Blog Tips- As blogging continues to remain popular, despite the growth of Twitter and Facebook, and new blogs are created by the thousands each day, you need to use all at your disposal to continue to reach new readers and gain more traffic.
To help you, here are 10 easy and quick tips to assist you in gaining more traffic for your blog-
Tip 1- Blog Comments : You realize that your comments left at other blogs have the ability to generate targeted traffic to your blog and is an effective, legitmate linking plan. Just locate find a blog that's related to your niche and leave worthy, positive comments. You should include a link back to your blog, so that readers who are interested can visit your blog to read more from you. Just don't spam other blogs.
Tip 2- Reciprocal Linking: One of the most effective ways to gain appropriatem targeted traffic is by exchanging links with other bloggers or websites. It doesn't take much effort, a simple email request for a link exchange, then follow up with the blog owner, and the results are worth it. Or, you can buy software and services tod the job, just do a search and you'll find sources.
Tip 3- Blog Directories: Blog directories are like search engines but are viewed by readers searching for blogs. Make sure you submit your blog to the major directories. There are also many blog services where you turn to to "ping" your blog. Pinging informs the service that you've updated your blog with new content. The service then publish your new posts and you'll get some traffic from readers interested in the topic and from search engines.
Tip 4- Writing Articles : One of the best ways of gaining targeted, reliable and long-term traffic for blogs. When you write your own articles and placing them with article directories, you can gain a significant number of visitors at your blog. To get traffic, you have add your resource box at the end of each article you've written.
Tip 5- Submitting Press Releases: Press releases are an effective way of gaining instant traffic at your blog. Keep in mind that press releases only gain you short-term traffic so it's up to you to keep the new readers that find you. As long as you write and submit new press releases often you should see a stead y flow of new blog traffic. PRWeb.com is one of the most established distributors out there. Make sure you set up an account. There are also several automated press release services available for your use.
Tip 6- Maintain a Blog Mailing List: Knowing that it's easier to keep a customer than to get a new one, you have to keep a list, and contact with your existing readers. To be successful on line with a blog send news and content updates to your subscribers. You can ask for suggestions and comments to improve your blog.
Related to this is the importance of having your blog readers subscribe to a ‘blog update’ list which you'll use tell them when you have updated your blog. .
Tip 7- Publishing an Ezine for Your Blog : Compile your best conctent and give your subscribes content exclusive to the ezine, or online magazine. As publisher you can include whatever you'd like, even include "guest authors". This is all attract new readers your blog and drive more traffic!
Tip 8- Pay / Advertise for Traffic - Especially if you're already monetizing your blog through affiliate marketing programs, Google Adsense and sending email blasts to your subscriber list, consider using paid advertising to draw blog traffic. Start with similarly themed blogs and ask about ad buttons of banners.
Tip 9- Issuing Free Reports: Distribute free reports to readers, subscribers, anyone to market your blog! Consider re-capping your ezine and send out a concise report of the data to attrack attention to your blog. Make sure to co-ordinate with your press release activities
Tip 10- Discussion Boards /Forums: Participate in your niche's / theme's community to spread news on you and your blog. It will have a two-fold effect, position you as an authority in your field and it will help promote your blog to people that are already interested in your topic. Just make sure you add something to the conversation that is accurate and new! Remain active in these forums to maintain new traffic flow.
With all these tips, the key is to operate your blog consistently. It is important that you are truly committed to your, and your blog's success, and that you continue to build on each previous step while building traffic thru strategic moves as part of a long-term blog plan !
What blog directories do you guys use? I only know of blog catalog. Can you enlighten this newbie?
Posted by: veterankindergartenteacher | February 20, 2010 at 09:29 PM