Tactics for Blog Traffic

**nicknite86** · 05-27-2010, 08:12 PM

Blogging; if you know how to do it right, can be a great experience. Unfortunately the majority of people getting online to begin blogging fall into the common frustration of seeing low traffic numbers when they check their stats. Why is this the case? Ultimately it is because getting traffic to a blog is a science, like many other strategies implemented in marketing products and services. There are four ways that can help in achieving more traffic at a quicker rate. Two of the ways to produce an abundant traffic stream consists of writing and promoting your subject and/or niche in other sites, and another strategy to reeling in this traffic is a traditional business tactic in attaining a base of customers; or in regards to blogs, followers.

1.) Write Captivating Articles -

Article marketing is one of the best ways to attain traffic as it is almost always free and can allow a marketer to express their interests in any desired niche. If you submit articles to directories you are not only getting a steady stream of readers, but you are also building backlinks to your blog site. An example is EzineArticles.com, as it is has its own readership of people looking for topics that you may just be blogging about. Therefore, if you write an article and submit it to a directory a person will not only read your article but also be enticed to visit your blog.

2.) Reasons to Re-Visit-

Giving people a reason to go back is seen all throughout commercial businesses. For example, stores and restaurants will hold special sales, events, and offers to keep customers coming back for more of what they love; but this time with a lower price or “buy one get one free” offer. This exact formula can also be replicated in your blogging techniques. The idea to keep people coming back over and over can be lucrative and the best way to do this is to create special events and offers. For example, you can give away a new prize each week to new subscribers to your list. In addition, you can also run contests for people who leave comments on your blog posts. In short, making your blog “a place to be” will attract more people as your subscribers may even tell their friends.

3.) Doing Keyword Research-

Rather than throwing up blogs and expecting traffic it would be wiser to research the keyword data to find terms that are getting a lot of searches. In addition, attaining keywords that have low competition would be a greater choice as it will make your blog easier to rank.

4.) Link Baiting-

The idea behind creating link baits is stirring enough controversy through your post that you can produce strong emotional reactions by people in order for them to comment and link to your blog post. For example, if a hot new electronic product; like the iPad, just recently came out on the market and everyone is raving about it, you can explain why you don’t like it to your readers in a way that will give you strong emotional responses automatically.

In short, these are four ways that can be solid; if used appropriately, in bringing in more traffic and attaining a base of avid readers.

**lanka1234** · 05-31-2010, 10:16 AM

Hello, thanks for the info but this is the basic needs we have to do to get traffic to blogs or website, isn't it? Can you be more clear on Link baiting? I am new to Baiting.
Thanks in advance..

**prasanth5** · 06-06-2010, 06:31 AM

Writing captivating articles as you say is really useful in driving more traffic to the site or blog. Backlinks can be successfully included in them.

**lanka1234** · 06-28-2010, 08:39 PM

One of the best ways of driving more traffic to your blog posts is to participate in related active blogs and forums.

**Kelly Dwayne** · 07-11-2010, 10:16 PM

Blogging for profit is one of the most effective ways to make money online. As long as you religiously update your site, do your part in increasing traffic and perform some steps in optimizing your blog efficiently, you can easily turn blogging into a profitable venture.
Blogs are important. They are a means for anyone to communicate an idea to the public, whether that idea is about a product, a lifestyle, or a person. The best thing about blogs is that they give you the opportunity to reach a lot of people, anywhere in the world. Make the most of that opportunity by reaching out to your readers.
Find Other Bloggers
Look for a high traffic blog with a topic similar to yours. Read the blog, subscribe to it, and post comments. Don't just spam the site-make a meaningful contribution to the conversation. People who are interested in one blog will also be drawn to yours.
Post Daily
If the plan is to post 'whenever', don't expect people to come running to your site. Come up with a new post everyday. Keep a document of post ideas (or even whole posts) so that when you can't drum up a new post, you can just copy and paste one you have already written.
Make them An Offer
At the end of every post, give an invitation to subscribe. Something like "If you enjoyed reading this, get free updates by email or RSS" is invitation enough.
Connect Yourself
Create MyYahoo and MyMSN accounts and add your feed to them. This automatically puts your blog on Yahoo and MSN automatically. Other sites, like Addme.com and SubmitExpress.com will automatically connect your blog to multiple search engines at once. They let you pick keywords to make your blog easy to find.
Advertise
If you post on any forum, add your blog URL to your signature so that anyone reading your messages will also read about your blog.

**prasanth5** · 09-06-2010, 08:46 AM

Link Baiting I think is all the more interesting concept. It is picking up of late. It is the best way of getting response from the visitors or fans or readers.

**mickeymine** · 12-02-2010, 04:11 PM

Thanks for the tactics.. that you've shared..

**my.a.ae** · 12-18-2010, 10:04 PM

thanks for sharing your Tactics..
i really enjoy reading it..

**jimmyjhonson** · 04-29-2011, 06:27 AM

To establish yourself as an expert, you must build trust readers to your blog. It's a pretty powerful tool will greatly and should not be used. If your site visitors will appreciate your opinion, they are more likely to buy from you rather than your competitors. Also communicate with other owners and tell them that you have added your blog in your roll. Ask for a link in the response. This tactic will help your website in addition to creating your own free blog traffic.

**LankaLion** · 05-02-2011, 01:21 AM

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1. All in One SEO Pack from Michael Torber

2. Google XML Sitemap from Arne Brachhold