In this Wix blog tutorial I’m going to give you 3 expert tips on how to create a high-converting
blog using the new Wix blog.
With the new Wix blog, I’m able to get more traffic and hundreds of new email subscribers
everyday on autopilot.
So without further ado, here are the 3 best tips for your new Wix blog:
Tip #1: Setup Your New Wix Blog For Success
The new Wix blog has a ton of new features to help you create a high-converting blog
easily.
You can edit the way the blog’s displayed to make it easier for your readers to find
the content they’re looking for by placing your blog categories and a search bar up top,
you can choose one of 8 stunning new layouts for the entire posts feed as well as for the
categories feed, and you can change the look and design of all blog elements to fit in
with your branding.
Another cool thing with the new Wix blog is that you can create and grow an active community
with blog members.
This way you can add multiple writers to your blog, have individual member pages where each
member can check out the other’s latest posts, followers, and comments, and have members
get email and mobile notifications on people they follow, on comments, and on new posts.
This is a great way to get your readers and engaged, and always coming back to your blog.
Tip #2: Integrate Your Email Form Directly On The Wix Blog
A great thing about the new Wix blog is that you’re able to integrate HTML forms directly
within the body of your blog posts.
This makes it way easier for you to gather email subscribers on autopilot, since your
readers can just fill out the email opt-in form within your blog post to get a content
upgrade, for instance.
With the old Wix blog you couldn’t integrate email forms within blog posts, and instead
could only have them on pages.
As such, you had to do a workaround in which a reader had to click on a link within a blog
post, to then land on a landing page with the email opt-in form.
The new Wix blog removes this extra step by allowing you to integrate email opt-in forms
directly within the blog post, so your email list is guaranteed to skyrocket with this
extra step removed.
To add an email opt-in form to the body of your blog posts, all you have to do is click
on the + sign on the left hand side of a new line, and then on ‘insert HTML code’,
or directly on the ‘insert HTML code’ button at the bottom of the blog post editor,
then click on the first button on the left which is to ‘add HTML or URL’, and paste
the HTML code that your email marketing platform gives you for any particular form.
I use ConvertKit as my email marketing platform, so let’s do this step by step.
In ConvertKit, I’ll go ahead and click on the form I want to embed, then on settings,
embed, raw HTML, copy the code that appears, and then paste it in the space provided on
Wix, and then click on update.
And that’s it!
Now anyone who lands on your blog post can fill out this form to opt-in to your email
list.
Tip #3: Optimize Your Image’s Alt Text For Pinterest
Another great update in the new is that all over your blog’s images now have this ‘pin
it’ button when you place your cursor over them.
Thing is, if you don’t optimize your images’ alt text, this ‘pin it’ button won’t
be used to its fullest extent.
Instead of just adding your blog post title as the alt text, insert a description optimized
for Pinterest SEO, with calls to action, keywords, and hashtags.
This way, when a reader clicks on the ‘pin it’ button to pin your image, it’ll be
easier to find on the platform and, as such, do way better in search.
To add alt text to your images, just click on the image, and then on the gear icon to
access the image settings.The second line is where you’ll add your alt text, with
the Pinterest optimized description, and then press done at the bottom.
Always remember to publish any changes you’ve made so that they’re live.
So there you have it!
Now with these 3 expert tips, you now know how to create a high-converting blog using
the new Wix blog.
Make sure to leave a comment below with which tips you’re most excited to try out.
Also make sure to click on the link in the description box below to download the FREE
‘How To Blog On Wix Guide’ so that you make the most out of your new Wix blog.