How to Improve Your Blog by Solving a Reader's Problem
Today's episode is a writing challenge and is all about how you can spot and solve your readers' problems, which is a powerful way to grow your audience.

Do it well and you'll make a positive impression on people, create a memory and give people a reason to come back, and give people a story to tell others.




Businesswoman with a worried frown busy thinking by Lars Zahner on 500px


In this Episode
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How to spot the problems your readers are struggling with right now
How to anticipate your readers' future problems
5 ways you can solve your readers' problems

Tools Mentioned in this Episode
There are a variety of keyword research tools available but I’m going to recommend you read Rand Fishkin’s "Beginners Guide to SEO", which has a section on keyword research. He recommends starting with:

Google AdWords Keyword Planner Tool
Google Trends
Microsoft Bing Ads Intelligence
Wordtracker’s Free Basic Keyword Demand

The team at Moz also have good tips about how to do Keyword Research.
Further Reading on Solving Readers' Problems

Content isn't King - Here's What Is!
Survey Your Readers and Discover Who They are and How You Can Be More Useful to Them
Blog Post Idea: Answer a Reader Question
The Surprisingly Simple Secret to Knowing What Your Readers Want

Also check out these previous 'writing challenges' in this series at:

Write a List Post
Write a Link Post
Come up with 10 Blog post Ideas

How did you go with todays challenge?
Do you solve your readers' problems? If so - how did you work out what their problems were? Any surprises?

I'd love to hear your feedback on this approach to blogging in comments below.
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