8 Tips for Attracting More Traffic for your Blog

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• 8 Tips for Attracting More Traffic for Your Blog

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• Blogs are a great way to let more people know who
  you are and what youre up, attracting more
  customers to your business. With blogs, the sky
  is the limit they can be simple or complex,
  colorful or professional, with short or long
  posts, engaging your audience in various ways.
  Blogs can even turn into a main source of income
  for some freelancers.
• However, building up a great blog can be
  challenging. The worst thing that can happen is
  the failure to attract traffic. Putting in all
  that effort without an audience is more than
  disappointing. There are a lot of ways to avoid
  that and not everything works for everyone.

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• Here are eight of the best ways to attract more
  readers for your blog, it is up to you to figure
  out what best suits your blog. Make sure you
  dont skip number 8 for an exclusive tip to an
  upcoming event.

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1) Strive for quality and consistency

• This first step is an absolute must if youre
  serious about building up a blog. Quality and
  consistency are the two elements that every blog
  needs to be successful one cannot do without
  the other. Post often, once a week at the very
  least. If people stop seeing new content they
  will stop visiting your page. Posting just for
  the sake of it doesnt work either. The abundance
  of choice online makes readers merciless - one or
  two bad posts can often be enough for them to
  leave.

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2) Be active in other communities

• Popular communities can be a gateway to more
  readers. Whether it is news websites, other blogs
  or comment sections of any other variety, you
  have to show your blog to the world. Be helpful,
  constructively add to the discussion or impress
  with insight and dont forget to mention your
  blog.

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3) Engage with your own audience

• Other communities are great for attracting new
  people, but your own audience is what matters
  most. Retain those readers by communicating with
  them in every possible way. Be as quick and
  precise as you can with answers to any questions
  that they might have. Also encourage them to
  share your content and dont forget to thank them
  for sticking around.

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4) SEO

• Search engine optimization (SEO) can sometimes
  sound scary, but with a bit of reading and some
  extra software anyone can do it. To get started,
  check out our ultimate Wordpress SEO checklist,
  most of which can be applied to any website
  http//www.freelancermap.com/freelancer-tips/8139-
  the-ultimate-wordpress-seo-checklist.

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5) Social Media

• Social media spreads your posts quicker than
  anything else so make sure that option is
  available. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook,
  Reddit, Google or whatever other online
  community, link your content there to potentially
  expand your audience immensely.

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6) Track and analyze traffic

• A blog requires a lot of attention. As there are
  only so many hours in the day, you should focus
  that attention. Make sure you use tools like
  Google Analytics to know exactly where people
  find your content, which countries your readers
  come from, how old they are and so on. Using that
  information, you can produce targeted content
  that appeals to your audience.

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7) Make visually appealing, easy to share content

• An infographic, a cool video or a vivid image are
  cool attention-grabbers that are much more likely
  to be shared than a three-page article. This
  doesnt mean that you should fill your blog with
  low quality content, but be aware of the power
  that visuals can have and utilize it.

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8) Join a blog festival

• Blog festivals are another excellent way to
  participate in other communities, exchange ideas
  and have fun with fellow bloggers and their
  readers. A little bird has just told me that a
  blog festival might be brewing right here at
  Freelancermap, so stay tuned for more updates!

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