Blogs generally have two things that will get them a lot of views- good, interesting writing and effective promotion. Promoting a blog can be done in a number of ways, some of which are too costly in both time and money to be worthwhile for most bloggers. There are, however, a few ways that blogs can be promoted inexpensively for an increase in web site traffic.
Submit to Blog Directories
The first step in promoting a blog is often submitting the title and url of the blog to blog directories. These directories serve as both social networking tools and as a specialized search engine. Searchers can search through the blogs to find the topic of their choice. Many of the directories also allow members to create groups and circles of friends from among the bloggers listed in the directory. Popular blog directories include:
- BlogCatalog
- BlogHub
- Blogarama
- BlogExplosion
Blog Commenting
A simple way to attract readers is simply to comment on other people's blogs. To do this effectively, find blogs that are about a similar topic. Then, leave comments about the individual posts. Leave the blog's url in the "website" blank. This will give the commenter's blog a backlink as well as bringing web site traffic in through the link.
Forum Posting
Posting in a forum is another easy way to attract readers to a blog. This technique is a very effective blog marketing idea for people who are passionate about their topics. The idea is simply to go to forums where people will be interested in the topic. This may include forums for the intended demographic or forums that are specifically for talking about the topic.
Join several forums and become established as a thoughtful and knowledgeable member of the group. Keep the blog url in the signature line of each post to increase web site traffic quickly. People in the forum will eventually want to read the blog to keep up with one of their forum friend.
Article Marketing
Article marketing is a popular and effective way to drive more traffic to a blog. Articles that contain a link to the blog are submitted to article directories. These links create better search engine optimization (SEO) for the blog. Web site traffic is partially generated by search engines and more web site traffic will be directed to the blog if it ranks highly.
Submit a Press Release
A press release can attract publicity for a new blog or for an existing blog that is doing something out of the ordinary. Either write the press release or hire a writer experienced in writing them. Submit the release to PRWeb or a similar site that posts press releases. The links in the press release will result in more web site traffic as well as giving the blog more backlinks.
Everyone wants to increase web site traffic to their blog. It is possible to increase the blog traffic significantly by spending just a few hours a week on these forms of blog marketing.
Lizz Shepherd - I am a freelance writer specializing, for now, in Web writing. The Web is an enormous place and I have been carving out my own little ...
