HOW TO GROW YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC
There’s several ways to grow your blog traffic. Everyone wants to get more website traffic. You’re not going to have a million hits overnight unless you’re posting about hot topics, what’s trending and of course controversy. How can you stand out when there are millions of other blogs out there? How can you promote your website and gain more website traffic?
gain more website traffic
First you need to choose who you’re blogging for, yourself, or others. When you’re blogging for others and what they need you’ll see more interaction and higher numbers, whereas if you’re posting about your personal life, well.. everyone else is too. However there is a way to make sure your posts are getting engagement and or views and that is by using social media, seo and getting your blog out there.
How do you get your blog out there? SEO is really important. By having high ranking keywords in your posts and titles you can be found higher in search engines. There’s also plugins like WordPress SEO by Yoast that are helpful. Now remember, I did say there are MILLIONS of bloggers out there! Most ARE doing high ranking words so don’t think that by using SEO to the best of your ability you’ll rank first, we all wish, but it’s rare.
promote your website
Get your name out there! If you have any friends with blogs you can ask them if they’re looking for a contributor or guest posts. You’ll want to seek out a blogger with higher views than you, this way you can get more eyes on your posts. I myself was a contributor for Momspotted, Kiddies Corner Deals and most recently did a guest post for All Things Mamma. Some say guest posting is useless, but if you’re a new blogger it’s extremely helpful and really does get your name out there, not just to readers but also brands! Guest posts are also great if you’re away on vacation or taking a blog break, this way there’s no lapse in posting and content.
blog community
I have found that by having a community of bloggers and working together, you help each other grow in the blogsphere. Whether it’s sharing posts on pinterest, twitter or even facebook. I have found that with a community, you really get support. I’ve learned so much from all of my blogging buddies!
Also when you interact with your readers they’ll come back. You want to give your readers a reason to come back, ask them questions, get them involved with your work. It’s great to have a community within your blog.
picture perfect
Pictures are another huge way to increase your blog traffic. Bright and beautiful photographs are pleasing to the eye and stomach if it’s a recipe! No one is going to look at ALL of your recipes if the first picture they see is unappetizing. Increase your page views with beautiful pictures and make sure you use a plugin that allows you to have related posts on the bottom of each blog post.
In short, be yourself, have fun, and try not to obsess about the numbers!
I think I have read as many articles as I could find on how to grow your blog traffic, but in all honesty, there’s no magic way, there’s no secret and there’s no simple way. You’re lucky to get a viral (we all want a viral!) here and there and some of us never do. It’s funny how in real life outside the computer traffic and viral sounds horrible, but in the blog world it’s something we want! Just make sure you’re using something to track your traffic! We recommend Google Analytics, as that’s what most brands request.
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