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Increase Blog Traffic by Blogging Every Day- Does It Work?

January 7, 2019 By Mandy 11 Comments

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Will blogging every day increase blog traffic?  I’ve always read that it would, but never pushed myself to see if this was true.  What I did experience was a great deal of frustration because it seemed like nothing would increase blog traffic for me.   Of course, almost every blogger wants to see their readership grow and their traffic rise.  Posting every single day is tough to do.  I work full time, I’m a mom and wife, and have an Ebay side hustle as well.  Finding time to blog is sometimes difficult, much less blogging every day.  It was going to take something serious to motivate me to give this a try.

If you are wondering how to increase blog traffic, i tried blogging every day for a month. My results might surprise you.

Challenge Accepted!

This past October I participated in a blogging challenge along with a group of bloggers I’ve learned from for years.  The challenge was to post every weekday (and weekends if we wanted) to our blogs.  We made sure we paid close attention to SEO, creating Pinterest pins for each post, and linking to affiliate content.

I wondered what I had gotten into when I really sat back and thought about what I would blog about.  Writer’s block is a real thing for me most of the time.  Coming up with content ideas is not easy for me.

Blogging Every Week Day to Increase Blog Traffic

I decided that blogging every week day would be more doable for me.  I could work on my posts for the week on the weekends.  Juggling this while catching up on laundry and household duties was tough.  However, I was determined I wasn’t going to quit.  I’d jot down a few post ideas, make some notes, and try to blog on weekends.  I’m not even going to sugar coat this part…it was tough.  I had to allow myself many breaks because sitting all day and coming up with posts back to back is difficult.

Getting Into the Groove

Gradually, the ideas started coming and I was pounding out content for each and every weekday.  I scheduled my posts and would share them to social media and through Tailwind once I got home from work.  To make it even sweeter, all of the bloggers participating were required to share our posts each day as accountability.  If we wanted, we shared the content of others.  It was fun to visit so many other blogs.  It reminded me of when I first started blogging ten years ago.  Back then, there was a real sense of community among bloggers and people actually left comments.  That can sometimes be a rare thing these days.

Did It Increase Blog Traffic?

So what happened when I blogged every weekday for a month?  You guessed it…I definitely saw an increase in blog traffic.  Here are my blog stats…

I blogged everyday for a month. Here's what happened to my blog traffic.

Now, compared to September, October was quite an increase!  Almost 10,000 more visitors!  All from blogging every weekday that month and sharing my posts on social media. Of course, I tried my best to post more often in November, but fell a little short.  However, with the holidays approaching and so much going on there, I didn’t beat myself up about it.

The Rewards

Once the challenge was complete, everyone who participated in the challenge and saw it through had their names added in for a gift card giveaway.  I didn’t win, but I feel like I still won big in the end.  I felt extremely accomplished and amazed that I could actually produce a blog post each workday if I put in the work and focused.  That’s something that I whined about before, because I tried several blogging courses to increase blog traffic and spent a good deal of money and just wasn’t seeing the results.  However, I never tried increasing the frequency of posting (like soooo many successful bloggers suggest), but apparently for my little blog it makes all the difference.  Posting each day definitely leaves me with an increase in blog traffic.

So, will I continue to blog every weekday?  Obviously since this challenge took place, I haven’t met that goal and probably won’t until summer when I am off work, if I decide to give this a shot again.  Realistically, it’s just not a good fit for me right now.  I have some other things going on that I want to devote my attention to, as well as the fact that I just don’t want that added pressure right now.  I’m still glad I did it because now I know what’s possible for my little blog and how to increase blog traffic.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Amber fisher says

    February 27, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Thanks for this I’ve just started my blog and have about 5 posts and 20 drafts I keep meaning to tweak and publish but between 3 kids (12,6&2) , homeschooling the older 2 and taking care of my 86 year old grandma it’s rough lol

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    • Mandy says

      March 7, 2021 at 3:00 pm

      Hi Amber! I so get it…it’s hard to blog when your plate is so full. I’ll be following along with you! Thanks so much for stopping in!

      Reply
  2. Priscillah Mlongo says

    June 16, 2020 at 4:56 pm

    Thanks so much really needed this!. I also struggle with mind block and I am still a new blogger but this post has given me the morale I needed so much.

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    • Mandy says

      June 20, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      Aww, I’m so glad I could be of help. Thank you for stopping in!

      Reply
  3. Maazia says

    October 9, 2019 at 7:41 am

    Interesting insights! I’ve always preferred quality over quantity. Consistency may be the key here but in the end what matters is the content you’re sharing and judging by my mini-binge read session on your blog you’re doing very well at it Mandy, sending good vibes your way, keep up the good work 🙂

    Reply
  4. Adaeze @byDeze.com says

    January 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    I clicked on this post immediately when I saw it on Pinterest because this is something I’ve wondered as well. It’s so challenging to do this while working full time and sharing a computer with my very busy hubby, but results don’t lie! I’m going to try to do the same. I’m currently at the 25 a day mark.
    Thanks for the information!

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    • Mandy says

      January 20, 2019 at 10:27 pm

      25 days is awesome Deze! Yes, it is very tough to do and had I not been a part of a challenge, I probably wouldn’t have tried it at all. But I’m glad I did. At least now I know! Haha! Good luck to you and your blog, which I just checked out and you are well on your way!! I love your home decor ideas!

      Reply
  5. Elisha says

    January 18, 2019 at 7:53 am

    You always hear consistancy is ‘Key’. Being consistant is really hard when there is soooo much stuff going on. Thanks for sharing your results!

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    • Mandy says

      January 19, 2019 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks for stopping in Elisha! Yes, being consistent is the hardest part.

      Reply
  6. Sonya says

    January 15, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Your post has given me food for thought. Would you also recommend it for someone still in the early stages of their blog?

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    • Mandy says

      January 19, 2019 at 9:12 pm

      Absolutely Sonya! It takes time building a blog off the ground. I can remember those days well. Some days I would only have 25 visitors, but I was so excited to get that many! Good luck!

      Reply

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