Like I said in the post about search engine optimization for your blog, if you have no audience, it’s pretty much useless. To build an audience, you need to have some degree of patience. However, in addition to patience, planning and action also help to market your blog and drive traffic.
Here are a few useful tips to market successfully:
#1 Comment on other relevant websites – One great way to start getting your name recognized is to post useful and insightful comments on blogs which relate to your industry and are where your potential readers might hang out. Get active in the blogging community. When you post, create a profile that enables you to link to your blog. Many people will click through and subscribe to your blog.
#2 Guest blogging – Hands down, this is a wonderful marketing technique and like commenting, it can build huge awareness. Actually it’s even better than commenting. See the end of this post for a free guide.
#3 Post consistently and post often – I’ve said it before but it’s that important. This is where patience comes in. Posting regular and valuable content will help with growth and you may even get recognized by other movers and shakers in your industry. The more awesome content you have, the more you will motivate people to link to you.
#4 Make it easy for readers to Digg, Tweet, StumbleUpon and post your content on Delicious.com – Social networking is growing and it pays to take advantage of this useful medium.
Example: See “Share the knowledge” at the bottom of this post? It’s a plugin called Sexy Bookmarks and it makes it really easy for readers to share.
#5 List your blog with relevant directories – Registering with some notable directories can help boost your traffic and put you in front of people who are looking for your information. Just do a google search for directories that are related to your industry.
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This post is part of the 30 Day Blogger Challenge and the Ultimate Blog Challenge.
