This Is What You Should Do After Publishing Your Blog Post

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Blog Post Publication Checklist helps #Bloggers

By Muhammad Hassib Gul

Success in blogging depends on loads of factors.

Writing quality content is one of them.

What comes after publishing quality content?

Searching for another hot topic? Compiling another epic blog post? I don’t think so.

Take a deep breath and think what your reader will do with your recently published blog post.

Let me ask you a question. Can you leave your newborn blog post on search engines?

No doubt you’ve done keyword research and SEO for getting high SERP (Search Engine Results Pages) but is it enough?

A search engine takes 4 to 6 weeks to rank one blog post if it worth ranking. Even to get a high SERP for a newly published blog post, you need to do something like social media promotion or backlinking.

Here I’ll explain 13 actions  which you should do after publishing, to get the maximum response for your newly published blog post.

These actions will increase traffic, engagement, on-page, off page SEO and your brand awareness.

 

  • Revise your newly published blog post

 

Revision is essential. Before taking any further steps, revise your published content to rectify any unseen errors. Revise your whole content from proofreading to publishing. There is a chance you forgot something to add.

The best time to revise your newly published blog post is the day after publishing. The reason behind this is to revise with a fresh mind. On the day of publishing, you may overlook some aspects, but the next day, you may get a better idea to make your content more appealing.

Tip: Take short breaks during writing. Short breaks will give you new energy, stamina, and new thinking.

Here is the quick overview of your revision:

  1. Proofread your content:
    1. Make sure your piece of writing is free from spelling or grammatical mistakes.
    2. Check sentence formation. Use short and easy to understand sentences.
    3. Check the paragraph formation. Make short paragraphs. Lengthy paragraphs lose readers’ attention.
    4. Check title, headings, references, and citations.
    5. If you are not good at proofreading, hire someone or ask your friend or co-authors to proofread for you.
    6. Use some online service for proofreading. I use Grammarly for this.
  2. Check Images
    1. Make sure all the relevant images, screenshots and info-graphs are properly added.
    2. You must check the dimensions of images. If you first added a horizontal image, make sure all images are of same dimensions.
    3. To reduce the page load time, compress all images but keep the image quality high. I use Kraken.io. It’s free and the best part of it is no change in image quality.
    4. Check images to see whether they are optimized well or not (use your keywords).
  3. On-Page SEO
    1. Check keyword density. Keep keyword density 1% to 1.5%.
    2. Check headings and subheadings. It’s good for on-page SEO.
    3. Recheck the Meta description for the blog post. If you missed it before, add it now. Make sure you’ve put your keywords in it.
    4. Check categories. Add the most relevant categories.
    5. Check internal linking. Make sure no link within a blog post is broken.
    6. Make sure you’ve done complete on-page SEO. Here is the best On-Page-SEO Guide.

 

  • Interlink with old posts

 

Interlinking is best for reducing bounce rate and increasing readers’ trust. When readers read the blog post and find another useful link from the same blog, they believe the blog post is useful for them. Interlinking is also helpful in SEO. We are not here to talk about the benefits of interlinking but linking new posts to the old posts.

You’ve surely some posts that bring a maximum portion of whole traffic to you. Those posts are actually cash-cows for your blog. Take advantage of them and include new blog post link to the relevant old posts. Think technically. Old posts are already getting enough traffic from search engines. If old posts contain new blog posts’ URL, readers will definitely visit the new posts too. So you’ve converted traffic from your old posts to your new posts.

Similar to this, when you add your new blog post’s link to the old one, you are actually telling search engine bots that there is a new blog post as well, please crawl on it also.

[bctt tweet=”Linking with old posts helps search engines to rank new blog posts” username=”MrsPaznanski”]

 

  • Email subscriber list

 

I always wanted to be a blogger with hundreds of thousands of loyal readers. I believe my loyal readers should have the first right to my content, so they should get the very latest blog posts first.

Your subscribers are your most loyal readers. They want your content directly in their inbox.

Before sharing with the general public, send the email with the latest blog post description to your subscribers.

Building a subscriber list is essential for a blogger to know who is actually reading his blog. If you are not building an email list, then start today. I use GetSiteControl for building my email list. It has easy to install services and different options to display the subscriber box. I use MailChimp for emailing my subscribers. This is free service with customizing features. You can add subscribers and send them emails with your own descriptions. MailChimp also has an analytics feature.

 

  • Reach out to people who have been mentioned in the blog post

 

You mention many links from other blogs and websites in your blog post just like I did in this post. Those links are a valuable resource for your readers. Adding external links to your blog post is actually a win-win situation for all.

You added external links because you need to authenticate your blog post. You need to add value to your content.

Readers take external links as validity and honesty of writer. They believe that writer wants to give the best knowledge to them. This effort develops trust and relation between writer and reader.

When search engine bots crawl a blog post and find the external link, this increases the domain authority of a blog. Linking to external linking is one of the signals in Google search ranking. Check Google Penguin 4.0 update for it.

Outreaching to those who have been mentioned in your blog post is essential to maintaining relation with industry colleagues. I am not telling you to ask them to link you back just because you linked them. What I want you to say is thanks to them. Just write them that thanks for creating such a useful content which helped me create my blog post. Here is a sample email:

Hey [Name of Publisher]

I hope everything is fine with you,

I just want to say thank you because you have created such an awesome piece of content [title of the post you linked]. Your created post help me completed my blog post [Post title + URL]

Regards,

Your Name

This email will work magic for you. If your email gets read, most probably the receiver will open your new blog post, and if they liked it, they can share with their audience and the matter is solved. Your new published blog post reached the maximum audience.

 

  • Share on social media

 

Do you need immediate traffic to a new blog post? Right? Social media sites are the best source of quick traffic. There are many social media sites available on the internet. All you have to do is select the relevant platform for your blog.

Let me share with you the popular social media platforms and how to use them.

Facebook

Facebook is the most popular social media site on the internet with 1712 million active users in September 2016. This highest active user base means Facebook is one of the quickest sources of blog traffic.

To get maximum traffic, you need to develop a sharing strategy.

Share blog post links with an image on Facebook. Bufferapp researched that photo posts get 39% more interaction.

Write short and informative descriptions which quickly explains to readers what this post all about is.

Create a Facebook page for your blog and manage it effectively. Attach that page with your blog. Share your post on the page.

Join relevant groups on Facebook and share your new blog post in those groups.

Learn your Facebook audience’s mind and schedule your sharing according to them. BuddyMedia found that sharing on Thursday and Friday gets 18% higher interaction.

Twitter

Twitter is the second most popular social media site on the web. Twitter has the unique feature of 140 characters status. The user can only share 140 characters. But for me to be honest with you, Twitter is the best source of immediate traffic.

The Twitter hashtags feature helps users to make their status prominent. Tweets with hashtags get 2X more engagement. Tweets with one or two hashtags get 21% more engagement.

Post to #Twitter after publishing your blog post

Twitter management itself claims that tweets with an image get a higher engagement rate that tweets without an image.

A tweet has a very short life so make it sure you tweet very frequently. Read your twitter audience’s mind and share according.

Tap into all networks

Like Facebook and Twitter, there are many social media networks you can use to get immediate traffic.

Whether it’s Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram or Reddit, ensure your presence is on all the networks.

Other than social media platforms, there are lots of communities, news aggregators, and forums to promote your new content. All you have to set your promotion strategy and stick with it. Share new posts like a madman but keep in mind you should not annoy anyone. Keep it simple and consistent.

When to share your blog post #blogging

 

  • Build backlinks

 

Did you notice why some blog posts get huge traffic and why some don’t? Backlinking is one of the major factors for consistent traffic. The more backlinks a blog post has, the more traffic will come to blog post.

Just after publishing a blog post, immediately try to build backlinks for that post. The most important thing to note here– do not try to build spam backlinks or backlinks from low quality or irrelevant sites.

How to build backlinks? I have a solution for you.

Find some broken links on the web relevant to your blog post and write those publishers that your link is broken. Then give them a solution with your latest blog post. If they found your content worthy, they will surely add in their content.

The second method is search for your blog post competitors’ link and then find who added those links as a backlink. Then write to them with appreciation and tell them that you’ve also compiled the same blog post. If they found your content worthy, surely they will add your link into their content.

The third method is writing a guest post for quality blogs and add your new post link into it. Make sure you are writing relevant content.

 

  • Mention your expert sources when sharing

 

Sharing is caring. Every time you share, your content gets traffic to your blog post. One easy way to boost your traffic through social sharing is mentioning industry experts and those who you linked to your content.

How does it work? Let me explain. The people you mention will see that you’ve mentioned them. This will show on their wall and their followers will also see this. They will open your content, read, and if your content is found worthy, they will re-share.

 

  • Ask an influencer for a killer quote

 

I’ve personally experienced this and got a huge response. I created a blog post and asked 3 experts with large numbers of followers to read and share my content on Twitter. Luckily, one of them wrote and tweeted my blog post to his followers. I got two quick results.

I got two quick results. One is my content had been seen by many people since the sharer has a large number of followers; I received a quick boost in traffic. Second, the tweet shared by my expert also got many re-tweets. In simple words, one share multiplied into many shares.

Be humble with this effort and make sure you are not annoying anyone with your requests again and again.

Tip: Create a list of industry experts and pick some of them for every blog post.

 

  • Comment on blogs in your niche

 

Commenting on other blogs has many benefits. First, you know that what’s going on in your niche. Second, who is your competitor and what is he doing? Get noticed by others with your suggestions and questions in other blogs’ comments.

Commenting on other relevant blogs brings real traffic to your post as well as the attention of the bloggers. Have a look at the image. How I came to the realization of one pro blogger by my commenting on his blog post.

#Influencer Outreach can help #bloggers after they publish their blog post.

Now many blogs have an option of adding a website in the comment section. Take advantage of it.

There is also a new comment plugin used by many bloggers called Comment Luv. This plugin has unique features of adding the do follow the link to the recently published blog post. Take advantage of it and comment on those blogs which have this plugin. But make sure you are commenting on relevant blogs. Commenting on irrelevant will be considered as spam commenting and will decrease your domain authority.

 

  • Monitor AND analyze data

 

All of the above tips are helpful to get traffic to the newly published blog post. By applying the above, you can quickly boost your traffic.

The next thing you need to do is monitor the data. Which method of receiving more traffic is actually the best for you? In which method are you good and in what area do you need to learn more?

If your Twitter account is bringing more traffic to your blog post than Facebook, then next time focus on Twitter first and rethink your Facebook strategy. Learn which social media site is bringing more traffic.

Not only for a current blog post, monitoring all your blog post traffic will help you every time. Even after publishing your next blog post, you will not need to worry about what to do. You already know which method is best for you. Go, apply and get immediate results.

 

  • Extend your ideas

 

Readers want something unique and interesting. Not every blog post goes viral but only a few. Keep your eyes on the content that brings the most traffic to your blog. Create relevant stuff to that most-liked blog post and leverage your one blog post traffic to many others.

Go with the flow. Write and deliver what your readers want. Study your readers’ minds hard and respond according to them.

Conclusion

Writing quality and consistent content is difficult but crucial for blogging success. After writing quality content, make sure you’ve done all the above-discussed methods to make your content more appealing. Proofread so no can find any mistakes (human errors always neglected), email your most loyal readers, share on all social networks, and monitor results.

Blogging is a consistent activity, so keep doing all these activities after publishing every blog post.

Now it’s your turn.  Do let me know if I missed something. Which thing do you think is the most critical just after publishing a blog post? Do let me know through your comments.

Host blogger’s commentary: Readers, please share so bloggers of all experience levels know what steps to take after publishing a blog post and about these important tips for increasing blog traffic.

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  1. Muhammad Hassib

    Wow. You’ve mentioned practical steps to get maximum response from the newly published blog post. I’ll definitely implement these steps.

  2. John Doe

    Thanks for all those great pointers on ” what to do after you’ve written the blog”.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Kristin,
      Muhammad offered a great deal of tips. If you are doing only a fraction, I am sure you are way ahead of many.
      Thanks for writing.
      Janice

  3. Ryan Biddulph

    Hi Muhammad,

    Thanks for the shout out! This gig gets easier and easier if you will just comment on a few blogs every day.

    I received an email yesterday and the first thing the blogger noted was how they read my comment on some travel blog. People want to connect. People want to read comments, and do. The social/blog commentors out there can make powerful connections, can drive traffic and can expand brand awareness with all these folks who yearn to make connections.

    This post is a perfect example of how well commenting works. I got a mention on Janice’s rocking blog 🙂

    Ryan

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Ryan,
      I find you are absolutely right about the benefits of being social. For example, on my referral traffic, I will see a new link. I wonder why my link would be at the website. Then, I realize, I commented there and someone clicked my link.
      I was excited when I saw Muhammad included you in his guest post. Thank you for sharing (as always) on Twitter.
      Janice

  4. Melinda Mitchell

    BBFFJ, Imust tell you, I found this line very funny: “Can you leave your newborn blog post “??
    I had an instant image of finding a newborn baby by the side of the road! Oops, that’s not funny.
    You always have more value to the inch, than any other blogger.
    Love, BBFFM

    • Janice Wald

      Hi BBFFM,
      Wow, what kind words. About page material? If time allows, definitely. Truly, thank you for the nice compliment. I can’t take credit here. Muhammad wrote it and did an amazing job.
      I thought the image of the newborn left alone was actually a funny line too.
      Thanks for writing us.
      Your BBFFJ

  5. Anil Agarwal

    Excellent topic.

    Blog post promotion is really needed if you want to get more exposure to your content. Without promotion, it reaches no one. That’s why everyone should know how to get more buzz after posting content.

    It’s important to share on social media but it’s also important to focus on one channel at a time if you want to build loyal audience.

    Then, you can move on to other channel once you master it. Social media is a great way and you can also use guest posting to get more notice to your blog posts.

    Great tips indeed!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Anil,
      I just wrote you back on another blog post of mine. How kind of you to be so supportive of my blog! I am glad you enjoyed my guest author’s post.
      I spread myself way too thin. I believe in the shotgun effect to see what is effective. If it isn’t effective at all or much at all, I drop it.
      I have a guest post on a big blog coming out soon, so we shall see.
      It’s been fun talking strategy with you. Thanks again for writing me.
      Janice

  6. Fred

    There is so much work to do, it can definitely get overwhelming! I think a lot of us would prefer to focus on writing quality content and not the promotional stuff, but unfortunately it is required to reach more potential readers.

    I know Neil Patel has said bloggers should spend something like 30% on writing content, and 70% on promoting it.

    Your article has a lot of great tips but a simple one I think I need to implement is to make an actual checklist. Do the task and check off the box, rather than trying to remember what I need to do for every post.

    Great info as always, Janice!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Fred! My guitar-playing reader!
      Great to see you!
      You mentioned the actual checklist. I felt that’s what this was. That’s why I was so thrilled when Muhammad suggested writing it for my readers.
      I agree with Patel. I am constantly trying to get new traffic to old posts by promoting them over and over again. I use Buffer.
      Thanks for writing. Great to see you.
      Janice

  7. Danielle

    You have so many great tips here even from starting to publish the post to social media! I wish I found this right when I started, but better late than never =]

    Danielle | FollowMyGut.com <3

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Danielle,
      Thank you so much for the kind words. I am so glad you liked my guest author’s article, a checklist of blogging tips. I encourage you to sign up since I regularly have blogging tips posts.
      Janice

  8. Joe

    I’ve recently starting using Grammarly and I’m often surprised at the little mistakes I made!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Joe,
      You are preaching to the choir! I am a licensed English teacher, and I still make mistakes Grammarly catches/
      Nice to meet you. Thanks for commenting on my article. I followed you on Twitter.
      Janice

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Nancy,
      I am always happy to help bloggers. I am glad you found the blogging tips checklist valuable . Nice to meet you. Thanks for writing me.
      Janice

  9. Jen Monks

    That was an in-depth list of actionable items. Thanks so much. Very helpful.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Jen,
      Nice to meet you. Thank you for commenting on my guest author’s blogging tips checklist. I am glad you found the tips valuable. Thanks for writing to tell me.
      Janice

  10. Michael Noker

    I love the tip about extending your ideas. Sometimes, things do super well, and then we just kind of… let them stay in that state forever. There’s so many ways to take something good and making it perform even better! And I think I have to go write a to-do list now.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Michael,
      Great to see you! Thanks for commenting on my guest author’s blogging checklist. I got your joke about the “to do list” which was the post my other guest author contributed this week.
      Your comment has inspired me to do what you wrote– take something good and make it perform even better. Thanks for the inspiration.
      Janice

  11. Leanne

    Janice your advice is always spot on. I will never do all the things you suggest because I’m not serious enough about the whole blogging deal, but I glean lots of useful info and use that where I can. Keep those “how to” posts rolling and we’ll all be better bloggers!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Leanne,
      I’m glad you found the blogging tips checklist helpful. From what I can tell, your blog is a success, so what you do pick and choose to follow seems to work. Keep it up! Thanks for writing to tell me you liked the post.
      Janice

  12. Cathy Lawdanski

    Excellent post with a great systematic approach to cover all the bases!

    • Janice Wald

      HI Cathy,
      I agree– Muhammad, my guest author, did a thorough job with the blogging tips checklist he contributed. I was excited when he sent me the idea. He went over and above my expectations.
      Janice

  13. Jean

    Janice, this is one of those posts I’ll refer back to again and again. I can take just a step or two at a time now, but when I go back to it I’ll perhaps be ready for another. Blogging is a lot of work!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Jean,
      Great to hear from you. Thanks for writing me, and it sounds like you bookmarked the checklist. I appreciate it. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with baby steps. Try what sounds intriguing. If it works, keep it in your routine, if it doesn’t, try something else. That’s what so great about having so many tips on the checklist. Thanks again for your comments.
      Janice

  14. Barbara Radisavljevic

    I appreciate any hints to increase traffic. I used to get a lot from Twitter, but now I feel invisible there. So many people automate their posts, follows, unfollows, likes, and retweets these days I wonder sometimes if real human eyes are still seeing Twitter feeds. I use both Hootsuite and Buffer, post with images, try to post content I believe will interest my readers, and still don’t see much evidence that many people have seen my posts there. Facebook seems to do better since I have friends there that I actually know outside of the computer. I try to write something personal as an introduction to each post, and I only post what I think will have value to many of my friends.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Barbara,
      Do you use hashtags so people on Twitter can find your content?
      Janice

  15. Angela

    I’ve seen CommentLuv recommended before, but it was last updated 7 months ago, and is not tested with my version of WordPress (4.7). I’ll keep it in mind, though, because I can’t do much with the standard comment form.

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