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Increase the Traffic to Your Blog Using These 5 Ways

Guest post by: Andrew Rondeau

Article Overview: Many bloggers think they can make a blog and traffic will come instantly. They don’t realize it takes a lot of effort to get traffic.

Increase the Traffic to Your Blog Using These 5 Ways



The ideas in this article are not new and they have been shared by numerous other blogs and bloggers. So why am I repeating the same advice?

Because so many bloggers simply miss or don't carry out these simple tasks.

Many bloggers think they can make a blog and traffic will come instantly. They don't realize it takes a lot of effort to get traffic.

But it can also act as a reminder for experienced bloggers, as well.

Getting traffic is a challenge that everyone faces as even the most popular bloggers experience a decrease in viewers every now and then.

Some people simply give up altogether when the traffic doesn't come and don't even bother to update their blogs anymore.

Keep in mind that quitting is the worst thing you can do, as it's the only real way to fail at blogging and internet marketing.

In fact, whenever you're experiencing difficulties, you need to work harder than usual in updating your blog.

Here are some of the best ways to increase traffic:

1. Post comments and messages on other blogs and forums.

However, you need to do so in a way that doesn't seem spammy. You can do this by actually contributing something to the conversation other than just "read what I wrote about this by visiting my site." Your comments should add value to the subject at hand. Even no-follow blogs are worth commenting on, just as long as you know a lot of people will see it. Posting on public message boards is also a good idea, since anybody-not just other members-can read it and click on your link.

2. Social networking and messaging sites are definitely great sources of traffic.

Sites like Twitter, Myspace, and Facebook have millions of members all around the world. Even if your blog isn't about a popular or trendy subject, you can still meet many people who have an interest in the niche. Now, don't sign up as a member just so you can advertise your blog. People will get tired of being your friend if all you do is go on and on about your site. Participate in conversations and link to other blog posts as well.

3. Guest Blogging.

Try to get a blog post you have written (and not published), published as a guest post on someone else's blog. Only pitch your best posts to them and explain why you feel the information is relevant to their blog. Be personal with your request so that they don't think you're spamming the same email out to every blogger on the internet. If they're unwilling to publish your blog post, move on and try another blog. Be warned, you will be rejected several times before someone says ‘yes'.

4. Search Engine Optimization.

No matter what you do or do not try, always optimize your blog for search engines. Search engine optimization is a long-term commitment, which means you won't see results from your SEO techniques overnight. However, you should always optimize as best you can. In your blog posts, use a variety of keywords and make sure they look like they fit in to your content naturally.

Use the All-in-one-SEO-pack plugin.

See my video on how best to set-up this "must have" plugin:

How to use the All in one SEO WordPress plugin to your advantage

5. Advertising.

As a last resort, you could always buy an advertising spot on a larger blog that's more popular than yours. Some bloggers are fair with their advertising rates, and your site's ranking will improve if your banner is placed on a site with a higher PR. If you're not good with graphics, get somebody to professionally make your banner. Yours should stand out among the other logos or banners on the page.

In summary...

Make sure your blog is optimized for the best keywords. Here are my videos on finding the best keywords for your site:

The tool I use for keyword research and helps me on the first page of Google

Get into a daily plan of commenting on say, 10 different blogs and social bookmarking.

On at least a monthly basis, get one of your best-written unpublished blog posts, published as a guest post on someone else's blog.

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Article Tags: blog income, Blogging guide, make a blog



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Re: Best Internet Marketing Strategy - Hi David, I agree about the Blogosphere. You have a smaller group that Blog, but do so on the premise that they think they should, but have never really considered the purpose of their Blog. Then I think there are a few SEO or Internet Marketing types that see Blogging as just another link building strategy. But the largest group of Bloggers, tend to be people who enjoy writing and discussing their topics of interest. Blogging is good for link building, but the true Blogger is a breed apart from the rest. They want to dialog, to debate, to have feedback and they are very willing to link to other worthwhile conversations that are relevant to their topic. I agree with you. These group of Bloggers obviously are passionate about their writing and together, they create huge conversation trails interactive and travel from Blog to Blog. But the evidence is clear with this group that loves what they write about. With comments enabled on a Blog and having a Blog tuned to a specific purpose you already have the evidence of original Social Media.
Re: Alexa Ranking Goals - LOL, I spoke too soon. Within a few hours of my post, Alexa updated the Traffic Rank on the toolbar. Note however that the 3 month Traffic Rank on Alexa.com has still not been updated...
Re: Alexa Ranking Goals - That's great GT! What method did you use to put up the Entrepreneur Blog Network in your Wordpress Blog? We're always looking for the easiest methods to help bloggers who are not techies get involved.
EvanCarmichael.com suggestion - Maybe I missed it but I would like to suggest that a Blog be created to support the Forum. The idea is that in the blog you put in snippets of some of the biggest conversations with a 'read more' link to the forum itself. Setting up the Blog and clipping some conversations onto it wouldn't take very long.
Jen's Blog - Spam protection - Jen, I like the Blog and just posted a comment to one of your articles. From my experience you need to implement some sort of SPAM capture tools. i use them on my Blog and it's been a life saver as I'm getting hit by spam atleast 5 times a day. I use Wordpress and they have plugins like Captcha and SPAM Karma installed.


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