Blog Tips: Related Post Recommendation Services

I've been using Linked Within on my stamping blog now for about six months and have seen a big increase in visitors staying longer on my blog. Very few just come and look at a single post and then leave anymore. This is desirable for blog owners, because the longer they stay, the more they see that they want to purchase. Even I find myself browsing more on my own blog!

A related posts recommendation service will add a "footer" across the bottom of each blog entry you post automatically. There are other services out there, but Linked Within is easy to install and completely free, plus it works with any blogging platform (Typepad, Blogger, Word Press, etc).

Linked Within gives you 3-5 "if you liked this, you may wish to visit such-and-such post" recommendations, complete with a thumbnail picture to pique interest. It draws recommendations from your entire blog, not just recent entries.

Give a related posts reccomendation service a shot and see if your readers don't increase greatly the amount of time they spend discovering hidden gems in your blog.

Comments

[Sara Mattson-Blume]

Thanks for the tip--I didn't realize how easy it was to use that!

[cristy]

Thanks so much for sharing this! This is one of my favorite features of your site & one I miss when I visit other blogs. You're the BEST!