Increase Your Sex(y) Blog Traffic

So far, you’ve learned how to set up your blog and how to monetize it, but how to get people to see it is a whole different issue. Clever linking and registering your blog in the right places are key. It’s easy to create a link in Wordpress, so making the link shouldn’t be a problem. There are writers that will say you shouldn’t create links like “Click Here To Read,” but as a reader, I disagree. Sometimes a simple “click here” is all you need. In general, however, try to make the actual link just a part of the text.

Balance is important when linking. You should have some internal links, some external links, and some revShare links (if you’ve monetized your blog). Don’t overlink by linking the word every time it appears. If you link the same word or phrase twice, it should lead to a different link for each one. Nobody wants to click the same link over and over again. As a general rule, link it the first time you reference it and then don’t link it again.

Internal Links: You want to make sure that you create internal links within your blog to keep people reading. When you reference another post, link it. If you mention something that you have a category for, link to the category. If you want people to know about you, in particular, link to your about page. The point is, look for links within your own blog.

External Links: It’s nice to link to your Myspace profile, people will want to make friends with you there. You can also link to other blog posts on other blogs or just to the main page of your favorite site. Usually people keep track of their incoming links and so it’s a good way to get other blogs to notice you and add you to their blogroll.

Blogroll Links: Start your blogroll with links to your favorite blogs. It’s that simple. Who do you like to read? If you want other people to read your blog, then read theirs. Leave meaningful comments. Not only will this increase your chances of having a link back to you in their blogroll, but their readers will read your comments and feel compelled to learn more about you. Leave comments on their blogs every day. They will take notice of you and if they like your blog, they will add you to their blogroll. You can just blatantly write an email and ask for a link exchange, but if your work is good, you don’t need to do that. Some bloggers are just outright offended if you email asking for a link exchange.

Blog Registries: Look at some of the top blog registries like Technorati, Del.icio.us, but stay away from Digg - not only will they ban you for adult content, but they will ban your IP. Also register with specific adult blog registries - Adult Blogster, Eye of Venus, Adult Blog Hub, and Cunning Linguist are four good ones to start with.

And last, but not least, join a bloggers network like Sugasm. Sugasm is a compendium of the week’s best blog posts. Each member of Sugasm submits their favorite post of the week, a complete list is emailed to everybody to vote on, and the results come out on Monday or Tuesday. Thousands of people look forward to Sugasm each week, knowing that they can count on reading the best erotica or seeing the best HNT posts.