Linking Is The Name Of The Game

Build A Better Blog Day 5

A simple yet affective way to drive traffic to your blog is to use links in your posts. If you are referencing someone else's blog post, link back to it. If you are reviewing a product or service, link to it.

Several things happen when you link to other posts:

1. Commentors get a direct link back to your blog
2. You start to connect with other blogger's
3. Search engines love links in blog posts and rank you higher

Another must are link backs to your archives when ever possible. You should also consider a plug-in that shows similar posts in your archives somewhere on your individual posts giving your readers more to choose from, creating a sticky site.

Here is a great blog post from the famed Seth Godin on how to drive traffic to your blog. With 56 ideas on the list, I know there's one in there for you.

ProBlogger's day five post: Conduct an 'About Page Audit'