Thursday, November 27, 2008

The Best Way To Gain Website Traffic

By Don Bethune

So you have started this great blog. You have written great posts or posted awesome pictures, but you are scratching your head trying to figure out why nobody is reading. Many bloggers feel that generating site traffic is difficult and donat bother to try, but itas not as hard as you think.

Some of the simplest idea are often the most overlooked. Start by keeping your blog neat and tidy. Nobody likes clutter and confusion, and by not over complicating your page you can make people feel like they want to visit more often. And it will be easy to navigate when visiting.

How much is too much? Your first instinct is to flood your blog with ads. The more ads you have the more money you make, right? Wrong. In fact readers are turned off to a page that is covered in ads. Some ads contain harmful adwares that can harm computers. It is better if you are choosey about the ads you use.

When it comes to the content of your blog, become an expert in your subject. This is an important point to achieving website traffic. For example, if your blog is about foreign sports cars - write about foreign sports cars in depth, only! Why write about contrary subjects when the average reader can to your site for a specific reason. Take the time to properly research a subject, and write like an expert.

Keep up to date on current news and trends pertaining to your subject, and breaking news will always keep readers returning to see whatas new. Everyone loves to be ain the knowa, so the more relevant information you can provide the better.

Letting people know your blog exist is essential to your popularity and your website traffic. You can post link to your similar sites, though you should be careful that you donat get associated as a spammer. Donata be that poster, itall make you loss more traffic than itall ultimately generate.

If your server can handle a lot of traffic, you may want to consider offering readers the capability to add your site to social networking sites. A site that allows readers to vote on an article and ranks them accordingly can really boost your site traffic.

Once you have increased your reader base, it is up to you to keep them interested. Stay positive and upbeat. The majority of people enjoy reading positive articles and stay away from bloggers who are negative about everything. You want your readers to be uplifted, not bring them down.

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