When I 1st started my blog I had no connections in the blogosphere. The were no "A" list blogger promoting it, no email list to announce it to & no JV partnership in place. In fact not even my Mom knew I started a blog. It was out there all alone. My 1st post received 8 comments and 70+ unique visitors in two days.
Now, I'll admit those numbers didn't set the blog world on fire. But, I was thrilled with the results. Not to shabby for a new blog.
Are you wondering how I was able to get the results from my very first post?
It's pretty simple really. In fact, it's something you or any blogger can copy. But here's the best part - it doesn't even have to be your 1st post. You can use this technique anytime with any post.
All I did was send a trackback to another blog that was already getting a lot of traffic. And because the subject of the my post was relevant to the person's blog; it got his attention. The next day he wrote a quick post telling his readers to go check out my blog.
His post got the attention of another blogger who in turn wrote his own post about my blog. So, one trackback created 2 links back to my blog. Needless to say I was instantly hook on this form of traffic generation.
What are trackbacks and why are they so important to the success of any blog?
A trackback is when you link out to another blog post. But, before you publish you add a link to the blog post in the Trackback section of your edit box. The send trackback form is just below the edit form in your WordPress blog. This blog owner will get a notification of your post, and will be able to read an excerpt of your post.
This is a true win/win situation
The blog will get a notification about your link to them. The blog in question will get a link, helping their search engine ranking. Links play an important role in SEO. Your trackback will be added to the top of their comment section. And the trackback will have a link pointing back to your blog post.
By : Keith Goodrum - The Zero to Hero Blog Guy
