<a href="http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6853" src="http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ereader.jpg" alt="ereader" width="200" height="196" /></a>Today’s blog world is highly competitive. A quick check at <a href="http://www.worldometers.info/blogs/" data-tooltip="attached">Blogging Statistics - Worldometers</a> shows over 2 million posts (and counting) for July 14, 2016.

With numbers like that, our blogs can get lost sea of options.

So what can bloggers do to attract readers?

I suggest these five things.
<h6>An Irresistible Title</h6>
Something catchy that piques interest. Try one of these ideas:
<ul>
 	<li>Ask an open-ended question</li>
 	<li>Include who, what, when where, or how to</li>
 	<li>Make ’em curious– tease, contradict, challenge a belief</li>
 	<li>Offer a solution or benefit in the content</li>
</ul>
<h6>Plenty of White Space</h6>
Keep paragraphs short – no more than four lines is the guideline. Many readers use their phones and tablets. Lines and lines of text are boring and hard to read.
<h6>Captivating Graphics</h6>
What’s the quote: “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Include visuals that pull the reader into the blog.

But, always use legal to copy images. Last thing, any blogger needs is a copyright troll targeting your image.
<h6>Short Posts</h6>
People are busy. Even 500 words can push a reader’s attention. <a href="http://wp.me/P6raJB-16y">I suggest my guest bloggers keep their posts under 500.</a>

If your topic requires more than a 1,000 words to communicate the idea, maybe cut it into two posts by ending on a hook that will make the reader return.
<h6>Succinct Posts</h6>
Know your target audience and write posts specific to that audience.

<a href="http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/08/richard-the-frizzle/">Miller Farm Friday is a great example.</a> Chicken Wrangler Sara’s posts are all about life on their urban farm. And, they are short!

Do my suggestions come with a guarantee of success? Unfortunately, no. There are too many variables for guarantees, but I do believe these five suggestions are extremely important to gain a reader's attention.

If you want more ideas just Google “How to build blog readership.” I did and in .80 seconds, 341,000 results appeared.

Do you have ideas of your own? If so, please share in the comments.