How to Start a Blog in 2023

 

1. Track Your Website’s Keyword Rankings

After you have started creating content and promoting it, you need to track how well each piece of content is performing. Furthermore, which keywords is it ranking for?

You can do this with a tool called Google Search Console. It’s a free tool provided by Google that helps you see how your website is doing in Google Search. We have a complete Google Search Console guide that will teach you how to use this immensely powerful tool, like a Pro.

Next, you’ll want to monitor your competitor’s websites. Google Search Console will not tell you who is ranking higher than you and why.

For that, you’ll need a tool called Semrush. This will also give you detailed insights into your competitors, their top keywords, and what you need to do to outrank them.

See this tutorial on how to check if your blog is ranking for the right keywords for step by step instructions.

2. Track Your Website Traffic and User Engagement

Now that you have started getting some traffic, you need to know where your users are coming from, and what they do when they are on your website. Without this data, you cannot evaluate your strategy or plan your next moves.

This is where Google Analytics comes in.

It tracks your website visitors and helps you see traffic reports, engagement, and other user activity on your website. For instructions, see our step by step tutorial on how to install Google Analytics in WordPress.

The biggest advantage of using Google Analytics is that you can see what your users are doing when they visit your website. See our article on how to use Google Analytics to track user engagement on your website.

Knowing this data helps you double down on what’s working, and stop doing what’s not.

Aside from tracking your analytics, you can also directly ask your visitors what they think of your site using a free plugin like UserFeedback. It allows you to easily create popup widgets to collect visitor feedback in real-time.

3. Continue Learning Online Marketing and SEO

These tips will help you increase your blog traffic and continue getting more subscribers.

However, as your blog grows, you need to learn more ways to grow your business.

WPBeginner is the largest WordPress resource site. We regularly publish tutorials on online marketing and SEO. We have a YouTube Channel as well, where you can learn more about WordPress, growing your blog, and SEO.

The OptinMonster Blog is another great resource that you’ll want to follow. OptinMonster is the best conversion optimization software on the market. Their blog is where they regularly publish articles on how to get more traffic, subscribers, and sales.

We hope these tips helped you increase your blog traffic. You may also want to learn some proven ways to make money blogging with WordPress, or see our list of the most useful tools to help you further grow your blog.

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