How to get traffic for your blog

June 3rd, 2006

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.

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