Google pays attention to many things on your site - keywords, links, content, etc.
Google also monitors how 'sticky' your site is.
The 'stickiness' of your site refers to how long people stay on certain pages of your site and if they come back.
The longer people stay on a page, the stickier your site is, and the stickier your site, the better rank Google will give you.
 Here are 5 ways to make your site sticky.
1.
Offer alternative Ways to Subscribe - Other than just subscribing via RSS, offer other ways to stay in contact with the blog such as daily email updates or a weekly newsletter.
2.
Make your blog personal - People will stay with a blog that has a bit of personality.
Instead of just giving off facts like a robot, add your own thoughts, write things in a way you'd say them (but make sure it makes sense).
Blogs aren't wiki's or press releases, they are a way to add a face or voice to your brand.
3.
Simple Bookmarking - Don't forget to remind people to bookmark your site.
A lot of people still use bookmarking and reminding them does nothing but good.
4.
Puzzles and Quizzes - Puzzles and quizzes can keep people on your site longer, just look at Farmville on Facebook.
People spend hours on there.
Google "free games for website" to find a lot of options out there.
5.
Keep Posting - You must keep adding content.
Some people will go to the home page and see how often you update.
It is very frustrating to find good content and see the blogger hasn't updated in 3 weeks.
BONUS: Since you all are so nice, I'll give you a bonus point on how to make your site sticky.
Videos - Put a video on your site.
Whether it's an embed from Youtube or uploaded to your own server, videos keep people on your site.
Having a 1-2 minute video people can watch keeps them on the site for that duration.
If they click out of the site after that video, at least you got them staying there for 1-2 minutes - a lot longer than if they read your header and clicked out.
Keep your site sticky with these tips and you'll have more people viewing, and more people staying.
Google also monitors how 'sticky' your site is.
The 'stickiness' of your site refers to how long people stay on certain pages of your site and if they come back.
The longer people stay on a page, the stickier your site is, and the stickier your site, the better rank Google will give you.
 Here are 5 ways to make your site sticky.
1.
Offer alternative Ways to Subscribe - Other than just subscribing via RSS, offer other ways to stay in contact with the blog such as daily email updates or a weekly newsletter.
2.
Make your blog personal - People will stay with a blog that has a bit of personality.
Instead of just giving off facts like a robot, add your own thoughts, write things in a way you'd say them (but make sure it makes sense).
Blogs aren't wiki's or press releases, they are a way to add a face or voice to your brand.
3.
Simple Bookmarking - Don't forget to remind people to bookmark your site.
A lot of people still use bookmarking and reminding them does nothing but good.
4.
Puzzles and Quizzes - Puzzles and quizzes can keep people on your site longer, just look at Farmville on Facebook.
People spend hours on there.
Google "free games for website" to find a lot of options out there.
5.
Keep Posting - You must keep adding content.
Some people will go to the home page and see how often you update.
It is very frustrating to find good content and see the blogger hasn't updated in 3 weeks.
BONUS: Since you all are so nice, I'll give you a bonus point on how to make your site sticky.
Videos - Put a video on your site.
Whether it's an embed from Youtube or uploaded to your own server, videos keep people on your site.
Having a 1-2 minute video people can watch keeps them on the site for that duration.
If they click out of the site after that video, at least you got them staying there for 1-2 minutes - a lot longer than if they read your header and clicked out.
Keep your site sticky with these tips and you'll have more people viewing, and more people staying.