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Created on: June 08, 2009 Last Updated: June 09, 2009
Top 12 Tips to increase traffic to your Blogs
Traffic! Traffic is something we all want. Lots of it ! We are constantly looking for ways to increase our traffic. Increasing traffic to your Blog can be a very timely and hard process for many, so I'm writing this Blog to give you tips and ways on how to increase your Blog Traffic. By implementing these easy to follow steps, you will increase your traffic in no time, and at the same time increase your Adsense Revenue.
1. Engines
Search engines are the most popular source of Traffic, so leverage them to their fullest. Everyone wants to see their Blog or Website placed high within search results, don't we? And how do we do this? Three Keywords ! Code, links, and Content. Try to place your most important keyword in your URL, link your URL to as many social networks as possible, and write very informative content. Once you are done with your Blog, you can publish your URL to Google for indexing.
2. What's Hot
As we all know, there is always something new, and something hot in the Blogoshpere. All you need to do is keep an eye out and make sure to join into the conversation. By doing this, you will link and boost traffic to your Blog almost immediately.
3. Sources
Don't forget about Social Media Sites. Social media sites are great sources of traffic, and if you can get on the homepage of any social media site, you will get thousands of traffic within minutes. You can do this by placing Social Bookmark buttons within your posts. Remember to write appealing and informative content to have a better chance of being placed on top. Some very popular sites to try is, Digg, Del.icio.us, and Netscape.
4. Link Love
Don't be shy. Share some linking. By linking to others within your Blog Posts, you are showing some link love. They will return the same and link back to you. The more you link, the more generous others will be.
5. Topical
Be Topical. Write about things that needs to be read now. Actual things, actual events, and breaking news, to name a few. Don't forget to keep your content very informative.
6. Timeless
You can be Topical and Timeless at the same time. Make sure you write a Blog that will still be readable in a year. We want users in search mode, not Browse mode.
7. Eye Candy
Give your Blog something that will attract users. Add polls, news, and meters. This is eye candy to the users, and are sure to attract them.
8. Posting
Make sure you post at the right time. We all know that weekdays
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