The topic of driving traffic to your web site or blog is one that always has a great deal of interest. Instead of writing a book on it, I’ll begin the 5 Minute How To Series with a short post on getting more people to visit your site.
1. Provide good content. I shouldn’t even have to say this one, should I? There has to be something there for readers to read, and it should be something entertaining or useful, or, better yet, both. You should be posting often, too, so that readers will know to come back regularly for fresh content.
2. Search Engine Optimization. I don’t know how big this is any more, but I still think good use of keywords in a focused niche page or blog will increase the likelihood of it being indexed and found in the search engines. Make sure you have meaningful URIs to begin with. For example, in WordPress blogs, you can use the default URI format that includes a number for the post instead of the title. Always modify it to use the title of the post. Keep in mind that getting traffic this way takes time, sometime months. Just be patient.
3. Put your blog or page address in your email signature. When you send or reply to emails, people you correspond with will see that you have a web presence or if they knew already, they may be reminded to go check it out again.
4. Post comments on a lot of other blogs. Most blogs have a place for you to leave your name, email and web address when you leave a comment. Definitely leave good, pertinent, comments on the blogs you read. It’s a great way for others to get to know you and for them to come visit your site. Remember that Google won’t count this as a link back to your site, though.
5. Take part in discussion forums. There are thousands of discussion boards out there on any number of topics. Find those that have something to do with the topic of your blog or web site and sign up for an account. Be sure to include your web address in your signature. Again, this most likely will not count as a link according to Google, but it’s get your web address out there for people to see. If you contribute to the discussion in a meaningful way, other people will be interested and will check out your site.
I hope these tips will be found useful for those who are just beginning. I searched a lot for ways to increase traffic when I first started out and these were some of the top answers I found. These are also ways I’ve used to increase my traffic. There are many others, but I’ll have to put them in another post.
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Posting in forums is a way to spend your time, but Staying home and tending the flock is OK too.
Here’s something I’ve been thinkng about for a while. How do you make your blog popular if you have great, quality content but are competing in a very established niche where most of the niche’s websmasters have already clued in on the techniques that work? In my recent attempt at promoting an internet business blog with great potential called hochstadt.com, I found that there is some really tough competition out there. There are so many webmasters out there selling themselves (convincingly) as gurus or experts on the subject. If everyone is using the same strategy, does that deter traffic generation? Does anyone have any ideas on this? Cheers, Lilly
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Nice blog. I’m liking how the dofollow movement is really gaining steam! You bring up some good points, but I agree that the pros far outweigh the cons.
Very informative! Enjoy what you do, write for the users and it will appear natural to the search engines and most of all be very patient!
Great overview of these key areas. The ideal place to start on number 4 is right here ^^
Though most social bookmarking sites are nofollow, they still provide a good traffic specially if you have an interesting topic.
These are great tips. Good content, content based on the interests of your readers, both current and future, does wonders.
Thanks
Steve
I agrea with nearly all that you have said about driving traffic to ones website. however I was under the impression that links from forums and blogs were counted as a back link. I would appreciate if you sre able to clarify that point.
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