Advice For Gaining Traffic To A New Blog

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Hello Guys,
I have a new blog with the wordpress free design which I am writing an article for every other day. What is your guys attack for gaining traffic.
#advice #blog #gaining #traffic
  • Profile picture of the author Nicheguybob
    Social Networks, Empire Avenue.
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  • Profile picture of the author teEntrepreneur
    Hey mate! I was having the same issues when I first got started 7 days ago. Click here to check out my articles about some basic "tips" or "strategies" about your concern

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  • Profile picture of the author Seovault
    Hey thats awesome buddy! I would definitely recommend you do some killer On-Page and Off-page SEO (Title, Meta, H1 Tags) and build QUALITY backlinks leading to pages within your website (Not Homepage) and do Blog Comments
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    • Profile picture of the author mominternet
      I like the more personal approach so I join forums and blogs to get to know people, develop trust and point them to my site either through a signature, links or directly messaging them.

      I checked out your site and one place that you may find interesting is Blogging Friends where you can meet others in your niche. I recently joined this forum and can say they are also very encouraging to be around with.

      Keep this in mind...your traffic will either be your readers, clients, jv partners or all three. Invite those who will grow you and that you can add value to.

      To your success.
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      • Profile picture of the author Shawn Gossman
        Originally Posted by mominternet View Post

        I like the more personal approach so I join forums and blogs to get to know people, develop trust and point them to my site either through a signature, links or directly messaging them.

        I checked out your site and one place that you may find interesting is Blogging Friends where you can meet others in your niche. I recently joined this forum and can say they are also very encouraging to be around with.

        Keep this in mind...your traffic will either be your readers, clients, jv partners or all three. Invite those who will grow you and that you can add value to.

        To your success.
        Thanks for the plug

        As for the OP's question, I got to say most of my blog traffic comes from other blogs where I have commented. You want to make sure you make great comments, though. Each time you comment, try to encourage more discussion or bring something new to the scene. If your comment is good enough, it may get mentioned in the next post by that blogger That is always a great feeling!
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Luck
    I would increase your article count per day if possible. Hire someone if you have to.

    Building real, high-value organic content will help grow your business long term.

    Far too many people focus on short term traffic boosting strategies, which may be great (now) - but definitely isn't a long-term business builder.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeadStartSEO
    In order of the time it takes to acquire traffic, from least to most time:

    PPC > Social > Forums > SEO
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  • Profile picture of the author bmw040
    For quick, I recommend Forum Marketing and Signature Marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author bmw040
    I always suggest proper SEO from the start for long term results as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author hirithk
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Caris
    Definitely get into Forum Marketing, and also a brief video on youtube about your blog and what you offer readers, then work on SEO for the video - should feed through good filtered traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author kevin timothy
    Providing that you write the articles really well,
    (keywords, keyword density, title, etc. SEO), search
    engine bots will do the work for you as eventually
    organic traffic will overwhelm your articles.

    If you're looking for more immediate traffic, consider the paid types.
    Purchase Facebook ads for extreme targeting, and the reputable PTC
    sites (Clixsense). Don't forget your list (assuming that you have one).
    You essentially own that traffic so let your prospects know of your new
    blog.

    It's both the big things and little things that will drive traffic to your blog.
    Get creative...in fact include your domain in your Facebook cover photo.
    Display your blog on Twitter, Pinterest, and in the descriptions of your
    Youtube videos.

    Also, see to it that you include a Wordpress widget that will allow
    you to place some type of "Share" button on EACH page of your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author mohsinmallik
    #Build social media accounts for your blog. Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus etc. Gain fans and followers there and recommend your readers to share your posts at social media sites.
    #Get in touch with your niche blogs and build relationship with them. It can be build through regular commenting on them.
    #Forum marketing is another way of getting free traffic.

    All of them will take some time to drive regular traffic to your site. If you are in need of quick traffic, you should go for-
    #Solo ads
    #Adwords
    #Facebook PPC

    Choice is your.
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  • Profile picture of the author luvtrees
    Basic on-site SEO, include keywords naturally in your titles and text. Comment on and build relationships with popular blogs in the same industry. Make sure you integrate social media from the start, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. Post on related forums, include your link in the signature of your posts. Try blog carnivals. Guest post on related blogs. Answer questions on Yahoo Answers.
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  • Profile picture of the author cpwebsite
    Ok, thanks for all the advice guys. I have a lot of work ahead of me, I need a day off to just sit an work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stefan Shields
    Get a good following on social networking sites to start with as you shouldn't be too focused on ranking for keywords in the beginning.

    Quality content and social traffic is the best way to start IMO.
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    • Profile picture of the author jonkev14
      Social Media is the way to go! build your followers and your fb likes and the traffic will start to come in. If people want more of what your offering; then they will be looking for you and signing up to receive your updates.
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  • Profile picture of the author Buildyourbiz
    Originally Posted by cpwebsite View Post

    Hello Guys,
    I have a new blog with the wordpress free design which I am writing an article for every other day. What is your guys attack for gaining traffic.
    You can try safelists, solo ads, yahoo/bing ppc, youtube videos, maybe traffic exchanges such as Traffic Swarm...
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  • Profile picture of the author brettb
    Yeah, definitely find some forums in your niche and become a top poster on them.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlbertBarkley
    Originally Posted by cpwebsite View Post

    Hello Guys,
    I have a new blog with the wordpress free design which I am writing an article for every other day. What is your guys attack for gaining traffic.
    do social media promotion
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    • Profile picture of the author Rebeccha Haase
      Originally Posted by AlbertBarkley View Post

      do social media promotion
      Only social media promotion is not enough I must say. You must look for search engine traffic to become successful. Besides promotion at social media sites, it will be a very good option to build up a good SEO strategy.
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  • Profile picture of the author eZyros
    Do you have goals? And do you know your audience? Both of these things must be defined first. More traffic is great - but how much more traffic? Also, consider the age of your blog. It can take two or three years to get your blog "up to speed" - that is, to a point where your target audience trusts it and views new content on a regular basis.
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  • Profile picture of the author Janice Sperry
    Originally Posted by cpwebsite View Post

    Hello Guys,
    I have a new blog with the wordpress free design which I am writing an article for every other day. What is your guys attack for gaining traffic.

    So why are you asking how to gain traffic to a blog if your signature link is to the "Ultimate Guide to Blogging Success"? :confused:
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    • Profile picture of the author 1byte
      Originally Posted by Janice Sperry View Post

      So why are you asking how to gain traffic to a blog if your signature link is to the "Ultimate Guide to Blogging Success"? :confused:
      That is pretty funny, I needed a laugh today!
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura Raisanen
    I also write a blog and most of my traffic comes from these sources:

    - blog commenting (great for building relationships too)
    - blogging communities (again, great for relationship building)
    - forum posting
    - social media
    - search engines
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  • Profile picture of the author Shane12
    According to Google, just post quality content and do nothing else, and they will send you traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Franklin
    Guest posting is one of the best things you can do. There are lots of blogs out there so pinpoint the ones that appeal to your target audience. Contact the owners and many of them would be delighted for an informative guest post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Forteam04
    hi,
    as forums are great source of information, peoples like to consult forums for their problems, use forums, social media , and ppc to get targetted traffic to your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author lhic
    My answer is: Depends on the niche. Different niches lend themselves better to different traffic sources. Some niches are really only accessible through PPC. Some are great with PPV, some are terrible with PPV. Some Niches crush with media buys, others are duds. Some are SEO goldmines, others are wastelands.

    Minus the niche it's a difficult question to answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author nthomas00
    My best advice to you would be to create a Facebook page for your blog. If you don't mind having to pay a little money (cpm ads are the cheapest), using Facebook ads can be effective in getting people to like your Facebook page. Then you can drive traffic to your blog by updating your Facebook page so your Facebook fans will come to your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author illiptic
    Hustle like crazy on syndication....fb, g+,twitter,stumbleupon, empire avenue, and simultaneously grow your networks by following, adding people daily.

    Have a swipe file of places to syndicate and spend about 15 minutes daily looking for new places to submit your blog posts.

    Sounds simple and almost too obvious, but if you are rock solid consistent and produce good content you will get traffic and a following

    If you have a bit of a budget, find some sites ranking highly for keywords related to your niche, contact them, and ask if you can pay for banner ads.....this can often be a cheap way to get more eyeballs on either your blog, or a capture page (if you are building a list)

    I wish you the best!
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  • Profile picture of the author xpesos
    join relevant circles in social sites, you can join relevant facebook groups, linkedin groups, or pinterest group boards, they can bring you good traffic without spending any money..
    Just find social circles related to your niche
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  • Profile picture of the author H.Miller
    Continue writing articles. If you can post a new one everyday. You can also use video marketing. No matter what you do just be consistent. That is the key to generating a constant flow of traffic everyday.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
    Blog commenting on relevant blog posts, guest posting / content syndication, tweeting or facebooking (or whatever social network your demographic uses) your articles to relevant figures in the niche and hoping they'll re-tweet / re-post them), answering questions on Q&A sites, posting helpful and insightful posts on relevant forums with signatures attached or links to your content if allowed (usually not).

    Network with others in your niche. Do things for them. Create content (blog posts, ebooks, infographics, videos) for free. Tweet about them. Like them on facebook. Mention them in posts on your site. Link to them. Ego bait them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
    Blog commenting on relevant blog posts, guest posting / content syndication, tweeting or facebooking (or whatever social network your demographic uses) your articles to relevant figures in the niche and hoping they'll re-tweet / re-post them), answering questions on Q&A sites, posting helpful and insightful posts on relevant forums with signatures attached or links to your content if allowed (usually not).

    Network with others in your niche. Do things for them. Create content (blog posts, ebooks, infographics, videos) for free. Tweet about them. Like them on facebook. Mention them in posts on your site. Link to them. Ego bait them.

    Continue writing articles. If you can post a new one everyday. You can also use video marketing. No matter what you do just be consistent. That is the key to generating a constant flow of traffic everyday.
    Continually writing articles and posting them to your blog hoping that magically somehow someone somewhere will send traffic to them is a flawed strategy.

    No one is going to send you traffic because most people will not even know your site exists.

    Create really epic content that is the best written on the subject then get that content out there. Promote the hell out of it. Get it in front of your target audience. Get peoples eyes on it and if it's really good people will link, tweet, like and whatever else it.

    Simpy posting articles to your blog every day / week and doing nothing more will get you nowhere very fast.
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    • Profile picture of the author dewayneboyd
      Originally Posted by RockingLastsForever View Post

      Blog commenting on relevant blog posts, guest posting / content syndication, tweeting or facebooking (or whatever social network your demographic uses) your articles to relevant figures in the niche and hoping they'll re-tweet / re-post them), answering questions on Q&A sites, posting helpful and insightful posts on relevant forums with signatures attached or links to your content if allowed (usually not).

      Network with others in your niche. Do things for them. Create content (blog posts, ebooks, infographics, videos) for free. Tweet about them. Like them on facebook. Mention them in posts on your site. Link to them. Ego bait them.



      Continually writing articles and posting them to your blog hoping that magically somehow someone somewhere will send traffic to them is a flawed strategy.

      No one is going to send you traffic because most people will not even know your site exists.

      Create really epic content that is the best written on the subject then get that content out there. Promote the hell out of it. Get it in front of your target audience. Get peoples eyes on it and if it's really good people will link, tweet, like and whatever else it.

      Simpy posting articles to your blog every day / week and doing nothing more will get you nowhere very fast.
      I write and do nothing else and earn a full-time income. The first thing you need is the right niche. Then, you need a lot of articles. Then, people will naturally link to you UNREQUESTED. The Today Show has linked to me. Huffington Post has linked to me. So has the Houston Chronicle and others. Examiner, eHow, etc. etc.

      If you aren't getting Google traffic just off of writing articles, then you either picked the wrong niche for SEO traffic or don't have enough articles. It's not magic. It's keyword selection, timing, and volume.

      So you really think the Huffington Post became an empire by asking people to Tweet their article links or commenting on related blogs or guest blogging? Or is it the millions of articles and blog posts they wrote getting search engine traffic and natural links? Which one is it?
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      • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
        Originally Posted by dewayneboyd View Post

        My attack is I write 27 articles a day on average. It's a numbers game. But if you mean you are using Wordpress's website to host your blog, then I would get your own domain and hosting.
        27 articles a day? Can only imagine the quality of those.

        Thing is it doesn't have to be a 'numbers game' at all. Just write ONE really good article and get it in front of the right people.

        Originally Posted by dewayneboyd View Post

        I write and do nothing else and earn a full-time income. The first thing you need is the right niche. Then, you need a lot of articles. Then, people will naturally link to you UNREQUESTED. The Today Show has linked to me. Huffington Post has linked to me. So has the Houston Chronicle and others. Examiner, eHow, etc. etc.

        If you aren't getting Google traffic just off of writing articles, then you either picked the wrong niche for SEO traffic or don't have enough articles. It's not magic. It's keyword selection, timing, and volume.

        So you really think the Huffington Post became an empire by asking people to Tweet their article links or commenting on related blogs or guest blogging? Or is it the millions of articles and blog posts they wrote getting search engine traffic and natural links? Which one is it?
        Sorry but whilst you MIGHT make a full time income by posting 27 articles per day from long tail traffic and you MIGHT have links from Huff Post, Today Show etc it's still not a viable business model for most people.

        Simply posting articles to your blog is a very sloooooow method of getting traffic.

        Instead of spending all your time writing what I can only imagine must be low quality articles you can write one good article and spend a few hours promoting it and get more traffic.

        You keep relying on long tail SEO traffic though and just hope Google doesn't change their algorithm and decide it doesn't like your site anymore.

        I don't know how Huffington Post became so popular it's not a site I read or have profiled BUT I doubt they just endlessly wrote articles and did nothing else.

        Likely they had a big marketing budget and did a lot of work to get there other than just writing and posting.
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  • Profile picture of the author dewayneboyd
    Originally Posted by cpwebsite View Post

    Hello Guys,
    I have a new blog with the wordpress free design which I am writing an article for every other day. What is your guys attack for gaining traffic.
    My attack is I write 27 articles a day on average. It's a numbers game. But if you mean you are using Wordpress's website to host your blog, then I would get your own domain and hosting.
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  • Profile picture of the author J. Barry Mandel
    2 words: Press Releases.

    Press releases rank really high in Google and Yahoo. Plus, people tend to like them because they are not being directly sold something like with an article.

    Because press releases are written in the 3rd person they are objective and people tend to be more willing to click through with something like that then "in your face selling".

    Best of Luck,

    Justin
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  • Profile picture of the author preets
    Well, according to me, you should go for some high quality backlink alongwith some onpage SEO. It should be done gradually not spamming. Good Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Humphries
    Try guest blogging. Write a great article and you could include a link or two (check with the blog owner on how many you can include) that will refer the readers to another article you have written on your blog. If you create good value they will want more info and they will go to your blog to get more info, thus boosting traffic and gaining you followers
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    1) Submit to blog directories

    2) Submit blog RSS feed to RSS directories

    3) Forums in your niche

    4) Article marketing in your niche

    5) Daily blogging and pinging

    6) Paid advertising

    7) Social media

    8) Email marketing (capture blog subscribers)
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  • Profile picture of the author Geri Richmond
    Hi,
    To get traffic faster you need to blog everyday for at least the first 2-months and preferably the first 3 months. You should spend as much time promoting your posts as writing them. Go to BizSugar.com and post your article there and then comment on other's posts. Blog commenting is great as well as forum marketing. Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon. Get yourself out there and continue to be seen.
    Good luck with your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author xenter
    Be very detailed and write a lot. Then share it relentlessly across social media sites.

    What niche are you in?
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  • Profile picture of the author cyberzolo
    Blog commenting and forum posting. Trust me it works wonders. Be sure to leave a link to your blog in the signature.
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    Gaining Readers for your blog is very important part of advertising your blog. When you get enough readers, your blog traffic and ranking will automatically increases.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave37
    Paid traffic or free traffic?

    Free: you can do forums and blog posting on sites related to your niches.
    Paid: you can outsource some social media traffic on Fiverr

    There are many more options of course.
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  • Profile picture of the author WinsonYeung
    Get traffic from related forum by having a related signature and link back to your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author createyouwealth
    Forum marketing and interacting with other blog owners in your niche is a great cost effective way to do things.

    All the best.
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