Here’s a blog marketing tip you may not have heard about before: join a blog challenge. What’s a blog challenge and where do I find one? Look online.
A blog challenge goal can be to write at least 150 words and post it on your blog every day for 30 days. Doing this will develop a habit that’s great for increased business. If the mere thought of this much writing scares you, these four top benefits can turn your fear into excitement.
But Can’t I Just Write 30 Posts in 30 Days Myself as my New Habit?
Sure, you could MAYBE write 30 posts in 30 days on your own. If you’re self-motivated, you might be writing almost daily already. If not, you might need a self-reward for completing the challenge. But by going it alone, you probably won’t complete the challenge and you’d miss out on important benefits. If you see someone is hosting a blog challenge, join as fast as you can. Why?
Increased Blog Traffic Can Mean Increased Business
Magic happens when search engines find fresh, keyword-targeted content on your blog day after day. Your business blog rises in rank in Google searches. People searching on your keywords find your posts, read, maybe click on a link, maybe join your list. Thirty days of content provides lots of opportunity for back links. All good, right?
Interacting with Fellow Challengers Offers Even More Rewards
As part of your challenge, you Tweet about each new post with a special hash tag which alerts your fellow challengers about your post. Many then read your posts and make comments. In turn, you read their posts and comment. As you learn about each other, you’ll make friends and some of your friends will make great business partners.
New Business Partners Help Each Other
During the challenge, you encourage each other. Afterward, you and your new friends could write guest posts for each other, a great boon if one of you can’t post for some reason–like a vacation. You may find one or two new friends who have compatible products in same niche as you. You can promote your products to each other’s (now-growing) lists.
New Partners Can Create New Products to Sell
Because of the challenge, you now have knowledge of each other’s special abilities along with 30 days of fresh content on your topic. You can both create a new product separately, or join forces and create a new product neither of you could ever create alone. Who doesn’t love a new income stream?
As a final bonus, those who complete the challenge are listed by name, with links to their businesses, on a blog with tremendous traffic. Here’s another blog marketing tip: see if your server can handle this boost!
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