How to Get More Facebook and Blog Followers

How can I get more reach on Facebook so that people LIKE my page and engage with me?
How can I get more blog comments and actually get people to engage with me on my blog?

The above are two of the most commonly asked questions we hear at BlogPaws. Luckily, we have access to some of the best online social media gurus around, many of whom are speaking at the 7th BlogPaws Conference taking place May 28-30 in Nashville, Tennessee.

As a warmup to the conference, BlogPaws staffers have been interviewing many of our speakers. These sneak preview sessions give you some fab insights and access to what attendees can expect to hear.

On tap for this round are Jessica Rhae Williams of You Did What With Your Weiner blog and Jodi Stone of Heart Like a Dog blog. Both ladies are one-on-one speakers. Here’s what they had to tell us during the recent Google + BlogPaws Cares and Shares live on air.

Take note of:

Jessica: For those who are attending the conference and want a sneak preview and for those who cannot attend, what are two tips you can give to help someone improve the reach of their Facebook content and part B to that: When should someone pay to boost a post?

Jodi: Similarly, For those who are attending the conference and want a sneak preview and for those who cannot attend, what are two tips you can give to bloggers on how to keep readers engaged.

Jessica: I hear folks saying they are abandoning Facebook, they are aggravated with all the rapid changes: What is your response to that? And is Facebook the #1 referrer of traffic to your blog?

Jodi: At least once or twice a week, a blogger will write to us and say they feel burned out or perhaps they are at a loss for how to keep readers interested. What advice would you give them?

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