A GUIDE FOR INCREASING YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC

2009-07-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

A GUIDE FOR INCREASING BLOG TRAFFIC

I get Inquiries on this all the time,

How do I get more traffic to my BLOG site ?

there is lots of great advice available finding it is the hard part

HERES MY QUICK REFERENCE LIST

These simple TASKS will lead to more visitors to your site.

The content LISTED below is a simple to follow list of easy practices to help you manage an get you more traffic to your blogging site.

A. BLOG TECHINQUE .
Starting with the looks of your BLOG site make it the best it can be. So that it will be attractive to visitors AND also search engines. Pictures , Content , Add placement , Visual introduction of yourself and if others that work with your site , Links , a Comment Section , other Photos , a Blog roll of your other sites if you have any ,

B. Keywords.
What exactly is your content about ?
Find a few keywords http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyword_research and phrases that you think describe your site and that people may actually enter into a search box on Google. Yahoo Aol etc. picking popular keywords and phrases, could become disappointing. Thousands upon thousands of people will search for those keywords and phrases, If your new your post will be way back in the optional pages the outcome of search results based on certain sites due to popularity are optimized in those phrases. In picking less popular keywords and phrases, with a bit of length to it you may have a shot of actually showing up in the search results because sites haven't optimized for exactly those keywords and phrases.Although if such is in your content keys it may pop up in some instances to Your Site.

C. Optimization :
Use your keywords and phrases on your site.
Put them in the title of your page, in the tags, meta tags and throughout your site. Use them in the text of links that point to your page. Shoot for having http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyword_density of about 10% If possible

D. Post Great Content.
You should TRY to POST as much as possible .
Don't let your site get LOST in the Foggy haze of the past . Google's algorithms will notice and so will return visitors to your Blog .
If your time is limited to create unique content every single day/week/month, consider creating a forum or leaving a comment page open have a GUEST BOOK CHECK THIS OUT > http://www.slide.com/guest_arrange for viewers to enter they're information / links etc.. If you use MySpace Twitter or Facebook, you can post your links updates etc. on your blog site. see J. For more information on forums

E. Create A Sitemap.
Every time you update content on your blog site you should update your sitemap and submit the site map to Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask, etc.. There are lots of OPTIONS AVAILABLE you just have to search for others

F. Return Visitors.
How are you going to get people to return to your site after they have left?
You may want to consider an e-mail newsletter. don't spam. If people like your content let them sign up to get your newsletter. You should also allow people to subscribe to your updates via E Mail updates Facebook Twitter. Digg Most blogs offer easy plugins for this feature.

G. Link Bait.
lists. Make posts of things that are relevant OR Current to your blog post or actual copies Posted in alternative sites listing direct links back to your original blog

H. Off-Site Factors.
Once you have a great site you need to start thinking about other factors, mostly links. If nobody links to your site you are going to have a tough time getting seen in Google's results. More links
the better placement in Google. So how do you get links?

I. Get Listed To Directories.
Directories that are relevant to your site are generally more important than others, so if your blog is about BIPOLAR , find BIPOLAR directory LIKE BIPOLAR PLANET and ask them to list your site.
Get listed in as many VARIABLES as possible. And then find other general directories like http://www.dmoz.org/ post your blog lists there.

J. Post In Your Social Media Forums .
Create an Update POSTS in your Social forums and include a link to your newly posted BLOG site. Use MySpace Twitter, Facebook, even Web Cam sites . Write and post about what you find interesting, people who like your posts will then be able to find their way to your original blog site for the rest of your content .

K. Newsworthyness.
If you have something newsworthy, Don't just blog about it. First post it as a press release on your Blog site, Then submit it http://prnewswire.com/ or http://ezinearticles.com/ and http://goarticles.com/ then re post to your blog about it, also twitter about it, etc. etc.
If you manage it you could have at least a couple of new links or dozens of new links from other bloggers .

L. Advertise.
There are lots of great advertising solutions out there. Google ADD WORDS is great

M. Acquiring an Getting more readers
Such traffic to your site is a positive action.
Take YOUR time post good content it will work you will be counting your READERS in the thousands before too long.