This blog has been online for over a year but I have not received enough number of feed subscribers to boast. I only got around 10 subscribers. Recently though, I saw how my feed subscriber count went as high as 51 (as of this moment). This wouldn’t have been possible without the help of articles I read from other bloggers.
When it comes to increasing your feed subscribers, I found these great tips helpful:
1. Always provide good and helpful content. This has been overly emphasized in every blogging tips about increasing feed count. Of course, this is vital in attracting visitors, and potential subscribers as well. This has two benefits: getting new subscriptions and preventing unsubcriptions.
2. Adhering to frequent posting or not? There has been a debate going on in the blogosphere regarding the recommended posting frequency. Some bloggers would recommend that posting more frequently can bring much traffic. I used to highly recommend it because it’s one way of showing your site’s activity. Previously, I could post at least 2 articles a day. However, this did not bring any increase in the number of subscribers. Something must be wrong.
A post by Karlo of PinoyBlogero made me realize that I may be choking my readers and spamming their inbox prompting them to unsubscribe from my feeds.
3. Holding contests and promotions and giving freebies. Recently, I held a contest giving away domain name registration and hosting (thanks to Jhay) for 1 year. I have received quite a good response for the contest. My feed count increased threefold in the entire contest period.
4. Hiding my feed count. Last month, few days after starting my blog contest, I also he conducted about my feed count. I hid my Feedburner count after reading a post from Maki of DoshDosh. He did not display his feed count for the entire lifespan of his blog at the same time posting quality posts to attract more subscribers.
Hiding feed count can be a great help for new bloggers who want to boost their subscribers count. In my own opinion, showing your low feed count may drive away potential subscribers.
photo credit: derrickkwaTags: Blog Traffic, Blogging Tips, Feed Count, FeedBurner, Increase Traffic, Subscriptions
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Mar 9, 2008 at 08:19:43
Nice new layout. Much cleaner, slick and definitely elegant.
Mar 9, 2008 at 09:19:58
Thanks, Jhay! I’m going back to basics (ie two-columned layouts).
Mar 9, 2008 at 10:06:11
For a new blogger like me whose initial subscribers as a rule were very close friends and classmates, having more than just one total-stranger subscriber reduced my apprehensions in blogging. Now I am far pleased with their increasing number.
Mar 10, 2008 at 07:21:47
Hi! Great post and great layout- very clean. I found your website thru google search and this is an interesting and helpful entry.
My website is fairly new and my visitors count are not that good. Now I should add “subscription widget” like you mentioned above.
Thanks,
Anah
Mar 10, 2008 at 19:50:25
Wangbu: I knew no one in the blogosphere when I was still starting. So I had to start with zero subscription. It’s a great feeling to see that the number of subscribers I have is increasing (even at a slower pace) day by day.
Anah: Thanks for the compliment. Yeah, it’s always advised that you put an e-mail subscription option.