how to let readers follow my blog and get an email when I post

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  sherrielb · Member · May 16, 2016 at 1:22 pm

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  If a reader wants to subscribe to my blog and get it in their in box when I post, how do I do that?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · May 16, 2016 at 1:44 pm

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  Hi @sherrielb – Followers with a WordPress.com user account, who choose to follow your blog will see your most recent posts when they view their Reader. You can also install the Follow Blog Widget which will allow followers to sign up for notifications via their email address.

  If you are trying to increase the traffic to your site, here are some good tips: https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/

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  writesrealgood · Member · May 16, 2016 at 1:53 pm

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  There’s some information about that here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/

  To get to your Customise area right away:
  https://toolsinmytoolbox.wordpress.com./wp-admin/customize.php?

  In my case, once in Customize, I had to click a couple times until Add Widget was available, and then find the option for Follow.

  Good luck with your ‘cat’ parenting,
  Jason, still parenting two ‘dogs’

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  sherrielb · Member · May 17, 2016 at 4:10 pm

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  Thanks for your helpful tips! I am obviously a newbie. I appreciate your taking the time to help me out.

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  timethief · Member · May 17, 2016 at 4:25 pm

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  All that’s required to follow any blog is exactly what you were required to provide to register here, and that is a valid email address that the published posts can be sent to.

  Here subscribers control their own subscriptions and frequency of receipt of posts from sites they subscribe to. We cannot act on their behalf.

  You can set up email subscriptions here > Appearance > Widgets > Follow Blog Widgets by using this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/

  We have a subscription shortcode which you can make use of. The help page on it is right here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/blog-subscription-shortcode/ You can also include the subscription shortcode at the end of every post you publish.

  Staff have recently added the mailchimp widget for subscriptions and here is the link to the guide you must use https://en.support.wordpress.com/mailchimp