My Blog needs more hits
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Hi
I am trying to find a site which can help drive more traffic to my blog. At the moment I am only getting traffic from social media (namely twitter) but all other sources are failing me. Does anyone recommend a good site to either help with traffic or is able to ping out posts regularly. (even old ones.)
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Better Design
I suggest upgrading the design of your blog so it's more custom. A sharp, custom design gives your blog a visual brand and helps you stand out. Also, make it more personal - use author bios, profile pictures, contact info, etc.Better Content
For us little guys, having phenomenal content is of the utmost importance important. Since you don't have a large following, you need to publish content that is completely unique and/or significantly better than any other content available on the topic.Example: I publish an article on 301 redirects. If my article article doesn't present important new information, and it's not better than the articles on 301s already on SEOmoz, SEJ, etc - very few people will bother to read, share, or link to my article. Why should they? There is an equally good or better article on a blog they already know and trust.
If you want to see significant success on social media, your content needs to be exceptional. Epic. Head and shoulders above the rest. Groundbreaking.
Marketing
To answer your question more directly, my suggestion for bloggers is to focus on social media and SEO. Reddit, StumbleUpon, and Inbound.org can be great traffic sources for exceptional content. If you want to do paid advertising, Outbrain can provide good traffic at 0.03 per click. Twitter ads can also be effective.I think that the design and content of your blog need to be improved before your marketing efforts will fully pay off, though. It's not that your blog is bad (it's not) but it's not yet exceptionally good.
Hope that helps. (All criticism was offered with the friendliest, most constructive attitude possible!)
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you could try IFTT.com (if this then that) where you can automate your posts - i.e. if you post something to twitter, it posts it on facebook, tumblr etc.
I wouldn't really say that's a winner though and I don;t think the automated 'ping out posts' is a particularly good strategy. You need to be genuinely using more social media sites and engaging with your audience if you want them to become a loyal visitor to your blog.
It goes without saying that your visitors will return if they think the content is worth returning for.
Rather than searching for a solution for driving traffic to your blog, I would look to learn what makes a blog grown and become successful, encourages trust, loyalty and growth among your reader base.
Good keyword research and on page SEO for your articles will help you get organic traffic, but looking for a golden chalice traffic driver isn't the answer for any blogger these days.
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