One of the most common struggles every blogger faces is probably not gaining traffic or followers as much as they would like to. For some bloggers, that’s not a problem at all whilst for others, it is. There is nothing to feel embarrassed or ashamed of for wanting to grow your blog. We all have been there. My first year of blogging was pretty much non-existent. I either published multiple articles or I didn’t post anything for months. I believe I had around 500 followers by the time I hit my first bloganniversary.
As I always say, numbers aren’t everything. When I hit 100 followers on my blog, it felt like I hit 100k followers! Now, that I’ve been blogging consistently for a couple of years – I try not to focus or look at numbers that much since it can get quite unhealthy. With that said, if your blog doesn’t reach as many people or nobody at all then there is probably a good reason why. At the end of the day, you are blogging for yourself and remember why you started your blog in the first place.
Unless your blog is your sole income, over-worrying or comparing your numbers won’t change anything and will only make you feel less motivated to work on your blog. That’s the reason why in today’s post, I’ve shared 7 reasons why people might not be reading your blog. Once again, if the fact people not reading/checking out your blog doesn’t bother you or it’s not important to you then that’s amazing! I truly believe that your passion for your blog should always come first (before anything) and then everything else comes after. Numbers only matter if they are important to you otherwise it’s just some digits.
L’une des difficultés les plus courantes de tous les blogueurs est probablement de ne pas gagner de trafic ou d’abonnés comme ils le souhaiteraient. Pour certains blogueurs, ce n’est pas du tout un problème alors que pour d’autres, c’est le cas. Il n’y a pas de quoi se sentir gêné ou honteux de vouloir développer votre blog. Nous avons tous été là. Ma première année de blogging était quasiment inexistante. J’ai publié plusieurs articles ou je n’ai rien posté pendant des mois. Je crois que j’avais environ 500 abonnés au moment où j’ai célèbré mon premier anniversaire de blog.
Comme je le dis toujours, les chiffres ne sont pas tout. Quand j’ai atteint 100 abonnés sur mon blog, j’avais l’impression d’avoir atteint 100 000 abonnés! Maintenant que je blogue régulièrement depuis quelques années – j’essaie de ne pas trop me concentrer ni de regarder les chiffres, car cela peut devenir assez malsain. Cela dit, si votre blog ne touche pas autant de personnes ou personne du tout, il y a probablement une bonne raison à cela. À la fin de la journée, vous bloguez pour vous-même et rappelez-vous pourquoi vous avez commencé votre blog en premier lieu.
À moins que votre blog ne soit votre seul revenu, trop inquiéter ou comparer vos chiffres ne changera rien et vous rendra seulement moins motivé pour travailler sur votre blog. C’est la raison pour laquelle dans l’article d’aujourd’hui, j’ai partagé 6 raisons pour lesquelles les gens pourraient ne pas lire votre blog. Encore une fois, si le fait que les gens ne lisent pas / ne consultent pas votre blog ne vous dérange pas ou si ce n’est pas important pour vous, c’est incroyable! Je crois vraiment que votre passion pour votre blog doit venir en premier, puis tout le reste vient après. Les nombres n’ont d’importance que s’ils sont importants pour vous, sinon ce ne sont que quelques chiffres.
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NOT PUBLISHING BLOG POSTS REGULARLY
The reason why my blog was pretty much non-existent was due to the fact I wasn’t posting articles consistently. I don’t think you need to post every single day in order to gain traffic, even posting consistently once a week does the job. Your readers need to know that there will be a blog post coming from you and even if there isn’t that you will let them know. Not posting anything for weeks or even months will have a huge impact on your traffic therefore people might not notice your blog or might not even know that your blog exists in the first place.
La raison pour laquelle mon blog était quasiment inexistant était due au fait que je ne publiais pas d’articles de manière cohérente. Je ne pense pas que vous ayez besoin de publier tous les jours pour gagner du trafic, même publier régulièrement une fois par semaine fait l’affaire. Vos lecteurs doivent savoir qu’il y aura un article de blog venant de vous et même s’il n’y en a pas, vous leur en informerez. Ne rien publier pendant des semaines, voire des mois, aura un impact énorme sur votre trafic.Par conséquent, les gens pourraient ne pas remarquer votre blog ou même ne pas savoir que votre blog existe en premier lieu.
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NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CONTENT YOU WRITE
As I mentioned above, when you are passionate about your blog or what you write – it reflects on your content. People can see when you write about a topic that you are truly interested in versus when you are not. I don’t necessarily think that blog posts need to be at a certain length or short blog posts aren’t written passionately. It’s such a weird thing but it shows in your blog posts.
Comme je l’ai mentionné ci-dessus, lorsque vous êtes passionné par votre blog ou par ce que vous écrivez, cela se reflète sur votre contenu. Les gens peuvent voir quand vous écrivez sur un sujet qui vous intéresse vraiment et quand vous ne l’êtes pas. Je ne pense pas nécessairement que les articles de blog doivent être d’une certaine longueur ou que les articles de blog courts ne soient pas écrits avec passion. C’est une chose tellement étrange mais cela se voit dans vos articles de blog.
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NOT LOOKING AT WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE LIKES
Obviously, if not a single person has checked your blog then that’s completely a different matter but most of the times, the reason why your audience don’t read your blog posts is because you don’t write content that they like in the first place. I truly believe there is an audience for every niche and blog. You don’t need to change your niche if it doesn’t receive traffic, you just have to find your audience.
Check what blog posts or topics are well liked by your audience and then start to write blog posts based or related to those topics and you will start to notice a difference. Find a balance between writing the content that you love & content that your readers enjoy reading. Implement strategies that will allow your blog to reach the right audience. For instance, if you have a beauty blog and you write about skincare but your audience likes to read about makeup then find a balance between those two.
Évidemment, si pas une seule personne n’a vérifié votre blog, alors c’est complètement différent, mais la plupart du temps, la raison pour laquelle votre public ne lit pas vos articles de blog est que vous n’écrivez pas le contenu qu’il aime en premier lieu. Je crois vraiment qu’il y a un public pour chaque niche et blog. Vous n’avez pas besoin de changer de créneau s’il ne reçoit pas de trafic, il vous suffit juste de trouver votre public.
Vérifiez quels articles ou sujets de blog sont appréciés par votre public, puis commencez à écrire des articles de blog basés ou liés à ces sujets et vous commencerez à remarquer une différence. Trouvez un équilibre entre la rédaction du contenu que vous aimez et le contenu que vos lecteurs aiment lire. Mettez en œuvre des stratégies qui permettront à votre blog d’atteindre le bon public. Par exemple, si vous avez un blog beauté et que vous écrivez sur les soins de la peau mais que votre public aime lire sur le maquillage, trouvez un équilibre entre ces deux éléments.
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NOT INTERACTING WITH OTHERS
Interacting with others doesn’t only show that you are supporting their content but it also lets other people know of your blog’s existence. If nobody knows that you have a blog in the first place, how will anyone check your blog? Interacting with others through likes or comments will let other people know of your blog. Plus, it’s a great way to support one another! You can’t expect to gain thousands of views, likes and comments by not doing anything.
Interagir avec les autres ne montre pas seulement que vous soutenez leur contenu, mais cela permet également aux autres de connaître l’existence de votre blog. Si personne ne sait que vous avez un blog en premier lieu, comment quelqu’un vérifiera-t-il votre blog? Interagir avec les autres via des likes ou des commentaires permettra aux autres personnes de connaître votre blog. De plus, c’est un excellent moyen de se soutenir les uns les autres! Vous ne pouvez pas vous attendre à gagner des milliers de vues, de likes et de commentaires en ne faisant rien.
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NOT OPTIMISING YOUR WEBSITE
Optimising your website will not help your blog reach a wider audience but it will also help improve the visibility of your blog posts. In order to gain organic traffic and for people to find you through search engines, you need to work on your SEO. Obviously, this is only doable if you have bought your domain or have a self-hosted website.
L’optimisation de votre site Web n’aidera pas votre blog à atteindre un public plus large, mais cela contribuera également à améliorer la visibilité de vos articles de blog. Afin de gagner du trafic organique et pour que les gens vous trouvent via les moteurs de recherche, vous devez travailler sur votre référencement. Évidemment, cela n’est faisable que si vous avez acheté votre domaine ou si vous avez un site Web auto-hébergé.
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NOT USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Social media platforms are available for a reason! As a blogger, it’s extremely important to take advantage of the platforms you have access to such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. Each social media has a different audience therefore the possibility of reaching thousands of people is high. Trust me when I say that you will at least receive one view by promoting your blog posts in any of those platforms.
Les plateformes de médias sociaux sont disponibles pour une raison! En tant que blogueur, il est extrêmement important de profiter des plateformes auxquelles vous avez accès telles que Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. Chaque média social a un public différent, donc la possibilité d’atteindre des milliers de personnes est élevée. Faites-moi confiance lorsque je dis que vous recevrez au moins une vue en faisant la promotion de vos articles de blog sur l’une de ces plates-formes.
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NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR BLOG
Last but not least, if you don’t pay attention to your blog then it will obviously have an impact on your traffic. By paying attention, I mean working on your blog design. As soon as someone checks your website, they don’t see your blog posts or the content you’ve written but the way you have customised your theme. I don’t think your theme needs to look a specific way but it definitely should allow your readers to read and find information easily.
Your fonts should be readable and people should easily navigate through your website & find the information they need. If people have to spend a long time to go back to the home page or have a hard time reading your posts because of the font size/colour palette you have used then they will definitely not spend time on your blog. They will close your website as soon as they open it.
Enfin, si vous ne faites pas attention à votre blog, cela aura évidemment un impact sur votre trafic. En faisant attention, je veux dire travailler sur la conception de votre blog. Dès que quelqu’un consulte votre site Web, il ne voit pas vos articles de blog ou le contenu que vous avez écrit, mais la façon dont vous avez personnalisé votre thème. Je ne pense pas que votre thème doive avoir un aspect spécifique, mais il devrait certainement permettre à vos lecteurs de lire et de trouver facilement des informations.
Vos polices doivent être lisibles et les utilisateurs doivent naviguer facilement sur votre site Web et trouver les informations dont ils ont besoin. Si les gens doivent passer beaucoup de temps pour revenir à la page d’accueil ou avoir du mal à lire vos articles en raison de la taille de police / de la palette de couleurs que vous avez utilisée, ils ne passeront certainement pas de temps sur votre blog. Ils fermeront votre site Web dès qu’ils l’ouvriront.
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BE PATIENT
A quality that is highly important for a blogger is patience. You can’t expect to see or achieve the results you would like to see within a couple of days. It takes a lot of time, hard work and effort. It can be disappointing and discouraging when people don’t read a blog post that you’ve worked so hard on but remember to think from your audience’s perspective as well. If your audience are quite young then obviously, you will notice a drop of traffic during back to school time.
If your blog’s demographic is university students then your traffic might drop during the holidays or spring break. Just because people don’t read your content doesn’t mean it’s not good enough. Your blog is already incredible as it is, you only need to do more work “outside your blog” in order to gain more traffic. Don’t let numbers define your worth as a blogger. Don’t give up & work hard, and you will soon start to see the fruits of your labour.
Une qualité très importante pour un blogueur est la patience. Vous ne pouvez pas vous attendre à voir ou à obtenir les résultats que vous souhaiteriez voir en quelques jours. Cela demande beaucoup de temps, de travail acharné et d’efforts. Cela peut être décevant et décourageant lorsque les gens ne lisent pas un article de blog sur lequel vous avez travaillé si dur, mais n’oubliez pas de penser également du point de vue de votre public. Si votre public est assez jeune, vous remarquerez évidemment une baisse de trafic pendant la rentrée scolaire.
Si la population de votre blog est constituée d’étudiants universitaires, votre trafic pourrait baisser pendant les vacances. Ce n’est pas parce que les gens ne lisent pas votre contenu qu’il n’est pas assez bon. Votre blog est déjà incroyable tel qu’il est, il vous suffit de faire plus de travail “en dehors de votre blog” pour gagner plus de trafic. Ne laissez pas les chiffres définir votre valeur en tant que blogueur. N’abandonnez pas et travaillez dur, et vous commencerez bientôt à voir les fruits de votre travail.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING!
xo N
Thank you for this great look at blogging, and reasons a blog may not be very popular, in terms of traffic. You have sime very useful thoughts in your post.
My pleasure! Thank you so much for reading ❤️
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Thank you for sharing this. ♥️
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Thank you for another awesome and helpful blog post!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for reading hun ❤️
Having ‘only’ 500 followers by the end of a “non-existent” Year One sounds like a lovely problem to have 😉
Haha it was definitely not a problem! I was very happy but more surprised to see that I had gained that many followers since my blog’s schedule was so inconsistent. Thank you so much for reading 😊
This is indeed a great piece of advice.
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Great post, with really fab and valuable tips! Thank you for sharing 😊
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That’s some amazing points.
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For someone who has just started blogging, this was very helpful! Thank you💕
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Informative!
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You always have the greatest tips! 🙂 Have a lovely day!
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I love your outlook on blogging —so encouraging and motivating..
Great post —loved reading it, always puts things in perspective🧡 xx
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I can definitely attest to posting consistently, because where my blog was last year when I was absent most of the time is definitely different from where I am at right now. And yeah, be passionate about your content let it be valuable to you first so when you give it out it also offers value to your target audience. Above all be patient, Rome wasn’t built in a day😊
I absolutely agree with you! 🙌🏼 Thank you so much for reading love ❤️
This was such an educative post filled with gems👌🏾
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Thank you! That was very helpful & inspirational.
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Helpful to the new bloggers
I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for reading Anjana ❤️
This is a great post! I’m always afraid I put a lot of effort into my writing only for people not to read it properly because they don’t like the style, the font or the look of my blog. Thank you for sharing your tips and pointers! 😊
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Thank you so much sweet! ❤️
Great advice. Thanks!
Great post! I’d be thrilled with 500 followers. I’ve been at it for 3-4 years (as consistently as I can with a chronic illness) and I’m only at about 200. I’m going to try to be more consistent though, thanks for the advice 😊
This was great advice and very encouraging. Thank you!
Thank you so much love! ❤️
Hi, I definitely need to use the paying version as this is the only thing I don’t do and have very few (but real and nice) followers so far 🙂 Thank you for this interesting article!
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Great post!
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Thanks for sharing this excellent point 👍it was very helpful.
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I got a view and a like in my first hour and my 2end day gave me my most views!
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Thank you!
You are welcome!
Thank for the advice!
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Thank you for sharing ❤ I have just started blogging and these tips are really helpful ❤
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Great post with some really helpful tips!
Thank you my lovely! ❤️
Thank you so much for this post
It’s really motivating, my blog is 9months and it feels like I haven’t really reached the target I planned for my blogging journey and it some times makes me give up. First of all the fact that I get poor traffic on my blog, but with this post I’m so motivated and ready to work on my blog because i have passion for it.
I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for reading babe ❤️
I am so hesitant with blogging – social media and everything online. My hesitation are coming from insecurities and not being good enough to privacy concerns. I need to overcome this. Thank you for these pointers.
I don’t know if it will help you but remember that there is nothing to feel insecure online, everyone is the same. We all have insecurities. Nobody will know about your insecurities and you definitely don’t need to think you aren’t good enough. Thank you so much for reading ❤️
Very helpful, well-written and all said in a friendly tone – thank you!
So glad it was helpful! Thank you so much ☺️
Hi New Moon, This article reminds us of what we should know, but reinforces what is so important about blogging. Our blog is our house, and we should care about it and be hospitable. I love this. BTW, thank you so much for visiting my blog, Always Write. I’m going to reblog this post because it is what I set out to write about four or five years ago, and haven’t touched in a while. It’s a great reminder. 🙂
Thank you so much Marsha! ❤️
Thanks for joining my community. 🙂
Reblogged this on Marsha Ingrao – Always Write and commented:
New Moon visited my blog, so I returned the favor and found this delightful and informative post on improving your blog traffic. Always Write is a hobby blog, but traffic is still important because interactions with others drive our enthusiasm. But New Moon drives home some deeper ideas, and I think you will enjoy them.
Thank you so much! ❤️
You are welcome.
Thank you. These are very good reminders!
You’re so welcome! 😊
Great post ! Also needed these reminders hahah
Thank you so much! ❤️
This is actually super helpful, thank you! ❤️
So glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for reading ❤️
Very small adjustments to make a blog great and yet it’s something that people always tend to forget to do. You are so right. Also, I think that 500 followers for the first year is a good accomplishment.
Thanks for sharing this! As a new blogger this is very useful. Sometimes, however, I struggle with making my blog look nice as setting up a blog is really difficult and sometimes frustrating. Also, I don’t have social media so that makes it difficult to share my blog. Any suggestions for ways to make my blog more popular without social media since I’m struggling with the way my blog looks? Though this is a great list!
(by the way 500 followers in the first year is something I will probably never reach. I have such a small amount of followers it’s so disappointing 😢)
My pleasure! So glad it was useful 😊 I don’t think social media is a must to grow a blog but it will definitely help getting more exposure and traffic towards your blog. Without social media, the only way you can get traffic is organically, and for that you need to work on your content as well as your SEO. I’ll write a post about this subject very soon!
500 followers is definitely a huge number and I’m very grateful for reaching that number within the first year for someone who wasn’t consistent at all. Don’t be discouraged, I know it’s easier said than done but when I created my blog which was 6 years ago, there wasn’t a lot of blogs compared to now so it was easier to get noticed. It takes a lot of hard work, effort, time and patience to grow a blog. It took me 2 years to notice a difference in terms of traffic so please don’t feel disheartened ❤️
Thank you so much for this! I really appreciate it!
You’re so welcome ☺️