Trying to increase traffic to your blog is not an easy task. All in all, this is one of the main reasons that a lot of people give up on blogging after only a couple of weeks. Although I felt good about this blog’s progress at the end of July, I am even more optimistic about the future after the way things went this last week.
On Tuesday August 1, I posted my freelance writing income for July 2007. While I thought that this would get people talking, I was not expecting the results that followed. Within a couple of days this post made its way around the blogosphere, and really hit it big when John Chow featured it on his blog.
You are probably wondering what this did for my blog, right? First off, it has helped to increase comments. To me, this may very well be the biggest benefit; I feel that comments are a great way to make the most of the blogging experience. At this time, my freelance writing post has 33 comments; my personal best for this blog.
Additionally, my daily traffic has doubled. I thought that this may only be temporary, but it appears that the numbers are holding steady for the most part. The reason that I am optimistic is that my RSS readership has also doubled. Obviously, this will have a positive effect as time goes on.
Although a lot of this success has to do with top ranking blogs linking to me, I feel that the quality of my original post is where everything started. Think about it this way: if my original post would have been poorly constructed, nobody would have ever taken notice. This is why you need to make sure that you put your all into every post that you write. You never know when a John Chow or other big time blogger is reading!
Despite the fact that I got a huge boost over the past seven days, I am not going to stop working hard this month. The way I see it, the more great posts I make, the more publicity this blog will receive. Sounds easy enough, right?
Since John Chow mentioned my freelance writing career in his latest post, I have noticed a large influx in traffic. This is what I like to call the John Chow Effect!
Can a Freelance Writer Really Make Money Online?
Freelance writer Chris Bibey has posted his freelance writing income for July 2007. He pulled down $4,894.78 by writing 43 articles. That’s pretty good! I wonder if he’s doing better than Michael Kwan?
Anyway, I want to send a special welcome to anybody who found me through his post. I am confident that you will find some of my content related to his as well as plenty of quality information on freelance writing.
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Do you have a blog? If so, you are probably interested in increasing your traffic as quickly as possible. Not only does more traffic mean that your words go further, but it also helps as far as monetization is concerned.
Even though increasing traffic to your blog may sound impossible, you can follow in the footsteps of many others if you know what you are doing. No matter if you are a new or advanced blogger, the five tips below will help you to increase traffic to your blog.
1. Keep your posts related to the topic of your blog. Although straying away from your main topic from time to time is fine, you want to make sure that you do not do this too often.
2. Just like this one, blog posts that are lists are always popular. The reason for this is simple: they are easy for readers to get through and understand. I have always loved reading blog post lists, and in turn, have begun to write more of them myself.
3. Never stop marketing. Even when you reach your traffic goals, if you continue marketing you can achieve even more success. There are hundreds of ways that you can market your blog. This includes ideas such as leaving comments on similar blogs, guest blogging, Google AdWords, and much more.
4. Anytime that you receive an email from an interested reader, make sure you reply within a timely manner. If somebody thinks enough of you to send an email, you should do your best to help them out. Sure, this can be difficult, but if you want to grow your blog, this is something that needs to be done; even if you have to make time for it.
5. Do not give up if your traffic does not increase right away! This is the biggest mistake that new bloggers make, and one that is common across the board. In most cases you will have to work on traffic building for several months before you can see a positive effect. While there are exceptions to this, do not expect to be one of them.
These are five of the best ways to increase traffic to your blog. If you stick to these tips, you will be pleasantly surprised each time that you check your traffic stats!
