certainly be having a look at other blogs…. Although blogging farmers may be a rare breed?!! :)
Thanks Poppy! I’ve just launched mine and this is superhelpful!
Really useful advice! Thank you Poppy! It’s tough getting yourself out there, but these tips are great. Keep up the lovely work! Xx
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Thank you very much. It’s so helpful for me as a newbie.
Thank you so much for sharing these tips. I am new to Blogsphere so these will be very helpful.
Lots of love,
That was such a thoughtful and helpful post. I typed i how to get my views up on google and your blog is the first one that came up and this post really helped. Thank you
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found this very helpful as i have just started my blog and want to get my name out there and now i have a few steps and idea of how to do it
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I found this post very helpful as i have been working so hard on my blog. The information was really good
Great tips poppy. Thank you for sharing. I’ve recently set up a new blog so will most definitely be taking some of your advice.
thank you this is great! xxx
Thank you so much for helping people out with these absolutely brilliant tips, I really appreciate it! They definitely will help me a lot now.
I do have a blog of my own and I’d love you to check it out, it would mean a lot to me :-)
Great blog, and some superb ideas here – particularly the social media outlets. Thanks for the tips !
Thanks for the tips! Hopefully it helps my blog! Not getting much luck getting any readers :(
Great tips! Struggling a little at the moment so this has really opened my eyes !
Wow, I just searched for this and this has been very informative and there are some suggestions on this I have not even applied! Very good post :) I’m hoping to connect with other bloggers via bloglovin and gain some followers on blogger….hope I do soon!
Lucy
I’ve only just started blogging, thought it would help boost my confidence and get me thinking about things slightly deeper.
I love to see how you’re blog post is still generating followers, and help to people years after it was written!
I’ve only just started blogging, thought it would help boost my confidence and get me thinking about things slightly deeper.
I love to see how your blog post is still generating followers, and help to people years after it was written!
Great post!! I’ve just started my blog today and your tips have really helped me gain more views already! I’ve joined pinterest and bloglovin’ and all of your tips have already helped me a lot! Thank you. X
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This is really interesting, and helps me a lot- are there any particular websites which are better than others in which your blog can be created?
r blog can be created?
Recently just created a blog.. take a look and see what you think? I am open to hits and tips etc. This was really interesting to read.
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I created a blog recently to guys… :) check it out :)
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Love to hear what you think :) x
Omg love this post this was so helpful! I would love it if you checked out my blog
Omg love your blogs poppy.Would love it if you could check out my blog and follow me since i am new i would be so gratefulll!
Thank you so much I have been wandering the internet for so long and I finally found a GREAT post! If you have enough time please check out my blog and see what you think!
I’ve just found your blog and have to say I’ve found this article very helpful, as you say all pretty common sense stuff, but how many of us beginners are actually doing it!?
This was so helpful, thank you!!
This was all so usual. Straight to the point and inspiring for my blog.
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Thank you for the words of wisdom! I hope to use some of your knowledge to improve my blog.
Really useful tips here. I just started my blog (akannislifeblog.com) and it’s a bit all over the place at the moment. I will surely be using some of your tips. Very useful, great content.
great advice!
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Thank you so much for writing this post. These tips are such great advice that I really value and I look forward to putting them in to practice. Well done on the brilliant success of your blog – I have followed.
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Thank you for the advice. I start my new blog 2 months ago. I think I have to learn great bloggers like you, because your web design, your article, and your words are outstanding. My blog is sharing about Indonesia culture and its uniqueness. If you have time, please haveb a look my blog
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This was soo useful for me!! Def need to be more active on Twitter. So many thanks for this post
Thanks so much for the advice. I am new to blogging, but I love reading and writing so its a match made in heaven…but the marketing is all new. Thank you again.
hi, thankyou for the advice, i’m just getting started on blogging and also putting out my own writing and photography, i’m hoping that it is something that I will continue. Thank you! xx
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