Attract more blog readers

Attract more blog readers Whether you're blogging to make money, attract clients and customers, or just to share your thoughts on a certain topic, the key to achieving your goal is to attract more blog readers.

One of the biggest keys to doing that is to raise your rank within Google's search results.

Yep, when it comes to search, Google is still king. So, how do you get listed higher on Google's search results?

The answer is to use "juicy" keyword phrases to create great blog ideas, those high in demand and low in supply/competition, which serve as inspiration for months of blog topics for you to write about (click here to learn the secret to great blog topics).

Click here for proof that the Exposé approach works

How to raise your rank within Google's search results

The reason "juicy" keyword phrases can help get you listed higher in Google's search results is:

Some website pages are harder to get ranked higher than others.

That's right - not all site pages are created equal. It's nearly impossible to raise the search rank of some pages while for others, it's easy.

What's the difference? The blog post idea that inspires each blog post topic.

You see, topics based on great blog post ideas that are, in turn, based on "juicy" keyword phrases, are the least competitive so it's easier to increase their rank.

Does it Work?

How do I know that my approach, using "juicy" keywords, works? As they say, "the proof is in the pudding". Back when I was blogging regularly on my Matt About Business blog, this approach kept my blog posts on the front page of google search results, many for years!

Super-Amazing Results!

In fact, many of my blog posts are still on the front page of Google YEARS after I wrote them.

Real Life Example #1:

My "2 Simple Steps top Find a Manufacturer for Your Product Online" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results almost six years later (it was originally published on November 18, 2010)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 3,406 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 5-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "how to find a manufacturer" on Google from June 22, 2016.

Real Life Example #2:

My "Where to Sell Your Products and Services Online – and How" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results over four years later (it was originally published on May 4, 2012)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 2,169 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 3-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "sell my services online" on Google from August 11, 2016.

Real Life Example #3:

My "What to Put in a Newsletter – The Anatomy of an E-Mail Newsletter [Infographic]" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results over four years later (it was originally published on May 18, 2012)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 850 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 3-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "what to put in a newsletter" on Google from August 11, 2016.

Real Life Example #4:

My "Create and Manage a Media List Online" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results over five years later (it was originally published on April 5, 2011)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 370 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 4-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "online media list" on Google from August 11, 2016.

Real Life Example #5:

My "Does Your Site Achieve the 3 Main Marketing Goals of a Website?" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results over four years later (it was originally published on April 13, 2012)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 471 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 3-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "website main goal" on Google from August 11, 2016.

Real Life Example #6:

My "Why You Should Run Your Business Online 5: Asynchronous Collaboration" post is still on the 1st page of Google search results over five years later (it was originally published on January 25, 2011)! In 2015, that post alone attracted 202 unique blog readers to my site - not bad for a then 4-year-old post.

Click here to view the search results for "asynchronous collaboration" on Google from August 11, 2016.

MIND BLOWING Real Life Example #7 (YouTube video):

Finally, my "What is the Cloud" YouTube Video is still on the 1st page of Google's video search results almost five years later (it was originally published on June 27, 2011)! In 2015, that video alone attracted 16,010 unique video watchers to my YouTube channel - not bad for a then 4-year-old video.

Click here to view the video search results for "what is the cloud" on Google from June 22, 2016.

Do I Know How to Discover Blog Post Topics That Attract More Traffic?

You bet! Here are some stats:

Between October 1, 2010 and August 11, 2016, and across all the sites for which I write, my work has:

Attracted visitors to a site 1,738,246 times.
Been viewed by 1,770,791 unique visitors; and
Enticed visitors to spend 53,123,730 minutes viewing my content (that’s 885,396 hours).

Over the same period, my YouTube videos were:

Viewed 78,038 times; and
Watched for 212,150 minutes (that’s 3,536 hours).

The Bottom Line?

Using great blog post ideas, like the ones in my Blog Post Ideas Exposés, to inspire great blog topics will increase the rank of your posts in Google's search results while keeping you on the top for the long haul and that will attract the blog readers you need to achieve your blogging goals.