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Obviously, the lifeblood of any blog is traffic. But, how to capture, maintain, and increase that traffic isn't always so obvious. 101 ways that you can improve search results, promote your brand, and increase traffic to your blog. Content, Content, Content 1. Grab short attention spans with catchy headlines. 2. High quality content keeps attention. 3. Write diverse content for diverse interests. 4. Have long posts. 5. Have short posts. 6. Repost, repurpose, and recycle posts. 7. Have new content consistently. 8. Have new content often. 9. Follow current news and trending topics. 10. Write about them. 11. Research what topics your audience is talking about. 12. Write to provoke discussion and debate. 13. Include a forum on your site. 14. Present different perspectives and views. 15. Interview people of interest to your audience. 16. Use measurables and concrete numbers. 17. Have lists. 18. Ask what your audience wants to you to write about. 19. Get influencers to contribute to your blog. 20. Name drop as much as possible. 21. Pick a writing style. 22. Stick to it. 23. Use anecdotes and stories. 24. Use testimonials. 25. Employ narrative flow in outlineing your blog . Connections Are Key 26. Use keywords and link bait techniques for SEO. 27. See what topics are trending on social media. 28. Write about those topics. 29. Link related blogs and have them link you. 30. Have a Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumbler, and Instgram presence. 31. Update your social media often. 32. Have notifications of new blogs. 33. Encourage dialogue by ending posts with questions. 34. Use cross platform friendly “soundbite” phrases. 35. Use cross platform friendly images. 36. Comment on other blogs. 37. Like other blogs. 38. Share other blogs. 39. Join blogging communities. 40. Be a contributer on other sites. 41. Enable easy liking and sharing of your content. 42. Keep up and respond to feedback and emails. 43. Guest post as much as possible. 44. Invite guest posters to your blog. 45. Interview other bloggers on-air and off. 46. Be interviewed by other bloggers. 47. Have a link to your blog in your signature. 48. Get listed in blog directories. 49. Submit to syndicated article directories. Diversify 50. Convert blogs to SlideShare presentations. 51. Create videos of your blogs. 52. Include links to your main page. 53. Upload videos of blogs to YouTube. 54. Create a YouTube Channel. 55. Have an option to subscribe to your content. 56. Syndicate your videos on other sites such as OneLoad. 57. Add blogs to LinkedIn Pulse. 58. Create Tweet length teaser posts. 59. Post on Upworthy. 60. Optimize your content for mobile devices. 61. Have an RSS. Helpful Tools & Analytics 62. Google Update Checker 63. Statistical Calculators 64. Position Tracking 65. Keyword Research 66. Organic Research 67. Website Auditing 68. Backlinks 69. Ubersuggest 70. Buzzsumo People Like Free Stuff 71. Have supplementary materials with links to other content. 72. Include links to your main blog. 73. Have contests. 74. Have giveaways. 75. Publish a free e-book. 76. Have your web address in the sample section. 77. Put out a newsletter. 78. Create a squeeze page. Have Eye Candy 79. Use eye-catching images and graphics. 80. Participate in a webinar. 81. Host a webinar. 82. Use infographics. 83. Create Pinterest and meme friendly graphics. 84. Have transcriptions. Network Offline 85. Attend blogging conferences. 86. Attend related topic conferences. 87. Speak at conferences. 88. Attend panels at conferences. 89. Have business cards with your website. 90. Hand them out to everybody. Get Your Name Out There 91. Leave answers along with a link on Yahoo! Answers. 92. Ping your blogs. 93. Utilize free promotion like blogging competitions. 94. Put photos on Flickr. 95. Submit photos to stock photo sites. 96. Share your content multiple times. Miscellanous 97. Never stop improving. 98. Post at off hours like evenings and weekends. 99. Edit yourself mercilously. 100. Be patient. 101. Keep it interesting. For over a decade, Steve Shaw has helped 1000s of businesses worldwide to build massive publicity using content. Find out how to build publicity for your business with his "Be Everywhere" Online Marketing Blueprint, yours FREE for a limited time - grab your copy now at http://vWriter.com/blueprint
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