This document provides tips for bloggers to obtain more traffic, including participating in forums, commenting on other blogs, and participating in Twitter chats. It recommends that bloggers register on industry forums, help other posters by answering questions and solving problems, and include a link to their blog. Commenting on other blogs includes reading the article and existing comments first before adding meaningful comments. Participating in Twitter chats such as Blogchat, Commschat, Journchat and SmallBizChat can increase exposure, networking opportunities, and learning while bringing more traffic to the blogger's site. Chats may be open mic or structured, and courtesy is important.

1. Tips to Help Bloggers Obtain Traffic

2. What I Will Be Discussing in This Slideshow Participation on forums Commenting on other blogs Participation in Twitter chats 1 Participation in Twitter chats 2

3. Participation on forums Google for forums in your industry. Register on the forum(s). Get acquainted with forum culture. Begin posting, reply to established topics. Then, start your own topics on forum. What do other posters want help with? Help posters/Solve their problems. Set up link to your blog in your sig.

4. Commenting on other blogs Read the blog article first Read all of the comments first Add MEANINGFUL comments Answer commenters’ questions Help other commenters

5. Participation in Twitter chats 1 Twitter chats increase your blog’s exposure. You’ll network with other bloggers. You’ll learn a lot! Twitter chats bring you more blog traffic.

6. Participation in Twitter chats 2 Blog chats include Blogchat & Commschat. Try Journchat & SmallBizChat as well. Twitter chats can be Open Mic. Most Twitter chats are structured. Learn the rules of the chat. Be courteous, respectful at all times. Help other chatters out whenever possible.

7. Summary Helping other posters out on forums can increase your blog’s readers/traffic. Commenting on blogs can build your traffic and increase your number of readers. Participating in Twitter chats such as Blogchat will increase your traffic, subscriptions and you will get more followers.