A lot of times I like to point my wonderful readers (like you!) to some cool web pages or products that I’ve found. In some cases, I like to contact the author of those pages or products to let them know that I’m linking to them, and also to find out if they’d prefer a specific keyword or phrase for the anchor text.
I recently wanted to contact someone for this very reason but gave up after ten minutes because I could not find a “contact” page anywhere.
If you’re reading this, and you have yet to create a contact page for your blog or website, I encourage you to stop what you’re doing and go do that now! Here’s a contact form plugin for Wordpress that’s quick and easy to install.
It’s very important that you are accessible for many reasons. Maybe someone just wants to comment on how great your site is. Maybe someone would like to submit a guest article. Or maybe they’d like to contact you for an interview or ask about advertising on your site. These are just a few of many possible reasons.
If you don’t have an “about me” page or “contact me” page, it may seem like you don’t want to be accessible and people may wonder why. Having a way for your audience to contact you (even if it’s through a virtual assistant) establishes a sense of trust and credibility. You could be missing out on a lot by ignoring this.
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This really is something that is terribly overlooked in nearly every blogging advice site I’ve visited.
It really just makes sense – if you want to talk AT people, then don’t worry about it. But if you want to chat WITH people, well then we all need to get to know each other.
Cheers
Patrick
@Patrick – That’s it exactly! If you want to create a dialogue with your readers, neglecting to add a contact or about page is a surefire way to prevent that from happening.
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