{"id":108254,"date":"2017-10-03T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T10:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=108254"},"modified":"2017-10-03T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T10:05:47","slug":"how-to-make-a-blog-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/how-to-make-a-blog-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a blog successful"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the number of professional bloggers on the rise, what makes some blogs more successful than others? The UK Bloggers Survey 2017 reveals the secrets of a successful blog.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first rule is post a lot \u2013 only 13% of bloggers posted more than five times a week in 2017, compared to 16% in 2016. But for bloggers for whom its their main source of income, that number jumps to 33%, compared with just 11% of pros posting only once a week.\"Vuelio<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re serious about your blog being the best, then you also need to spend time promoting the blog. In 2017, 11% of bloggers spent more than 30 hours a week promoting their blog \u2013 unsurprisingly 89% of those are professional bloggers.<\/p>\n

Does putting more time in really yield results? Quite simply, yes.<\/p>\n

A whopping 67% of bloggers who spend more than 30 hours per week promoting their blog have over 10,000 visitors a month \u2013 and visitor numbers are a solid method of measuring success as well as a means to lead to a commercialisation.<\/p>\n

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But true success in blogging comes from the personality and originality of the blogger in question. We spoke to leading bloggers to find out what makes their blogs successful.<\/p>\n

Kate Watson-Smyth, winner of the Best UK Blog 2016 with Mad About The House<\/a>, said: \u2018I try to keep it chatty and varied but also full of proper information.\u2019<\/p>\n

Another interiors blogger, Antonia Ludden of #tidylife<\/a>, thinks her success is down to the amount of content she has: \u2018Perhaps because it has been going a while, I\u2019ve been blogging consistently since 2012. I also like to share achievable interiors and design inspiration on a budget, plus I am adding more lifestyle content at the weekends for something different.\u2019<\/p>\n

For Jen Stanbrook, who writes Love Chic Living<\/a>, her success is about her personality: \u2018Honesty, integrity and keeping it real. I hope I achieve those aspects in most of the posts I create, whilst also giving a little bit of me too. It\u2019s exceptionally competitive so it\u2019s important to do your own thing, and focus on the things you love rather than watching what others are doing.\u2019<\/p>\n

Navaz Batliwalla of Disneyrollergirl<\/a> also focuses on what\u2019s important for her. She said: \u2018I measure success by creative fulfilment and I get that by doing work that interests me. I work to build relationships with brands and PRs that have the right fit to gain access that my readers wouldn\u2019t get otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you focus on producing editorial that has meaning to you and your readers, rather than successive sponsored posts, then you win the long-term game. It hasn\u2019t been smooth by any means but I\u2019m still enjoying it and I\u2019m still here!\u2019<\/p>\n

What makes your blog successful? Let us know in the comments below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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