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Originally Posted by trendinsights
There've been very useful resources in this blog which talks about increasing traffic - largely from the ping services and link exchanges.
A thought that arose in the mindst of reading these posts was - how can we, as bloggers, retain our visitors (i.e. ensure visitors will return to our blog)?
On a side note, we've signed up with technorati not too long ago and am still wondering what does "authority" mean? What are some ways in improving the technorati ranking?
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One of the most effective ways to bring traffic is to create tools or resources that can help people, and then use social media sites to get people there. Another effective way is to be an active member of communities on other sites. Be a regular commenter on a blog you like, and really add something to the conversation. People will read your comments and visit your site. I've made many new friends and drawn links (which lead to rankings and traffic) this way. Be an active poster in a forum you like (like V7N!) and definitely take advantage of signature links and profile page links etc. (These help more from the point of view of drawing traffic than SEO, but every bit helps.) If people like what you have to say, they will visit your site often. There are ton of other ways, but you have to basically think on the lines of relational networking.
To get people to keep coming back, producing quality blog content and providing feeds that people can subscribe to is a very important method. Building a community through forums or other methods can help too. the key thing is to create great content. Think out of the box..it doesn't have to be just text...it can be tools, quizzes, pdf's, references, gadgets, whatever. If you you know of a particular problem that some group, community profession faces, and you can provide a useful solution, that can become valuable content and possibly linkbait.
Regarding improving Technorati Authority, you have to get blog sites to link to you. All of your other traffic building methods will help this especially if you are targeting blogs. You might be interested in this little
tip for increasing your Technorati authority.
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Originally Posted by EBORG9
Does Technorati do anything for anyone?
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Yes, it can increase your visibility in the blogosphere, and the more people link to your site, the more Technorati can send traffic your way. People visit Technorati to see what's hot, and they do searches. If your site has a decent amount of links to it, then you'll get more visibility in searches, and more traffic.