Recently, I wrote an article on how to ratchet up your blog visitors by using an announcement list. If you own a blog, this technique is like putting a leash on your visitors. You can easily notify your blog readers each time you make a new post. That way, they’ll stay on top of your blog entries.
I’ve already had several customers implement the blog broadcast announcement list with success. But, after implementing each step, getting people to your site isn’t always as easy. Without traffic, your list simply won’t start growing. A constant flow of visitors to your blog is a key step if want blog readers.
So the question is, how does one get this traffic? I have laid out several techniques I use to get traffic to my own blog. So, here they are:
Articles
Articles are a terrific way to advertise what your blog offers. Write an article every day if you can. Give some free information and teach your readers what kind of information if found at your blog. The article should be at least 600 words. Anything smaller than that usually doesn’t get as much attention by readers. If you write much more beyond that, chances are you’ll start to bore your readers. Make it long enough, and then give a link to your blog for more information. I use iSnare.com as an easy way to submit articles.
Commenting On Other Blogs
If you have a blog, you probably read other blogs. If the blogs you read happen to be similar to your own, simply leave them a nice comment. Maybe you can mention your own blog in the comment, as long as it doesn’t give the owner the impression of spam. Also, be sure that you are using your blogs domain name in the URL field. I recommend doing so whenever you post a comment. The blog author might just notice your link and include a link back to your blog in their links, or blogroll as some call it.
Blog Carnivals
A blog carnival is an event when one blog will host a carnival. During a carnival, the blog author will write a blog entry and will post links to other authors blog entries. Carnivals go on every day at different times. Search around for them and submit to the carnivals relating to your blog post. Submit a well written blog entry to a blog carnival, and soon enough you’ll see that boost of blog visitors you’ve been waiting for.
Products
If you create any type of products online, it only takes a simple message to your customers to come check out your blog for daily updates. The more products the better. I often instruct my customers to visit my blog at some point during the course. This way, they’ll pretty much have to visit your blog if they follow the course step by step.