Remarkable Blogging

Want to receive free traffic to your blog? Then read today’s article and do what I suggest right away.

This is the second part of Top 12 Ways to Blog Like a Pro and Get More Traffic – Part #1 post. Here are 12 other ways to blog like a pro and get more traffic:

13. Get hyper-active in the blogosphere

You don’t necessarily need to say or write something new to contribute on other people’s blogs. Being remarkable is enough! Make sure your comment stands out in the crowd by providing valuable feedback or asking smart questions.

Lorrele says… “Bloggers Who Contribute to the World Benefit the World”

14. Blog commenting is not enough

There’s no secret that the easiest way to build traffic is to comment appropriately on other people’s blogs. But that’s not enough, make sure you’re actively participating in those blogs.

It’s smart you focus on 5-10 quality blogs and get to know their readers better than blast one or two comments per blog, and never come back again.

There’s a great blog commenting discussion going on here.

15. Write for your regular readers first

Most bloggers neglect their regular readers and want to get new folks join their blog, but they forget about their current readers and subscribers.

When you focus on keeping your current readers happy and provide them with great content, something strange will happen.

They’ll start twit your content, spread it on Digg, and even mention it on their blogs. This is nothing new. I had that happened not once, but several times before!

The traffic this blog gets consists of regular readers (over 30%)

16. Do you write for your reader?

I’m not talking about SEO. Not at all! I’m asking if you write with the reader in mind.

Do you write short, concise sentences?

Do you leave a space between each and every paragraph?

Do you use write like you’re talking with your best friend?

If you answered “YES” to all three questions, congratulations! You blog with the reader in mind, just like the pros!

You really have to be conscious of how people read on the computer screen and provide them with a great reading experience.

17. Give readers multiple reading options

I could name just two of the most important ones: power point slides, and PDF reports.

Some might prefer to print your blog posts, why not provide them with a nicely formatted PDF version of your posts?

18. How do you market your blog?

Seth Godin once said, “you are either remarkable or invisible”. This tells me something about blogging. Without putting the time, effort and skills to market your blog, you don’t have one.

What good to write and publish when you have no readers?

Promotion is crucial – and this article helps you learn the smart way to blog for traffic.

19. How often do you publish new content?

I know some bloggers who publish a few times per day and get a boost in traffic almost each and every time; others are doing it twice per month, and they wonder why their traffic is still low.

How often do you publish?

20. Become an expert on your blogging topic (again)

I don’t care if you’re an expert or guru already, everybody has something new to learn from other experts and gurus.

While I hate the term “guru”, I know that constant learning and marketing education is the key! Start learning from the best about your niche blog topic!

21. What have you learned (recently)?

Why not share with your readers something new that you personally learned (recently) that is targeted to your niche topic?

Robert recommends you “Always Write a Report About What You Learned”. What about that?

22. What did you learn from the US election?

Seth says… “Stories really matter.” That’s what folks respond to, so why not learn how to write faster and better next time?

23. Do you run interviews with other bloggers?

If not, you’re missing important traffic. This won’t get you hundreds of readers overnight, but it could get you hundreds of visitors…

My 5^th interview brought me up to 30 RSS readers and as many AWEBER subscribers. This strategy is not one to be easily neglected!

24. Do you link & track back when you post?

In every post I publish I make sure to create outbound links to relevant and high quality blogs; many blogs automatically have track backs enabled (in WP the option is on auto-pilot), so in their comments section they will have a link back to your blog.

If it’s a highly trafficked and ranked blog, this can mean traffic BACK to your blog, and it can draw notice from the author themselves as they often check the stats, don’t you?

Part three will be published next week, stay tuned!