It is all about engagement!

Here is some practical advice that I personally benefit from on how to engage with visitors on a blog. When I use these tips and strategies, I find that my blogs are engaging with my readers and that it creates a connection between myself and the reader.

Blog engagement refers to “the level of interaction between a reader and the creator of a blog”. It can include aspects such as comments, likes, reactions, shares and more. This can include positive and negative performance from the blog itself and how the reader felt about the blog.

 

1. Clear and visually appealing design

The first piece of practical advice is the most obvious in my opinion, making the blog clear and visually appealing is the key to a successful read. A reader doesn’t want to click into a blog and just be bogged down with hundreds of words on a plain page. The blogger needs to create a visually appealing layout for readers to have a clear understanding of the blog. Making titles stand out and in bigger fonts with a drastic colour can make it more visually appealing. 

2.     Interactive elements


Creating interactive elements in the blog can catch the readers attention such as mini quizzes, polls or surveys to keep them engaged in the blog which can also encourage them to revisit the blog again as they will remember reading the blog as its different to a normal boring blog. It will also inspire them to stay and spend more time interacting with your blog. The polls can also help the blogger improve their blogs with the answer results from the readers.



3.     Email newsletters


Creating an email subscription list to subscribers and sending out monthly newsletters about upcoming blogs and new content coming soon for the blog will help build a relationship between the blogger and readers can create engagement. This is a clever strategy for the blogger to keep their content active. It is important not to over send emails out to readers as they can get frustrated and unsubscribe so its best to send one out once a month so readers are not overwhelmed with spams. 



4.     Using images, videos and graphs


As normal, basic words can distract readers from continuing on reading blog, using graphics such as image, infographics and videos can attract an audience to the blog to increase engagement. It is evident that visual content is way more engaging then plain text. Even putting in GIF’s into the blog can make the read humorous for the viewer and become a remembrance to them. This can increase the chance of the reader sharing the blog to friends, family or even social media which can increase views to the content.


5. Add a chat box to the homepage


This is also a great and easy way for readers to engage with the blogger as they may have a question to ask about a part in the blog which can be answered in real-time with a quicker response. This can be modified instead of waiting for an e-mail or call back as it’s a live chat or else a chatbot which is a robot typing to the query unless they need some real-life helping. It is essential for an option on the chat box to include the readers name, email and query so that the chat can work as smoothly as possible.



 6. Social Media 

Using social media can be a powerful tool that can help increase blog engagement as it can increase the chances of a larger audience viewing your content, provide customer feedback and build customer loyalty. It can help readers build trust and authority with the blogger by getting a deeper insight in their outside blogging life and values and see how they can build personal relationships with their audiences.



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!order to create more engagement for readers...Bye for now 

Comments

  1. Sean Mcinerney8 November 2023 at 02:46

    Thanks, this was really helpful in making my blogs more engaging!

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    1. Sophie Connolly8 November 2023 at 03:01

      No problem Sean, I am glad that this blog helped you.

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  2. Mollie Butler28 November 2023 at 09:44

    Very interesting points, really enjoyed this post!

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  3. Chloe Merrigan28 November 2023 at 13:49

    Very informative!

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  4. Bridget29 November 2023 at 02:41

    Great blog this week Sophie! Adding a chat box to the homepage, great idea!

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  5. Ben Aherne30 November 2023 at 05:57

    Very useful for myself in the future will be sure to use some of your advice!

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  6. Zara O Donnell30 November 2023 at 08:56

    Great blog Sophie. Some great ideas for boosting engagement!

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  7. Louis Humphries30 November 2023 at 11:01

    Great blog Sophie!

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  8. JakePower5 December 2023 at 12:27

    Extremely helpful points Sophie!

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