How To Build Traffic To Your Blog

With growing interest blogging a means online promotion branding, a lot marketers are starting blogs promote their opinions, products, books services.

But a blog like a website. "Write they will come" isn't exactly a magic formula bring traffic by boatload.

If you need promote your website order build traffic it, you need promote your blog well.

Here are some ways you can become a well-read influential blogger.

1. Write Posts That People Will Want To Read

This should be common sense, but many marketers tend forget their readers are real people that you need use principles online copywriting make your headlines copy interesting your readers.

If you write posts that people enjoy reading, they will reward you by returning your blog regularly.

Make your posts conversational, pithy topical. Keep them short stick one topic per post.

Write often regularly so that both readers search engines visit your blog more often.

2. Optimize Your Posts Search Engines

I cover this topic detail my article "Search Engine Optimization For Blogs"

But here are most important rules follow get your posts listed keywords your choice.

• Make sure your blog URL contains primary keyword you want optimize for
• Use your primary keywords title your post
• Use your secondary keywords body your post
• Use your keywords anchor text links body your posts

3. Submit Your Blog RSS Feed To Directories

If you publish a blog you should submit your blog RSS feed big directories like Yahoo Dmoz, well numerous blog directories search engines.

Here best list I've found places submit your feed or blog, compiled by Luigi Canali De Rossi, who writes under pseudonym Robin Good.

Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites

Another list sites submit your Blog

4. Ping The Blog Services

There are a number services designed specifically tracking connecting blogs. By sending a small ping each service you let them know you've updated your blog so they can come check you out.

Bookmark Ping-O-Matic ping results page so you can visit quickly ping a number services with a single click.

5. Build Links To Your Blog

I recommend methods here best ways get links pointing your blog.

• Link your blog from each page your main website
• Trackback other blogs your posts
• Post legitimate comments other blogs with related topics
• Offer exchange links with other similarly themed blogs websites

6. Edit Your Blog Posts Into Articles

One best methods promoting your website write articles submit them article directories.

The suggestion extending this edit your blog posts into articles submit them directories came from coach at "Explode Blog Traffic" who also has other noteworthy suggestions at his blog.

You'll find an extensive list article directories here

7. Create Buzz About Your Blog

Creating a buzz about your blog posts topic local online media will give your marketing a viral component.

• Create a controversy around your blog or it's topic.
• Distribute bumper stickers or other merchandise with your blog's URL tagline.
• Write a press release about something newsworthy tie with your blog topic.

8. Capture Subscribers By Email

It may seem strange a blogger send out updates by email, but email still #1 choice most people who want receive news information.

Using a free service like Bloglet manage your subscriptions easy allows your subscribers manage all their subscriptions from one interface.

However, if you want more control over your list don't mind mailing out updates yourself, you can use an autoresponder system capture follow-up with subscribers.

RSS Responder a new script that allows you keep touch follow-up with your subscribers without hassle email.

These tips should give you a good start building your blog traffic.

Copyright © 2004 Priya Shah

Priya Shah publishes an internet marketing ezine by day doubles a Blog Maniac by night. Blog Brandz legitimate offspring her affair with blogosphere.