From Skellie
Hey, there’s just too much good stuff for me to post his list of bullet points. This is page after page of solid material it’s worth your while to read.
Here are just some high points so please do read the whole article by Skellie
Without the ability to gather links, subscribers and comments, your blog can’t grow. These three basic things are the lifeblood of your blog. It’s essential to be reminded (every once and a while) of how you can keep that lifeblood flowing.
As editor of Freelance Switch, a really big blog with over 23,000 subscribers, I’m always surprised to see how few people ask to be included in our links posts. I get maybe one request a day. The truth is that most bloggers who like a post and think it will be relevant to their audience will be happy to link to it, but most of us assume we don’t stand a chance, or feel that asking for links is too audacious.
Create a stickied thread in a forum. Unlike normal forum threads, stickied threads are permanently attached to the top of a forum. They have a few common traits: they’re timeless, they’re useful, they’re well-crafted, and they answer one or many recurring questions. However, it’s difficult to 100% guarantee your thread will be stickied, even if you put a lot of effort into it. If you’re pursuing this method, it’s best to do it on a forum you enjoy, and have fun with the process. If your thread doesn’t take off as you would have liked, it’s will still be a positive experience. Of course, the most important step in the process is making sure your blog’s URL is in your post signature, or you could even place it below the introduction to your thread. I was able to drive a steady stream of traffic to one of my older hobby blogs by having a thread stickied.
Write or exchange guest posts on highly-targeted blogs. A good guest-post on a well-trafficked, well-targeted blog is almost guaranteed to result in a spike in subscribers. This is because visitors are arriving at your blog from your guest-post with an already positive initial opinion of what you do. If your subscriber count has reached a plateau or even dropped, a guest-post is generally all it takes to kick-start the subscriber growth process.
Remember, read it all at Skellie’s blog
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