How to Obtain Blog Traffic

Blog Traffic Builds a Blog Community

By SkyeDanzer, published Mar 25, 2007
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Blog traffic is important to building a blog community. The purpose of a blog should be to build a community of visitors that share information with one another. The building block of a blog community is having traffic to the blog.

How to Obtain Blog Traffic Key Element #1: Unique Content

Unique content is a key element to obtain blog traffic. There can be a million sites about a particular topic. However, if your blog offers a different take or unique information about the topic, visitors will continue to visit the site to learn more. Provide a different view or way of presenting information about a topic on a regular basis to get visitors to continue visiting your blog.

Take the time to build your blog before promoting. When visitors arrive, if there is little content or content is not updated regularly the amount of blog traffic will decrease.

How to Obtain Blog Traffic Key Element #2: Join Similar Groups

Join groups that have the same or similar topic as the blog you have started. Do not spam the groups with your blog but simply add a link to the blog in your post signature. People will naturally visit the blog out of curiosity. The more similar groups that you join, the higher chance you have of increasing traffic to your blog. It is important to remember that being a blogger takes a great deal of time and dedication.

How to Obtain Blog Traffic Key Element #3: Visit Other Blogs

Visit other blogs that interest you. The blogger might link to your blog if the blogs are similar to your blog and you are a regular member of the community. As always, make sure to include a link in your signature back to your blog.

How to Obtain Blog Traffic Key Element #4: Add Tags

Add tags to your main blog page and sub-pages of your blog to obtain traffic. Keyword tags will enable people to find the blog easier on a search engine.

How to Obtain Blog Traffic Key Element #5: Link

Traffic will increase to the blog if you will link directly to other sites within the text of the blog. Even though the side bar links are important, there should be some linking within the text. For regular community members, make sure to add them to the side bar links as well.

Takeaways
  • Blog traffic is important to building a blog community.
  • Unique content is a key element to obtain blog traffic.
  • Join groups that have the same or similar topic as the blog you have started.
Did You Know?
To obtain blog traffic to make sure to: provide up to date unique content; join similar groups; visit others' blogs; add tags and links; use Technorati; have a RSS and Digg button; use videos and ping with search engines.
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Very good suggestions! What is Technorati?

Posted on 03/28/2007 at 10:03:00 AM

 
Great advice,I just started using my blog on a regular basis and these tips will come in handy.

Posted on 03/27/2007 at 6:03:00 AM

 
Hopefully this will help me my blog

Posted on 03/27/2007 at 5:03:00 AM

 
Tamee you're not hopelss. :-) Update blog regularly, visit other blogs and groups and post on them with your blog link in your signature. That will get you started. :-)

Posted on 03/26/2007 at 1:03:00 PM

 
I've been wondering how to get blog traffic.

Posted on 03/26/2007 at 11:03:00 AM

 
I think that whole article just went over my head or something. I still have no idea how to do anything with my blog. Am I hopeless or what?!??

Posted on 03/25/2007 at 11:03:00 PM

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