Help Your Fellow Bloggers
This is a simple tip that anyone can implement and you may be surprised to know that in my experience it is by far one of the most powerful tools to bring you more blog traffic.
Today’s blog traffic tip is to send some of your traffic to other blogs.
As a blogger it’s your duty to help other bloggers gain exposure for their blog if you believe they have created something interesting that your audience would enjoy reading too. All you have to do is make a post recommending or even just briefly mentioning, referencing or trackbacking another blogger’s post.
How can this help you? In so many ways. Read on…
In life the more you give the more you receive in return. That’s a rule I live by and it works. It’s human nature for people to want to give and to give back if they have received. Blogs are very ‘human’ so they are ripe targets for this wonderfully friendly traffic tip.
By linking to another blogger you do a few smart things that will result in more traffic for you -
- You get the attention of the other blogger. There is a good chance they will start to monitor your blog on a regular basis and quite likely will one day make a post linking to your blog paying back the favour. It’s win-win, you both get new traffic, the perfect relationship.
- You take the first steps to create a new relationship. There is a good chance that your new blogging contact may turn into a friend, a business partner or even a lifelong partner! The possibilities are limitless and it all begins when your blogs say hello and interact through links.
- At the very least you gain a tiny bit of exposure. The blogger you link to may not take notice of you at all, but you can rest assured they you have appeared on their radar. Do it a few more times in a tactful manner and you may get results. This especially applies when your blog is new and developing as other bloggers may wait and see how committed and ‘long-term’ focused you are. The more established you are the easier to make new blogging connections it is, so don’t be discouraged if at first you don’t succeed.