8 Simple Ways To Increase Blog Traffic For Free

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Warriors..

I love writing list articles – they’re great because I
can provide a lot of value, and give you guys a lot of ideas that you can work with. BUT – they’re also very dangerous because all the tips, strategies and methods can be a bit OVERWHELMING, and the last thing I wanna do is make you feel like you have to do EVERY single method at once.


One thing to keep in mind when reading list post on any blog (not just mine) is to take away 1 or 2 tips and put them to work immediately. This will ensure that you don’t try everything at once, and get NO RESULTS later.


That’s what I do to increase blog traffic – and it works really well for me…
So, on with the list!
8 Simple Ways To Increase Blog Traffic For Free..

Method #1: Guest Blogging
Guest Blogging is a great way to reach an entire new audience that other bloggers have spend months and even years building up. I still get traffic from a post I did on Laura Roeder's Blog..

Method #2: YouTube Marketing
Video Marketing is a very good method of generating traffic because your videos will stay up there forever. (or as long as the site is running) Videos that get popular and get a lot of views, tend to stay popular – so they will generate a steady stream of visitors to your site without fail. I recommend sticking to YouTube and mastering it since it’s the most popular video sharing site on the web.


Method #3: Commenting on Blogs
Blog Commentiing is one of my favorite because I get to learn, interact and drive traffic all at once. It’s a bit time consuming but the results are amazing.


Method #4: Facebook Marketing
This is not about going to groups and posting your links all over the place (unless of course it’s a TRIBE that you’re involved in). I recommend creating a Fan Page or a Group on Facebook that attracts your target market. That way you can add value to them by driving them back to your blog for content.


Method #5: Outbound Links
Outbound Links are great to drive traffic because of Trackbacks. Whenever you link to another person’s blog who’s using wordpress, a trackback is automatically created which tells them exactly where that link is coming from. Other people can click on that link and come back to your blog.


Method #6: Yahoo! Answers
Yahoo! Answers Traffic. You can go to Yahoo! Answers and search for unanswered questions related to your topic or niche. You can answer the question with a link to a post where you address the actual in much more detail.


Method #7: Give Away Free Reports
Give Away Free Reports. I just uploaded 3 reports to GetFreeEbooks.com. It’s a free service that allows you to upload your PDF’s and then it’s blasted out to 19,000+ readers. I’ll share the results once they post my reports (hopefully they’ll be good).


Method #8: Forum Marketing
Forum Marketing is another one of my favorites because of the immediate traffic it can generate. You also get a feel as to what your market wants and needs as you interact with members of your community.Starting a new thread will expose your signature file to anyone reading your post. This is very targeted traffic!
You Cheat Sheet - “Sssshh, don’t tell anyone..

I created this Cheat Sheet for you so you can have an idea as to how much time to invest into ONE particular strategy is you want to try them all out.


Again, I strongly recommend sticking to one and mastering it, but if you want an overall strategy of how to generate traffic, here’s a monthly action plan to follow. Doing this will give you an idea of which ones work best for your blog and which you enjoy doing the most.


Doing these can increase your traffic dramatically over the coming months so download it, use it, and grow!


Question: What are you doing to increase blog traffic? Please share your experience with this community so we can all learn from it.


Talk soon,
Hector Cuevas
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  • Profile picture of the author Victoralexon
    Method #1: Guest Blogging
    Guest Blogging is a great way to reach an entire new audience that other bloggers have spend months and even years building up. I still get traffic from a post I did on Laura Roeder's Blog..
    It seems to me that guest blogging is what's often the most effective method. Over and over again I hear stories of how bloggers used the guest blogging method consistently and grew their blog really fast.

    Here is a great guide on guest blogging: Guest Blogging: The Ultimate Guide

    Method #7: Give Away Free Reports
    Give Away Free Reports. I just uploaded 3 reports to GetFreeEbooks.com. It’s a free service that allows you to upload your PDF’s and then it’s blasted out to 19,000+ readers. I’ll share the results once they post my reports (hopefully they’ll be good).
    This is a great idea too. You can put a few links back to your homepage inside the pdf file and people can then spread the pdf file around among their friends and acquaintances.

    Method #8: Forum Marketing
    Forum Marketing is another one of my favorites because of the immediate traffic it can generate. You also get a feel as to what your market wants and needs as you interact with members of your community.Starting a new thread will expose your signature file to anyone reading your post. This is very targeted traffic!
    Forum marketing is of course a great method too. Especially if you are a regular poster on a forum within your niche and if you're helpful and the people on the forum likes you.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    and if you want to make guest blogging easier check out Guest blogging: Looking for guest bloggers or guest post? Join MyBlogGuest!
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  • Profile picture of the author H.Miller
    Great list. I have never heard of GetFreeEbooks, I am going to check it out.
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