Let’s Get This Traffic Moving!

I thought I was a good writer so I started my own blog and sorta’ expected to see a ton of traffic. However, I was disappointed to find that I hardly had any readership at all…Now, I’m starting to doubt my abilities…

Wondering why you’re not getting as much traffic to your blog as you think you should? Everyday, a new blog is created (I’m sure of it). However, how that blog actually performs is another thing. Too many people have the common misconception of what blogging is all about. They think it will be a really easy way to set something up so that it can create a lot of buzz and a lot of traffic. The truth is that while blogs are relatively easy to set up; it is not quite as easy to get traffic flowing to it. After all, if driving traffic to your site was that easy, then every blog that was set up would be generating tons of traffic! So, here are a few useful tips that I’ve managed to pick up:

5 Simple Things to Help Move Traffic

1. Network: The Internet is a gigantic web of ideas, stories, disagreements, pictures, videos and more all wrapped up into one. Look for social networks to help put your blog out there. There are hundreds of social networks out there such as del.icio.us, Digg, Facebook and StumbleUpon to help get you started. It’s also a great way to target the audience you are looking for to read your work!
2. Share the Love: Social networking really is the future of the Internet in terms of driving relevant traffic to various sites. As part of your social networking duties, you should always make an effort to connect with people by linking to them in your blog. Ask them if they would be willing to do a link exchange or even if they would be interested in writing a ‘guest post’ on your site. It’s a great way to make friends as well as improve the diversity of the content on your page- all of which will help you to reach a wider audience.
3. Write Regularly: If you’re truly serious about blogging, then you should be consistent. One of the biggest turn-offs in the blogging world is arriving at a person’s site only to realize that the last time they wrote anything relevant was weeks, perhaps months, ago. Keep up to date with your blog, so that readers will know you care. Include fun things like pictures or videos, etc. to keep things interesting.
4. Encourage Feedback: Somewhere in your posts should be some sort of interactive statement or question that will get your readers thinking and make them want to comment about it. Feedback is a great thing because it helps you figure out who your blogs are affecting, in what way they’re affecting people as well as useful advice on how you can improve your blog and/or its content. Also encourage your readers to subscribe to your RSS feed.
5. Check your Grammar: If your blog is primarily for English-speaking readers, make sure that you check behind yourself for grammar errors or slip ups. Nothing is more annoying than reading something that is poorly written. It affects your ability to convey your thoughts and ideas to your audience by creating ‘speed bumps’ in the reading. Additionally it negatively affects your credibility as a writer, and may cause some readers to believe that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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