We’ve established that before you can make money from your blog<\/a>, you’ll need to have a steady stream of visitors coming in. If you already have a knack for writing useful content<\/a>, then the next step is to tapping into the right promotional channels that can bring readers to your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To help you do exactly that, here are my most effective, proven ways for how to promote your blog<\/strong> and grow your readership (faster) this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclosure:<\/strong> Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links and at no additional cost to you, I\u2019ll earn a commission. When you purchase a product or service using my one of my affiliate links, the company compensates me, which helps me run this blog and keep my content free of charge to you. Know that I also only recommend products I personally stand behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get your free copy of this eBook (in PDF format), which breaks down everything I’ve learned growing my blog to 500,000+ monthly readers.<\/p>\n\n\n You\u2019ve heard it time and time again. Your blog needs to be SEO-ready<\/a>. To illustrate that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to blog SEO, here’s a screenshot of my own traffic in a single year, showing that my blog generated over 4.4 million readers<\/em>, largely from organic search (as a result of my intentional blog SEO strategies):<\/p>\n\n\n So, what exactly does “SEO-ready” mean in the context of promoting your blog\u2014and how can you actually achieve SEO supremacy in such a competitive world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The answer to both of these questions is no.<\/strong> Keyword stuffing doesn\u2019t help you rank higher and it makes your writing sounds insincere. Writing about things you don\u2019t have an interest in (for the sake of scoring a “good” keyword ranking), will leave you feeling burnt out quickly. You won\u2019t want to continue working on something you don\u2019t personally care about, especially because you aren\u2019t likely to see immediate results promoting that blog content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said, ranking high in the most meaningful search results within your blog’s niche<\/a> on Google, is still the most tangible source of ongoing (high volume) traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Social media posts can go incredibly viral, but they ultimately go away, whereas strong organic rankings can provide a steady flow of traffic that’ll continue to send readers straight to your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what are some of the best SEO practices you can use to get good results? Here\u2019s a quick list to help you get started, but for a more comprehensive guide on executing a smart SEO strategy for your blog, check out my 10 Blog SEO Strategies to Get 584,958+ Readers Each Month<\/a>. Be sure to try out all these top free SEO tools<\/a> while you’re at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first step in properly optimizing your blog for SEO, is to learn how to do keyword research<\/a>. Keyword research is the process of finding the right<\/em> words or phrases that your target audience<\/a> is already <\/em>searching for on Google and other search engines. Thus, if you can create great content that ranks high for those proven search queries, you’ll be in a position to bring those readers to your blog. That’s why nailing your SEO is hands down the best, most long-term sustainable way to promote your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try my free<\/em> AI-Powered Keyword Tool<\/a> to get dozens of research-backed ideas for keywords & topics to write about on your blog today.<\/p>\n\n\n Now, if you’re relatively new to blogging still\u2014it’ll be difficult to instantly compete on the most sought after search terms right away. You’ll want to build some momentum by finding keywords that have these three characteristics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, you want to find keywords that a sizable number of people search for, yet not a lot of people are writing about yet. That\u2019ll be the easiest way to quickly rank for keywords that can actually move the needle on helping you promote your blog (and bring in real readers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Researching these keywords doesn\u2019t mean you should forfeit your own ideas or interests for your blog, though. It simply means identifying the right blog post ideas<\/a> that can align with (1) what you want to write about and<\/em> (2) what other people want to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doing keyword research with a free keyword tool<\/a> like mine will also show you exactly how to phrase things the way people are searching for it, thus giving you a very clear way to craft your titles and position your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Google first launched and blogging was still fairly new, a blogger could target just about any keyword and expect to rank for it. Today, it\u2019s extremely difficult to rank for a single word keyword. I\u2019ll show you why…<\/p>\n\n\n\n I went to Google and typed in the word blog <\/em>for this example:<\/p>\n\n\n Google shows that there are over 6 billion search results<\/strong> for the word \u201cblog.\u201d Now, let\u2019s see what happens if I use a more specific phrase like \u201chow to name a blog<\/a>\u201d…<\/p>\n\n\n While there are still a lot of results (207,000+), that’s significantly less than 6 billion\u2014and thus a much more realistic target keyword phrase to try and rank for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Expanding your keyword into a longer phrase that has a more clear search intent behind it, will give you a much better chance of ranking in a meaningful place within organic search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is called using long or medium tail keywords, and you can make your focus as narrow as you like. The more narrowly you focus your content (while still having enough appeal to bring in a meaningful number of readers), the more likely you’ll be able to rank for it quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And while there are literally hundreds of different keyword research tools out there\u2014ranging from premium paid offerings like Ahrefs and SEMRush for advanced bloggers\u2014I always recommend starting with a free tool like Twinword Ideas<\/a> that’ll get you started with highly actionable keyword research data and point you in the right direction for which keyword phrases you’d be best-suited to write about today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve created a shortlist of the top medium and long tail keyword phrases you should blog about, you can start the writing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a video tutorial I made about how to nail your on-page SEO:<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to Promote Your Blog in 2026 (12 Ways I Get 584,863+ Readers\/Mo)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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