Artist Guide: Increasing Traffic To Your Blog

by Natasha Wescoat

Here are a few things that really help draw traffic to your blog:

-Commenting and linking. Be sure to take time each week to comment on at LEAST 3 other blogs related to your company or style.

-Network with other bloggers. Getting connected is the most important and normally neglected advantage we have to use in our growing business.

-Contribute or ask to contribute to other blogs, where you can do advice articles or reviews of other things. Do commentaries on art you admire or for that matter, don’t.

-Do product reviews on your blog of similar companies. Reviewing your competition is actually good for your blog. This is a way of linking to other sites and keyword searching will draw people to your blog

– Get linked on blog directories

– Ask other blogs or sites to link to you, but let them know you link to them. It’s best to follow the earlier tip on commenting and networking because this would be the best and most effective way to get a link to your blog from them.

– Blog often. Keep it regular. WordPress, as far as I have known has a timestamp tool that allows you to plan your blog posts out. Really awesome if you are out of town or vacation and want to keep it consistent. It keeps you up in traffic ratings.

– Incorporate other internet media to draw traffic to your blog. Link and discuss it on your other sites, in your email signatures, and on your business cards.

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Author: Amie Gillingham

all-around geek girl and co-founder of EBSQ http://www.ebsqart.com