The biggest question people have about blogging seems to be, “How can I get more traffic to my blog?”
Getting traffic to a website or blog is no easy thing to do. There are millions and millions of websites and blogs on the internet, and you’re probably competing with thousands, of not millions of sites in your niche. Why would a visitor come to your blog instead of one of those other sites or blogs?
Well, it’s all about saturation and visibility. You need to make sure that no matter where a visitor goes on the internet, they’re almost assured of running into a link to your blog. If they visit another blog in your niche, they should be able to find a link to you from it! It’s a lot of work, but it can pay of big time!
So let’s look at the ways you can get more visibility and saturation:
1. Comment on other blogs. You should comment on as many blogs as you can in your niche, but be sure to leave quality comments! Don’t just stop by and say, “Nice post.” Tell them WHY you like the post, or comment on what you DON’T like about it. Just make sure you contribute something to the conversation. Leave your link in the URL field, but do NOT put it in the comment itself!
2. Use social bookmarking. Bookmark posts on your own blog, and encourage readers to do the same. Use social bookmarking plugins to encourage readers to bookmark posts, and to make it easier for them to do so.
3. Write guest posts for other blogs in your niche. Ask other bloggers if you can author guest posts for them for free in exchange for a link back to your site. Many bloggers would be thrilled to get high-quality content for their blog for free, so it doesn’t hurt to ask.
4. Write articles and post them to article directories. This gets you valuable backlinks to help improve your SEO, but can also drive traffic straight to your blog.
5. Take the time to do proper SEO. Keyword research is crucial, so be sure every post you make contains keywords that could attract search engine traffic. Use SEO plugins to make sure you get the most search engine traffic possible.
Anything you can do to get more links to your blog is great. Spend a few minutes each day looking for new ways to get links back to your blog. The more saturated the ‘net is with links to your blog, the more traffic you will end up getting.
