Free Blog Traffic
Shortlist of traffic to newbie Bloggers (1)
Sign up for Technorati and ping it when your blog content changes.
Use a ping service like pingomatic to ping RSS aggregators.
Submit your blog to all of the directories on Robin Good’s list of RSS directories.
Use trackbacks.
Leave comments on blogs in related niches.
Tell your friends about your blog and specific posts.
Put your blog URL in your forum signatures.
Create link bait.
Tell Your newsletter subscribers about your blog.
Write press releases for your blog.
Link liberally to other blogs in your posts (many bloggers check who links to them).
Tag your posts using Technorati tags or a tag plug-in.
Submit your posts to multiple social bookmarking sites using OnlyWire.
Use Stumbleupon to stumble your posts.
Answer questions on Yahoo answers with the answers on your blog.
Answer questions on forums related to your niche with a link to one of your blog posts that answers the question.
Set up a feed on MyYahoo so that Yahoo keeps better track of your blog.
Make lists (My Top 5…, Ten Things…, etc.). Many of the most popular blog posts are lists like this one.
Use pictures. Most of the top trafficed blogs use pictures in their posts.
Use video on your blog.
Find out what people want to learn about in your blog’s niche and write about it.
Be the first to break a news story.
Use keyword research to find good keywords to use in your posts.
Write controversial posts.
Strongly Agree or strongly disagree with other bloggers and write about it with a link to their post.
Make it easy for your readers to sign up for your RSS feed.
Make it easy for your readers to Digg your posts.
Ask your readers to submit your posts to social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit, etc.).
Interview well known people in your industry (it’s working well for me).
Give credit to the blogs that inspire your posts.
Don’t be boring.
Write for beginners.
Participate in group writing projects.
Participate in blog memes.
Create a blog meme and tag your friends.
Participate in blog carnivals.
Post at different times of the day.
Submit your best posts to article directories.
Write Killer Content .
Start a group blog. These tend to get more traffic, because more people are creating conent and more people are promoting it.
Have guest posters.
Create a blog meme and tag an A-list blogger who you like.
Submit your blog to regular web directories (like DMOZ, etc.).
Join SpicyPage and promote your blog on it.
Join a blog webring.
Sign up for BlogWoods and promote your blog on it.
Join LinkAndBlog and do link and blog challenges.
Submit your best posts to Netscape.
Exchange Ads (not blogroll links) with complementary blogs.
Trade blog roll links with related blogs.
Sign up for Rojo. Subscribe to your feed and click “add mojo” on your better articles.
Add a plug-in to notify users of new comments (I REALLY need to do this).
Make it easy for your visitors to submit your post to ALL social bookmarking sites (not just Digg).
Add a tell-a-friend script or plug-in to your posts.
Make it easy for your visitors to bookmark your page in their browser.
Make it easy for people to link to your blog.
Use easy to read fonts.
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3 Responses to Free Blog Traffic
Great post! Lots of very useful tips here for sure.
If I may suggest an improvement: it would be very helpful to provide links where ever possible, for ease of use. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Thanks, I found this one of the most useful lists I have ever seen, I need all the help I can get. Come visit me sometime at http://fearlessandfabulous.blogspot.com. I will let you know what happens when I work my way through your list. Thanks again!
Very well written article with lots of tips for the serious blogger. I notice you have a U drop I Happy badge. Did you get the idea of my blog? If you did I'm glad you like it
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