How to Get Subscribers?

You should always keep the "subscribe" button or widget accessible at any time and make it very visible. Have an iconic image of the RSS Feed near the subscription button. It'll surely convince the readers to subscribe to your site.

The next step that you can do is to give some reward to your readers. Offer them a reward or an incentive such as free-ad space, uncharted content, free WP-Themes, and weekly updates on Do-Follow Forums or Blogs to entice them. You should always keep in mind about what kind of freebie would accommodate your readers best and put yourself in their shoes. Being considerate towards your readers can score you some brownie points and hence more subscribers. Make your readers more aware with your blog content and keep them updated.

What you could do next is to use FeedBurner, which provides unprecedented and useful set of tools and services in satisfying your Podcast, RSS, or email subscribers. FeedBurner also provides a service called "FeedFlares" which allows you to place a link that only your subscribers would be able to see. Meanwhile, you should also offer your readers more than just RSS since not everyone is the same, and you can't just force and strict them only to RSS Subscriptions. Diversifying the subscription option is best as some of your readers might prefer a weekly newsletter or an email subscription over RSS.

The next step you can do to get subscribers is to decide between Full and Excerpt RSS, which has been a prolonged debated topic in the scene of blogging. Posting only an excerpt on the RSS Feed might backfire as it can be irritating to the readers since they would have to visit your site to view the rest of the content. Balancing your posting method is the key to attract subscribers. On the other hand, you should add your Feed on any existing forums. For instances, you can add your RSS Feed to DigitalPoint and stand the chance to get a 10% increase in traffic and rent other people's RSS Feed bar on the DigitalPoint to get a steady flow of traffic.

Last but not least is to guest post yourself, which is a great way to expose and share your personal thoughts with the masses. It is really a win-win situation for both parties as you will gain more fan base while sharing your ideas with new readers and the host gets uniquely written free content by you. To guest post, send a simple email to your preferred site and state your intention in a concise manner.