4 Simple Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog

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How do I get more traffic?

Probably the most asked question on the blogoshere.
If you are a beginner blogger, you’ve probably written a few posts
and then you think….umm…where’s the traffic?

Traffic doesn’t just magically appear, you have to actively find them.
We all know the benefits more traffic can bring – more sales, more revenue, higher opt-rate, good ranking and so on…

Imagine being in a crowded place and you are attempting to push a product,
your method of approach isn’t working and no one is paying you any attention.
At that moment, wouldn’t it be nice if someone handed you a megaphone?
Using one would get your voice out there – loud and clear.
It would certainly grab people’s attention and eyeballs.

Let’s look at 4 Megaphone equivalents on your blog.

Good Content

You’ve probably heard this a million times before, and it’s so true – Your stuff has to be good and useful.
People value their time, and would only invest in what brings them good returns.
Using our megaphone analogy, if the message being conveyed is anything but useful, then person is simply ignored.

Identify Your Customers and Discover Where They Hang Out

In order to have useful content, you need to identify the group of people you’re trying to serve and where to find them.
Find out which market they are in and stick with them. By doing so, you have the opportunity to know them better and understand their needs.
Depending on what this is, you can decide to offer a solution product/ service to them – achieve this and you’ll become their hero.

Position Yourself

This is essentially putting yourself on their radar.
If your customers or readers are on Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, Youtube – be there as well.
Let them see you as a new discovery – one that they will bookmark and keep coming back to for reference.

Stand Out From The Crowd

Be unique in your delivery. Be unafraid to go against the grain, and more importantly be yourself.
Chances are, thousands of other people are doing what you do, but only you can deliver it in your own unique way.

Have these 4 elements in place and you’ll truly have a megaphone in your hands to draw attention.

Once again, If you are new to blogging or are in the process of starting a blog there are some essentials WordPress tools and services you need to have in place,

(1) Get the All in One SEO plugin. This would handle all your search engines optimisations.
(2) You will also need Google XML Sitemaps. A plugin that alerts search engines of changes to your blog by generating XML sitemaps
(3) Sign up to Google Webmaster Tool. A free service by Google that allows you to monitor and improve your site’s visibility in Google search results.

  • http://BlogOnlineBiz.com jimi jones

    Great advice, John
    This is a very helpful piece for new bloggers who are wondering how to get some readers.

  • http://BlogOnlineBiz.com jimi jones

    Great advice, John
    This is a very helpful piece for new bloggers who are wondering how to get some readers.

  • http://jimijones.com/ Jimi Jones

    Great advice, John
    This is a very helpful piece for new bloggers who are wondering how to get some readers.

  • http://www.mikeslife.org Mike CJ

    And I'd add – just keep doing it!

  • http://www.mikeslife.org Mike CJ

    And I'd add – just keep doing it!

  • http://ericasays.com EricaMueller

    Yes, the secret is to keep doing it. You can't do this for a week and expect to sit back and relax and watch the traffic roll in. You have to keep at it, forever. Anyone who is successful will tell you they spend as much time networking and being a member of their community as they do actually creating content.

  • http://ericasays.com EricaMueller

    Yes, the secret is to keep doing it. You can't do this for a week and expect to sit back and relax and watch the traffic roll in. You have to keep at it, forever. Anyone who is successful will tell you they spend as much time networking and being a member of their community as they do actually creating content.

  • http://web2andmore.net Kevin Tea

    Like Mike and Erica says -keep at it. Every blogger has a Long Dark Lunchtime of the Soul when things look grim but there's a tremendous sense of satisfaction when you persevere and see the readership rise.

  • http://web2andmore.net Kevin Tea

    Like Mike and Erica says -keep at it. Every blogger has a Long Dark Lunchtime of the Soul when things look grim but there's a tremendous sense of satisfaction when you persevere and see the readership rise.

  • http://www.theundercoverrecruiter.com Jorgen Sundberg

    What about leaving comments on others' blogs and a little link to your latest post?

    BTW, here's my latest post: http://www.theundercoverrecruiter.com/content/w…

    :-)

  • http://personalbrandinguk.com/ Jörgen Sundberg

    What about leaving comments on others' blogs and a little link to your latest post?

    BTW, here's my latest post: http://www.theundercoverrecruiter.com/content/w…

    :-)

  • http://yourblogtools.com/ Johnluffa

    Absolutely, It's pointless having a sudden burst of traffic and never have them return.

  • http://www.yourblogtools.com/ John Lufadeju

    Absolutely, It's pointless having a sudden burst of traffic and never have them return.

  • http://yourblogtools.com/ Johnluffa

    Yes, the hustle never stops.
    There have been times when I have taken my foot of the gas and seen my traffic take a plunge.

  • http://www.yourblogtools.com/ John Lufadeju

    Yes, the hustle never stops.
    There have been times when I have taken my foot of the gas and seen my traffic take a plunge.

  • http://yourblogtools.com/ Johnluffa

    That is fantastically put Kevin :) Love it!!
    You do have your way with words.

  • http://www.yourblogtools.com/ John Lufadeju

    That is fantastically put Kevin :) Love it!!
    You do have your way with words.

  • http://yourblogtools.com/ Johnluffa

    Hey Jorgen, welcome aboard – You're right, commenting on other blogs is equally important, and there are many more traffic building activities besides the four that I have mentioned.
    For the purpose of this post, I would group this one under networking and hanging out where your readers are.

    Plus, there's also task of ensuring your time is appropriately distributed when dealing with traffic getting tasks – Joy! :)

    Thanks for comments on this.

  • http://www.yourblogtools.com/ John Lufadeju

    Hey Jorgen, welcome aboard – You're right, commenting on other blogs is equally important, and there are many more traffic building activities besides the four that I have mentioned.
    For the purpose of this post, I would group this one under networking and hanging out where your readers are.

    Plus, there's also task of ensuring your time is appropriately distributed when dealing with traffic getting tasks – Joy! :)

    Thanks for comments on this.

  • http://web2andmore.net Kevin Tea

    Flattery will get you everywhere:-)

  • http://web2andmore.net Kevin Tea

    Flattery will get you everywhere:-)

  • http://ilcantone.com/ David | ilcantone.com

    Hi John,

    You've stated some good tips above.
    To my way of thinking there are two crucial factors to increase traffic: Great quality content and publishing with consistency at least two or three times per week.

    Steve Pavlina is the perfect example. His content is great and he publish it with consistency.

    What do you think John?

    Take care buddy :)

  • http://ilcantone.com/ David | ilcantone.com

    Hi John,

    You've stated some good tips above.
    To my way of thinking there are two crucial factors to increase traffic: Great quality content and publishing with consistency at least two or three times per week.

    Steve Pavlina is the perfect example. His content is great and he publish it with consistency.

    What do you think John?

    Take care buddy :)

  • http://ilcantone.com/ David | ilcantone.com

    Hi John,

    You've stated some good tips above.
    To my way of thinking there are two crucial factors to increase traffic: Great quality content and publishing with consistency at least two or three times per week.

    Steve Pavlina is the perfect example. His content is great and he publish it with consistency.

    What do you think John?

    Take care buddy :)

  • http://ilcantone.com/ David | ilcantone.com

    Hi John,

    You've stated some good tips above.
    To my way of thinking there are two crucial factors to increase traffic: Great quality content and publishing with consistency at least two or three times per week.

    Steve Pavlina is the perfect example. His content is great and he publish it with consistency.

    What do you think John?

    Take care buddy :)

  • http://ilcantone.com/ David | ilcantone.com

    Hi John,

    You've stated some good tips above.
    To my way of thinking there are two crucial factors to increase traffic: Great quality content and publishing with consistency at least two or three times per week.

    Steve Pavlina is the perfect example. His content is great and he publish it with consistency.

    What do you think John?

    Take care buddy :)

  • http://www.financialsamurai.com/ Financial Samurai

    Some good tips here. I didn't install the Google site maps XML until 4 months later, which I guess could have hurt me. Don't have the google webmaster tool either.

    The funny thing is, I know nothing about SEO and all this, but my sites traffic seems to grow well just from simply writing interesting content.

    Doesn't anything else really matter if you have poor content?

  • http://www.financialsamurai.com/ Financial Samurai

    Some good tips here. I didn't install the Google site maps XML until 4 months later, which I guess could have hurt me. Don't have the google webmaster tool either.

    The funny thing is, I know nothing about SEO and all this, but my sites traffic seems to grow well just from simply writing interesting content.

    Doesn't anything else really matter if you have poor content?