How to Explode your Blog Traffic in 3 short hours

Of course! We might be using the word ‘Explode’ a bit loosely here. But, not to worry. In a some niches, where competition is moderate, you literally CAN explode your blog traffic with these methods. But I assure you, even if it doesn’t explode, it will at least burst:) (Image Credit: Trey Ratcliff)

Add Technorati Tags

This is something that I’ve been doing for the past few days. When Technorati users search for content on blogs, Technorati weighs the relevant tags more than the post content to find results. Just think of Technorati as an age-old Meta Search Engine that uses META keywords to deliver results. In this case, except for META keywords, you’ve got Technorati Tags.

This can be a painstaking chore. But if you use Windows Live Writer, you can easily add them via the in-built plugin. Or, you can get this plugin for WordPress, which will get the job done just fine. Remember, when you have some time off, go through your old posts and add Technorati Tags to them too. But, ping it with caution. Don’t ping it multiple times in frequent time intervals.

Automate RSS Submission

You are probably sick of hearing every blogger asking you to submit your site to RSS directories right? Well, you might be wondering how the heck you are supposed to manually submit your Feed to 729 RSS Directories?

Well, I say, don’t do it manually. It’s not a waste of time; but a waste of energy. Get a software like RSS Feeds Submit which will automate the whole process. No, you don’t have to buy it. It comes with a free 12-day trial period so you can make the most out of those 12 days. It holds a lot of SEO juice too.

Buy some cheap advertising

You don’t have to have a big advertising budget to get lots of traffic from advertising on other sites. You just have to find the right method, optimize you campaigns for the maximum returns and target the right sites at the right time. But before you jump-in, research the ad networks and other factors thoroughly.

Networks like Adtoll can bring you very cheap traffic. I bought more than 10,000 banner impressions for one week from Adtoll partners, for just $1. But beware, depending on your niche, the CTR(Click Through Rate) can vary immensely. So target the right sites.

Find one article that didn’t receive exposure and give it some!

In you early blogging life, did you write an article which you wished had received some more exposure? Which you think didn’t get the attention it deserved? Well, instead of brainstorming for a post to top your last traffic spike, dig up that old post and submit it to a couple of your StumbleUpon buddies.

If your attitude on that blog post is shared by your buddies, they will like it, stumble it, and more will follow! Remember - StumbleUpon is a killer system. Don’t abuse it or submit what you don’t think is worthwhile. That’s why you shouldn’t submit it yourself and go for a second opinion by asking a few of your friends to Stumble it.

Try them out. Or at least some. Let me know what happens, alright? You can probably cover the whole workload within two hours? The next 1 hour is just to pour some caffeine and stare at your live statistics:)