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How to get traffic for your blog

I came across a post by Seth Godin that offers 56 ways to get traffic for your blog. I’ll list the first ten here. You’ll have to go over to Seth’s blog for the rest.

1. Use lists.
2. Be topical… write posts that need to be read right now.
3. Learn enough to become the expert in your field.
4. Break news.
5. Be timeless… write posts that will be readable in a year.
6. Be among the first with a great blog on your topic, then encourage others to blog on the same topic.
7. Share your expertise generously so people recognize it and depend on you.
8. Announce news.
9. Write short, pithy posts.
10. Encourage your readers to help you manipulate the technorati top blog list.

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June 3rd, 2006

Introduce Yourself

One of the ongoing frustrations of blogging, and of maintaining a Web site in general, is that though I can guess how many regular readers I have and even where they come from geographically, I don’t know anything about you with certainty. Let’s remedy that problem!

I would like to know who you are, a bit about your interests and why you’ve visited this site, and what I can do to make this blog more relevant to your information needs.

If you’re too timid to introduce yourself here, please visit my contact page and send me an email introduction. I will be delighted to hear from you!

June 3rd, 2006