How to Build Traffic to a Blog: Ten Tips

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Have something to say...

Write often...

When possible, write about timely subjects...

Write on weekends...

Write clear headlines...

Use trackbacks...

Even if you’re usually aggregating outside content, try to do an occasional think piece...

Contact the people you link to...

Pitch individual articles to authors who might link to them...

Write articles for other websites...