Linking out to other blogs can increase your traffic. Sounds backwards to you? Here´s how sending out visitors to other blogs helps you increase your own traffic.
A link to an article on another blog provides your readers with additional, valuable information about your topic. This increases the value of your post tremendously. People get more value from your post and will notice, maybe bookmark you or even subscribe to your blog with hope of more value to come.
The other blogger, who you have linked to, will definitely notice the link. Bloggers are statistic addicts and will probably check for new links to their blogs on a regular basis. Most of them will try to give back the link live you gave them in some way. Maybe tomorrow, in a week or at another point in future. Depending on the quality of your posts, you may also gain a new regular reader of your blog, especially if you share similar topics.
Plus, by linking to another blog post, you´ll create a trackback on it, which appears within the comment section of the linked post. I am receiving a good share of my traffic via these trackback links.
This article is part of my series:
The 25 best ways to increase traffic to your blog. Please read the other 24 articles and you will definitely increase your blog traffic.
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December 5th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Great post Marco! I try to link to other blog posts as much as possible since that’s what I have to do
Sadly, people don’t return the favor.
-Mike
December 7th, 2007 at 10:50 am
Marco, you definitely have a point here.
I particularly agree with you on the trackback part. Bloggers and their visitor, will definitely notice it, and possibly follow it to reach you blog.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
When I first started blogging, I felt that if I linked to another blog, my readers might like that blog better and not come back to mine.
It is certainly hard for noobloggers to grasp that concept - sending readers to ANOTHER blog can actually improve their experience on YOUR blog.
December 8th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Thanks to all of you.
December 8th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
I have just finish reading your “The 25 best ways to increase traffic to your blog” and I’m looking forward to your 25th tip. Great Post!
December 9th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Another great reason to link to other blogs. I have heard that bloggers are at times hesitant to link to other posts. I only link to other posts if they are relevant to my post. This helps increase my credibility and shows that I take the time to ensure that my readers have other resources and quality information too.
Thanks for reinforcing that Marco!
January 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
You said it all. Great post! A link to an article on another blog provides your readers with additional, valuable information and increases the value of your post thus serve the purpose of blgogging.