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5 Sneaky Ways to Get Free Traffic to Your Freelancing Blog

Posted February 16, 2010 in Marketing

Free Traffic to Your BlogHaving a blog is an extremely important way for freelancers to market our services. After you’ve built a blog and started publishing posts, the biggest challenge is getting people to your blog.

What’s the use of a blog if nobody’s reading it?

Unfortunately, blogging isn’t like building a Field of Dreams, where “If you build it, they will come.” Posting high-quality articles on your blog isn’t enough to get people to discover the gem in your blog.

There are tons of ways to get traffic to your blog. You could pay for advertising, for example. However, as freelancers, we’re usually more interested in strategies that are free and easy.

Below are five sneaky ways to get free traffic to your blog. They’re easy to do. Most won’t take more than a few minutes of your time every day. And most of them are even fun.

1. Comment on Other People’s Blogs

You’re probably already doing this, especially here on Freelance Folder. While we love hearing from you, it’s a big mistake for you to spend time on freelancing-oriented blogs only.

Instead, you want to comment on blogs that your Ideal Clients are reading, rather than on blogs other freelancers are reading.

Pick a handful of high-quality, high-traffic blogs where your Ideal Clients hang out. Add those blogs in your RSS feed reader and make time to read them every day. When you see a post that you can contribute to intelligently, then do so.

Your comment could also be a question, or a reply to another comment. Just make sure to say more than “great post!”

2. Link to Other People’s Posts

When you blog, you may feel nervous about including links out to other blogs. In fact, this usually works in your favor. You see, most blogs have a trackback function. That is, each post contains a link to other blog posts that link into it.

So, while you could be leading people out of your blog and into another person’s blog, you’ll also be opening gateway for the other blog’s readers to find yours.

In fact, linking to other’s people often brings more traffic than commenting. Just make sure you link to high-quality stuff that’s relevant to your readers.

3. Submit Reviews on Amazon.com

Do you like reading? And do you like reading books your Ideal Clients are interested in? Then do post your reviews on Amazon.com! Start by preparing a good profile that’s consistent with your freelancing business, with a link to your blog.

And then make sure you submit coherent, well thought out and extremely useful reviews. You may even attract a few clients this way.

4. Post Replies to Yahoo! Answers

Another way you can attract free traffic is by replying to questions in Yahoo! Answers. It has a nifty search feature, so you can easily find questions related to your expertise.

5. Give Away Stuff

Here’s the idea: Create a free special report or eBook. Make sure to include a strong call to action within the PDF document, to entice the readers back to your blog. Submit it in free eBook distribution sites, like GetFreeEbooks.com (free to submit) or Free-Ebooks.net ($19.97 to submit).

You can do something similar with other freebies, such as website themes, graphics and even javascripts or snippets of code. You can even post tutorials in sites like Instructables.com.

I hope this list has inspired you to try new ways of getting free traffic to your freelancing blog. These ideas won’t only get more readers to your blog, they’re also kinda fun. And you’ll be amazed with the connections you make online using these methods.

A Word About Tracking

You need to track your blog’s traffic, to find out if your efforts are paying off. Free tools for getting web metrics include Google Analytics, StatCounter, and MyBlogLog. Your web metrics will show you, not only the amount of traffic your blog is getting, but also where they’re coming from. After a month or so, you’ll get a good idea of which traffic-getting efforts are working best for you.

How Do You Do It?

If you’re currently blogging, how do you get free traffic to your blog? And if the ideas listed above are new to you, which ones do you plan to try in the near future? Or, does blogging look like too much trouble? We’d love to hear your thoughts!

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About the author: Lexi Rodrigo is the creator of The Savvy Freelancer, a blog that's all about achieving creative and financial freedom through freelancing. Check out Lexi's free guide, 31 Days to Start Your Freelancing Business (or Make Yours A Better One).



 
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103 Comments
  • User Gravatar
    Tom
    February 16th, 2010 at 8:46 am

    Yes that’s all well and good, but the best way is surely good content :)

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    Sonali Agrawal
    February 16th, 2010 at 8:54 am

    The only thing that I do from all the above points in #1. I like to comment on other blogs. I really need to get myself out there. Gr8 post again!

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    Tommy
    February 16th, 2010 at 9:33 am

    Your first point, “Comment on Other People’s Blogs,” is always listed in any story about how to increase traffic. But it is so important IMHO it can’t be said enough. Cause although anytime I leave a comment I see more traffic, I don’t do it nearly enough. In fact I almost never do it. There I just did it :).

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    Louisa
    February 16th, 2010 at 9:35 am

    I had never thought about using Yahoo answers or even reviewing on Amazon. These are great tips. Thanks.

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    Tommy
    February 16th, 2010 at 9:41 am

    @Louisa

    As a marketing consultant I often joke I don’t even take my own advice I give to clients.

    I always tell clients to “re-purpose, re-purpose, re-purpose your content.” Your email blast. Make it a blog post. Integrate your Twitter feed on your site as content. Cross post your blog posts to your Facebook corporate page. That long client/customer support email you sent out, turn it into a blog post.

    Well the same can be said for us. If you write a book review post it to Amazon. If you have written an article or post that addresses a question on Yahoo! Answers post it there. The list could of ways you could “re-purpose” content could go on for pages.

    Yet I will admit I don’t do it enough myself.

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    Heather Villa
    February 16th, 2010 at 10:33 am

    I’m with Tom, content is very important. Commenting on other blogs is the next best thing. But you need good content so when you do get traffic you have something of value to give them and keep them coming back. :)

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    Lexi Rodrigo
    February 16th, 2010 at 10:34 am

    @Tom – Yes, publishing high-quality content is the number 1 way to get traffic. It’s not so sneaky, though, which is why I didn’t include it on this list.

    @Sonali – Try them, they’re fun!

    @Tommy – Thanks for your tip to repurpose, repurpose, repurpose! And what you said about failing to do for ourselves what we advice to our clients is so true.

    @Luisa – I ought to submit reviews in Amazon.com more often myself.

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    Nikki Selene Lamagna
    February 16th, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Hey there! I agree with Tom also. However, even though I agree with tracking your visitors and reading your stats, I would suggest not even looking at them for the first 3-6 months. First, if you aren’t receiving any hits, you may get discouraged and quit. Secondly, if you are getting a lot of hits, you may forget that great content (like Tom said) is more important than number of visitors.

    To be honest, I hardly get any visitors to my site but I still blog. It’s a way for me to hone my skills, try out new things (like video blogging – oh boy!), and just have fun. I’ve stopped looking at stats and just concentrate on putting out content I’d want to read (or watch).

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    Scott
    February 16th, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Great ideas!

    @Tommy

    It’s always easier to dish out good advice over taking the time to put your own advice to good use. I have this same problem.

    This post is motivating to change that. I wonder what other ideas anyone has?

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    poch
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:05 am

    One of the best tips for bloggers I ever had. Bravo and more power to you.

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    Nicole Foster
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Very nice tips! Last year, I used to post on Yahoo! Answers consistently and I would attach my link in the source box; I don’t do it anymore, but I still get the occasional viewer from Yahoo Answers.

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    Ryan
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:23 am

    Excellent advice Lexi!

    I’ve driven blog traffic by following most of these tips. Attracting readers is a combo of solid content creation and sharing the opportunity with others.

    As for visitng other’s blogs, people tend to be interested in people who are interested in them. I always appreciate someone who takes the time to stop by and comment on my blog.

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    Helen
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:32 am

    Hi!
    How do I get in touch with the right person for my moneyback on a purchase? i am not getting any response so far.

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    Jordan Walker
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:34 am

    I agree that content has to be king, but the other remarks about actually driving content are just the tip of the ice berg. I think you have to get away from the 30 best, to actually creating some truly unique and appealing.

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    Tommy
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    It’s amazing how many people actually click through links in comments, I get referrals from blog posts all the time, so that definitely pays off!

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    Nicole
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:46 am

    Thank you freelance folder for such great articles! I have learned so much by joining the website and discussions. I love the articles! Keep the advice coming.

    Thanks again

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    Beno
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Thank you for this great article. You should have mentioned that a good content is the most important

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    Naomi Mimi
    February 16th, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    these are good tips and all but i was hoping to see something unique. there are hundreds of “traffic tip” articles out there with the same content.

    writing good content should and can be your #1 way of driving traffic – and “good” should also incorporate unique imho. spinning an article over and over just contributes to the lack of quality and personality on the internet.

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    Renee King
    February 16th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Thanks for the great article, Lexi! Like Louisa, I never would have thought about yahoo answers and amazon reviews which are slick tips. I get why you did not include good content because the gist of your article is sneaky ways of getting traffic. I would say good content is rather obvious, so you focused on things some of us never would have considered.

    As a travel blogger, I have dedicated a lot of time interacting with fellow travel bloggers instead of focusing on my ideal clients: TRAVELERS! That will change beginning today. This is my visit to this website and it definitely will not be my last.

    Renee
    http://www.aviewtoathrill.net

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    Amber Weinberg
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Great points! I’ve been using commenting as a way for good traffic – but make sure your comments are relevant. Don’t just comment “Great article” and expect a lot of traffic from it. That also feels a bit spammy. You should take the time to write an informative comment, and you’ll be rewarded with good traffic as well :D

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    New York Web Designer
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    Thanks for this Great Article Lexi.

    The traffic we get form signature is good, but the if the content in website is not unique or relevant the bounce rate will be high.. A good content is the most important

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    Sam Thompson
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Keeping an eye on forums can also prove very prodcutive; my last job was from a carp fishing forum, was thrilled when I got that job!

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    Christina Gammon
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    I never thought of Amazon either!

    Two great spots for leaving comments is hubpages and associated content.! I get a lot of traffic from comments there!

    There are so many different things people can do, but I find the biggest is consistency. If I put myself out there every day, I see results. If I don’t, my numbers start to drop. Some efforts produce consistent small amounts of traffic and others produce big bursts of traffic.

    I wrote an article: 7 ways to attract more people to your website or blog. You just made me reread it… so thanks for that! I need to update it a little now that I have grown so~

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    Michael Murphy
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    It’s good to see social media (like Twitter) being mentioned as a way to get blog readership but since this site is focused on freelancing work, I think it’s important not to overlook it’s ability to generate leads as well. Regular Twitter searches for keywords relevant to your work can yield good results. I’m talking with a potential client right now based on a tweet of theirs soliciting help with a WordPress layout.

    On a somewhat related side note, there are plenty of WordPress plugins available which will automatically update social media networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc whenever you publish a new blog post. This makes taking advantage of those venues a no-brainer.

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    Lyndit
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    These are great tips. Answering questions on Yahoo is really interesting. I had actually never thought about that. Giving actual things away seems a bit of an investment, to tracking people, buying the item, to shipping and making sure it gets to the person. As well as making sure it is all fair.

    Thanks for sharing this! Excellent post.

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    Jesaka Long
    February 16th, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Thanks for the great tips, Lexi! I appreciate the reminder to comment on blogs that my ideal clients are reading. One additional tip I’d recommend is joining groups and answering questions on LinkedIn. It’s a fantastic way to get your expertise in front of potential clients as well as drive traffic to your website and blog.

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    Codesquid
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    In my experience the most powerful way to get more traffic is by tweeting links to your article, and letting the word spread that way. If you can get someone with lots of followers and a good reputation to tweet you then will get plenty of traffic.

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    Lexi Rodrigo
    February 16th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Thanks for all your comments, everyone! Especially the specific tips about where to post comments, such as forums, Associated Content, Hub Pages, and LinkedIn — excellent suggestions!

    Guys, it goes without saying that your blog should have good content. However, that is not enough to get traffic, so I wrote this post about sneaky and probably little-known ways to get free traffic to your high-quality blog.

    @Lyndit – I was referring to giving digital products away, so there’s very little investment in terms of production and no shipping involved whatsoever.

    Keep the comments coming!

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    Nina
    February 16th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    Very helpful list, I actually bookmarked this post for future reference!
    Thanks a lot for sharing :D

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    designfacet
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    Great tips, very helpful for SEO.

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    Yagnesh Ahir
    February 17th, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Hey Lexi, this is the post that i was searching for. I am a fresh freelancer and have just started blogging, so i was searching for some working tips that can engage and increase the readers on my blog, which as a result i guess motivates me to write more and more. I really like the #1 tip(thats what I am doing by commenting on your post ;) ) but i think a blog with quality content also matters and helps in increasing the traffic. Keep posting.

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    djaVu
    February 17th, 2010 at 4:46 am

    I think this post is based on the buzzword “viral marketing” because you use techniques that use existing social networks to produce traffic increases in your blog. A lot more of techniques can be done to increase blog awareness.

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    Mike B
    February 17th, 2010 at 4:55 am

    There’s some really good advice here, I used Myspace (when Myspace was king) which allows (mostly) to put html in comments so I could put an animated gif in a comment and then link that gif to my website, it proved quite sucessful and was a good way of getting people to my website.

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    3kolone
    February 17th, 2010 at 5:20 am

    Nice tips, but no always effective.

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    Jonathan
    February 17th, 2010 at 6:41 am

    Great article, although I don’t think writing reviews or answering questions on Yahoo Answers is really effective, because they take a lot of time…

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    Elina
    February 17th, 2010 at 7:11 am

    Thanks for sharing tips. In fact, I haven’t gone yet beyond #1 but hope to implement the rest asap.

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    FJ Creative Studio
    February 17th, 2010 at 10:33 am

    Great article! Thanks for share!

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    Travis
    February 17th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    I love the idea about Amazon reviews, great stuff! And I agree, in the end, good content = king.

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    Louisa
    February 17th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    I’ve just been looking into Yahoo answers on your say-so :) Although you can add your web address, it doesn’t actually link to it, so it would be a copy and paste job and therefore unfortunately wouldn’t help with the SEO side of things.
    (unless I’m not doing it correctly?)

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    C
    February 17th, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Great article. I love the Yahoo answers tip. :-)

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    Jamie
    February 17th, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    Great tips! I’ll definitely be trying these!

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    kirk forney
    February 17th, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    Very informative article, many great ways to drive traffic and get free traffic. Think key is good content and posting very regularly to your blog.

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    Garrett Miller
    February 17th, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Hey, hey! Check me out, I’m already doing #1 haha. Seriously though, I didn’t even know what a trackback was or how to use them… Thanks for the tip!

    Garrett Miller, Young Entrepreneur

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    Feel of Design
    February 18th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    A wonderful post! thanks for sharing. It can help me a lot to get traffic to my website…

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    Kendra
    February 18th, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    Be careful with Yahoo answers. I heard awhile ago it was a great way to drive traffic to a site. Even though I was only posting a few answers a day (and giving specific, well-thought-out responses to answers), they would mark some of my posts as SPAM (since I included my website address in the answer). The odd thing is, they never seem to flag those who paste the same answer and link over and over again no matter the question.

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    LEo
    February 19th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Nice share tips… i’ll try one of those

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    Richard Moldovanyi
    February 20th, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    I’d never thought of using Amazon to draw traffic to my blog. Thanks for that one. Now I’ll just have to get reading!

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    Aarvee
    February 21st, 2010 at 2:53 am

    Hi Lexi,
    Thanks for the great tips. It is true content is king on the web. If you are capable of creating good quality content, you have to leverage it.

    Once your blog has gained traction, a great way to increase the traffic flow to your site would be to request owners of well established blogs in your industry to become a guest blogger on their blogs.

    Everyone needs to take a break, go on holidays, keep up with family commitments etc. So the successful bloggers would consider your guest blogger request after looking at the good quality content on your blog. This will bring in a flood of readers from the well established blog to your site.

    Commenting on other blogs certainly helps but produces a tiny trickle of traffic. Guest blogging on well established blogs can create a flood and help you establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry at the same time.

    @ Louisa, please be aware that you have to post regularly on Yahoo Answers to gain points. When you reach a certain cutoff, your links will then become live.

    THanks again Lexi

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    Steve Atkinson
    February 21st, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Comments and Content.

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    Richard Saint Cyr MD
    February 22nd, 2010 at 4:33 am

    I think the cross-posting between related blogs, and networking with similar blogs, is key. I run a popular medical blog for Beijing expats and find my best numbers are from direct links from other, similar blogs in China. And then we check each other out and develop relationships, even work on cross-blog stories in different parts.

    I also get a lot of direct hits from writing in forums in local magazine online versions. You have more control over your input (create new topics) and can create an avatar/signature to grab attention as well.

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    Stephen Webb
    February 22nd, 2010 at 5:34 am

    This is an interesting article as it is often an oversight just how important blogging can be. Having a strong presence around the web will definitely benefit you in the long run, and liking back to your website is key to helping its Google rankings.

    What’s not so obvious is the advantages of doing similar things on Amazon reviews, and on Yahoo answers. The more presence and web links you have the better, and it is certainly worth the effort.

    I will be interested to read what other designers techniques are for increasing their blogs success and visibility. Perhaps optimisation is will also be a key factor, but I wonder what others will be key too.

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    Mark @ Alchemy United
    February 22nd, 2010 at 8:59 am

    Moi? Blogging is much like a live, ongoing resume. Anyone can fake a resume and maybe even a portfolio. But if you have a passion/area of expertise, that’s hard to fake over months, eh? Use your resume/portfolio to get their attention and then suggest they dig deeper via your blog. Maybe even point out the faking aspect to put any of your non-blogging competitors at a subtle disadvantage.

    Btw, can you get someone to adjust the CSS letter spacing in this commenting box? In FF 3.6 PC they’re looking too darn crammed. Thx.

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    Blue Llama
    February 25th, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    Hmmmmm… you say commenting on other people’s blog is a sneaky way to achieve site traffic?!? Must try that one day…

    Seriously though the Amazon idea is spot on. I do product reviews on other people’s blogs and so a it’ll just be a matter of copy and paste. Brilliant.

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    Steve Diamond
    February 26th, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    All good ideas, Lexi. And I’ll add one more. Encourage other people to comment on your blog. It makes your blog look like a vibrant community, which is always an attractive quality. Your point #2 does this indirectly, and there are other ways as well.

    One thing I do on my blog and encourage other bloggers to do as well is to remove the “nofollow” attribute from the links associated with the commenter’s name. In fact I use both the CommentLuv and the KeywordLuv plugins on my WordPress blog (plus Dofollow) because I think having a linked network gives a much more powerful online presence compared to standing alone, and I want to encourage more good comments.

    As long as you moderate all comments, there’s really nothing to lose by removing “nofollow.” I think some webmasters are afraid they’re giving up “link juice” or some such nonsense, but the opposite is really true. A page that links to external pages has more credibility to Google, not less. The main reason for the “nofollow” property is to discourage spamming, but if you use Akismet and always turn on moderation, then you won’t ever publish spam comments.

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    Billy
    February 27th, 2010 at 8:36 am

    Commenting on other people’s blog !
    Sounds like a stupid Idea ( wink, wink )

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    Mahmud Ahsan
    March 2nd, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Publishing pdf ebook free is really an effective way to promote. I like the idea.

    thanks

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    Shevaa
    March 8th, 2010 at 12:42 am

    Hmm nice article very helpful tips…. i just started one new blog for web designers….

    http://www.webdesignersblog.net

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    Shevaa
    March 8th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    Hmm nice article very helpful tips…. i just started one new blog for web designers….

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    Sreejith menon
    March 28th, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    Nice one…so i am practicing your advice….please do visit the blog and you can treat yourself…and please support me by clicking on the ads….thank you friends

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    Matt Pritchett
    April 15th, 2010 at 10:25 am

    This is a late comment, but I just thought I would point out that #1 is an excellent way that I have been implementing over the past several days, and already I have seen an 11% boost in my unique visits. No clients yet, but they are still visits!

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    TY Neal
    April 20th, 2010 at 11:58 am

    Sweet content, you really share some great ways to get some blog traffic

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    Husac
    April 29th, 2010 at 6:51 am

    Above all, content is the most important ting to keep them coming.
    Thanks for your nice tips, i will have to improve the #1 though!
    Cheers

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    Benito III
    May 22nd, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    wow.. this is what i am searching for.. nice post, i need something like this :D thanks.,

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    Jimmy
    June 9th, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Good info, thoose ways are easy to follow and use, like linking to other blogs its like “Give and you shall recive” Like John Chow said :) This post has probably helped alot of people, and I thank you to for the information!

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    COSTA
    July 14th, 2010 at 9:51 am

    You ll find a small but interesting listing on this new blog:

    http://howtogettrafficforfree.wordpress.com/listing-of-free-traffic-sites/

    It worked for me. Just be sure that your content is interesting before you start traffic exchange.

    It will helps you a little to get new and win potential user loyalty

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    calmer
    July 23rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    Very nice post and the Give away stuff is good and important method to attract people, I went through alot of articles related to traffic for websites and really enjoyed this post, also I noticed that this site well organized and has very attractive design, Thanks for sharing the ideas,

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    Hieu Martin@Blog Tips
    August 20th, 2010 at 6:19 am

    The way you give is really good.
    I try some of them and happy with traffic income
    thanks

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    สถานที่ท่องเที่ยว
    September 15th, 2010 at 3:03 am

    Very good article, I will use this in my blog also.

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    Jon @ Knight Kids Costumes
    September 19th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    The suggestion to write reviews on Amazon is an excellent one! That’s a new idea to me, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing these tips.

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    Antwon Davis
    October 31st, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    I’ve found that the best way to get traffic and even build relationships is to comment on blogs that you currently read and on blogs that may be of interest that normally don’t get comments. Bloggers notice you when you take the time to read their posts and leave comments. I’ve literally become some bloggers’ biggest fan for a period of time because I showed interest in their posts and took the time to comment when no one else did.

    Sometimes it’s not all about traffic. I’d prefer to connect with more likeminded individuals through showing some “blog love” than by getting a lot of irrelevant hits to my site that can’t be scaled.

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    Betty
    November 17th, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Hi, good article. Found it when looking for work as a freelancer.
    Did see a link to this website on number1freelancer.com so I think you
    do a good job. You get links to your website :-)

    Thank yoy

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    Melody Jackcson
    December 5th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Hello, Ms. Rodrigo,

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    Melody Jackcson
    December 5th, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    It submitted my comment before I had a chance to finish my comment. As I was saying is that I found your article extremely use, because I just started a blog for my writing. I am certain going to take your advice into consideration. :)

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    cheap printing
    December 27th, 2010 at 6:34 am

    getting as much traffic as possible is the absolute most improtant thing to keeping your clients coming, if you keep your content and subject relevant then you should get lots of quality traffic.

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    Edna
    February 9th, 2011 at 4:19 am

    This is a nice way to get traffic into website or blog, i like this, i will try it out

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    Huck
    March 1st, 2011 at 4:15 am

    However good may be your blog, but if nobody knows about it, it remains a flop. To show off your work you really need to get some traffic and the rest depends on the quality of your blog. Your post had been educational in revealing the different tactics to get more traffic. Thank you so much..

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    Alvin Reyes
    May 7th, 2011 at 10:21 am

    Great tips! I will surely follow them in order to get more traffic on my web site. http://binodesign.com

    As a freelancer, looking for free and easy ways to market my website is important.

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    Cristian Pet
    May 12th, 2011 at 11:39 am

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    komal
    June 8th, 2011 at 2:48 am

    Very helpful article.

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    Free Traffic Source
    June 8th, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Just to add another source to your list, personally I used an automated to drive all free traffic non stop to my website and because of this plug in , google loves my site because of its unique content!

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    Irishtrader
    November 18th, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    This was pretty good. I tried two of these ideas and they worked great for me, I particularly like the Amazon tip. Never thought of doing that one before and it worked well for me! Thanks

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    MadMonk
    November 26th, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    Well, these tips r not sneaky :)

    i guess google changed enormously their
    indexing style. so we have to find the newer
    ideas of popularising BLOGS !

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