7 Ways To Get Traffic and Promote Your Blog

[  ] Promote with social media.

Share each new blog post on your new media networks, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest. If you spend your networks cultivating and sharing great content, social media sites can be your top traffic source.

[  ] Incorporate keywords.

When it comes to SEO, keywords are at the heart of SEO. One of the easiest ways to generate more traffic to your website is to make sure that every page on your site has keyword strategies. So choose a key phrase for each blog post you write that you believe readers will use to find that post. Then, include that sentence at least twice in the title of the post, in the title of the page, in the written content of the page, in the featured image of the page and as part of the link to the page. Keyword density helps Google understand what a page is that can ultimately lead to more traffic from search engines.


[ ] Include photos

Studies have shown that photos in blog posts boost readership. Not only does a photo make the post more visually appealing, but you can also include keywords in the Alt Image tag on the photo, boosting search engine optimization (SEO) for your site. Keep in mind that you can’t just pull any photo from Google because you risk violating copyright laws. Instead, locate royalty-free images from a site 

[  ] Know your niche.

While you may be interested in sea life, exotic travel destinations, Little League baseball and weight loss, you'll confuse your audience if your content doesn’t follow a clear theme. Decide who your target audience is, what they want to read and what specific messages you want to convey.
[  ] Write guest posts

Locate other blogs that reach your target audience, and offer to contribute guest blog posts. If the site has a substantial audience, you can bet that readers will in turn want to engage with more of your content.

[  ] Cross-promote to your mailing list.

Instead of writing all new content for your electronic newsletter, share the first paragraph from several recent blog posts and include a link to continue reading on the site. Not everyone is taking the time to read your blog each week, so this will help get your subscribers invested in your blog

[  ] Conduct give-away events

Create fun theme days such as “Free Book Fridays” where your readers can win a prize by submitting a comment or sharing your link via social media. You can provide prizes yourself or invite companies to donate or sponsor these promotions.