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7 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
| Guest post by: Kris De Leon |
Article Overview: Now that you created some amazing content for your blog, are you feeling a bit stuck on how to get the right people to look at your blog post? It can be frustrating when you spend a great deal of time writing that ideal article, but are having a hard time figuring out how to get the right people to look at what you wrote. Here are 7 ways you can drive traffic to your blog, and get the right audience to become avid readers.
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7 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
Now that you created some amazing content for your blog, are you
feeling a bit stuck on how to get the right people to look at your blog
post? It can be frustrating when you spend a great deal of time writing
that ideal article, but are having a hard time figuring out how to get
the right people to look at what you wrote. Here are 7 ways you can
drive traffic to your blog, and get the right audience to become avid
readers.
1) Submit your article to one or more of the major article directories
If you wrote a value-driven article that provides solutions to your
target audience, you can submit your article to one of the major article
directories such as Ezine Articles, Go Articles, and Articles Base.
Some of these article directories have a strict minimum word count,
which often starts with a minimum of 400 words.
By posting several articles in these directories, you position
yourself as the expert in your field, and you can redirect people to
your blog by providing links at the end of each article to find out more
about you. You can also tag your articles with the appropriate keywords
so that your articles show up on the search results when people are
looking for your type of information.
2) Submit your blog post to social bookmarking sites
Social bookmarking sites are great places to post relevant content
within your niche. It’s a way for Internet users to organize, store,
share and search for “bookmarks” of various resources that can be found
online. If your blog addresses a particular topic that your niche
audience finds valuable, you can share your blog on these social
bookmarking sites so that other people can find it.
Popular social bookmarking sites include Delicious, Stumbleupon,
Digg, and reddit. Make sure to tag your blog post with the appropriate
keywords so that your post can be found when people are searching for
your topic. Since these social bookmarking sites have a high volume of
traffic, they can also assist with boosting your search engine rankings,
thereby increasing the chances of your blog being found online.
3) Guest post on another blog
Research your niche and find blogs that have a high volume of
traffic. You can find these blogs by searching on popular keywords in
your niche, and checking out the blogs that rank on page one of Google.
Connect with these blog owners and start developing relationships with
them.
Before asking if you can post on their blog, do something for them
first, such as offering to post their material on your blog. Focus on
developing a great relationship with these bloggers, and show them how
your blog can provide value to their audience. Once you do this, you can
now ask to guest post on their blog, and provide a link back to your
own blog. This is a great way to leverage off a blog that already has a
large following in your niche.
4) Link your social media profiles to your blog
When you’ve posted your content on your blog, make sure to link that
post across all your social media profiles. Your blog content should be
posted on Facebook and Twitter, and also LinkedIn if you have a profile
there. By posting your blog on your social media profiles, your friends
and followers will see it, and if they like it, they will share your
content with the people in their network. This creates a viral effect,
exposing your content to a larger audience. In addition to each
individual post, make sure that the link to your blog is clearly visible
from your profile information, so people who see your profile can
easily be directed to your blog.
5) Integrate your blog with your website
If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner, and you have a business
website, make sure to post a link to your blog from your website. It’s a
very simple process to add that link, and it allows you to leverage the
traffic that’s already coming into your business website.
6) Comment on other people’s blogs
Check out other blogs in your niche, and read their posts. Pay very
close attention to those blogs that have a high volume of traffic, along
with the posts that have a high number of comments. After reading their
content, post your own comment and include a link back to your blog.
Make sure that your comment contains valuable thoughts and insights, and
that it contributes to the discussion. Otherwise, some people may view
it as spam, and the blog owner may remove your comment. When other
people see that you’re providing valuable insights, they may be
encouraged to check out your blog through the link you provided.
7) Create a video, and drive them back to your blog
After posting your content, create a very simple video, which
describes what your article is all about. It doesn’t have to be long,
but provide just enough interesting information that gets your potential
reader excited to check out your blog. Once you have created the video,
upload your video to the sharing sites like YouTube and Viddler. Tag
your video with the right keywords so that your video can come up in a
search. Once you’ve uploaded your video, make sure that your video links
back to your blog.
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About the Author: Kris De Leon RSS for Kris's articles - Visit Kris's website Here are some of the challenges and problems I help solve for entrepreneurs and small business owners: - Help them gain clarity on their target market and ideal customer profile, and making sure their marketing message is crystal clear to them - Help them to drive targeted leads to their online profiles - Help them create an engagement strategy that gets their followers to actively participate, and rave about their business to their network of followers - Help them convert their followers into paying customers, and get their followers to spend with them time and time again. - Help them measure the results of their online marketing and social media campaigns so that their time and money is best spent on activities getting them results Prior to my career in online marketing and social media, I have strong international experience with a solid track record of building businesses in Japan and the U.K. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000, and have a strong passion for adventure travel and learning new cultures. I speak business-level Japanese after living over 5 years in Japan, and I am also a certified Scuba Diving Assistant Instructor with PADI. Want to generate more customers and improve your bottom line? Grab your FREE copy of my E-book 5 Steps to Creating a Successful Facebook Marketing Campaign, and learn the proper way to build your fan base and convert them into paying customers. Click here to visit Kris's website   Facebook Marketing Campaign |
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