The reason to create a blog can vary from person to other however many people have blogs for two main reasons
1- Writing about the things they like, and finding like minded people and communities
2- Make money from Adsense and affiliate links
No matter what are your reasons for going into the blogging business you have to remember the most valuable secret that makes a good blog, which is stickiness, Yes, your blog has to stick to its visitors and draw their attention so that they will come again and again, and for that I have several tips that will help your blog get sticky.
1- Good Blog Design: The design of your blog gives the visitor his first impression which will lead to one of two
- Click Back and exit your site
- Get impressed and read some title headlines, and if he find what he likes he might continue to the text content
3- Update Frequently: This is optional but will make your blog faster to appear in Google search results. in addition to visitors coming back to see that a new post is been published is a sign that the blog is active.
4- RSS and email list building: This is important in getting the visitor back by sending him each new story or hot product you are reviewing.