We hear it all the time; people are looking for tips to increase blog traffic. Some are doing it for profit, while some are doing it to feel motivated and even inspired. It’s easy to set up a blog; just get a hosting account from a reliable webhost, install a blogging platform, and you can start writing. However, it’s pretty difficult to maintain a blog, particularly if you start losing the motivation because no one’s visiting.
Because I’ve seen a sliver of success in my romance blog, I’m sharing the 10 basic things I used to promote that blog in the past (and up until now).
1. Keyword Research
You can put anything on your title, even something that is totally unrelated to the topic of your article, but for your sake, use a keyword that people all over are looking for. One easy way to do this is by using Micronichefinder. This software has been online for a while but people are raving over it because it works so well in terms of finding the right keywords, keyphrases and related term to use on your blog’s title, URL and post titles.
Turn your keyword into your post’s main within the first 25 words in your page content and spread them evenly throughout the document. However, because you want to attract more readers from various search places, you must also use the keyword as tags.
Remember, there are no correct or incorrect keywords, but there are those that are more popular to the people who use search engines to find what they need online.
2. Create a site that provides valuable content, offers good product reviews or talks about services most people need daily. Some hot niches now include fitness, taking care of the baby, migrating, gardening, environmental issues and small business marketing.
If you already have websites that target these niches, here are some free articles that you can download … Health, Small Business, Marketing, Parenting and Green Niche.
3. Keep your site design minimal, and avoid using huge headers so that the visitor can enjoy your content more. Remember, if a person has to scroll down before getting to the meat of your content, there’s a chance that he will simply leave and look for other sites to provide the information he needs. Navigation should also be easy and make sure your pages are highlighted somewhere on your blog’s main page.
4. Keep it Fresh
If you avail of the free articles I mentioned above, you are one step closer to providing your blog with constant supply of content. People will keep coming back to your site if you continue to provide content. If you feel that writing is a chore and you’re too busy to write on your site, you can always hire ghostwriters to provide the content you need.
Here’s the elance link for people who are looking for freelancers to hire. If you’re a provider (i.e. a blogger who wants to earn more cash by writing for others), here’s the elance link to apply for your instant and FREE membership.
