3 Simple Ways to Increase Blog Traffic

Creating a blog is simple with either WordPress or Blogger. But how to you get traffic to your blog? After all, what's the use of having a blog if nobody comes by to visit? You must have had a goal for your blog when you created it and whether it's to promote yourself, make money promoting products, to promote a cause, or something else, the more traffic your blog gets the better, right? Here are three proven methods to increase blog traffic.

1. Post New Content Regularly

Once you've created your blog, it's not time to forget about it. A new blog needs regular blog posts until it becomes established in the search engines. Try to update your blog with a new post daily for the first month. You have to give blog readers and search engines a reason to come back to your blog frequently and new posts are the best way.

Search engines generally love blogs but only blogs that are updated with new content on a regular basis. A blog that isn't updated with new posts regularly is as stale as any other site and won't get much attention from either the search engines or visitors. The more interesting or informative your posts are the more likely visitors are to return in the future to see what you have to say.

2. Make Comments to Other Blogs

Another effective method for driving traffic to a blog is to find related blogs and make useful comments. Considering the number of blogs on the Internet these days, you shouldn't have much trouble finding blogs on topics related to yours. The higher the PR of the blog the better since you'll be getting a link in exchange for leaving a comment.

Before making a comment take some time to familiarize yourself with the blog. You should be familiar with the topic and able to find a post or two where you can provide a useful comment. Most blog softwares allow those who make comments to include a link to their blog in the comment. If you're comment adds value to the conversation, don't be surprised when visitors click on the link to visit your blog.

3. RSS

RSS is really simple syndication and most blogs come with it these days. I use aweber's autoresponder service which comes with the capability to send an email notification to a list every time you make a new blog post. This is helpful because not every reader who reads your blog will remember to come back frequently. A friendly email reminder increases repeat visits to your blog which is more traffic.

RSS works very similar to an opt-in list. You just put a simple form on your blog and allow visitors to provide their name and an email address. Now they'll be notified every time a new post is made to your blog. It's very simple to do and is a great way to increase blog traffic. Visit CyberCashology.com to see an example.

These are not the only three effective methods to increase blog traffic; future articles will look at other effective methods for driving traffic to blogs.

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