free and low cost ways to grow an amazing blog
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The story of how our bootstrapped, 2-person startup grew our blog to over 15,000 monthly views in 9 months. Tips for targeting your niche, growing traffic, increasing reader loyalty, and building a business on the power of content.TRANSCRIPT
Kate Stull@katestull
https://popforms.com
free and low-cost ways to grow an
amazing blog
0 to 15,000 monthly views in 9 months
2 people + no funding
“just don’t spend more than $200.”
less time =more tactical
find your people& write just for them
choose qualityover quantity
loyalty
the most successful blogs have a niche
who is your ideal reader?
popforms readers are:
millennials
overachievers
interested in self-improvement
career-focused
tech savvy
talk to them!
let them tell you
friendlyshort
easy-to-answer
get new peopleto come to your blog
super simple seo
google analytics:
track visitors
what brought them there
what search terms can you rank for?
organize your content
make your best stuffeasy to find
organized by value add
organized by topic
leverage your network
pay attention to what *you* have to offer
a note on guest posting...
dave zwieback, next big sound
antonio neves, thinqaction
michel feaster,usermind
renee warren & heather carson,
onboardly
julia grace, tindie
dani dipirro, positively present
mike brittain, etsy
joanna lord, bigdoor
bring new voices to your site
give people something awesome
for free
build an email list
free guides & ebooks
let your contentwear many hats
sell them on it
make it crazy valuable(more than just marketing)
start charging for yourbest content
start smalland
test the market
we give away90% of our content for free
1. find your people & give them incredible value
2. boost your content with simple seo & organization
3. start chargingfor your very best stuff
we give away90% of our content for free
a successful blog takesan investment
you can do it!
@katestullhttps://popforms.comhttp://katestull.com
thanks!
@katestullhttps://popforms.comhttp://katestull.com
thanks!