Want website traffic? Start a blog!

Blogging has become increasingly popular over the past two years. There are blogs created every day on a wide range of topics. Both personal and corporate.

If you own a website, then you know how difficult it is to get exposure to it. Creating a blog is one of the best resources there is today to receive that exposure.

Like everything else ... it takes hard work on creating compelling content on a new blog and get traffic to it. Concentrate on your website or business during the creation of new jobs and always try to add something new every day. Try to connect with your creative side ... we all posess a certain level of creativity! Give it a try ... it can only be surprised at what you can evoke.

Topics:

Focus on what people may be looking for on the Internet today. A lot of people are looking for content for their existing websites, marketing consultancy and / or find work at home jobs and home businesses.

While some people are just looking for friendship and are interested in simply having a good time ... to know the others, talking about current events, funny jokes, and the like. Some people are interested in baby clothes, toys, sundries for children, parents and suggestions or tips.

For example: If your site focuses on women's interests ... Then center your blog around the interests of women, support groups, parenting issues, bargain shopping, household items, recipes, or any other content on this site may be. Try to make your blog as interesting as possible to try to keep people coming back for more.

Tips on how to get Comments:

1) Simply invite people to participate in conversations and encourage them to comment on various posts on the blog description.

2) If you own a website and message board, and you have advertising space available to other webmasters and business owners ... announce a competition for your ad free message board offered to the person sending the largest number of comments on your blog. (I have a good friend who has done this thing and it is very hard work for you.)

3) Give people the opportunity to promote their websites or car companies through their comments.

4) Offer something for free ... for example, a free ebook or some kind of software.

5) Participate in message boards, announcing your blog, and ask their opinion. Ask them to add a post to comment and share your thoughts and opinions on your blog.

Blog promotion:

1) Advertise your blog posts on various forums.

2) Include your blog link in your signature in forum posts and emails.

3) Submit your blog in blog directories.

4) exchange links with other bloggers.

5) Write articles on blogging, and submit them to article directories.

6) Publish your blog in newsletters and ezines.

7) include your blog link on other sites you may have.

One last thought:

Have fun with your blog. If there is something (the wall) that you want to share or do you think is really funny ... share it in your blog. Write whatever you want to write. The possibilities are endless!

Article written by: Tammy Embrich ......