I read something somewhere that said to apply the Rule of Five daily, to increase your blog readership. Unfortunately, I can not remember where it was. If anyone knows, please drop me an email so I can update this post to give credit where credit is due.
What is the Rule of Five? In a nutshell, do 5 of 5 things everyday. Off the top of my head, here is an example:
- Digg 5 posts – yours or other’s!
- Send 5 tweets – tweet your posts, respond to followers, talk about your day
- Comment on 5 blogs – be sure you make sense and sound interesting, people will click on you to see what else you have to say
- Respond to 5 comments – Answer comments! Let people know you care about what they say!
- Make 5 comments/posts in forum - get your name out there and people will come check you out!
When I was working so hard to build my blog on Blogger, I did all the above and many more! Since I have been at Mom Cube for almost 2 months, I realize that I have to start working to get my readership up here. I get over 100 emails a day from all over, consequently I do not have time to do all the above and still post! So, I have been working on a list today that I hope is do-able. Mine is more of a weekly list.
Kelli’s Rule of Five: I have decided that I can do some things each day and still accomplish more than I am now. 
Plus, I am hoping that posting about it will hold me accountable!
- Digg 1 post
- Visit 1 forum and comment
- Check Twitter
- Weekly Task #1
- Weekly Task #2
Monday
- Participate in Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie
- Visit 5 MPM participants and comment
Tuesday
- Participate in Tackle It Tuesdays at 5 Minutes for Mom
- Visit 5 Tackle it Tuesdays participants and comment
Wednesday
- Check RSS feeds I follow and actually click through some and comment.
- Email day – respond to it, post, it, get it handled!
Thursday
- Respond to applicable comments (I receive emails of comments and can leave the in my inbox to work down each week!)
- Send emails about current contests (This is something I have slacked on and need to get back to)
Friday
- Share some link love! Blog about something I saw, Twitter it, FaceBook it…. no matter what, get someone else’s link posted somewhere!
- Post giveaway links on 5 sites.
It is Tuesday! One of the things on my to do list is: Get Blogging Basics posts started! I can now mark that off and I only have 13 more things on my Blog To Do list. That also means I have to add something to my list for next week…. Blogging Basics: Forums. I am going to tell you my favorite forums to visit! Do you have one? Email me, if it isn’t one I use, I will include it AND a link to your site as the recommending person!
*This post is linked to Tackle It Tuesdays at 5 Minutes for Mom.
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Great ideas! Now, if I could only figure out Digg. lol
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Blogging is definately addicting. Whoooweee, and I dearly love it so. Thank you for taking time to help us with the Basics of blogging.
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I think I like your 5′s better.
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Kelly (great name BTW), people keep saying “if only I could figure out Digg” I kept saying the same thing for a long time. Finally, I made an account and clicked “submit new post” or something similar. It was very straight forward.
Marj, thanks a bunch! I am excited about bringing my readers the neat little tid-bits I have picked up.
I was talking to a friend about how “newer” bloggers all seem to ask the same questions. I have decided to address them in normal people speak.
Hopefully people will learn something AND it will get me away from being a straight review blog. LOL!
Don’t worry, though… giveaways will still be happening!
Michelle, LOL! I, obviously, like mine better, too!
It isn’t quite a much to do, but is the same principle. I hope y’all try these for a couple months and keep track of if it is working or not. I am thinking it is working… I just got back on track today (and completed my Tuesday tasks WOOT!) and already have 3 new Google Connect followers. 
Great article! Thanks for sharing
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Thanks, Sarah!
Thanks for the great article, I am new and appreciate very helpful posts like this one.
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Great suggestions! I know that these will really help out:)
Thanks!
Excellent Post! Very helpful! I think I often try to do much commenting and networking in one sitting, and then I’ll have a couple of weeks where I don’t feel like doing much visiting or commenting at all. I just get burned out. But this strategy makes a lot of sense. Some times a little can go a long way. Thanks for posting!
These are all great ideas. I try to respond to all my comments, but some days it’s just not possible. The rule of 5 is great, especially for busy times.
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Jaina’s Mom – I am so glad you found it helpful! Don’t forget to get your tasks done for the day.
Jerri, I find that I, too, go through periods of different things. This is why I felt that I should share the “better” way of doing things.
Good luck! I hope you see a difference.
I know, right!? I do not respond to giveaway comments, because well… that would be nearly impossible. Otherwise, I try to respond
Thanks for the great suggestions. I’ll have to see how many of your rules of 5 I can fit into my day. I need to check out Digg too.
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Ellen, be sure to let us know! I am excited to see what things you put to use to improve your already awesome blog!
These are great ideas. I definitely need to work on doing these things and being more consistent. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!