This article Copyright 2006 Anik Singal

You have put a lot of work into your blog, spending time updating and enhancing it every day. Unfortunately, without a steady stream of traffic, its all for not. Use these seven tips to get more traffic to your blog.

1) Do your SEO and keyword research homework. Make sure the HTML of your site is search engine friendly. Here is a basic search engine optimization checklist:

  • Do your post titles have appropriate keywords?
  • Do your anchor links have keywords in them? Using here as a link is a missed opportunity.
  • Does your domain name include a primary keyword?

2) Submit your site to the 1st and 2nd tier engines like Google, Yahoo, Dmoz, MSN and Looksmart, and to the blog directories. Here is a short list of sites that offer free blog listings:

Blog Search http://www.blog-search.com/blogclicker-submission.html

Technorati http://www.technorati.com/

Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

Blogdex http://blogdex.net/

Blogwise http://www.blogwise.com/

WeBlogALot http://www.weblogalot.com/

Globe of Blogs http://www.globeofblogs.com/

BlogHop http://www.bloghop.com/

Blogarama http://www.blogarama.com/

3) Ping like you mean it. This is a way for you to raise your hand to the blog trackers when you have posted new content. You can do it site by site at places like Technorati, or go to Ping-o-matic (http://pingomatic.com/) and mass-ping your blog to over 20 sites. Make sure your blog is set up to ping the appropriate sites every time you publish a post.

4) Feed your RSS. Make sure your blog has one and that it is working. An RSS feed is a bit of XML that allows your blog to push content to RSS readers. That way people don not have to visit your site to get your latest insights; they just open their RSS reader and read the news. If your blog is at Blogger.com, don not worry about an RSS feed, its already been created for you. If you are not at Blogger.com and your current blog doesn not have RSS functionality, visit Feedcraft.com and sign up for their free service that will set up an RSS feed from any website (blog or not).

5) Swap links. Make a list of relevant sites you would love to link to your blog. Write them a short friendly note and offer to let them use a few of your posts as content on their site in exchange for a link back to your site. Also, link to their sites from within one of your posts. Be sure to offer to exchange links in the links section of your blog. Most blog software programs offer this. There are also sites that special in helping bloggers swap links. Web Log Empire (http://www.weblogempire.com/) is a large one. If you are willing to pay for a link to your site, check out Text-Link-Ads (http://www.text-link-ads.com/)

6) Be part of the blogging community. Go to other blog sites you admire. Contribute to their blogs in ways that add real value. Write good, thoughtful comments that are content rich. Give away what you know. Do it a lot at least 3 posts a week. Over time you will become recognized as someone who has something worthwhile to say. As your reputation grows, people will seek out your blog. This is not an overnight process, but by paying your dues and building an audience you are positioning yourself to become a star. Additionally, if your site does not have the functionality for visitors to add comments, Haloscan (http://www.haloscan.com/) is a free service that will let them do so. It also allows for trackbacking, which is a way to manage pings.

7) Write your blog! Put everything you have got into it. Make it great! Post as frequently as you can. The search engines will note frequent postings. A blog that has a new post every day is obviously more active and important than a blog that was set up in 2003, has 4 posts, and has been dead since 2004. To really make your blog get noticed you will need to post at least 2-3 times a week.

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This article is by Anik Singal, an extremely successful young internet entrepreneur and affiliate marketing consultant. Anik has developed his own affiliate marketing system that helped him earn over $10,466 in 60 days. Enroll in his free course today… [AT AFFILIATE CLASSROOM]




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