Hey everyone,

So here is the second part to my two part blog post that shares with you 50 blog tips for new bloggers that you can apply to your own blog today.

If you have not yet seen my first part then you can read it here.

I finally got around to writing the second part. I am now in my ninth month of blogging (at the time of writing) *happy dance* and I wanted to share with you, everything that I have learnt on my blogging journey.

I have posted tips based on the mistakes that I have made so you can learn from them and not do the same. It is expected that this post will help new and struggling bloggers know what they need to do to grow their blog.

As I mentioned in my previous post, my ultimate goal is to grow this blog to over five and even six figures a month.

I can only do that with hard work and certainly never giving up.

You too should have your own blog goals and just go for it.

Now on to the next 25 blog tips for blog success.

26. Make friends with other bloggers

You know what happens when you make friends with other bloggers? You get to share more and better ideas on how to grow your blog.

I recently came back from a Boss Women’s Retreat with The Traveling Island Girl and it was one of the best trips that I had ever been on since I was able mastermind with other women as to what worked and did not work for them.

We came out with so many brilliant ideas for our business and the inspiration and motivation to take action.

Now that I met these ladies they are life long friends that I hope to continue to learn and seek inspiration from them.

27. Refer to other blog posts within your blog post

When you refer to other blog posts from your own content within your blog posts, this helps with SEO. Internal linking is all about connecting your content with one another so it gives the reader a way to navigate your site.

It also helps Google to find out what content on your site is related and which posts are more valuable based on the number of links that the post carries. The more valuable a page, the more likely the content will rank on Google.

28. Link to other top quality blogs in your blog post

When you link to other top quality blogs you are not only providing your readers with more legitimate resources they can go to, you are also helping Google understand what your site is about.

Many bloggers and websites appreciate back links to their sites because it helps with their SEO. If you can provide an external link to a quality website, do not be afraid that you are driving your visitors to a competitor’s website.

Google actually encourages links to good sites and it also helps to build your trust rank on your site.

29. Add the no follow tag to your links

Following on from the previous tip, when you are linking to external websites you can pass your link value onto that site.

A good way to prevent this from happening and to tell Google that whilst you are linking to other content, you do not wish to pass link value, you should add the no follow tag to your links like this:

Your default link

<a href=”https://www.iamdawn-marie.com”>How to Blog</a>

To make it no follow do this

<a href=” https://www.iamdawn-marie.com” rel=”nofollow”>How to blog</a>

To automatically add the no follow tags to links I use the Ultimate No Follow WordPress plugin.

To learn more about the no follow attribute you can read Google’s guide to no follow links.

30. Install quality plug ins for your blog

Plugs ins help to make the management of your blog easier. There are plug ins that you can use to help grow your blog traffic, make more money and sell products.

Some of the plug ins that I would recommend you install are:

• Akismet Anti Spam prevents your site from publishing malicious content by keeping out spam.
• Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights a complete Google Analytics plugin that is easy and powerful.
• Insert Headers and Footers easily add code to your website to help its growth, like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, custom CSS and more.
• Social Warfare get more social shares which can lead to more website traffic.
• SumoMe makes it easy for visitors to subscribe to your email list, share your content and optimise with analytics.
• W3 Total Cache improves SEO and the user experience of your site by increasing website performance and reducing download times.
• Yoast SEO helps with your search engine optimisation

31. Create a blog community

When you blog you can build a community that continues to return to your blog for help. You can also build a blog community on social media or through email.

The best way to build that community is to give people a place to go to, to connect with you off of your blog, such as in a Facebook group (link to my own Facebook community) or through an email list (subscribe to I Am Dawn-Marie).

It is wise that when you build this community that you always show up consistently so people will see you as credible.

32. Share your blog posts with friends and family

When you first start your blog you may not yet have traffic to it. It’s a good idea to share it with friends and family and ask for their support.

You can share your new blog via social media if you like and ask your friends and family to share it with their friends.

33. Share your blog posts on your social media

Social media is a great traffic source for blogs. One of my best traffic sources is Pinterest. I also use Instagram and Facebook to direct people to my blog.

I would advise that you start with one traffic source to get people to visit your blog. When you do that master that traffic source, learn the ins and outs before moving on to master a second traffic source.

Do not overwhelm yourself by sharing your content on all different social media outlets as you will never truly gain traction from all of them if your focus is spread thin across many of them.

34. Not every guest post submission is made equal

When you submit guest posts for blogs make sure that you are submitting a post on a reputable, high quality blog. You want to research how much traffic the blog gets, how high their domain authority is, are the visitors to their blog engaged, is the blog a quality blog.

35. Your readers are your priority

Blogs are successful because of your readers. So make them your number one priority. To do that, make sure that you are consistently delivering quality content that will help them.

Make sure that you are providing content that they actually want to read. You can find out what content your readers want based on the posts that are visited the most often.

To view this data look at your Google Analytics insights. Go to Reports then Behaviour then Overview.

36. Forget the blog rules. There are none

There really is none. There are things you can do to improve your blog strategy, but if for example, you write less than 1000 words and another blogger writes more than 2000 words, don’t feel that they are right and you are wrong.

Different bloggers have different strategies for growing their blogs. Find a strategy that works for you and stick with it.

37. Get inspiration from other bloggers

It’s ok to model after successful bloggers. So if you see a blog that really inspires you by its design and content and you wish to apply similar elements on your blog, go for it.

I do not however condone copying another blogger. There’s a difference between copying another blogger word for word and modelling after an inspiration.

38. Spell check before you hit publish

We are all humans and from time to time you will make a few typo errors in your blog post. That’s ok. If you know you have a problem with spelling and grammar I would recommend using a spell checker to check this before publishing a blog post.

A lot of readers are turned off from grammatical errors. Some are not too concerned as long as it is understandable and delivers the value they were after.

39. Update old blog posts

If content becomes outdated because a program or product has changed its policy, revisit old blog posts and update it.

You can also refresh a new blog post by rewriting it or adding new images.

40. Make sure your site can be easily navigated

Yessssssss. Very important. You see the menu bar at the top of my blog, that helps to direct my visitors on where they should go if they are looking for a particular subject.

Make sure and use menus properly.

It also helps to include relevant internal links in your blog post to direct your visitors on posts that they may be interested in.

41. Invest in paid advertising

Whilst I use free traffic to drive this blog, I also use paid traffic to promote products on my blog. Paid traffic helps you to get instant and a lot of traffic when you need it.

As long as you know how to use paid traffic well, you can easily make a return on your investment if you are promoting an affiliate product or one of your own products.

I use Facebook ads as a paid traffic source to promote affiliate products and my own courses. Before you invest money in a paid traffic source I would strongly recommend that you learn how to use the paid traffic source so as not to lose money.

For Facebook ads I would recommend the Social Traffic Blueprint Facebook Ads course. I paid $997 for this course and was able to make a 10x return on my investment.

42. Personalise your blog

Personalising your blog helps readers know more about you. To personalise your blog I recommend including a picture of yourself and an About Me section.

You can also include photos of events you have attended or places you have been, just to add a bit of a human touch to your blog.

43. Make use of great images

No I’m not talking about Google images. You don’t want to do that if you don’t want to get on the wrong side of copyright laws.

For great free images you can use sites like Unsplash or Pexels.

If you’d like a wider variety of paid images then I’d recommend Shutterstock.

44. Know your audience

I touched on this in number 35 but to get blog visitors to keep coming back to your blog for more content, you should know who they are, what they want to read and what they like to read.

You can easily get this data from your Google Analytics. If you have not yet installed Google Analytics then visit my blog post to get step by step instructions on how to do this.

If you have already installed Google Analytics on your website then pay attention to the data in the reports section which you can find by going to Reports then Behaviour then Overview.

45. Include call to actions in your blog post

If you want people to take action on your blog such as clicking on your affiliate link or leaving a comment on your blog or opting into a landing page, you need to tell them to take action.

This is where call to actions come in.

Be sure to explicitly tell your audience, opt in or click on the link. You don’t know how many bloggers take for granted that there audience knows what to do when they land on their blog.

So do a little bit of extra work and tell them what to do.

46. Give your blog time to grow

Most important, be patient and give your blog time to grow.

When I started blogging I implemented strategies to drive traffic to my blog and immediately saw results in the first one to three months.

I am now in my ninth month of blogging and have over 10k visitors to my blog per month with an average income of $2000+ per month.

Blogging is definitely not a quick way to make money, but if you stick with it, learn the strategies to generate an income from and drive traffic to your blog, you can potentially create thousands or even millions of dollars from your blog in a few years.

47. Make your headlines catchy

To get people to actually visit a blog post make your headlines catchy. If you are promoting your blog on social media platforms split test your headlines to see which one gets you a higher click through rate.

48. Do not copy

No. No. No. This is big no. Do not copy other bloggers. As I mentioned in number 37, it’s ok to seek inspiration from other bloggers but do not copy.

Not only is this unethical, but it can infringe copyright laws.

49. Short sentences and short paragraphs

You want to make sure that your blog is easy to read.

Huge chunks of text is a major turn off for readers. You want a blog that can be easily scanned and sifted through.

When writing sentences I try to include two to three sentences in a paragraph.

Even one sentence can work.

50. Use basic SEO on your blog posts

If you want your blog to get a good chance at ranking on Google, implement basic SEO on your blog. A good plugin to help with this is the Yoast SEO plug in.

It gives you advice on ways to improve and optimise your blog post for the SERPS.

Wrapping Up

That’s really all the advice I can give to you as a new blogger. When you start your blogging journey you are bound to come across many tips and strategies to grow your blog.

Learn from everything that you read and most importantly take action on what you read.

To be successful you have to consistently apply and find ways you can improve.

Good luck on your blogging journey.

If you have any questions at all about blogging be sure to leave it in the comments so I can help you out.

Cheers