How to Boost Followers Organically | A Guide to Successful Blogging #2

I started my sports blog Wolfgang Sport in 2017 as a way to connect my passion for American and British sports. My exposure and outreach continues to grow and I want to share and help others who are on their own blogging journeys.

My friend from the Sports Talk tribe @ogeewitty recently asked me how he could boost followers Inspiration for All Bloggers Out There | A Guide to Successful Blogging #1. The vibe of the post was all about CONSISTENCY and this rings true still.

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My below stats for wolfgangsport.com was all about consistency and patience. Regularly posting content helped increase this but the main factor was quality control, improving my craft and always being innovative.

YearTrafficTraffic vs. PY% Increase
201910k--
202090k+80k+800%
2021216k+126k+140%

You don't need to be an expert, you just need to keep improving. One example of me always looking to improve my craft is in my two videos below. One I did almost a year ago which I posted on d.tube.

I recently discovered 3speak and in that year, I've changed my tone and added a quicker pace to make my videos a bit more user engaging and friendlier to hear. @cryptoandcoffee I always appreciate his feedback and he was pleased with the video. @talesfrmthecrypt and @ablaze used the words 'punchy' and I have to admit it made me very happy. Yes it's been almost a year since I was doing videos as I've been sticking mostly to writing.

I'm also pleased that I've discovered 3speak and it's one of my aims to remain innovative over the next few months to continue delivering videos.

So in summmary, I've found I've been able to increase followers organically with the below methods:

  • Consistency
  • Patience
  • Quality control
  • Improve your craft
  • Innovate

The above happens naturally though as I enjoyed my sports blog. Let me leave you with one thing I'd like all those who are looking to boost followers to think about. What is better, 20,000 non-engaged followers, or 200 followers that are actively engaged?


THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

I started my sports blog Wolfgang Sport in 2017 as a way to connect my passion for American and British sports. Today it's evolved into a blockchain sports blog pushing the boundaries into the crypto world and embracing Web3 technologies.



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I think you've hit the nail on the head here. Lots of good advice for people to consider.

Most people come onto platforms like Hive with no experience of blogging or content creation and I include myself in that definition. Like anything it takes time, effort and a bit of trial and error to find what works for you.

Innovation wise, I'm really excited about the group of content creators we've got at the moment. There seems to be lots of great, original ideas flying about. Take the #legends theme at the moment, you've got guys coming at it from different angles, using different medium, etc etc

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Thanks man! I loved your angle the urban myths. Me really made me laugh and have a think to the point I'm making one up (Freddy Adu)

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Great post and good advice! Quality is important, but also keep posting regular

I would like to add something, that is probably also true for blogging outside of Hive, but very important on Hive: Interact with other people! Engage with posts of others. There are people, that just post and leave the blockchain until they post again. That could work sometimes, but it is not a very nice way.
I think, this is also true for other blogs. If you just post and leave it, that is not enough, since community is king. Even if it is harder outside the blockchain, engagement is important. At least try to reply to comments, if you find it too difficult to comment on other posts.

Keep up the great work!

Cheers,
@andy-plays

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Great point much appreciated. I've definitely learnt this and the thing is, it's the most enjoyable part of it all. I was guilty on Hive and on web2 of lack of engagement but it's really what it's all about, community. The discussions also trigger thoughts for future topics! Win-win!

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Yeah, it really is amazing! Thanks for the support!

Keep up the great work and try to engage - it really is a win-win-situation!

Cheers,
@andy-plays

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