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More website traffic — more, more!  That’s the cry of blog owners everywhere.  If no one is coming by to read what you’ve posted, how can you be profitable?

So, you need to find ways to get more traffic to your blog or website

Here’s the first of the tried-and-true ways for getting the search engine spiders to visit, and then send you visitors.

Once Again, Content is King

Provide content that is of very high quality on your web site. This is the first and the foremost requirement for you to increase traffic on your blog. People (not to mention the search engine spiders) should have something interesting on your site to come and read.  Which brings us to the second half of the equation; how much content, and how often?

Update Your Content Regularly

You knew I was going to mention this at some point…how often is often?  It depends on:

• How much time you have.
• How much money you have.
• How much money do you want to make?

If you don’t have a lot of time, it will be harder to update your content regularly, although there are ways around it.  But what of the burning question — how often is often enough?

It really depends on your readers and niche.  As a general rule of thumb, I’d say once or twice a week should be enough to keep the search engines interested enough to keep sending their spiders.  Obviously, though, if you can update once a day, the search engines will give you more “brownie points”.

If you don’t have the time, but you have some money, you can outsource a lot of the content.  There are some very good article writers who will create a unique 400 word post for less than the cost of a fast-food lunch.  It’s a great way of getting more content.

If you don’t have the money and don’t have a lot of time, there are always the article directories that can provide you with content.  Just abide by the rules for making sure you give the author proper credit, and you can have fresh posts for free!

More Web Site Traffic

Did you notice my last bullet point of how much money do you want to make?  The money you make is in a direct relationship to how much time you spend updating your site.  Granted, a site that’s been around for years and has hundreds of pages may only have to update once or twice a month to stay up in the rankings.  But, for the brand new or fledgling site?  You need to work harder at first.

The tough part is this; you won’t always see your work rewarded quickly.  Granted, sometimes you’ll happen upon a niche and it will be earning money early and fast.  For most of us, though, it will take a few months to start seeing a regular income.

But here’s the better news; once you have built your blog or website up, it will pay you a residual income.  I have some sites I might touch a few times a year, but which bring me in a nice check every month, like clockwork.  But I had to spend the time up front, in order to reap the benefits now.

More web site traffic is what we all want as web owners.  If you’re reading this post, it’s likely that you want your blog to be profitable.  Feed it with content to keep the spiders happy, and they’ll reward you with traffic.  And the traffic in turn will reward you with income.