Increase your Blog Traffic Instantly

In my last post, I mentioned 5 major steps to increase blog traffic. I hope everyone is following. So now when you have done that, follow the 5 next steps in order to complete this cycle. I bet this will give you a boost in gaining targeted traffic for your blog.

6. Submit Your Articles to Powerful Article Directories

This is called article marketing. Now it depends on what strategies you implement to get your blog noticed. I believe the power of article marketing and it does wonders. To be honest, it might not bring massive traffic initially but trust me, it will sooner. It also helps you in terms of SERPS, SEO and backlinks. There is also an advantage to this; when your articles get published, a lot of other authors or Webbers might use them on their own site and provide a link back to yours. I will provide some very good article directories I have personally tested and use on a regular basis and hope you start working on them right away.

1. Ezine Articles
2. GoArticles
3. Associated Content
4. Article Base
5. Buzzle
6. Article Dashboard
7. Helium
8. A1 Articles
9. I Snare
10. Self Growth

There are several more and I am thinking about making a list soon and spreading the word. I also own a new article directory called e-ZineArticles  which will be live soon! Hoping to see your content out there

7. Submit your Blog To Blog Directories

Adding your blog to directory is very important but not always necessary. This might not bring a flood of new readers but at least it has its own benefits. If you do it good and work hard on it, believe me, you will get good readers very soon. I am providing the best directories in my opinion that I have come a cross and found very useful.

1. Blog Top Sites
2. Blog Hub
3. dmoz
4. Fuel my Blog
5. Yahoo
6. Top Blog Lists
7. Technorati
8. myBlogLog
9. iceRocket
10. Blog Hints

You can definitely find lots more if you google but these are the best ones in terms of ranking and reputation and the best ones to start with.

8. Encourage Comments On Your Blog

Commenting is a great contribution. People comment when they have something to say or contribute to a particular post.  One of the most powerful ways to convince a visitor to become a loyal reader is to show that there are other several loyal readers already following you. When people comment on your blog, others might get interested and join the conversation. A serious blogger would always interact with the audience and keep up with the blog. If your post has comments that require a response then I would suggest that you provide a valid response. Another way of encouraging commenting is rewarding your readers. There are various ways to do this. I return the favor by giving my commentators a “dofollow” author link—this is a total free link juice. I will have several more rewards coming up soon.

9. Write More “Pillar” Articles

I have mentioned the importance of pillar articles. It is good to write one every once in a while. Now I am not asking everyone to google for it, copy it, and then paste it on your blog. You write about what you know based on your experience. I am writing this post because I have gone through this and since it works for me, it should work for you too. I don’t suggest providing tips for something I don’t know. So all I am asking is, google your term, do a little research, work on it and come up with your own version of tips and solution. As I always say, everyone has something different to contribute; sharing knowledge is totally FREE!

10. Learn, Implement and Repeat

This is the best point of this post. Now that you have learnt the basic tips to gain exposure for your blog, it’s time that you implement them. Make sure you don’t overdo stuffs. You may find tons of other article directories and blog directories for submission but remember, submitting your blog and content to the wrong spots can affect your blog ranking and google PR. I recommend that you start with all the tips I have mentioned and then repeat it frequently.  Do this couple of times for a few months and then come and tell me how it is going. If you need any assistance, please feel free to comment and ask questions. Good Luck!