Showcase Your Best Posts

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Assuming you’re a blogger like me, let’s say you just wrote a fantastic post, one of the best you’ve ever written. Maybe it’s one of those long ones that took you many hours to think of and compose. Maybe it’s a post that is really well worded and just all around well written. Or maybe it’s just a post that is on a topic everyone is interested in, and it seems to be quite popular. But what happens when you write more posts and then this awesome one disappears from the first page and out of your visitors’ view? Surely there can be something you can do so all that hard work won’t go to waste - right?

Yes! Look up at the very top of the right sidebar and you’ll see the title “Featured Posts”. Not only do I use this for showing off my best posts that have vanished from the main page, but I also use it to show off random posts that need a little more attention. Kumiko has a showcase for her top five posts as well - her five most profitable posts. Another thing you can do is link to related posts or “Other articles you may be interested in” in the bottom of each new post you make. This is also great for drawing attention!

So if some of your posts aren’t getting the attention and spotlight they deserve, don’t let your hard work go down the drain! Showcasing is easy. You can showcase your most profitables, like Kumiko did. You can show off the most popular posts. You can do a random featuring, like me, where you put up a little of everything. You can do your spotlighting in the sidebar or in posts. Not only will your visitors be happy because you’re providing them with some content they’ve probably not seen before, but you’re getting your work out there, and that’s a great thing! So go on and showcase your blogging.

Is there more I can do to draw attention to posts I want people to see? Yes! After you’ve added your “showcase”, and you still want people to see certain posts, there are still more things you can do. I won’t go into great detail, but here are some ideas:

1. Comment on other posts of the same topic, and subtly link to your related post.
2. Put some keywords (don’t stuff!) in your post so it can be found easier on search engines.
3. Encourage others to Digg your post by putting a button at the bottom.

There’s so much more you can do to draw attention to your works of art, but I think I’ve given you enough help and inspiration. So now - be sure to check out my featured posts! They’re ones that need attention, awesome ones, popular ones, and whatever I decide to randomly include. That’s the awesome part of blogging - you can do whatever you want with it. So happy blogging and have a great day!

As a quick note - I am sorry for the big gap of no posting. I really do apologize for that, but it’s going to happen again as well. It’s a really busy time for me and a time where I wish I had Wordpress for the timestamp feature. From Wednesday to Friday I was on a retreat, and next Tuesday I will be leaving for another trip and not getting back until Friday. There will be no posts in that time as well. I apologize and promise I’ll make up for it all by the end of May!

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