10 Easy Steps To More Blog Traffic

Here are 10 easy ways to get more web traffic to your blog.

1.  Comment on blogs with similar topics.  Leave links to your blog posts when commenting.  This automatically generates a “trackback” from most blogs, meaning you link to them, they link to you automatically.  Some bloggers have stopped using this due to spammy practices.

2.  Submit to directories and ezine publishers.  Put your information and links to your site in the resource box.

3.  Give Blog Carnivals a try.  A blog carnival allows you to gain backlinks, new readers, and a temporary traffic spike.

4.  Add a signature to all outgoing email.  It’s easy to set up, and it might just get you a few extra clicks that you wouldn’t have had before.

5.  Participate actively in forums and newsgroups.  Leave a comment with a link to your site in the signature section.  Most forums and newsgroups allow this.  Do NOT Spam!

6.  Use social sites such as Digg, Slumbleupon and del.icio.us.  These sites allow users to submit content, rate on others content, and in turn, find some cool stuff in the process.

7.  Link baiting is a great way to get traffic.  Find something that attracts the attention of others, whether it’s a great tip, or just a fantastic headline.  Linkbaiting can bring huge swarms of traffic.

8.  Run a competition on your blog and give away a prize.  Giveaways are a great source of traffic, and it really makes your blog stand out.

9.  Build relationships with other bloggers and keep the doors open for communication.  Some bloggers are more prone to link out to their friends, and this will keep traffic flowing.

10. Optimize your blog for waves of traffic.  There should be no less than 3-4 links to other blog posts within your site.  Internal linking is a great way to get traffic to stay on your site, which can actually be harder than getting it there in the first place.