After the #socialbloggers chat about writing sharable content, I wanted to write about how you can encourage people to share your posts a little more.
Getting people to share you blog posts is one of the best ways to get extra traffic and readers. People like to share content that moves them in some way, evokes an emotional reaction or is a bit clever or controversial.
This will lead to people sharing your posts on Facebook, Tweeting a link to it or even putting a link to your post on their blog.
Here are some ways you can tweak your content to encourage sharing.
1. Build trust with your audience.
It’s time consuming to build an audience that you activity engage in on your blog. You want to make sure you’re communicating with your readers in the form of responding to blog comments, answer questions, replying to Tweets and visiting other blogs.
This builds your trust and also gets your name out there. Sometimes it only takes a handful of people to share a post before others start following suit.
2. Write a title to entice.
While you don’t want to write a title that promises things that your post doesn’t deliver, you want to make your title as attractive as possible.
Aim to shock or cause curiosity. It needs to be a snappy title that people will want to share.
- Use trigger words such as how, what, when, why.
- Use words such as facts, reasons, tricks, hacks, lessons, ideas, secrets.
- Use adjectives such as effortless, easy, real, quick, fast, simple, smart, clever, new, incredible, astonishing, free.
Some examples:
8 simple secrets to losing 8 pounds.
5 hacks to getting your life back together after a breakup.
10 reasons why you should leave your iPhone at home.
3. Make it easy to read.
I’ve spoke about this in previous posts, but use a little words as possible.
Keep your paragraphs short, no more than 5 sentences and keep your sentences simple. Use headlines to break up text and let white space be your friend.
This makes it easier to read your post. Most people will be put off by large blogs of text.
4. Use share widgets and plugins.
There are plenty of plugins that you can install quickly onto your blog that will let readers share to social media at the click of a button.
I use DiggDigg, which you can see to the left of this post.
5. We all love a good list.
It’s true. List posts do well on social media. They’re quick and easy to read as well as right.
Some of my list posts are some of my most shared content.
6. Hit a chord.
Relatable content is sharable content.
If you’re not writing something that’s going to teach the reader something new, then write something that’s going to evoke emotion.
You want your audience to sit there and nod as their read your post. You want them to think I’ve been there, I’ve done that, that’s totally me!
Things that take people back to their teenage years, their childhood years, their university years are a good example of these. Such as TV shows you watched in the 90’s or things that were fashionable back them but horrific now (Adidas poppers and hair spraying your fringe, anyone?).
7. Just ask.
Asking people to retweet a Tweet, or share your post can be the most effective way of getting people to share your post. It’s that simple.
Giving your readers a call to action can help. Ending posts with phrases such as: Share this if you feel the same’ or ‘ Tweet this if it reminds you of your childhood’ can just be the push your audience needs!
How do you make your content sharable?
If you like this, then put a share on it 😉
I love your posts like this, I always find them so useful and interesting to read. You are the ORACLE of the blogging world, haha! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing these great tips, definitely keeping these in mind 🙂
Candice | Beauty Candy Loves
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Great tip and very helpful doll.
Very helpful post! I’ve been trying to write things to get more people engaged in my blog 🙂
Olivia x
sunshineinadress.blogspot.com
I often try to think of how I can make my posts more shareable. It’s something I definitely need to work on, especially in terms of making my images more “pinnable”. I normally do ask at the bottom of my posts, but this has definitely given me food for thought! 🙂
This is very helpful. & I totally agree on the catchy title the second I read a good title I’m in! haha 🙂
Florals&Smiles
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Super tips 🙂 xx
So interesting and helpful post with tips that somebody can actually try out ^_^
BubblyBeauty
your posts are always so useful!
Nameless Fashion Blog
These are great tips! I think posts with valuable information are always more sharable as well.
I always like the advice you give about blogging but I’m forever too lazy to pay attention to all these points when writing a post for my own blog 😀 I’m just such a lazy bum, sorry ;p
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Tyana
theluxedition.blogspot.com
These are great tips. It can be hard sometimes to come up with the best content.
Melanie @ meandmr.com
Corinne, it’s really very very tseful advice! Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day!
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You certainly write one of the best blogging tips post, Corinne. I agree about keeping the sentence short. I have come across one blogger who writes in very long paragraphs and my eyes just glazed over after a couple of line.
Shireen | Reflection of Sanity
As always wonderful tips, lists is something that I always forget but great advice and asking people to share again great tip Lucy x
I love your suggestion to just ask- it’s simple and effective! 🙂
lovejoanna.com
really nice post 🙂
http://www.fashi0n-m0de.blogspot.it
Great post Corinne and I have pinned it to Blog Tips on Pinterest. I know Diggit but I didn’t know DiggDigg
This is an amazing post! I agree with all of your points- readers totally love lists and countdown posts 🙂 Thanks for sharing
Rachel xx
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That good tips Corinne, I will put more emphasis on encouraging my readers to share more often my post, thanks again for sharing your ideas!
love keeping my posts short and i enjoy lists too!! you always have great blogging tips!! 😀
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Animated Confessions
I love this post. It’s so helpful. Thanks!
All really great tips! I think these are all the reasons why Buzzfeed got so big!
Tina
http://www.justatinabit.com
nice ideas!!!
I think asking my audience is something I need to do some more.
Lizzie Dripping
interesting… I always ask a question at the end of my post, but people don’t always answer it.. I tweet my posts but I don’t ask them to RT… maybe I should reconsider this..
Great tips and definitely some food for thought. It always looks so easy until you start having to do it yourself 😛
I agree with all this list. Everybody loves neat lists, they are easier to read & you never get lost. Thank you for this lovely post.
Mafer, Euphoric Wanderlust | Bloglovin x
I’m glad you liked it!