5 Reasons Why Your Blog Traffic Isn’t Increasing

Increasing your blog’s traffic isn’t as easy as just throwing content up on your site and hoping that people are going to read it, at least not for the majority of bloggers. There is actually quite a bit of behind the scenes work that goes into increasing your readership base. If you’ve been wondering why your traffic rates either are stagnant or have fallen flat, it could be that you’re committing one of these blogging sins:

1. You aren’t marketing your posts – With social media being as powerful a tool as it is if you aren’t harnessing that power to promote your blog posts then you are digging yourself a blogging grave. Social media gives you the ability to reach hundreds of thousands of new readers each day… you just have to use it! Each time you write a new post link to it on all of your social media accounts so that you’re followers know about it. Take advantage of hashtags and group forums to market yourself as well.
2. You’re inconsistent and unpredictable– Readers like a certain amount of regularity and predictability when it comes to blogs. If you have a routine of posting every single day and then you disappear without a word for a month you’re going to lose followers. Figure out a schedule that you can stick with and be consistent with your posts.
3. You’re posts aren’t providing anything of value – People want to read something of value when they come to your blog, something they didn’t know before. And while blogging about your life may make readers feel like they have a more personal connection with you, you have to mix it up with posts that contain information that they can use as well. This information is completely depending on the niche you’re blog falls under – so if you’re a technology blog provide technology tips, whereas if you’re a cooking blog offer up new recipes.
4. You aren’t interacting with other blogs – The fastest way to get new traffic to your blog is to establish a presence among other blogs through commenting regularly on their posts and interacting with them on social media. As people start to recognize your name they’ll naturally gravitate over toward your blog as well.
5.  Use Keywords and SEO techniques – Figuring out SEO tactics is like learning to ride a bike… it might take you a few tries before you get it right but once you learn how it will change your life. Being able to use effective SEO and keywords will help you get better indexing on all of the search engines, making it easier for people to find your blog and start reading.

Building your blog’s traffic doesn’t happen overnight, but with the right practices in place it will happen. Be patient and be diligent and soon enough you’ll start to see your numbers spike.

by Christine Cane
http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/