Are You Blogging Productively?

Are you making progress as a blogger? Are you getting what you want from your blog? Answer the following questions to find out how productive you are in blogging:

1.       Are you posting articles regularly and consistently within your niche?

 What is your posting schedule? Do you post an article a day, three times a week or once a week? Be consistent so that readers are not turned off.  Are your articles written within your niche? Readers expect to read what you have promised to them.  

2.       Are you getting more traffic?

 Is your site getting more visitors directly, from referring links and keywords of your articles?  Are you getting more page views and unique visitors? An upward trend of your site visitors means you are doing something right.

3.       Are you getting more subscribers?

 More RSS and email subscribers of your articles mean what you have written are what they are looking for. 

4.       Are you getting more Twitter followers?

 More followers mean they are interested in what you do. They follow and see what you do next.

5.       Are you getting more “Like” and “+1” for your articles?

Do you have “Like” and “+1” buttons at the end of each article? ” Likes” and “+1” mean people find your articles interesting and stimulating. 

6.       Are you getting more Technorati Authority?

To get Technorati Authority, your blog needs to stay active and current because only fresh links to your blog are counted. The moment when your blog is without new links your authority will drop.   

7.       Are you getting PageRank?

You do not find PageRank on all popular blogs. It’s good to have it because it means your pages are valuable to Google and it is more than just relevant links to your site or pages.   

8.       Are you getting more blog followers?

Blog followers, like Twitter followers, “Like” and “+1”, enjoy what you blog about and they are taking an interest in what you are going to write about. 

9.       Are you getting more comments?

Comments mean readers are keen to interact with you and share their views. You get to know the readers’ thoughts and reaction. They find your articles thought-provoking.     

10.   Are you getting more earnings?

Are you making decent money from AdSense?  The more page views you can get for your site, the more money you will earn.

11.   Are you getting a positive blog review? 

A positive review is like getting thumbs up for your blog. The writer appreciates what you do and he or she recommend your blog to others.

Are you happy and satisfied with the performance of your blog? Are you getting what you have expected and hope for? What can you do to be more productive?