May | 30 | 2006

Getting Traffic To Your Blog. Part 1

Posted by Professor as Blog Tutorial, Linking, Tips

A pretty large number of bloggers who, in all honesty run some above-average to brilliant blogs all have the same complaint – “Why aren’t people coming??” After some research on this, we’ve come up with some tips that may just get the traffic coming to your space.

Here they are:

1) Get permalinks working. Dump your software and get something else if you have to, but get them working!

If you want to be taken seriously, get working permalinks!

2) Consider getting your own domain and a hosting service you pay for. Yes, free hosting is wonderful, but you can do better for as little as $5 a month. Your own domain gives you more control, makes it easier for people to find you and, frankly, it boosts your prestige a bit. This is not a huge deal, but you really should consider doing it if you can.

3) Allow public comments. A few high-traffic sites don’t have them, but most do. There’s a reason for this. Yes, you will certainly get trolls (i.e. nasty jerks who try to torque you off). Concentrate on the Zen of Blogging: trolls can only make you angry if you let them.

4.) More importantly, even though a lot of readers never bother with comments, a not-insignificant segment of readers likes them a lot. These will often be your more faithful readers. Embrace them. They will help keep you honest. Frankly, you’ll also be providing a way for other bloggers to make themselves known to you. I’ve found a lot of my favorite bloggers exactly that way.

No related posts.

Comments Off

Comments are closed.

Our Features

Featured Blogs
Design and Themes

The Modern and Creative Design and Themes

In order to design a website you can organize web design contests which are meant for the designers who are best in this field. This is one of the best way by which you can get the best designs and then you can pick any of them. You can use internet that is the ideal [...]
Read on
More Design and Themes Features
Software and Widgets

WordPress Plug-ins

If you blog using WordPress and can’t do something that you want done like adding Sphere-related content at the end of your blog posts you might be surprised to find out that there are already plug-ins available that make it happen. To find good WordPress plug-ins all you need to do is search for â€œwordpress [...]
Read on
More Software and Widgets Features
Reviews

A Friend In Need

I’m helping out my friends from the UA&P – IShareHappiness Blog Team. Whenever you feel pessimistic, angry, troubled, frustrated, and depressed â€“ what have you â€“ you need someone to talk to. Someone who could help you be more optimistic and help make you feel that there is hope. Sometimes itâ€™s hard to talk to [...]
Read on
More Blog Reviews
Monetization

The Modern and Creative Design and Themes

In order to design a website you can organize web design contests which are meant for the designers who are best in this field. This is one of the best way by which you can get the best designs and then you can pick any of them. You can use internet that is the ideal [...]
Read on
More Monetization Features
Marketing and Search Optimization

The Importance of SEO Consulting in Creating Online Businesses

Due to the reception and acceptance of SEO as a business process for assuring successful profit generation, many blogs, article contents, and forums have been discussing this matter, even providing some tips and tricks for everyone who is interested to know what is behind the trend and the system. People who would like to achieve [...]
Read on
More Marketing and SEO Features
Blog Resources