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Adam Smith | January 17, 2013 | 18 Comments

Your Blog Traffic Will Grow By Using These Six Points

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If you don’t already have a blog, then this is the year to start one. If you have a blog and aren’t using social media to grow your blog traffic, then you need to give that a second look, too. These things will only help get your voice and fresh perspective out there.

These six things never fail when it comes to building your online traffic to your desired place:

1. Create Relationships

This principle translates from offline to online and it will never go away. There is no bad thing that can come from it. You will help people in life through what you have to say. Plus, meeting new people is just fun.

Action Item: Take the time to respond to your readers, whether you do it constantly or have to be more intentional and just take a day to talk with your readers. However you make it happen, it is essential to hear where your blog readers are at.

2. Consistency

Writing more brings more traffic and strengthens relationships. It brings people back to your sites and builds trust from your readers. Consistency is essential to everyday, offline life as well. Relationships get better as more time is spent cultivating them. It just works. Consistency is a good thing in every close relationship. It brings familiarity and ease.

Action Item: Commit to writing a certain amount of times per week and stick to it. Monitor what happens for one month to your blog traffic and then change your schedule accordingly.

3. Irresistible Content

People follow leaders with vision and ones who speak something worth listening to. If you have great content, people will come back daily to see what you have to say.This step takes time, energy and research. You have to be willing to put some time in to make sure this is present on your online spaces. You have to make sure your content is worth a second, third and fourth look.

Action Item: Decide what you want to write about and who you are as a person. Communicate to your blog readers who you are and then stay within the guidelines to deliver irresistible content. It will also help that your readers will already know what your content will be about.

4. Renewed Focus

If focus has lacked in the past, it is time to renew it. Some people will argue that when you don’t concentrate on a goal that it is easier to happen. I believe that focus brings results in every situation. Write down what you want to accomplish and go after it like never before.

Action Item: Use this step to renew your passion for writing. For one month, focus on what is happening and watch what happens to your content, your blog traffic, your readers and you as a person. Whatever you end up focusing on might be a good indication of what your passion is.

5. Function/Design

Make it pretty. In 2013 people expect a beautiful online experience as well. Use photos, improve placement and take a second look at your design and logos. Put yourself in the reader’s position. Try to look through their eyes and improve your design to make it an easier reader experience.

Action Item: Get feedback from your readers. Identify 5 people to comb through your blog and give you honest feedback on the feel, functionality and ease of your blog. Use this information to reevaluate where your online spaces are. 

6. SEO

Make it easy on your readers to find your great content on your blog. The last thing that you want to do is to make it difficult for your readers to find the things that you spend your valuable time on. Searchability isn’t the main thing, but it will help grow your blog much quicker than not being aware of search engine optimization at all. Take steps towards researching the best SEO practices.

Action Item: Setting up Google Analytics to see how people are already finding your site and submitting a sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools to make it easier for google to find you are great places to start. You can also use plugins such as Jetpack to see what is going on with your blog behind the scenes.

Hopefully there is something in this post that will help you grow your online community into something more, or maybe you are already on your way. These are just some things that have helped me along the way. With blog traffic growing by leaps and bounds every year, it is more important than ever to get it right.

How have you increased blog traffic in the past? You can leave a comment below.

Filed Under: blog, Other, Social Media

Adam Smith

I teach people how to have a greater impact through their work and their time. You can read more about me on my about page.

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  1. Mark Dance says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Thank you for this encouragement- As a new blogger, I needed it. Blog on!

    Reply
    • Adam Smith says

      April 1, 2013 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks for reading Mark. Glad it encouraged you.

      Reply
  2. Mark Dance says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Thank you for this encouragement- As a new blogger, I needed it. Blog on!

    Reply
    • Adam Smith says

      April 1, 2013 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks for reading Mark. Glad it encouraged you.

      Reply
  3. Anita @ Losing Austin says

    April 10, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    I’ve increased traffic for my small blog through becoming an active reader and commenter on blogs that I love and believe their readers would like mine as well. That has been the most drastic help!

    ~Anita
    @ http://losingaustin.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Adam Smith says

      April 10, 2013 at 6:41 pm

      great advice that works

      Reply
  4. Anita Davis Sullivan says

    April 10, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    I’ve increased traffic for my small blog through becoming an active reader and commenter on blogs that I love and believe their readers would like mine as well. That has been the most drastic help!

    ~Anita
    @ http://losingaustin.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Adam Smith says

      April 10, 2013 at 6:41 pm

      great advice that works

      Reply
  5. xxqbnxx says

    July 7, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    This is great insight I been blogging for only a couple months and I enjoy it, and I want to continue to grow. Great info

    Reply
    • asmithblog says

      July 7, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      Thanks man. Hope you have been doing well.

      Reply
      • xxqbnxx says

        July 7, 2013 at 7:37 pm

        Yes been doing good God is great. Hope you and the family are doing good as well.

        Reply
        • asmithblog says

          July 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm

          Doing great here man. Thanks for asking.

          Reply
  6. Rey Landrian Jr says

    July 7, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    This is great insight I been blogging for only a couple months and I enjoy it, and I want to continue to grow. Great info

    Reply
    • asmithblog says

      July 7, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      Thanks man. Hope you have been doing well.

      Reply
      • Rey Landrian Jr says

        July 7, 2013 at 7:37 pm

        Yes been doing good God is great. Hope you and the family are doing good as well.

        Reply
        • asmithblog says

          July 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm

          Doing great here man. Thanks for asking.

          Reply
  7. Planted Bliss says

    March 26, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    Great information! I’m really working on each of these this year especially Consistency.

    Reply

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