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Having a blog with a great design and killer content is an amazing start, but you still need to get new traffic to your blog. In this section I highlight a few of the top methods for bringing free quality and niche traffic to your blog.
Facebook Fan Pages
I’m sure most of you are already on Facebook, but how many of you are also “fans” of other products and web sites on Facebook? Did you know you can create a fan page for a blog? It’s simple, easy and free. The best part is, once someone becomes a fan of your blog, they will then be able to see your blog updates when they are using Facebook.
Just like Facebook, it seems everyone is on Twitter too. Companies and web sites are quickly catching on and creating new Twitter pages for each of their sites and products. Creating a Twitter account for your blog is another effective way to bring in a new readership, build a following and display your RSS feeds and updates directly to users while on Twitter.
Article Writing
How many times have you searched Google for something and ended up on a site like “ezinearticles.com”? This is the result of article marketing. Ezinearticles.com has become an extremely large web site and a very useful resource. You can create a free author account on their site, add quality articles and content, then at the bottom of the article, you can link back to your web site. Having articles featured on popular sites that rank well in search engines can bring a lot of free quality targeted traffic.
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Forums & Social Networking Signatures
If you are going to be writing a blog on a niche topic that you enjoy, there is a good chance you are currently interacting with other users in that same niche area. One of the most popular methods for doing this is through a forum. For any forums, chat room and social networking sites that you are a member of, be sure to add your blog information so others can visit your site.
Social Networking & Directories
The method of manually adding a web site or blog to your browser by clicking “Add to Bookmarks” is quickly going to rest. Instead, social networking, rss feeds and blog directories are becoming the preference for bookmarking. Make sure that your blog includes all of the major social networking buttons and that your blog is listed in all major blog directories like Technorati and BlogCatalog.
Commenting on Blogs
What are the most popular blogs in your niche area? If you aren’t commenting on these blogs, then you should be. Create an eye catching Gravatar/Icon for your comments and use your blog url in the web site field, and you should start seeing visitors to these sites clicking over to yours, based on your comments. After a few weeks of commenting, look at your traffic stats to see which blogsm are sending you the most blog traffic and focus on them.
Guest Posting on Blogs
Go a step above commenting. Find relevant blogs in your niche and ask if they can publish a guest post. Most blog owners are very busy and probably already have a lot of unread email in their inbox. If you are already contributing to their blog by commenting often, most would be more accepting of your blog post contribution than some random person emailing them. When requesting to write a guest post on a blog, it is recommended that you write your guest post and send it along with your email. This way the blog owner can see your work, and if interested, they can schedule it for a future post. If the blog owner comes back and says they are not interested, simply find another blog and send them the same guest post.
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