# 7 Tips for Increasing Engagement with Your Blog \| Ep\. \#429

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/7-tips-for-increasing-engagement-with-your-blog-ep-429/  
**Published:** 2017-10-04  
**Updated:** 2017-12-06  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In Episode \#429, Eric and Neil discuss 7 tips for increasing engagement with your blog\. Tune in to learn how you can boost your viewer’s engagement levels and hook them\.\.\.  

---

In Episode #429, Eric and Neil discuss 7 tips for increasing engagement with your blog. Tune in to learn how you can boost your viewer’s engagement levels and hook them so they have to keep coming back for more.

### Time Stamped Show Notes:

- 00:27 – Today’s topic: _7 Tips for Increasing Engagement with Your Blog_
- 00:35 – First is to write your blog in a conversational tone by using “you” and “I” 
    - 00:54 – People become more engaged and they will probably leave comments
- 01:00 – Add a live chat button to your blog
- 01:26 – Third is to wrap up your blog post with a conclusion 
    - 01:36 – Most readers will read your conclusion first before reading the whole blog
- 01:44 – Fourth is adding different types of content 
    - 02:00 – Some read on their mobile while others on their computer
- 02:13 – Fifth is to respond to comments in your blog
- 02:30 – Connect social media channels with [Edgar](https://meetedgar.com/)
- 03:08 – Seventh is to do a content upgrade with [Thrive](https://thrivethemes.com/content-upgrade-templates/), [Hello Bar](https://www.hellobar.com/), [OptinMonster](http://optinmonster.com/)
    - 04:00 – There are different content upgrades available at [Leadpages](https://www.leadpages.net/)
- 04:15 – [Marketing School](http://marketingschool.io/) is giving away 90-day FREE trial to [Crazy Egg](https://www.crazyegg.com/) which is a visual analytics tool 
    - 04:26 – Go to [SingleGrain.com/giveaway](http://singlegrain.com/giveaway) to get your copy
- 04:28 – That’s it for today’s episode!

### 3 Key Points:

1. Writing in a conversational tone will engage your readers making them more likely to comment.
2. Use social media platforms to increase your blog’s reach.
3. Have a catchy conclusion, most readers read it first anyway.

**Leave some feedback:**

- **What should we talk about next?** Please let us know in the comments below.
- **Did you enjoy this episode?** If so, please leave a short review.

**Connect with us:**

- [NeilPatel.com](http://neilpatel.com/)
- [Quick Sprout](https://www.quicksprout.com/)
- [Growth Everywhere](https://growtheverywhere.com/)
- [Single Grain](https://www.singlegrain.com/)
- [Twitter @neilpatel](https://twitter.com/neilpatel)
- [Twitter @ericosiu](https://twitter.com/ericosiu)