Boost Blog Traffic By Leaving Comments

James — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:53:39 +0000

The importance of blog traffic for the growth, monetization, and even search engine ranking of most blog sites is undeniable. Here today our focus will be on gaining links from the comment sections of other blogs for the purpose of building traffic.Although backlinks created from other sites can influence our search engine ranking, this is more of a long term project. Links we gain from the comment sections of other blogs will bring much quicker results in the form visitors to our site. This is the type of traffic that is best suited for any new blog looking to attract both visitors and awareness. These visitors can be considered highly targeted traffic and could bring immediate benefits to your blog.So just how do you find this type traffic and then divert it over to your own blog simply by leaving comments? Let\’s quickly review a 5 point approach you can take AFTER preparing some keyword rich articles of useful quality for readers:LOCATE BLOGS with SIMILAR THEMES By simply using \’blog search engines\’ such as Technorati or Blog Search you can easily find blog sites with similar themes or content to yours. It is important you stay within the same or related niche your own blog is in. This is how you\’ll locate the targeted traffic you\’ll want to have visit your site.VISIT THESE BLOGSYou\’ll now want to go visit the various blog sites you\’ve located to check out their content, layouts, and see what they\’re discussing. If there are similarities of content compared to your own site subscribe to their RSS feed to keep up with this particular blog. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE After locating those sites of similar nature to yours you\’ll want to follow their discussions. See what\’s on the reader\’s mind and get a feel of the mood, passion, or enthusiasm that underlines the discussion. When appropriate participate in the discussion but only when you have something useful to contribute.BE CONSISTENTContinue to visit these sites regularly and maintain your involvement in their discussions. This will breed familiarity with you and other participants. By positively and knowledgeably contributing to the discussions you\’ll develop a reputation of somewhat of an authority.MAINTAIN THE SAME IDENTITYAvoid the temptation of using multiple identities when visiting other blogs. You want others to come to recognize you from different locations. This will create a sense of curiosity or intrigue motivating many to click on the link in your signature file to see what your blog is all about. When this occurs, CONGRATULATIONS, your subtle marketing strategy is now working for you.By participating in discussions at other blogs and leaving comments of interest for other readers to see, you can increase your own blog traffic. Your display of knowledge or insight will arouse curiosity enough to compel other participants to follow you back to your own site. By incorporating this technique into your overall marketing strategy you\’ll gain not only traffic but also expand your network within the blogging community.

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.
For additional online success tips and a free guide that demonstrates how to find both profitable markets and products visit:http://blogbrawn.com/

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