How to Increase Traffic to Your Artist Blog

Now that you have posted an artist's blog and have proven their dedication to the blog publishing common is the exposure time to get your blog on the web. Using blogs specific marketing techniques online, you can promote your blog to a target audience and generate quality traffic to it - for free.

7 steps to generate traffic to your blog of the artist

1. Submit to blog directories

    A list of the top 35 blog directories with a link to the home pages and registration requirements is available in the ARTrepreneur. Note that the process of submitting to directories is always long and tedious, but absolutely prove their return on investment of time, especially considering that it is free online promotion for your blog.
 
Create a registration document presenting his blog to track filing dates, registration information of members, etc. Many of the best blog directory sites require a reciprocal link or write to be on the list to work with support staff for a reciprocal link on the page.

Make sure the information you submit to directories is consistent. It is always presented with the same title and description of your blog. The title must submit the title tag and meta description for your blog - both in writing copy optimized rich in keywords for your blog. (See Part 1 of this series of tips on writing copy for your optimized blog)

2. Blog Ping Services
"Ping" is a way to leave the blog directories and search engines know you've updated your blog. By sending a ping to each service, let them know that a new post is published so that they can come and see.


 Bookmark Ping-O-Matic - a site that allows you to ping many blog sites with one click: http://pingomatic.com/

3. Optimize each blog for search engines
Get SEO visibility of a blog is different to the visibility of a website. The same rules of "writing for the search" application - which means that the titles keyword rich, content length, optimized links, alt tags, etc. Here are some tips to optimize each blog entries better ranking in natural search results:

    Identify your key phrase. Is it something that people really want? If not - in other words. For example, instead of using "the dorm diet" for the title, you might consider "Lose The Freshman 15," since freshman 15 is a popular expression sought. (Source: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/)
    Blog Entries must be at least 300 words.
    Your targeted keyword phrase should appear on the entry 3-5 times (once in the title, abstract and in the blog)
    Use the keyword that links in the blog, and on any bulleted list.
    Use the ALT tags of images

4. Link to your blog
A link building campaign is the best way to get quality traffic and relevant to your blog. These methods, although time consuming, are the best ways to get links pointing to your blog.

    Link to your blog from the main page of your site.
    Use your blog as often as possible in the "related links" area of ​​articles published in your site.
    Post legitimate comments on other blogs on related topics and include a link to his blog with his signature.
    Offer to exchange links with other blogs and websites similar themes.

5. Promote Bloglet
Bloglet is a free service for people to register for an email alert whenever your favorite blog publishes a new post. It is perfect for people who have not joined the movement flow again, or for those who ever (sorry mom!).

    Establish a Bloglet subscription form on your blog and invite everyone to join: [http://www.bloglet.com]

6. RSS
Configure your blog to display RSS feeds and submit your blog feed to RSS directories RSS online leader. Go here for a list of RSS directories: http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm

    Make sure you have an RSS feed URL that people can subscribe. Test your feed here: http://feedvalidator.org/
    Use the same submission guidelines listed in Step 1 (blog posts directory) to get consistent results.

7. E-mail Signature

    Use your email program to create an electronic signature that is included in every email you send. It should be short with your name, address, email blog title and URL. This little trick will do wonders!
    Become an active member of a relevant online community forum and add the blog title and URL of your signature line at the bottom of each message you post.

Building traffic to your blog artist is not a scientific process. It takes time, hard work and perseverance to build a loyal community and create your niche on the Web interactive. Track your success is a key motivation that will help you through difficult times that
come with the guarantee to build a successful blog. Remember to compare the current state of your traffic, your ranking in major search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) and the visitor to comment on his blog activity before application of marketing techniques online for free.