Elevating women's voices.
By Sara Urquhart. Photography Confettii system West Elm.
Occasionally slowing down to measure your success may feel like taking time away from your business, but it’s actually an essential part of being successful. Take regular time to ask—and answer—straightforward questions about the health and success of your business.
Here are a few to get you started:
By guest contributor Monica Lee. I love this quote by Nicole Gerulat, “You can’t have an ugly blog anymore and expect success!” Check out this video to see Nicole’s thoughts on the importance of a beautiful site and blogging.
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By guest contributor Ciera Holzenthal. Photography by Goop.
You started a blog and have great content, but no one knows that it exists! How are you making sure your content is found by potential readers? The answer: social media.
Why Social Media
Bloggers are discovering that investing time for online networking can be very beneficial for brand awareness and increasing traffic to their blog. As a blogger, it’s very important to stay connected, since readers want to feel like they know you. Social media is a great opportunity to let readers into your life in a more casual environment than on your blog.
By Melanie Blodgett. Photography by Darwin Bell. Alt is offering a whole new service on our site and since so many of you have great talents to share, we thought we better consult with you first. We’re calling it Service Providers, kind of like a classifieds section but instead of focusing on gramdma’s desk that […]
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By guest contributor Disney.
Building a deep community with your readers is essential to growing a successful blog. Here are a few useful tips that I’ve put into practice over the years.
Getting to Know Your Readers
Nobody likes to be around someone who talks about him- or herself all the time. Blog readers are no exception. In order to build community with readers, you need to both share your life with them, and get to know them a little as well.
Comments
Comments are a great way to get feedback from readers. But what if no one leaves a comment? When you first start blogging, having fewer comments will be perfectly normal. If you’ve been around for a while, and have started to gain a following, lacking comments could be a sign that your readers don’t feel connected with you. If that happens, then start asking questions. Ask what they think of your post; how they would solve a decorating problem; which version of a project they like better, and so forth. When you do get comments, be sure to reply now and then, especially if a question is asked.
