SuperBloggingTips Mega Post - Traffic For Money

Sep 17th, 2007 by Leonid Shalimov | Scroll down for comments

This post was guest blogged by Tay of SuperBloggingTips.com. She
regularly writes about blogging resources, search engine optimization, how
to make money blogging, and
more.

Unless you’re writing for just yourself, you’re probably going to want
more traffic coming to your blog. More traffic = more money and higher
rankings! But generating traffic isn’t always easy. If you want to up your
visitor counts (and turn those visitors into readers), please read on for
ten valuable and unique tips that anyone can put to use.

1. Make a lens on Squidoo. On
Squidoo, you can sign up for free and make your own lens, or page, on any topic you want. Create a lens on a topic that is related to your blog and link to yourself. To get traffic from
Squidoo, promote your lens and get it out there so people find out about
your site. And did I mention you can money from your Squidoo lens?

2. Use Yahoo! Answers and other such communities. On
Yahoo! Answers you can ask and answer fellow people’s questions, which
cover almost any topic or idea. Find questions that relate to your niche
and begin answering. Yahoo! Answers lets you provide a source, so be sure
to link back to your blog and let everyone know where the knowledge comes
from.

3. Submit to blog carnivals. I honestly can’t stress this
one enough. The more carnivals you submit to, the more links, exposure,
and traffic you will receive. And best of all, it’s almost always targeted
traffic! To find out more about blog carnivals and what they are, please
read here.

4. Write a controversial post. Standing out in the
blogging world and separating yourself from the millions of others isn’t
always easy. But if you want to be noticed (and you do!) then you should
write a controversial post on your blog. If your opinion is different or
out of the norm, then let it be known. Not only will people respect you
for it, but they might also link to you and send visitors your way for
being so interesting.

5. Have a sense of humor. It’s good to be serious
sometimes, but no one likes reading a blog when you sound absolutely
robotic. Don’t forget that everyone wants to have some fun now and then,
so don’t be afraid to crack a joke or use your sense of humor. You do have
one, right?

6. Join and participate in forums. When you join and post
in a new forum, you’re reaching out to a lot of new, potential readers.
Add your blog’s link to your signature in the forum and link to one of
your articles whenever relevant (if allowed). Share your knowledge and do
your best to make new friends. Forums are a great way to get noticed!

7. Make a Myspace or Facebook profile. Another great way
to connect with new people is to create a profile dedicated to your site
on a social networking website. Not only can you add and keep in touch
with your current readers, but you can also meet new people and drive
traffic to your blog.

8. Give away free advertising. Either give it away for
free, or hold a competition to find a lucky winner. Whether you’re giving
away free links, banners, reviews, or something else, people appreciate
getting something of value for free. And when it’s advertising on your
site, you don’t have to pay to give it away either!

9. Write pillar posts. Pillar posts are authoritative and
instructional. Often times, they are list posts as well. They usually very
long and could take even hours to write, but are always worth it. Pillar
posts usually get many links and are noticed more than other types of
posts. If you write a really good one, you could drive a lot of traffic to
your blog.

10. Don’t pretend - be you! Don’t write posts about
something you don’t believe in. Your blog is yours, so stand out and make
it so! It’s easy to be anonymous on the internet, but no one will ever
feel a connection with you if you do. If you want more traffic and
readers, make sure they know who you are.

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Leonid Shalimov posted this article under Personal Development, General News, Traffic Tips, Search Engine Optimization, Blog Improvement on Monday, September 17th, 2007 at 11:04 pm You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment or trackback from your own site. View Technorati Linkbacks.