I had been writing for a horror/humor blog long before I set up my own. I write articles about movie trends and movie reviews, along with short fiction pieces. I’ve been with them for five years. Some of those short fiction pieces have amassed thousands of reads. I also indulge in Blog-a-thons, once again, about movies. My own blog is a mixture of articles on varied movies (generally not horror) and genealogy.

As you say, readers are everywhere. Hopefully, some of my readers have kids that like dinosaurs.

Be well.

Thank you for the template! I really like this post and one day when I build up the courage I will pitch to blogs. I write to give teenagers an escape and maybe I could incorporate that into a guest post.

Yes, I’m trying to focus much more on guest blogging instead of writing purely for my own website. It’s an excellent way to make some meaningful online friendships and of course build audience too. Thanks for the excellent guide!

Interesting post. I enjoy blogging, and usually post to my own blog once a week, but I haven’t done as much guest blogging as I could have. I’ll definitely have to look more into opportunities to write a guest blog! I’ll grab that template!

As for the analytics review, I certainly could use one. I struggle to make use of the analytic information I have and I know I’m not utilizing them the way I should…

I don’t write on my blog a lot and now that I’m without a computer it’s pretty much nonexistent. I have always been open to blogging more and really guest blogging but seem to come up short in certain areas. You really covered all bases here though and make it seem simple.

Thanks for this post. Great advice. It falls in line with advice I got from a publisher/reporter here in Alaska about going to the media where your readers are.
I think it’s funny that authors will spend hours on a Pinterest page pinning images and inspiration for their ideal characters, but they won’t spend anytime thinking about their ideal readership and where those people hang out and what they like to read.

Thanks again for posting.