Tips for Attracting

Visitors to Your Blog

Even when you have excellent content and a well-thought out design for your blog, it means

absolutely nothing without a steady flow of traffic. I have learned that in my quest to compete against what

are now hundreds of millions of other blogs on the internet,

you have to always keep a leg up on the competition and make sure that

you are utilizing strategies and methods that will give you an

advantage in the end. By combining several of the following strategies

and tips with excellent content, you can ensure your blog’s vitality and

help increase the number of visitors you have on a daily basis.

Many content management systems come complete with the option to activate subscription methods that allow visitors to stay in touch with

you and receive notifications about new blog posts.

Add Subscription Options

If you do not have a subscription service built into your website, then

you can install one such as Feed Burner, which will give you the ability

to let others “follow” you. By notifying readers each time a new

post is published, you can significantly increase the level of

repeat traffic to the site.

If you have built up a decent blog, you may want to try having guest

bloggers contribute to it. I have used this tactic time and time again and it

works like a charm: by allowing newer writers to hone their skills, you gain valuable access to an increased

amount of content,

Guest Blogging Opportunities

which does wonders for indexing your site and for bringing in more visitors who are curious about the

blog post in question. In many cases, you can find guest bloggers for free;

many times, they simply ask that their name and contact information be published within the article for

exposure (and backlinks).

If you’re like me, you want as many people as possible to connect to your blog. One of the ways I increase my traffic is through social networking platforms like Pinterest, Facebook

and Twitter.

Social Networking Outreach

Most likely, you have friends that are interested in the same things you are blogging about, and by sharing your blog, you will be able to reach out to those people and gain their traffic.

Best of all, even if just one person shares your blog with others, in many instances that is as much exposure as you initially gave to it by posting. If successful, the trend continues and

gains you loads of new visitors.

Most successful blogs will end up with individuals commenting on

various posts and blogs made by you. It is your duty to make sure that you keep the conversation going and that in turn keeps those people returning

to your site.

Respond to Commenters

Remember that there is no such thing as a bad visitor, and even if you

get into an argument with another individual, the exposure of your site

to them again and again only benefits the success of your blog.

Search engine optimization protocols like to see images in blog posts, as it

shows there has been a level of dedication to that post in particular. Having images in your blog makes it

more likely for your blog to be discovered, believe it or not.

Jazzed Up Graphics

It also increases the quality of your site and gives it a richer feel when it comes to content. By offering detail graphics and text, you will appease your visitors and the search engines

at the same time.

Finally, if you need help reaching others, you may want to consider

hiring a copywriting firm that specializes in search engine optimization and website

advertising.

Advertising and Copywriting

Many of these firms can get custom-tailored articles and posts about your

blog out to major sites, giving your site a better overall search ranking and more backlinks, which in turn

brings in more traffic.