how can i increase my traffic or drive more members onto my blog and forum?

www.gatorsportsnation.com

www.gatorsportsnation.com/forums


i have done alot of link exchanges, but what else do you suggest?

promote your site..

do social bookmarkings
forum posting
article would be good also

i do articles for my blog.. i have done like 15 link exchanges...

so post comments on other blogs with my link on it?

Originally Posted by florida13

how can i increase my traffic or drive more members onto my blog and forum?

www.gatorsportsnation.com

www.gatorsportsnation.com/forums


i have done alot of link exchanges, but what else do you suggest?

Promote you forums in different forums like this! (make sure to start a thread in right category)

I would do some work on your blog and forum's SEO if it were me
check out your robots.txt and see if you can change the title tag in the forums

there is always bots online on my blog.. yahoo, google, msn, ask, etc..

what forums can i post my site in? if i do it on other sports forums, its spam..

do i post it like i am doing now? asking for traffic help?..on other webmaster forums or what?

Yes I would go where people are at with you blog and forums. Adding your sugnatures in forums is good too. I like leaving comments on blogs too as long as you leave a good comment and not a 1 liner like "great blog". Article marketing helps lots too

it usually takes some time.. just keep on promoting and gathering some links...

- update your content
- comment on other related blogs
- Ask your readers questions in your posts
- ping your blog or use rss feeds
- make use of social networking technique
- use images in your posts

i post articles daily..

Another way to increase your blog's traffic is to add some images in your blog and try to optimize them by using your keyword in the title of the images. You can also add description to their alt tags. I think this is effective to get much traffic from google image search results.

hmmm... thanks for the image tip. haven't tried that. will see if i can give that a go.

ok thanks..i have been emailing tons and tons of sites to link exchange..

i have seen a difference now.. i see my blogs always have visitors..

whats these BOTS do:

gigabot, googlebot, yahoobot, msn, etc..

i see them all online all the time..

I would make a list of relevant blogs and make a point to write good comments on them regularly. Find some high traffic blogs as well as some dofollow blogs and you should start building good traffic over time.

Originally Posted by florida13

whats these BOTS do:

gigabot, googlebot, yahoobot, msn, etc..

i see them all online all the time..

These are the robots, or spiders, that various search enignes use to keep themselves updated about your site and any changes made to it. You want these in most cases. If they are visiting you on a regular basis, thats a good thing. You can get a comprehensive listing of all the bots, and the IP address used for them here http://iplists.com/

cause i have tons and tons of different bots online everyday.

Submit your site to Del.icio.us, Digg, Stubmle and other popular social media optimization websites.

i joined digg and ballhype and i posted several srticles on there.. got so many hypes and digs i was on front page before.. drove in alot of traffic..

im looking at Del.icio.us now..

on : Del.icio.us

what do i do? i saved a new bookmark.. with my sites url, tags..is that what i do?