Chapter 8: Building Traffic to Your Blog

Building traffic to your blog starts with great content, and it takes a while to accumulate enough good content to get much search engine attention. You have many other tools, however, from social networks to search engine optimization strategies, to gain more readers.

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Understanding Blog Traffic

Create a Links List

Comment on Someone Else’s Blog

What to Say on Someone Else’s Blog

Connect with Facebook

Connect with Twitter

Connect with LinkedIn

Auto-Post to Other Networks

Understanding Trackbacks and Pingbacks

Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines

Using an SEO Plugin

Research Keywords

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