Tips
to boost your blog traffic
1.
Build a large following on Twitter
2.
Automate the sharing of content on
Twitter. (you cannot scale if you don’t do this)
3.
Link to your blog on Twitter in your
profile
4.
Increase your likes
on Facebook
5.
Link to your blog on Facebook
6.
Share your post (including links to it)
on Facebook
7.
Build an email subscriber list from day
one
8.
Host a webinar (you can capture many
emails when you run a webinar)
9.
Create and publish great content
10.
Make it easy for people to share your
content with a Twitter retweet button
11.
Ensure you have a LinkedIn sharing
button (there are over 230 million users there)
12.
Include a Google+ sharing button even
if you don’t use it very much (over half a billion people there!)
13.
Facebook sharing button is a must
14.
Make it easy for people to share your
content with a Pinterest sharing button
15.
Provide an incentive for people to
subscribe to your blog by offering a free ebook in exchange for their email
address and name
16.
Place the email subscriber box in a
prominent position (top right or even in the top banner)
17.
Include multiple locations for people
to subscribe
18.
Include an RSS feed option
19.
Link to your blog from your YouTube
videos and channel
20.
Make your blog easy to read (this will
keep them loyal and bring them back)
21.
Write the best headlines you possibly
can
22.
Guest blog on larger blogs in your
industry
23.
Comment on other bloggers articles
24.
Reply to comments on your blog posts
25.
Interview the influential bloggers in
your niche and category
26.
Obtain testimonials from influencers in
your industry who have a strong social media presence
27.
Ensure your blog can be easily
read on mobile devices
28.
Optimise for search engines by using an SEO plugin such as WordPress SEO
(Also known as Yoast)
29.
Write sub-titles with keywords in posts
to help your SEO
30.
Improve your blogs search engine
friendly content by including key words in images
31.
Publish new articles regularly (at
least once a week)
32.
Write long form content that will be a
resource for readers (they will link and bookmark it for future reference)
33.
Place a Facebook ad that drives traffic
to your blog (could be an offer of free premium content)
34.
Advertise on Twitter with “Promoted Accounts”
35.
Provide links to archives on your blog
36.
List your most popular posts (this is a
default WordPress feature)
37.
Use an SEO friendly online publishing
platform like…”WordPress”
38.
Use a simple design that profiles your
content and highlights your focus
39.
Include “prominent” social media
sharing buttons placed at the top of your articles (floating buttons are good
too)
40.
Have your top social media channels
displayed in a prominent position so people can easily follow you
41.
Share other top bloggers content on
Twitter and let them know you have shared with an @topblogger mention
42.
Copy and emulate the strategies of top
bloggers
43.
Write a great introduction that is
compelling and draws readers in
44.
Engage with your readers so that they
want to come back and become loyal fans
45.
Write a blog post that highlights the
best bloggers in your industry
46.
As you build credibility display your
awards, wins and social proof in a prominent position
47.
Link to your blog in your email
signature
48.
Join Facebook groups and participate
49.
Create a Google+ hangout for a hot
topic in your industry and promote it
50.
Participate in LinkedIn groups
51.
Create some controversy that attracts
attention
52.
Submit your top posts to Reddit
53.
Publish articles on Stumbleupon
54.
Make yourself available to speak
55.
Have a business card for your blog
56.
Take photos with Instagram (over 130
million registered users there) and share them on Facebook and Twitter
57.
Include multimedia in your articles to
broaden your blogs reach. Videos, infographics, podcasts and Slideshare
presentations are sometimes preferred over learning in a text format.
