End of the year, or end of the decade as it is this year, is usually the time when everyone is looking back at what happened in the year but also a time where many are looking forward to what is going to happen in the future.
You can use this period to write some year end linkbait blog posts, grow your blog traffic and increase loyal readership. Year end posts are top list posts with great blog headlines and they are also very simplified posts which makes them very reader friendly and easy to share.
Here are some examples of what you can do on your blog for the end of the year period:
Best posts of the year
Publish a list of top 10 most visited posts on your blog. Or a top 10 list of most commented posts on your blog. Or most retweeted. Or just your favourite posts. Everything is permitted. This type of post gives you a great opportunity to put some great posts back into the reader spotlight.
Lessons I have learned this year
You have the authority, your readers want to know what lessons you have learned so they can improve as well. Posting a “lessons learned” article is a great way to have a summary of tips and advice that you have collected over the past year. It makes a great post that people love to share. See my blogging lessons learned.
Top list of the year
Ranking lists are very viral. Create a list of people that have impacted your industry the most in this year. List blogs that you read the most during the year. Again, everything is permitted and there are so many opportunities for you.
Year in review – best and worst
Write a simple, “review of the year” post. What happened in your industry, what was good, what was bad. Maybe do a quick month by month summary.
Predictions for the new year
Another very viral type of post. Write a post on things you recommend people to look forward to in the next year, explain why you think something will happen.
New Year’s resolutions post
What are you hoping for in the new year? What projects are you working on? What goals did you set yourself, what are you trying to achieve? This is a very personal type of post and it helps you connect with your visitors, which will surely win you more fans and loyal readers.
Year end offers
If you’re selling your own product, you can use the year end to improve sales. Offer a special year-end discount and encourage your visitors not only to buy the product for themselves but also to give the product as a gift to their friends.
As you can see, there are so many options to make the end of the year a great finnish with lots of new visitors, links to your blog and new loyal readers. Now you just have to stop reading and start producing blog posts.
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Thanks Marko
I particularly like the New Years resolution idea, I can see that working particularly well for creating interaction and getting visitors to leave comments.
I also like the year in review I am going to do mine based on the constant changes happening in social Media.
Cheers Adam Bean
Thanks for continuing to provide such useful advice. I’ve learned a lot from your posts this year. All the best for the new year!
Thanks a lot for such a great advice.
These kind of article will definitely bring lots of new reader. Moreover they give a chance to expose old content to the new readers quickly. Very useful to create loyalty and increase page views.
Thanks again…
Hi Marko – I’m going to point out this excellent post to the bunch of bloggers who’ve done Leo’s A-List Blogging Bootcamp.
Thanks for some great suggestions!
oh wow sounds great, thanks Mary!
Great tips, and nice site. I just subscribed, thank you, and speaking of the year end, happy new year to you!
Cheers,
Miche
yes, this is definitively a good idea to have a roundup of what happened for the whole year back.
i will arrange to have that kind of post soon.
Some great ideas for blog posts coming into the new year, Marko!
It’s kind of strange yet not surprising everyone gets all excited about the new year and making new years resolutions. The trick is to STICK to these resolutions and continue that excitement that generates from creating these resolutions.
Sarge | BeginnerBlogger.com
Thanks Sarge. It is always like that, you must work consistent and you must keep working, it is like that in bloggers and in anything else you do.
I like the top 10 styles.
Nice tips man.. You gave me some great post ideas ..
I love this list. Very helpful, thanks!
Thanks for the comments, I am glad this article helped you with some post ideas!
thanks for this! This will surely help my site gain more readers by following this post’s advice…
Marko,
Thanks for sharing this. A quick glance at this has already given me about 10 different content ideas that I can implement.
Thanks for the ideas Marko.
I personally love the New Year Resolution idea and am planning to share the updates with my readers. I generally try to keep myself up-to-date with the list of things I need done for my resolutions.
Very good post.
I’m going to write posts about some of these and one where I document how much I’ve earned from each advertising avenue over the previous 12 months.
These are some great ideas. I’ve actually been bouncing the idea around in my head for a year end blog post. I wanted to highlight some of my best posts and also give thanks for to some key people who have helped my blog or taught me something this year. Great idea for all bloggers to wrap up the year.
Love the ideas, already got a few post ideas written down.
There’s been a lot happening in Electronic Music and DJing over the last 10 years which should make a great post to talk about
Your articles are great Marko, and this one is no exception. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the tips!
I’m definitely going to use three or four of these tips on my blog. Need to expand my stake in social media and posts like these are quite easy for people to Tweet, Digg and Stumble
-Dean
I always try to better myself for next year and say my internet marketing will be even better, and I know I can do it!
Thanks for great posting, I generally give more important to review best and worst, I mean what I achieved and loosed in previous year and also I will focus what I can gain more.
hi there. i am a fashion blogger and finding this website is such a blessing for me!
those are great ideas for a year-end post. thank you for sharing and keep me acknowledged about blogging.
The best and worst of the year is the one that im planning to implement. I’m seeing a lot of “best posts” and “lessons I learned” type of posts and I think they are obsolete already.
Great post this one, I have impleted virtually everything.
Keep up the good work Marko, see you in the new year
I love the idea about the best post of the year. Worst ia a good idea too! Good to see this post. Thanks for sharing! Happy Holidays!
Publishing top 10 most visited blog post its a great idea to explore.