Guest Post – Three Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Blog
1. Be Consistent Like Clockwork
Are you blogging consistently? Set a weekly goal and stick to it.
Whether it’s one post a week or five, be sure you’re adding new content on a consistent and reliable schedule so your blog isn’t a ghost town.
2. Get Talkative
One of my favorite ways to attract targeted traffic is by getting active on other blogs—leaving comments and sharing posts on the social networks.
When you leave a comment, you get a link back to your website. If the blogger uses the CommentLuv plugin you’ll get two links back (including one to a recent post on your blog with it’s headline). The blog owner and other readers can easily find your blog that way.
Here’s a great list of blogs that have CommentLuv installed: http://www.trafficgenerationcafe.com/commentluv-enabled/
Or, you can use the CommentLuv search engine (it’s free if you opt-in to their mailing list): http://www.commentluv.com/buy-commentluv-premium/commentluv-global-search-engine/
3. Offer Free Delivery
Do you have an easy to find “subscribe by rss” and “subscribe by email” option on your blog? Offer your readers a free way to get your blog delivered straight to them and your readership will increase.
FeedBurner is my favorite way to manage my rss feeds, and it’s free. Get the details at http://feedburner.com
If you’d like to add a “subscribe by email” box but aren’t sure how, here’s a video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytc4TxH03NI
These three strategies have been some of the most effective traffic generators I’ve found for my own blog.
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Michelle Shaeffer’s Twitter profile describes her as: “Caffeine powered, Libertarian gal enjoying life with my kids and husband. Empowering entrepreneurs.” That sums it up nicely. You can find her at helping to simplify online business at MichelleShaeffer.com or serving up ideas for bloggers at DailyBloggingIdeas.com.
