Topic 3 from my post of a couple of days ago was how can I improve the views of my posts. I will list a few of the options that I know work, and from there, you can figure out if they work for you. Nobody has to do anything on either list. We do what we can do and what we are comfortable with!
- Share on social media
- Mix
- Tumblr
- MeWe
- Others
- Read and comment on posts.
- Search Engine Optimization
So for number one, the important thing is to watch your social media to see which one drives the most views. I split my testing/sharing into two categories. I know, for example, that when I share my posts, I get more responses from Twitter than I do from Facebook. That is to be expected. I find I do generate more views for jobs that are older on Facebook than I do from twitter. I pick an author every week and read their ten most past posts and share them. I find that if I share older posts of mine or others, I get more reaction from Facebook. New jobs get more results (mine and others) on twitter. I do see some traffic from the other social media sites. I don’t often share Virily posts on Linkedin.
Reading and commenting is valuable. A lot of readers upvote posts, not saying it doesn’t complete the circuit. There are the commenters that don’t read posts; those don’t help. But when someone takes the time to understand your position and leave a particular comment. It begins the conversation between the author and the commenter. Some of those conversations are things I reassure more than anything.
Finally, I’ve covered this one many times, SEO or Search Engine Optimization. What does SEO mean? Well, it is a three-part system. The first part is the ads (the amazing or shopping ads) on the site. The SEO is the AdSense engine searching the post and matching products if it applies. The second part is your title for your article. The final section is the first two to three sentences in your post that the search engine returns.
Doing one of these three will get you more views. Starting conversations in comments with people will drive your pictures faster than anything other than sharing. Watch for commenters that responded to comments multiple times. Those are the people that are providing the most value (not commenting numerous times in one visit to gain virils for themselves, instead comment, you reply, they say again). My favorite comments are the ones that either combine multiple posts (shared memory) or great civil discourse on a topic or issue!
Any one of these three helps you. All three or any two will help you!
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Let’s have a great day, ok!
I read the posts I visit. I can’t always comment on time. I share posts on Facebook and Pinterest. Especially on Facebook, I always have over 20 likes, but I don’t know if it reflects in any way here.
i understand it is hard to measure. You have to watch posts (and not share them) and then share the post to see what the change is.
Facebook gets good traffic!
I share my posts on Pinterest most of the time. Sometimes on Facebook and Twitter but I don’t have many followers, and all these have no great effect in improving my views.
i share posts on Pinterest but mostly so I remember what pictures I’ve shared before.
Do you see much of a bump from Pinterest?
Yes to all 6 questions, Doc…
Just kidding… hehehe..
I’m now your student, sensei. 😀
I’m learning a lot from your posts when comes to this topic..
i am honored, thank you! Yes to all six is possible. I need to fix my polls!
I’m having a hard time with the polls too. It seems that you need to refresh the page and add the answers one by one.
yes, i have done that, it works 1/2 the time. frustrating.
i think more people are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest
i think that is true, do you see any view improvement by sharing?
i dont know. but someone on linkedin liked a posted i shared. i think it was about Epstein. it was probably a video. so, i think it is important to keep the post short, and add an entertaining or imformative video.
that is very true, although longer posts get more views on twitter.
oh. most of my twitter posts are short posts, videos, and pictures.
that is what most of my Tumblr posts are!
videos and pictures)
Thank you for sharing the tips on how to get more views. I have not been sharing my posts to social media.
Thanks Alex, there are many ways to drive views beyond social media~!
I usually post but I don’t share it to my social media accounts. But I think I’d do it next time
let me know if you see an increased number of views (if you do share) I am collecting data~
Umm so DocAndersen, I did what you said here, and did it help. I know you taught us some things about SEO and proper commenting. Did I get you more views?
Honestly, when you share it is worth 30 or more views. So yes, you helped me!
So let make certain I understand! You would like me to read the post. Make a relevant comment, in this case perhaps the advantages of using great keywords like, views, interesting observations, tips on increasing interactions and such. Then you want me to share it on social media. Is that correct?
that is correct! and thanks for making me laugh!
Don’t laugh at an old panicked lady who is trying to get it right! Oh never mind, you weren’t laughing “at me” because I was laughing as well. We are all good and my husband is okay because we are both conversing. He now wants me to only comment when people comment on mine. Not much conversing going on lol.
i thought about doing exactly what your husband said but choose not to in the short run. I like to read things I enjoy!
So is something supposed to happen when I hit view results because nothing happens.
i screwed up the polls again so the only result would be, oops doc screwed up again!
Oh I am certain it wasn’t you. I probably interupted with a question.
it was me, I can’t seem to find a system to keep polls working!
Thanks for sharing the tips. I comment as much as possible but many members do not return views or comments. I could list a few more things.
that one bothers me a bit, it is a lot harder now with the scrolling issue.
Great tips, as always! Lately, I mostly rely on interactions here on the site, but I do realize external views are important too.
i did that for a long time, i started sharing again about a year and a half ago!
Lol doc at the moment my worry is how to get my posts see the light of day, you have any answers?
Ten post are pending I stopped writing any more after that. I am tired of commenting too. My story.
likely all 10 will pop tomorrow! i will happily read all of them!
Many do not read my posts, but comment. But I would say many read as well, I can tell from the comment.
i suspect there are fewer and fewer that don’t actually read.
I read all your posts thoroughly, sometimes even twice before commenting, dear friend
thanks pal! that is very kind of you!!!!
I’m still trying … maybe I’ll manage to get the necessary will again, dear friend
i am struggling with that myself right now. be safe, and be careful pal!!!
In our country, the situation is much improved and right now they are thinking of mitigating certain measures a little …. but the situation is catastrophic for you, as far as I can see on TV …. how many are dead? … There are only 40 dead in our country so far ….. look out for yourself and your family … the virus is much more unpredictable than they thought … stay healthy my friend
around 13000 dead so far.
but the deaths are only 3.% of the overall population the US is a big country.
I know that ….. so it will also be so much harder to stop …. there’s only 2 million of us …. for one small town in the US
The advantage the US has is vast areas of the country that are sparsely populated. We have a density in the cities.
i hope they are right that the peak is just 4 days away.
I wish you all the best, dear friend
i am safe, no need for luck. Now what I need is a chance to get to my customer!
The solutions you have offered are workable. I’m intending to register on some social media sites.
let me know your user name is I will add you to my list!!!
OK. I will let you know. Thanks.
awesome! i get decent responses from Twitter and facebook if that helps.
Majority of the time I have read when I leave a comment. And for the most part I do reply any comment that has potential to build a conversation. If I get a comment on my post that pretty much says what I already wrote about, I usually don’t reply or I’ll reply in the most basic way. I think you see that already, Doc because most of my coversation are, ehem! With, Doc.
i have a few people that I have long conversations with. It is a benefit for both sides!
I have shared on linked in but I personally have not got anything from it. The thought of it being posted on that site is satisfying to me alone. Typically I will share my running ones like ways to get into running, or ways to get into a gym and things like that, but never do I share my workout posts unless it is about completion of a marathon
In Tumblr is a waste of time, but that is my opinion.
i really haven’t gotten any views or very small views from Tumblr!
I always feel Tumblr gives this false image that its used more than it is. I’ve been on it for years and never once had any interaction with anyone on it.
i don’t share on Tumblr often, good feedback!
i find no traction with Linkedin for Virily. I do get good traction for Hubpages articles but not verily on Linkedin.
I’ll try Hubpages, but the interaction I’ve gotten on LinkedIn were mostly by people that know my love for running. But other than that, nobody else pays attention to them even though they are good advice from someone that has been around for over a decade doing it
LinkedIn has the worst case of expert culture, ever!
I am trying so hard to not weed through and remove some of the connections I have. The only good thing I have gotten out of LinkedIn is that I have submitted my resume on to sites with it, but other than that its worthless. They pushed us to using it a lot when I was getting out of the military.
i know a person that I do not trust in any way, he has more than 20,000 connections. he reached out to me and asked why we weren’t connected.
my answer was simply, i am not adding people on Linkedin! I am but not people like that.
Good lord, that is a lot of connections
i doubt he knows more than 40. And those of us that know him don’t trust him!
Great and helping article
thanks – do you use any of the tips now?