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Who does not want to improve his or her blog? I want a blog that readers appreciate, and so do you. In fact, everyone wants one!
If everyone wants this kind of success, why do so few achieve it?
Because most bloggers do not hear the voices of their readers. They make decisions by themselves, thinking that doing this or that will help improve this or that, but such decisions often do not pay off!
The best way to improve is by asking your readers!
How Do You Ask Your Readers?
Of course, this is easy to say, but how do you execute it? Here are four practical ways to ask your readers:
- Polls. Polls are easy, and people tend to participate a lot in them. After all, it does not take much time to click two buttons and record an opinion! If you want to use a poll for feedback from readers, make sure to write about it and place the poll in a sidebar. See our Complete Guide To Using Polls On Your blog
- Comments. If you look closely at your comments, you may find areas where you can improve. The comments will be much more helpful if you write a post specifically asking readers for suggestions.
- Social Networks. If you usually connect with readers via social networks, ask there. Since social networks are more personal, you can ask directly. For example, “Do we need to write more posts about xxxx topic?”
- Surveys. Surveys are the best method for collecting feedback. You ask your questions, and readers answer simply by selecting different options or filling in answers. This way, you get feedback that is targeted – focused on a specific area. You can use PollDaddy to create free surveys with up to 100 responses each.
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When I want feedback I always go straight to my list and ask their opinion. Having shown enough interest to sign up to my email list I highly value their opinion
This is another nice method. Thanks for adding.
I notice lately, more and more bloggers are asking their readers what the want from blogs in the form of polls. I also thin it’s good to ask your readers by email. That way they can write more precisely than just selecting a multi-choice answer.
Thanks for adding this point. Email is best way but readers may not like it(unless you have a newsletter)
Totally agree with Tom!
Ask your subscribers!
Thanks for commenting. I hope you liked the article.
Sometimes I feel like I don’t yet have enough readers to ask them what they think – not because I don’t care, but just because I don’t want to bore them with asking. But so far I’ve had some suggestions in comments and I always enjoy them. They offer constructive criticism and it’s very useful.
Suggestions from others are always valuable. Personally, there’s never a point where a blog can have enough readers. Blogs can keep growing very fast!
You can also post your site in forums like DP forums and site point forum and ask for suggestion.
Good suggestion. Thanks for commenting.
Very few of my friends suggest ways to improve the blog. When suggesting areas that needs improvement they use email. They hardly use the comment section of my blog. Perhaps telling me areas to work is taken to mean as implied criticisms? And as such should be avoided to prevent conflict? Well that’s just the way they are. The important thing is that they answer truthfully although in private communication only.
But some are forthright with their suggestions. They waste no time and I appreciate that kind of candor.
Polls are certainly a strong one, ASSUMING they’re well integrated. I think having a poll everyday or even every week can get a bit redundant, but after making a particularly large change (or prior to a large change) I think a poll is good to get a general census about where your audience stands.
Cool article! Personally I usually get feedback from my readers via the comments section even if I don’t ask! That said, I find asking a few questions at the end of each article gets a really good response.
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