5 ways to increase Internet traffic to your blog or web site

5 ways to increase Internet traffic to your blog or web site


However, getting good backlinks is not easy! It’s actually quite hard if you’re just starting off and not showing up anywhere in the SERPs. However, you can quickly boost your traffic if you follow a couple of suggestions that I’ve tried out. Remember, these suggestions are only going to work as long as your content is good. If you’re writing about something that no ones cares about, none of the following techniques will help! You need to make sure you write HIGH-QUALITY and UNIQUE articles.

I’ve found that 5 really good well-written articles do much better than 20 quickly-written not-so-interesting articles. The 5 really good articles will be picked up by the search engines and will eventually get you links when people read them. Write some more and you’ll get more links and more trust.

So with that idea in mind concerning content, here’s what I’ve tried and that has been working well for me.

1. Technorati Tags - I didn’t realize that Technorati tags could help so much! I had written well over 200 posts by the time I figured out that I could get some good links to my blog if I simply used tags. Technorati tags won’t get you much in terms of traffic, but that’s not what you’re looking to do here. I was able to go from an authority of 12 after 3 months to 40 only one month later!

2. Submit to Article Directories - You’ve probably read this one before, but it’s really important. There are tons of sites out there, the biggest ones are EZine Articles, Buzzle, WebProNews, and GoArticles. Remember that when submitting to an article directory, you want to make sure you submit new content. Do NOT post an article on your blog and then submit it to 20 article directories. It’s going to be duplicate content and will be penalized. It’s best to write one article and submit it to only one or two of the top directories and that’s it. You’ll get a good amount of traffic from EZine and Buzzle! And the links will help your Trust rank also.

3. Submit posts to tip or knowledge-based sites - I tried this only recently with HUGE results! For example, I submitted a couple of articles to LifeHacker, a site all about life tips, etc, and two were accepted and posted to their site. I received 11,000 hits in one day for one article and 5,000 from the other one. Just by getting those two articles on their web site, I was able to get well over 50 backlinks. Of course, I had to write something good, such as how to detect if someone is spying on you and how to create a locked folder in XP, but it really paid off! If you’re not a tech blog, find the top blogs in your niche and see if they accept tips or ideas from others.

4. Join and win blog contests - This is not so easily done because your blog usually has to have been around for a while already and have pretty good content. But if it has and you’re getting decent traffic, try to submit to blog contests in your niche. For example, DailyCupOfTech has a weekly Tech Blog of the Week that highlights and links back to the best blog of that week. It’s a great way to get some traffic and get good links back to you.

5. Use keyword tools when writing posts - Writing a good title for your blog post is essential! However, it is impossible to simply guess what a good title for your post, so use Google Keyword tool, KeywordDiscovery, Overture Keyword tool, etc to find the best target phrases for your content. For example, when I wrote this post, I looked up the keyword increase blog traffic and got a list of possible alternative keywords and search volumes.

Using these five methods above, I’ve seen my traffic increase by 1500% within the last five months. Keep writing good content, but also focus on getting your blog noticed by others and the search engines! Good luck!