Blogs are a great way to let people know about your ministry without having to sell them on it. The key to a blog is letting people see that you are an expert in the area that you serve. If you are with a rescue mission, write about the plight of the homeless. If you are in youth ministry, write about the challenges and opportunity of working with you. You get the idea.
Once you've decided to do a blog and let all the world know that you are an expert, how do you increase blog traffic. The ideas behind increasing blog traffic are not hard. They include the following:
1. Post regularly.
2. Link to other bloggers in your posts.
3. Write titles with phrases that people are searching for
4. Write as an expert not as an advertiser
5. Write about the events of the day to show that you are on top of what is going on
6. Write about actual news events and provide insight about how it relates to your area
7. Add your blog to your email signature
8. Let people comment on your blog
9. Post regularly (yes, I know I repeated it, but you get the idea)
10. Include your picture with your blog; it gives you credibility
11. Write short posts--200-300 words
12. Make it fun and interesting to read.
--William High is the President/General Counsel for the Servant Christian Community Foundation (www.servantchristian.com).
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