1. Congratulations! You took the vital first step and
learned how to make a blog. Your theme is exactly how you want it. The juicing content is all
there for visitors to feast on. And you have your methods of monetization in place. But there is
something wrong…. You’ve got all the vital pieces of the puzzle in place, but there is one
missing… There is no one coming to read!
Generating blog traffic can be a daunting task for bloggers. However, do not get discouraged.
There are a ton of methods that we will go into greater detail here on iBlogaholic, but these 50
tips should give you some quick start ideas to get you going.
50 Ways to Get Traffic to Your Blog
1. Update your blog & ping list. Most blogging platforms come with a built-in list that hasn’t
been updated recently. Update this list to increase your blog distribution.
2. Install Google Analytics. This will tell you where your traffic is coming from so you’ll know
what’s working and what isn’t working.
3. Change your blog linking structure. By default, most blogs don’t have SEO-friendly URL
structures. Change it so your keywords are in there by default.
4. Use the Google Keyword Tool to find potential keywords to try and optimize for. Try to find
questions that people want to know the answers to that aren’t well answered yet.
5. Find a world class template to use. Make sure it has both great design and ease of
navigation.
6. Start commenting on other blogs related to yours. Start getting known in your space.
7. Start posting in forums related to yours. Again, start building a name for yourself in your
space.
8. Create a posting schedule. It’s more important that you post consistently than quickly. If you
can have at least 1-2 posts scheduled at any given time, you’re in good shape.
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2. 9. Create controversial articles designed to get people to link to you.
10. Create an interactive experience that people would want to share with their friends. Quizzes
related to your industry are a great example of this.
11. Submit press releases to online PR sites. At worse this will result in a bunch of backlinks to
your blog, at best you’ll get picked up by a reputable website which would result in a lot of
traffic as well as a high PR backlink.
12. Create a “Frequently Asked Questions” about your industry. If you answer questions
nobody else is answering, you’ll often get a lot of links back.
13. Create an infographic. This is a graphic with a ton of data about one topic. These tend to get
passed around like wildfire.
14. Twitter. Create a Twitter account and start actively courting followers.
15. Create a Facebook fan page or group page. Stay in touch with your visitors with Facebook.
16. Target Local News. It’s hard to get national press attention, but getting local attention will
often result in a lot of exposure and backlinks.
17. Track your most popular posts and try to boost their rankings. For example, if you have a
post getting a lot of traffic and its ranked #7 for a keyword, change other internal links in your
blog to point to that post with relevant anchor text.
18. Get on the RSS feeds of the top 3 blogs in your industry. When something important
happens in your industry, you want to know ASAP so you can know about it and respond.
19. Answer emails! When someone asks you a question, answer them. You might not know
them, but they may turn out to be an important contact down the line. Better yet, ask if you can
publicly answer a question if you believe more people would benefit by hearing the answer.
20. Create both a “For Experts” and a “For Dummies” section for your posts. Capture both
savvy and beginner audiences.
21. Guest post. Offer other bloggers and website owners high quality articles in exchange for a
backlink.
22. Have guest posts on your blog. This gives your audience exposure to a wider range of
topics and lines of thought. It also induces reciprocity – Other bloggers will more likely want t
have you guest blog.
23. Always be targeting! You should know what keywords you want your overall blog to rank for
as well as what you want your specific posts to rank for. Don’t compromise post quality for
rankings; but optimize your blog to the best of your ability.
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3. 24. Create a YouTube video. Embed it in your blog and make sure the YouTube title has your
main keywords in it.
25. Create an RSS feed so others with feed readers can track your blog.
26. Prominently post your RSS feed along with a button so people can subscribe easily.
27. Submit your site’s highest quality and funniest posts to Digg and Reddit.
28. Submit your overall site to StumbleUpon.
29. Bookmark your site on Del.ico.us.
30. Look through your LinkedIn profile to see who’s in your industry and see if you can find a
way to promote your blog using that connection.
31. Nominate yourself for various blogging contests. Whether or not you win, you’ll get
backlinks and attention.
32. Check Google Trends for the most popular searches recently. Make posts about topics that
are currently hot.
33. Consider buying an ad in the Radio Television Interview Report (RTIR). This is the report
that newscasters and radio hosts use to find experts. It’s expensive, but the exposure is often
worth the price.
34. Contact the press directly if you believe you have a newsworthy story. Write personal emails
to editors and journalists. Don’t email blast.
35. Respond to comments! Authors who respond to comments generally get a lot more
comments than those who ignore their commenters.
36. Find out who’s linking to you by watching your logs. See if you can do a joint venture with
people who already like your work.
37. Create pages on Squidoo and Hubpages. This will drive both traffic and create backlinks to
your blog.
38. Start a newsletter. Not everyone has an RSS reader and many don’t follow on Twitter and
Facebook. For many people, the old fashion newsletter is the best way to go.
39. Host your images on flickr. You’ll actually get traffic from your images!
40. Get on MyBlogLog and Blog Catalog. These are both popular sites for finding blogs to
follow.
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4. 41. Create a keyword cloud to help people find out what’s popular on your site.
42. Consider buying traffic from Facebook, AdWords or the Google Content Network.
43. Showcase your best articles. Make it visible from front page and make a killer first
impression so people come back.
44. Install the related posts plugin. This helps people see more pages.
45. Host a contest! The winner gets a small prize like a $20 starbucks card. This can generate a
lot of buzz in your industry.
46. Be Interviewed. Talk to others in your industry to see if they’d be interested in hosting you
on their site in an interview.
47. Interview others in your industry. A great interview can generate a lot of traffic and backlinks.
48. Create a post talking about something that just happened in your industry. Message
everyone who’s also talking about the same topic and see if you can get a backlink by
providing a unique perspective on what’s going on.
49. Add your blog URL to your email signature. You won’t get much traffic, but people will see
that you’re committed and high-powered individuals with influence and reach will take notice.
50. Start podcasting. Get your audio in iTunes.
Now that you have a wealth of ideas on how to generate traffic to your blog, be sure to leave a
comment and let us know which one works best for you!
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