Market your blog

While it would be nice to think that internet users will just stumble upon your blog regularly, the reality is that you’ll have to work hard to draw traffic to your site. After all, there isn’t much point to blogging if you’re the only one reading what you write. Here are some tools and articles that can help you get more traffic to your site.

1.Blog Directory
Submitting your site to this directory of blogs can be a great way to increase your blog traffic and get your name out there.

2.Ping-o-Matic
Ping-o-Matic is a free service which pings search engines when you update or add new content to your blog.

3.Search Engine Optimization
This article discusses how to optimize your blog’s keywords and content to get more search engine hits.

4.How to: Boost Your Blog Traffic
Paul Stamatiou gives advice on how to bring more visitors to your site through usability, content and search engines.

5.How to: Market Your Blog
Darren Rowse explains how to effectively market your blog with 41 helpful tips and suggestions.

6.21Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic
Not getting the traffic you think you deserve? Use these 21 suggestions to maximize your blog’s potential.

7.How to Develop Stickyness
You don’t just want to bring new users to your site and never see them again. You want readers to keep coming back. This article explains how to make interest in your blog stick.

8.10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers
One of the marks of successfully getting people to come back is a large subscriber list. Here you’ll find advice on how to maximize subscriptions to your blog.

9.25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog
Lee Odden gives 25 great tips for getting your blog noticed and visited.

10.13 Tips to Get Your Blog Noticed
This article provides some useful ways to make your blog stand out from the millions of others.