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How Do I Get More People To My Blog?
There are many factors that
make blogs much better than normal WebPages including the
speed at which
blogs are indexed, ability to submit to blog directories & normal
directories, pings and track backs. All these little things
can help drive more traffic to blogs. Here are 15 popular
techniques you can use:
1.
Create at least four keyword posts per day. Most
of the top blogs such as Boing Boing, Daily Kos, and
Instapundit
(with literally tens of thousands of visitors per day) publish
an average of 30 small 100-150 word posts per day according
to "Secrets of the A-list Bloggers: Lots of Short Posts" by
TNL.net
2.
Submit to My Yahoo! When you submit your own RSS to My
Yahoo it is indexed by Yahoo.
3.
Submit to Google's Reader. When you submit your own blog
RSS to Google's Reader the Google Blog Search will index
your site.
4.
Add a relevant link directory to your blog and
trade QUALITY links like a demon possessed! Although
it may take more time
than simply submitting to a search engine one time, this
method is perhaps the best way to drive traffic to your site.
Use software such as Zeus to speed up the link trading process.
5.
Use ping sites like ping-o-matic. Ping your
site every time you add a new post.
6.
Submit your blog to traditional search engines such as
AltaVista, and MSN.
7.
Submit your blog to traditional directories
such as DMOZ. Directories (particularly DMOZ) increase
relevance
with Google. DMOZ is very picky, but what do you have to
lose by trying?
8.
Submit to as many RSS Directories and Search Engines
as possible. This is a simple but repetitive
process that can be done with software such as RSS SUBMIT.
9.
Comment on other blogs. Do not just leave short, lazy comments
like "I agree." Leave well thought out
replies that will force readers to wonder "who wrote
this?"
10.
Use track backs. If there is a blog that you refer to or
quote and it is highly relevant to your subject, leave
a track back. It increases your link popularity and may even
score a few interested readers from the linked site.
11.
Go offline. Use newspaper ads, public bulletin boards,
business cards, even stickers to let as many people as
possible
know your blog exists.
12.
Ad a link to your blog in your e-mail signature block.
13.
Use Groups (Usenet). Find a relevant group on Google groups,
Yahoo groups, MSN groups or any of the thousands
of other FREE group services and find like minded people
and talk with them. Make sure your use your blog URL like
it is your name.
14.
Use Forums. Forums are one of the best places to go for
advice. Go to forums and find problems to solve. Make
sure you leave your blog name, but be tactful about it; some
forums get annoyed with those who selfishly drop a few links
to their own site and leave.
15.
Tag your website. Tagging is a new idea that has erupted
across the web. Sites like Del.icio.us,
Technorati and many
others have a social feature that allows you to place your
article under keywords or "tags" that everyone
interested in that tag can see.
Although these are some of the most popular ways to drive
traffic to your blog, do not limit your self to tips and
lists. Use your imagination and you will come up with thousands
of ways to drive traffic to your blog!
