| A blog about a place is one of the hardest blogs to | | | | they know the area you are writing about, and have |
| write about. Not only does the writer face a daily | | | | more things to add to the topic. Learning more about |
| grind of writing to a small sized audience, they need | | | | your audience makes for a better blog. Try to think |
| to know a lot of the area. There has to be a passion | | | | about what makes them want to stay on your blog. |
| for what they do. Often they burn themselves out | | | | 3) Links and Guest Blogs and Links: The other thing |
| quickly. | | | | that can help a smaller blog, is linking between posts, |
| This is not to suggest that a blog which is small can | | | | so you can write about a topic of interest say, |
| not grow bigger and become something more people | | | | writing about a city in a country, or some political |
| want to read, it simply takes longer to do this. The | | | | relations between the country and a city. These links |
| upside to writing a smaller blog is that the community | | | | help other find what they are looking for, and yes |
| is more willing to read and comment on it. | | | | guest blogging is a must, as often this will help with |
| Still almost everyone wants traffic to a blog, or even | | | | your writing and your visibility. |
| a website, so I will list three ways to get traffic and | | | | Above all never give up. Never think that not having |
| keep traffic to a small blog, with a dedicated, but | | | | a big highly trafficked blog is a reason you should |
| smaller following. | | | | give up writing on something you love. Improve on |
| 1) Write often: It is hard in the beginning to write | | | | your knowledge and of course thank the readers and |
| often, but sometimes all one needs to do is to write | | | | give them as much to read as possible. Build this |
| good content that people will want to read. If you | | | | community with a strong foundation and you will be |
| are dedicated to this blog, you will see success. This | | | | rewarded. |
| is also a great way to learn more about your topic | | | | It may not be with money, but with joy, with |
| and the people who follow your blog. | | | | passion and with a big thanks to your readers. |
| 2) Know your audience: Some people will come to a | | | | What other ways do you think your blog can be |
| blog for a specific reason, they found you on an | | | | helped by others and by your, the writer of the |
| Internet search and they want to learn more, or | | | | blog? |