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6 Free Ways to DOUBLE Your Blog Traffic in Less Than a Week

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What does every blogger want? More traffic.You do your best to set up a blog with great content, but no one is visiting your blog – so why even bother? You need at least a decent amount of traffic if you want your blog to become a success in the long run – and I am not even talking about money here. Wouldn´t it be great if you could get that traffic for FREE?

These are the TOP 6 free ways to get traffic to your blog:

1. Search engines

Yes! Submitting the URL of your blog brings alot of traffic to your blog. Millions upon millions of people use the major search engines like Google,Yahoo,Bing everyday.So,if your blog has many good posts and is well indexed by Google,etc. you will get a fair amount of traffic via search engines.

2. Submitting your blog to blog directories

You may already know this, but submitting your blog to blog directories is also a very good way to attract free traffic. The link below will take you to a good list of blog directories(there are so many directories, but the ones on this list will bring you valuable traffic).Most of these blog directories ask you to register before allowing you to submit your blog. My suggestion: Create a new email account solely for this purpose so your personal emails will not be not flooded with emails sent by blog administrators,etc.

A list of essential blog directories can be found here.

3. Participate in forums, discussion groups, and the like

Just go to Google and enter your [major keyword + fourm] or [keyword+groups] and search. If your blog happens to be about blogging, then search „blogging forum”/„blogging group”. You will find a variety of forums or groups related to your site. Register in the forums and post articles,etc with a link back to your blog (as a signature). Answer questions, help solve problems – and always provide a link to your blog. But, do not SPAM.

4. Social bookmarking

Social bookmarking is another way to build good traffic to your website/blog. If you do not know what Social Bookmarking is, here a short definition: „Social Bookmarking is a practise of saving Bookmarks,tagging the posts with keywords in a website”. Bookmarking means saving a specific website URL(address) in your browser in case you wish to visit it again at a later time.There are many social bookmarking sites offering their services, the most popular probably being Del.icio.us, Digg, Diigo (formerly furl), Technorati, StumbleUpon. One good thing about these Social bookmarking sites is that you will get instant traffic. Just register with them, save your bookmarks,tags,.. and you are done. Traffic will start coming your way pretty soon.

5. Submit articles to article directories

Submitting articles to article directories is another effective way to build more traffic. By submitting to these directories your articles get massive exposure and gain you more traffic. Among the popular article directories are goarticles.com, ezinearticles.com, articlecity.com, etc. There are literally hundreds of article directories you can submit your articles to, just use the search engine of your choice to find a few that suit you. (Submitting one article per week should suffice.)

6. Leaving comments on other blogs

Leaving comments with a link back to your blog is another good thing to do. Make sure to post comments on related blogs for this will bring you targeted traffic - and it will help to increase the PageRank of your website/blog as well. Always leave helpful and relevant comments, do not SPAM.

NOTE: Forum and blog posting got a bad reputation as a link building tactic when it came under huge abuse by unethical webmasters spamming forums with useless garbage just for a link.  They even went so far (and still do) as sending out spiders to automatically submit posts.

Good luck!

 

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21 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog to

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Gaining exposure for your blog is essential to building a following, readership - and revenue. Besides the basic SEO (search engine optimization) steps of adding compelling and keyword friendly titles, URL structure and descriptions basic link building for blogs begins with listing them in quality blog directories.copyrightjps

Personally, I just love launching a new blog (or adding one to an existing site) and watching the highly coveted links roll in. As everybody knows: BLOG = Better Listings On Google.copyrightjps

There are many paths to consider when building links to your website or blog such as link baiting or blogroll link swapping, but few are as easy to implement as well as cost effective as submitting to blog directories - and good links are essential to a healthy growing blog.

Let us take a look at 21 popular directories worthy of your consideration:

1. Best of the Web Blog Directory is without a doubt the best around. Best of the Web’s Blog Directory is very selective and only lists aged and valuable blogs. A link from here is majestic and well deserved. Submissions will be reviewed within 3 days, but unfortunately this is not a free directory. They charge an annually recurring review fee of $75.00.

2. Blog Hub offers a drop down category and member blog list. With its “most recently added bloggers” list and hot topics, Blog Hub is a great directory to list your site.

3. Bloggeries has the best categories and subcategories home page on the internet. The layout is clear and concise, and readers are able to find what they are looking for in a snap! New submissions will be reviewed within 48 hours. Pricing for a regular link: $39.99 (one-time).

I am really liking the overall look of Bloggeries as well as the fast service. This is bound to become one of the premier Blog Directories on the web.

4. EatonWeb Blog Directory is a real jewel with many aged inbound links and a blog rating system. You may have to pay a fee for your blog to be reviewed, but like Yahoo, the review fee is well worth the few dollars.

5. One of the most selective Blog Directories on the web (and Wordpress powered), Blog Search Engine is owned by Performancing’s parent company and serves search results powered by IceRocket.

6. Blogged.com is an interesting mix of a blog directory and a Google News type site which fuels its news feed from the blogs listed on the site. Blogged.com is very impressive and you can submit your blog for free.

7. Blog Catalog features a vast directory of categories, from arts to technology, while offering the ability to search by language, country, or user. It has a no nonsense design, but offers convenient member access through simple blog registration. And it is free.

8. Globe of Blogs has too many features to list. In order to be listed on the site, the blog must not be commercial. The site may appear to be a bit to busy, but I like the features of being able to search by title, location, topic or author (by name or birthday!). Narrowing the search becomes easy on this blog directory.

9. Blog Universe is the perfect place to promote your video, photo or podcast themed blog. Its layout is easy to navigate. Although the content is limited, it is an all around good directory site worthy of submission. One-time review fee of $4.99.(Blog Universe is one of the few major directories to list adult oriented blogs.)

10. BritBlog - The Original British Blog Directory connotes all things British. It is not directed by location, but by the culture! It is asked that bloggers be genuinely “british.” Being listed in this blog reaches readers in the whole of Britain.

11. Upon visiting Bloggernity, you find a crisp, clean, and easy to navigate site. Scrolling down, you find the last 20 newly listed blogs. As there is little advertising on the home page, it is pleasant to look at and loads fast.

12. Bigger Blogs is one of the newer blog directory with relatively few blogs registered. This has its advantages since the earlier you are accepted on a blog directory, the more exposure your blog will obtain. In addition, a backlink is indeed a backlink, so this can help with your search engine placement.

13. Spillbean is a well-designed blog directory site with categories such as health & fitness, society, internet, regional, and personal webpages. The site is aesthetically pleasing, but there are not many listings yet. The listings display the PageRank of each blog.

14. Blogging Fusion is a blog directory with over sixty categories. These categories include photo blogs and family focused blogs. Blogging Fusion has a good amount of blog listings within the directory, and it also has visitor stats available. It is extremely easy to navigate and currently lists close to 3000 blogs. Listings from $1.99.

15. Bloggapedia has an interesting and eye catching homepage. Readers are easily connected to the top blogs and newest posts. Innovative categories and a colorful design make this blog directory a hit.

16. Blogflux is not only a tool for bloggers, but a directory that has the listings in alphabetic order. The blog listings are organized and clear. It is definitely an effective blog directory in which to be listed. Currently listing over 150,000 blogs.

17. Blogio may be a small blog directory with few listings (31 categories around 150 blogs listed), but it is worthy of a submission. Despite its small size, there are quality blogs and a solid ability to search on this site. You are asked to provide a backlink.

18. The blogs on the top listings of Bloglisting are fun, colourful, and catch the attention of the reader. Bloglisting displays the blogs along with their number of hits, which is a helpful tool when determining with whom you want to exchange links. Rather slow-loading.

19. Blog Explosion claims to be the largest blog promoter on the internet. They have a vast directory but do not seem to have direct links. However, the listing in the directory can still show up in SERP’s, so keep this in mind. You should consider adding a banner along with your listing in order to promote your blog.

20. Topblogging is definitely worth a try. It lists blogs in 25 categories and displays the 50 top ranked ones right on the homepage. Submission is free and blogs tend to get quite a number of hits through this directory.

21. My New Blog is a blogging service as well as a free blog directory. You have to register to submit your blog. Although My New Blog is a relatively new directory it is worth checking out.

The above listings are a glimpse inside the large and vast world of blog directories and the valuable inbound links that your can build for your blog and your business.

There are countless more directories at your disposal, all of which are just a Google, Yahoo, Bing or Ask.com search away.

What is your favorite blog directory? Leave a comment below :)

Good luck!



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62 Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog - Part 3

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The third installment offers advice primarily to people who are willing to spend a little money to make their website or blog more widely known.

41. Post free classified ads on your niche topic, just google “your keyword" free ads site.

42. Make use of PPC (pay per click) search engine advertising as offered by Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, or even some social networking sites like Facebook.

43. Purchase misspellings or variations of your domain name.

44. Purchase text link ads on similar-themed sites or blogs.

45. Buy an expired domain name related to your niche that is already receiving a lot of traffic, redirect that traffic to your site.

46. Sell or place classified ads on eBay with a direct link to your blog (eBay allows a direct link to your blog or home page but not your product page).

47. Buy and use an easy to remember domain name that makes it instantly clear what your site is about, e.g. WeightLoss.com., carsales.com, etc.

48. Purchase a small advertising block on a popular blog or website.

49. Create your own Wikipedia page.

50. Start an affiliate program and let your affiliates send you visitors.

51. Work with a few joint venture partners to promote your blog.

52. Ask other bloggers and webmasters to review your products and send them a free sample of your product.

53. Create and sell a product with resell or giveaway rights and include a backlink to your blog.

54. Advertise your blog on other people´s “thank you” pages.

55. Create your own podcast or videocast.

56. Interview other (renowned) bloggers and ask them to send traffic to your blog or website.

57. Create blog themes (templates) and make them available for free download.

58. Use MyBlogLog to drive social traffic.

59. Join Yedda or a similar community and answer questions in your field of expertise. Add their widget to your blog or website and let people ask questions right on your site. (Questions asked on your site will be posted with a link back to your site.)

60. Add a backlink widget to your blog or website. By showing who is linking to you will increase their and your exposure and get more backlinks.

61. Sum up your blog or website on AboutUs.

62. If you happen to have more than one blog and are prepared to shell out some money you should check out Article Underground. They are not cheap ($ 97 per month, at the time of writing), but they provide you with 400 keyword phrase optimized articles each month and offer a traffic system that allows you to announce the URL´s of these articles. Again, this tip is aimed primarily at professional bloggers and people interested in marketing their business through blogs.

Please make sure to check out part 1 and part 2 as well.

 

62 Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog - Part 2

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21. Get a Twitter account and let the community know about every new posting to your blog/additin to your website. Place a “Follow me on Twitter” widget on your blog/website.

22. This one is for the diligent among you. Give away a freebie ebook, report or e-course to encourage people to come and download (To make it easier, you can set up an opt-in form to build your list).

23. Create a free ebook (a “how to”-guide for example) and get it listed on “free ebook” sites.

24. Offer photos, graphics or banners to download for free. Use your web address as watermark (small and somewhere in a corner please). People love free stuff and tend to come back for more.

25. Use a real traffic exchange like EasyHits4U.

26. Have business cards printed with the address of your blog or website on them and distibute them freely.

27. Create a lens on Squidoo.com.

28. Create your own newsletter or ezine to send to subscribers.

29. Use an autoresponder or email marketing software to email your blog readers on new contents.

30. Use 3 way links ( a > b, b > c, c > a) to automate your link exchange with other related blogs / websites. If you have multiple websites or blogs yourself, send visitors from one to the other by posting related articles on different blogs. (Google may or may not search for and detect 3 way links. If you´re not sure about this, google “3 way links” and read current opinions on the subject.)

31. Look for blogs / websites that offer link exchanges.

32. Network with other people at seminars and other live events, promote your blog and tell them about its merits.

33. Review other people´s blog posts and link back to the original post.

34. Create an Amazon profile, submit reviews of books, movies and other products you have read, watched or used.

35. Get referrals from similar but non-competing blogs or websites.

36. Answer people’s questions on Yahoo Answers.

37. Submit your blog open blog directories like DMOZ.

38. Conduct and publish surveys regarding themes you write about in your blog.

39. Create an eyecatching sticker and stick it on your car's windscreen or bumper. Give stickers to your friend and relatives and ask them to do the same.

40. Review your own sites/blogs on review sites like Shvoong. Be sure to use a different penname from the one you chose for your blog(s) or website(s).

 

You have reached the end of part 2. You´ll find even more tips in part 1 and part 3.

 

62 Ways to Get More Traffic To Your Blog - Part 1

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The following is part one of "61 Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog". In this series of posts I shall introduce you, dear reader to a number of easy ways to attract more traffic to your blog(s). most of them won´t cost you a penny. Without further ado, here is the first batch of tips:

1. Submit your blog to the major search engines.

2. Submit your blog to the 100’s of free blog directories, preferably those that do not require you to place a backlink on your blog.

3. Leave useful comments on other people’s blogs with a link back to your blog or website.

4. Submit some of the articles you write to article directories. Again, include a backlink to your blog or website.

5. Add RSS and Atom feeds to your blog and encourage your readers to subscribe to them. Don´t forget to submit the address of your feeds to blog directories.

6. Add an Add This or Share This button to your blog.

7. Optimize each page of your website/each blog post for a particular keyword or search phrase.

8. Participate in banner or link exchange programs (better suited for websites, where you can add a whole banner page).

9. Advertise your blog on free advertising sites such as CraigsList.org, FreeAds and so on.

10. Submit a press release to PRWeb.com. Unfortunately, rather expensive.

11. Buy a few backlinks for a fixed price (no pay per click).

12. Submit testimonials to product/service websites in exchange for a backlink to your blog.

13. Submit videos to platforms such as YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, Dailymotion and a host of others.

14. Include a backlink to your blog/website in your email signature, attach it to all the emails that you send. It’s a free and easy way to get a little more traffic.

15. Make a custom 404 error page for your blog redirecting people to your blog´s main page.

16. Join forums related to your niche. Participate in discussions and always include a link back to your blog in your contributions. Do not spam, write useful comments.

17. Submit articles to ezine publishers sites.

18. Write a controversial review on other people´s products and create a debate for it.

19. Submit your blog to every related niche directory you can find.

20. Create a profile on social bookmarking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Hi5.

 

This is the end of part one of "61 Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog".

Don´t miss part 2!

 

5 Great Ways to get FREE One Way Backlinks to Your Site

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one way backlinks One way backlinks play a very important part in any website´s success. The more one way backlinks are pointing to your site, the higher your Google Pagerank will be and the more traffic you will get. This in turn should increase your sales, your income from ads, etc.


But there is one problem. Getting the right kind of quality one way backlinks from sites with high pageranks is by no way an easy task, and in this article i shall tell you about some of the best ways to get those free one way backlinks:


1. Write as much quality content as you can. This will encourage readers to link to your site. The more useful (and original) information you post, the higher the likelihood that people will link to it. But unfortunately, this method can take a while before it begins to pay off because like most of the new websites you won't get much traffic.


2. Write long (around 500-900 words) quality articles and submit them to top article directories like ezinearticles, GoArticles, ArticleCity and DropJack. The great advantage in this is that you'll not only get a backlink from high pagerank directories, but your articles will be used on other people's sites with a backlink to your site as well.


3. Participate in forums and discussion boards that are related to your website's niche and always add a link to your site in the signature. And make sure that you write quality posts, not spam. This will also help you get increased traffic to your site.


4. There is absolutely nothing wrong in getting a backlink from a related blog post you take the time to comment on. This is one of the most effective ways of one way link building, especially if you comment on blogs often. Comment on blogs related to your niche with a link back to your site as your signature - and again, do not spam.


5. Submit your site link to all of the major web directories. Getting listed in directories related to your site will not only bring you tons and tons of targetted traffic, but will also improve your search engine rankings. Some of these popular directories your site should get listed in are the DMOZ directory and the Yahoo directory. You can submit your link to both paid and free directories – it is certainly worth your time.



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