Traffic is one important asset to your blog. If you don't get traffic, your opinion inside the blog won't reach other people. If you are participating in Google Adsense or CPA networks, you won't make any single profit without traffic.
These are some useful tips to encourage repeat visits and get your visitors to promote the blog.
1. Add lots of useful content.
People browse the web and get attracted to your site in the first place because they are looking for content. They have passion about one topic or want solution to their problem. They always want to learn new things about one topic and if you keep posting new articles, the visitors will keep coming back.
One problem for bloggers is they might run out of idea to post new content sometimes. If that's the case, you can simply find guest bloggers to add new content in your blog. Other option would be to outsource the blog posting task.
2. Add the social bookmarking widget.
It is now easier for people to share their favorite sites thanks to social bookmarking technology. Webmasters will also benefit from this trend by getting more traffic. The key is to post breaking news or excellent articles that majority web surfers want to read. If you do, the blog post will shared everywhere on the net, especially inside Digg and Mixx sites.
For Wordpress users, there are several plugins that will add social bookmarking buttons in the blog. One popular plugin would be Bookmark Me plugin. Once you activate this plugin, it will add an attractive widget inside your blog that people can use to submit your post to their social bookmarking accounts.
3. Collect lots of visitors' emails.
Collecting email is one proven way not only to get more traffic but also to encourage repeat visits and boost overall blog profit. Most people will forget about your website after the first visits. However, if you collect emails and keep sending them useful content, they will keep coming back to read more.
You can also get more visitors by telling readers to forward the email messages to their friends, families and anyone they know inside Facebook website. If you send them free eBooks, give them permission to share the eBooks in their website. This will give your website more exposure.
While lots of people realize the importance of collecting emails, they usually ignore it because it is not easy to attract subscribers. One useful Wordpress plugin that you can try is Subscribers Magnet plugin. This tool will automatically fill the visitors' name inside the opt-in box, making it easy for them to sign up.
4. Get more traffic with Twitter.
You can install and activate Tweet This plugin in your Wordpress blog. This is one powerful tool that will drive more viral traffic from Twitter website. If your readers love the content, they can simply send the post to their Twitter account and it will be read by the followers.