The Science Of Phobias
Fear is an important part of life. It's how we know when to run away from bugs, or when to stand up for ourselves in a fight. But it has its downsides too — like the irrational fear of loud noises, or the irrational fear of spiders.
Phobias are a little different than your average everyday fears; they're unreasonable, often debilitating, and they take a lot more than just bravery to overcome. In this post we'll explore some of the most common phobias and how they affect people - as well as what you can do about them!
An informative introduction to an informational blog post titled "The Science Of Phobias".
A user on Reddit, The-Pruld, then posted my article.
It was then crossposted to The Bad Webcomics Wiki , and as I was trying to track down how the heck my blog had been linked on their website, I also discovered they were linking to one of my previous articles titled "How To Make Your Blog And Webcomic Better Known" . Wait a minute! I thought. What's a webcomic doing linking to one of my articles about making a blog and webcomic better known?
Soon after posting this on Reddit, the editors at The Bad Webcomics Wiki contacted me about possible cross-posting.
The previous day, I'd been contacted by the editor of The Bad Webcomics Wiki , Daniel Rasmuson, who had asked permission to link to my website in an article he was writing titled " How To Make Your Webcomic Better Known ".
On May 14th, 2013 I posted an article on my blog titled " The Science Of Phobias ", which summarized a ton of research and scientific facts about phobias.
What follows is the story of how a simple blog post could receive over 100,000 hits in a matter of weeks.
It was not a huge success. It had just over 300 likes, and people weren't really talking about it on Twitter. I posted it on my Facebook page, but that was more of a "look at what I wrote" kind of thing than an attempt to get my friends to talk about the article.
So let me back up a bit and give you some context for this entire situation.
I try to publish one post every week on my blog, but this schedule is not always very consistent. When I was writing the post I mentioned above, I felt like there were some major holes in the blog post and wanted to expand upon them before publishing them to the public.
This blog post was my 5th most viewed article and it was not even a top 10 best-performing article.
The Science Of Phobias (an article I published on my blog) went on to be one of the most viewed articles ever published on this website. This means that it beat out some of the top-performing titles I had written here in the past, including:
This is me publishing an article about how to write and edit your own articles to make them more popular . I'm going to tell you how I got over 100,000 views from a single blog post within a span of two weeks.
As of June 8th, 2013 , it had over 450 comments and about 300 upvotes on Reddit, with plenty more page views than that.
This article on my blog titled " The Science Of Phobias " has been the most popular article I have ever written. It became so popular that a website dedicated to reviewing bad webcomics, The Bad Webcomics Wiki , crossposted it to their website and put it in their wiki as one of the best articles they've seen on their site.
My name is Adam Michael Elliott and I am a freelance writer and illustrator based in London, England.
Here's what I did to get this kind of exposure.
My site is hosted via BigScoots , whose hosting packages start at $7 a month.
I used an Advanced WordPress Theme called "Avada" by Elegant Themes . This is not the cheapest option out there and starts at $60 a year, but definitely worth it for the convenience and looks. There are dozens of cheap advanced WordPress themes out there, so shop around if you don't like Avada.
I use Hootsuite to manage my RSS feeds and social media posts. This allows me to schedule my updates for when people are online and not just posting whenever I feel like it (although I do that too) . I pay for the service, starting at $9.99 a month.
I've been writing and illustrating webcomics for about eight years now, which is how I made my money before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator.
So let's go through each of the steps and see what they all mean, as well as some tips you can use to get similar results with your own blog or website!
The process I used to go from a simple post on my blog to over 100,000 page views was not an overnight thing and it took some time (and patience) before things started getting super popular.
Conclusion
That was pretty lengthy, but it was worth it to go over everything. I hope the above helped you understand what went into getting a blog post with over 100,000 views, and how you can do the same thing for your own blog or website.
As far as your own posts go, sometimes all you really need is to add something new and interesting to the conversation that's been going on for hours. Like in my recent article about how to get better at writing, your content doesn't have to be groundbreaking or ground-breaking…just good.
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