Many factors make blogs much better than normal WebPages including the speed at
which blogs are indexed, the ability to submit to blog directories & normal
directories, pings and trackbacks. 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 http://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 links like a demon-possessed! Although it
may take more time than simply submitting to a search engine one time, this
method is 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 trackbacks. If there is a blog that you refer to or quote and it is highly relevant
to your subject, leave a trackback. 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, and 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 meetings 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
http://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 yourself to tips and lists. Use your imagination and you will come up with thousands of ways to drive traffic to your blog!