Utilize LinkWithin for More Free Traffic

Looking for more free traffic ideas?

Last week I blogged about how to Keep Your Blog Posts Archives Alive with the help of LinkWithin you can do just that.  LinkWithin is a free service that will go at the bottom of every post and show other blog post teasers from previous articles.  By showing related articles at the bottom of your posts your readers will continue reading more of your posts on topics that they are interested.

When your readers notice the other related articles that you have written they will tend to stay on your blog longer and your bounce rate will go down.  So by having this option down there at the bottom of your posts you are doing yourself and your visitors a favor.

Once LinkWithin crawls your blog they will start showing the articles related to each post.  You will see the words - "You might also like:" near the bottom.  The blog posts that appear are chosen by the title, tags, and content that is included in them. 

If you are looking for a free way to improve traffic on your blog and keep your readers engaged you might consider trying the free LinkWithin.  You can learn more at Linkwithin.com.

Free Blog Traffic - 31 Day Challenge - Week 2

Take the Free Blog Traffic Challenge with me:

If your blog needs more free traffic you can follow along with the 31 Day Challenge to increase traffic to your beloved blog.

To view the beginning week of My Free Blog Traffic Challenge click here.

Free Blog Traffic Challenge - Week 2:
1. Answer Questions at Mahalo for backlinks
2. Article to GoArticles
3. Hubpage Article
4. Press Release
5. Answer Questions at Blurt It for links
6. Get my blog Reviewed
7. 43 Things.com link

Another busy week here to get more free traffic to my blog.  I am also still blogging each and every day then pinging and doing 100 Entrecard drops daily.  Anyways, one week down and three to go for my free blog traffic challenge.  My free blog traffic has increased daily mostly from Entrecard but I am also getting some organic search traffic also.

I am not sure where to get my blog reviewed for free.  So I will be on the look out for a free blog reviewer.  If any one knows where I can find one please leave it in the comments, up above this post with my tags, and I will owe you one!

Free Blog Traffic Challenge - Week One FollowUp

Seven days ago I decided to try everything I know of to get more traffic to my blog.  Of course being a new blog I want to get some free traffic and I am willing to put in the work to get all of these backlinks.

Here is my report on how this past week has gone:
Free Blog Traffic Challenge - Week 1:
1. Sign up at Entrecard.com
2. Article to GoArticles
3. Squidoo Lens
4. Article to Ezine Articles
5. Blog Carnivals
6. Bookmark on Digg, Delicious, and Onlywire.com
7. Make 20 comments to like blogs

I think signing up for Entrecard (Free) was the best thing I could have done.  I am seeing a steady rise in traffic and most of it is coming from Entrecard users.  I have gotten some comments and feel like I am getting to know some of the bloggers in this community.  I am dropping 100 out of 300 cards, my bounce rate is up but I think at this beginning stage it is worth it.

The articles and squidoo lens are out there but as of yet have not produced anything for me yet.  Only one view from a GoArticles submission, hopefully this goes up because I don't think the time it took me to write the article and submit is worth only one click.

It is too soon to tell if the social bookmarking did anything, but it usually will not unless it gets on the popular list. 

I made 20 comments on other blogs and it was way more difficult than I thought it would be.  I have made a few comments here and there on some blogs that I like and that was easy.  But reading 20 blog posts so I could leave an intelligent comment that was related to the post proved a long somewhat boring process.  On a positive note I found a new blogger that I like and will go back to read.  This was not a task that I enjoyed and wish that I would not need to repeat it, but I probably will because it is good for business.

Tomorrow I will post next weeks challenging items in the hopes that it will bring more free blog traffic, you can follow along if you want more blog visitors.

Free Blog Traffic - 31 Day Challenge

My Blogging Fortune is going to go through an intensive 31 Day Course or a Challenge to get more blog traffic.

Take the Free Blog Traffic Challenge with me:

You may have heard about Problogger's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, well I came up with a similar idea only he beat me to it by a long shot.  They say that  imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.  So I hope that Darren Rowse sees this is a huge form of flattery.   Yes, that is an affiliate link and yes, I am trying to suck up to him.  Do you think it's working yet?

I thought if I made a plan for the entire month and really concentrated on doing all of the free blog traffic generation ideas.  I know that my blog traffic could potentially explode.  It may be frustrating and very time consuming but it should be well worth it in the end.

This month just happens to have 31 Days and so do several other months but you can start taking this challenge at any time because it will be laid out so you can do daily tasks.  This Free Blog Traffic Challenge will be tailored to my schedule and therefore be a much lighter load on the weekends when I like to spend time with my family.

Daily Tasks - Complete this list every day for all 31 days:
1. Make a blog post each day.
2. Ping your blog after every blog post each day.
3. Make 100 Entrecard drops.

Free Blog Traffic Challenge - Week 1:
1. Sign up at Entrecard.com
2. Article to GoArticles
3. Squidoo Lens
4. Article to Ezine Articles
5. Blog Carnivals
6. Bookmark on Digg, Delicious, and Onlywire.com
7. Make 20 comments to like blogs

I am only going to list the first week of my Free Blog Traffic Challenge.  I thought about filling in the entire calendar but then I thought that was too overwhelming so I am going to try this as a week by week thing.  I used a free calendar from Calendars That Work that downloads into a Word Document that you can edit and add your own daily items.  I am really liking this and think I may continue using the calendar in this way.

I hope to see some really great blog traffic results and I will let you know how it goes.

An Additional 5 Ways to Get Free Traffic to Your Blog

An Additional 5 Free Blog Traffic Tips

There are many Free ways to get more blog traffic and see your blog visitor numbers go up daily.  So if your blog traffic is lacking or has plateaued you might want to give the 5 Blog Traffic Tips below a try to increase your blog traffic.

An Additional 5 Free Traffic Tips:

1. Make a Squidoo Lens - you can easily set up a squidoo lens and give tips similar to your blog.  Then you can give a link to your blog and even use a little widget to find your blog and automatically post the last 3 blog posts to your Squidoo Lens.

2. Write a Guest Post - and get your well written guest blog published on a great blog that you actually follow or enjoy reading and that is related to your blog niche.

3. Make a Video - Make a video and upload it to YouTube.  Have the video show how to do something that is valuable and that your blog readers and others will like.  You get a link to your blog and you can also embed your blog link into the video.

4. Sign up for MyBlogLog.com - It is a community where you can connect to other blog owners.  You can make blog friends and find blogs to read and comment on (this is how I got my first blog comment).  If a blogger has the widget you get to see your avatar when you visit their blog.  I like seeing my little palm tree on a blog that I am reading.

5. Create Link Bait - What is link bait?  Link Bait is a way of getting massive amounts of backlinks in a short time from something you have done that goes viral, or makes a really big splash in the blogosphere.  Something that will catch lots of peoples attention and get traffic to blogs.  Something such as a huge list like: 101 Niches to Blog About for Making Money  or news and maybe a freebie that everyone will want.

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