Top 5 Tips to Increase Traffic

Creating a blog is the easiest thing, but keeping it alive and even more, making it profitable – these are the real struggles. However, dedication, passion and talent are important attributes when deciding to create a blog that will generate traffic and public exposure. In addition, choosing a true hobby one is devoted to and posting as often as possible with good researched articles could transform a pure pleasure blog into a profitable, revenue generator one. There are countless cases of anonymous bloggers who turned into stars over night – Italian fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni is just one of the plenty examples.

Her true dedication to fashion, style and everything related has transformed young and blonde Chiara into a true online and real sensation; she is now seen on the covers of the most glamorous magazines, has her own shoe line and participates to all important fashion events in the world.

If your aim is to generate revenue and traffic from your blog, you should take into consideration the following tips to increase traffic on your platform:

1. Update personal profile.  Before starting to write about your hobbies or interests, you should make yourself known by the audience. Creating an elaborate personal profile will make potential readers know you more and better communicate with you. Provide useful and real information about your real life such as hobbies, interests, personal favorites, but don’t include too much either; full name or address should remain rather secret for your own protection.

2. Another tip to increase traffic and popularity of your blog is to use catchy phrases for all your titles and design them in such way that they will be appealing and easy to read by your readers. This means that you should include as much relevant information as possible, without forgetting about catchy, interesting photos, videos or descriptions. Also, try and highlight keywords so that readers know what to expect before reading the article.

3. Real time communication, just in like almost all other domains, is highly important as well. Thus, try and interact with your readers as often as possible, as well as with other bloggers from the same interest area. Sharing common passions already makes a good discussion topic and, the more other bloggers will appreciate you, the more traffic you will generate.

4.  Add social networks to increase exposure. Nowadays a personal blog is never enough for a person to be noticed and taken into consideration by sponsors or similar bloggers. A personal blog should always be followed by a Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ or Twitter account, which you update regularly as well. The easiest way to increase traffic on your personal blog is for your friends to know about it. Advertise your blog via major social networks and write concise news feeds regarding your following blog entries; this will keep your followers informed and increase curiosity.

5. Last but by far least, a good way of increasing exposure to your personal blog or website is for major companies or brands to pay you for advertising for them; write reviews about known brands and their products or simply sell a space for your supporters’ banner.