5 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic:

1.Target Your Content to an Audience Likely to Share:

 For example, great infographics that strike a chord, beautiful videos that tell a story  and remarkable collections of facts that challenge common assumptions are all targeted at audiences likely to share (geeks with facial hair, those interested in weight loss and those with political thoughts about macroeconomics respectively).




2.Participate in the Communities Where Your Audience Already Gathers:

you probably already know a few blogs, forums, websites and social media communities where discussions and content are being posted on your topic (and if you don't a Google search will take you much of the way). From that list, you can do some easy expansion using a web-based tool like Double Click's Ad Planner

3.Make Your Blog's Content -Friendly:

SEO for blogs is both simple and easy to set up, particularly if you're using an SEO-friendly platform like Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla.

4.Use Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to Share Your Posts & Find New Connections:

If you haven't already, register a personal account and a brand account at each of the following - Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn (those links will take you directly to the registration pages for brand pages).

5. Install Analytics and Pay Attention to the Results:

Most bloggers install Google Analytics (which is free), and watch to see where visits originate, which sources drive quality traffic and what others might be saying about you and your content when they link over.