The Best Way to Get Blog Traffic

I admit that I don't know much about difficult Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and neither is this post a technical one about linking to the right source or being indexed to the right search engines. For that matter, I don't even practise using any special keywords or phrases to ensure my blog is easily accessible by the search engines. I will only write and recommend what has helped me and is currently working out for my blog. Excluding writing interesting articles and blog content, I find that The Best Way to Get Blog Traffic is...

By commenting on other's blogs. Blogging is about conversation and communication. Therefore you need to get into the habit of reading other blogs in your field or industry and commenting on those blogs, while linking back to your own blog. You can agree, rebut, expound, or expand on the substance of what the blogger is saying.

This process is not about commenting on every blog you see (that is equivalent to spamming), but about finding other bloggers in your field with whom you can collaborate and converse. When commenting on other blogs, take advantage of the URL or Website field in the comments form by typing in your blog's URL there. Then, if a reader finds your comment interesting, he or she might just click over to read more you on your blog. This means no short cut or sloppy comments if you want visitors to your blog too.

No one is going to be a part of your conversation until you are a part of theirs. Give your blog time to build. A blog is not some fly-by-night automated scheme; it's a vehicle for sharing your passion for life and business with others. It's a means of building a reputation that leads your readers to become your friends or customers.