Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 The relative success of your WordPress blog is almost completely reliant on the community you build around it. Take away search engine traffic but leave the community; you’ll still have a wildly successful blog. The community is the group of people that will support your endeavors, share your content and lead you toward a better blog. Step 1: Be Real The most important element of building an online community is being a unique, genuine individual. People visit blogs to enjoy content but they stick around because of the bloggers. You must use every opportunity to connect with your audience on a real level where they can relate to you and the information you share. Elements in which you should focus on are; the way you present your information from the wording you use to the examples you share. Likewise, use your About Me page to share a story because this is what people will connect with; they see your About Me page and relate to the same struggles and triumphs you’ve experienced. People project themselves when reading your content; they imagine success while learning a new subject but they’re also partaking in a shared experience when the blog post is crafted in your own words. Step 2: Let People Connect The next element of building an online community is giving people a way to connect to you and your blog. There are dozens of options for doing this but the easiest to integrate is social media networks like Twitter and Facebook or by using email. Remember, people don’t have a lot of time throughout their day and the last thing you want to do is make it difficult for people to follow your content. A button or link to your social media profiles, RSS or email will allow people to easily set up feeds for fresh content without much hassle. Over time, with repeat visits, people will begin to integrate into your online community because they enjoy a familiar experience and begin to know others; they will feel obliged to come back to your blog because people they know are being active in the meantime. Step 3: Follow Up Finally, take time out of your day to personally contact people that interact on your blog. Part of community building is creating a free flowing connection between both parties. It’s common to see bloggers quickly interact with their readers through blog comments but then never again speak to their readers after the initial contact; this is a lost chance at community building. Small interactions with visitors go a long way toward building online communities. Give people a reason to come back and you will find people doing so. Constantly share great information, engage visitors and connect eye-to-eye and you’ve build a successful funnel for interaction and community building. Conclusion Remember back to when you first introduced yourself to others, in school. Remember what it felt like to make connections with people and build true friendships; the type of friends you have to this day. Use every opportunity to let people find and connect with you while being open to others using the same approach you had as a child. Be extremely helpful to others and be real. The path to building an online community is being someone wants to interact with so use every inch of your WordPress blog to make that amazing connection. Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on Redhead Business Solutions Latest Blog Updates and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Jay Leonard Jay is a UK-based cryptocurrency expert, specialising in fundamental analysis and medium to long term investments. Jay has a great deal of hands-on experience in analysing financial markets and performing technical analysis. Jay is currently focusing on the institutional adoption of cryptocurrency and what it means for the future of … View full profile ›More by this author:Top Trending Meme Coins: ELON, HOGE, SAMO, TAMA, MARVIN, BABYDOGE, MONAHotbit Exchange Forced to Suspend Service As it’s Under Criminal InvestigationCameo CEO Steven Galanis Wallet Hacked – $231k Worth of NFTs Stolen