5 Tips To Increase Blog Traffic
December 2, 2008 by BloggerNewbie
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“5 Tips To Increase Blog Traffic”
Oh No! Not another blogger posting about how comments will increase blog traffic! That has been beaten to death. We all know commenting is somewhat an effective approach to increase blog traffic. Having said that, I am not going to include commenting as a way to increase your blog traffic in the “Five Tips” for this post. This post is a little different from the other assortment of posts in the blogosphere about increasing blog traffic! Actually, commenting should be part of any method to increase blog traffic. It “goes without saying”, so I’m not going to say it.
As part of my research for tips I discovered what track-backs are and how they work. I know - hello! Where have I been? Well, I just called them something else.
Obviously, there are more than 5 tips to increase blog traffic and these tips might not bring in an onslaught of hundreds of thousands of visitors but… but I would like to discuss the following 5 tips.
- Use a signature. Subtle but effective. Put a link to your blog or even a post at the end of your email address. When you join forums, end each discussion with your link. When you join social groups, be sure to provide a detailed profile. Tell everyone all about you!
- Create your reputation. Get people talking about your blog. Give your readers something to talk about. Do you have something unique to share? If your blog has a character of its own, people will talk. Does your blog maybe have a welcoming feeling? Do you encourage your readers to comment? Are your posts conducive to interaction? Maybe they will tell two friends and they will tell two friends and so on and so on.
- Get discovered. Write. Write well and write frequently. And write something people want to share and promote. When I first started blogging I would stumble every post I wrote. Bad idea. First of all, you are going to saturate your friends with what will feel like spam even if it is not your intention. Sorry, every post is not “stumble worthy”, and visitors come in for days on posts that are shared. Think about your own usage of StumbleUpon. You cannot possibly read and stumble everything sent your way effectively.
- Collaborate with your peers. Join forces with your peers. Offer to guest post on their blog or for your peers to post on your blog. You will gain exposure to new readers and you will have fresh, different writing for your readers. When you write, link to other relevant posts. You will be sharing additional information for your readers as well as leaving trackbacks on the blog of the post you are linking to. Trackbacks, in turn will leave an excerpt on the post you are referring to. Trackbacks and links continue the conversation and add many dimensions.
- Craft your Titles. Let the search engines find you. Write relevant titles that are timely. Find out what people are searching for. Go to Google and ask questions. Find out how your topic is searched for then craft your title.
Comments – I know, I said I wasn’t going to use that as one of my tips to increase blog traffic, but it’s not what you think – read on. If you are using commenting on other blogs as a way to generate traffic you may be disappointed. Commenting to simply to leave your link will possibly generate some traffic but not the kind of traffic that you really want. Leaving a comment should continue the conversation. Ask questions, add your thoughts, contribute and advance the exchange of ideas.
What do you do to increase your traffic? What has worked for you? Do you have any fun or creative ways that you want to share with us?
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Yep, commenting on other blogs works.
Vered:
I tried. Commenting gets kudos and commenting gets criticism, depends on who is speaking and why. We all know commenting is a key element in blogging. You can tell the comments that are there for the link as well as the comments that are extending the conversation.
I only do two things: comment on other blogs and I use EntreCard which has really helped me get my blog noticed.
I also try to write well and about interesting topics and I throw a little humor in there as too.
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Natural:
I like to comment on other blogs cause I like to talk
I belong to EntreCard also but I haven’t figured it out yet. I need to spend some time with it.
Getting traffic to your site also depends on your goals. Do you want to share with your writing or is making money also a goal?
Hi Dee. I started commenting a few weeks after I started blogging. What kicked it off for me was that I waited and waited for some comments on my blog and wondered why I wasn’t getting any. Was anyone enjoying what I was writing? Or not?
I’m sometimes a bit slow with really obvious things, but I realised that if I wasn’t prepared to comment then I couldn’t expect people to comment on my site. Yes it helps build traffic, but for me it was important to give signs that I enjoy what I read (and also to get signs from my readers). Traffic was secondary for me.
Stumbleupon has been a big source of traffic for me .. and it’s much better if my posts are Stumbled by someone else, not me. So it definitely helps a lot to build a network on SU (or whatever other site you choose). I’m new to Entrecard, get some traffic for MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog and a little (and growing) from the search engines. I have a rare niche though so the blogging communities are ‘kinder’ than the search engines!
Ooops .. this comment turned out a bit longer than I expected! Ian
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Ian,
I like long comments that have something to say! I was actually afraid to comment at first. I didn’t want to look stupid I guess. I like to reciprocate with commenting as much as I can. I don’t like commenting on blogs who don’t acknowledge you. I talk to myself enough, thank you very much.
I like StumbleUpon too and it has also been a great source of traffic for me. I really need to spend more quality time there though. I say that about every aspect of blogging. It’s just so time consuming I don’t feel like I am giving everything 100%.
I spend a good deal of time writing because I like to try to post every day. I don’t know if that is necessarily the way to go. Feels like 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other?? Darned if you do and darned if you don’t. Maybe I should run a poll? What do you think?
Dee. I’d be interested to see the results of that poll! Personally I can’t keep up with blogs that are updated daily. I have about 20 – 30 blogs I follow regularly and then maybe try to have a look at 10 or so different ones that I’ve not seen before. I just don’t have the time to check any single blog every day (even a great one such as yours!). And so I post every 3 or 4 days on my blog to match my own reading habits of other blogs. But that’s just me and my preference. Ian
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Hi Ian,
I like to write so I like to post every day. I keep mine fairly short so my readers can visit more often, some blogs you have to set aside your lunch hour to read ONE of their posts. It’s too hard. Unless I am researching something, I just want little blurbs here and there. Thanks for your visit Ian.
HI
I dont want to waste your precious time
i M seen u reply in the http://www.problogger.net that u earn 2000$ montyly
i m working on my blog from last 1 year and i have 100-150 visitors daily
can i earn same as your income………..
Recently my earning is nill and Earning source is only Adsnece which is not gud and after 1 year adsnece income is only 20 $
Thanks
Any Suggestion make my Life………..
Thanks Again
Yash,
You must have read someone else’s response, very little cash from Adsense. Bloggers obviously do other things besides Adsense.
Hi Dee,
I’d say commenting works in the beginning, social media helps along the way, and great writing helps all the time. The more popular your blog gets the harder it is to manage it and commenting on a ton of other blogs. So commenting isn’t the best for traffic once you get more popular.
I think guest posts and other collaborative efforts are the best thing you can do to increase traffic and subscribers to your blog.
Cheers,
Jeremy
p.s. I love your writing style. Very lively and full of energy.
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Hello Jeremy,
I can see the progression of gaining traffic (for me) in progress. You can’t just start commenting somewhere or sign up for social media and expect a flood of traffic. It all goes back to time, patience and hard work. There are so many ways to promote your blog that sometimes too much information is paralyzing. Especially, newbies, they don’t know which way to turn. Eventually it all comes together like anything else, through experience and trial and error.
Thank you for your kind words.
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