The success of your blog depends on how well you are able to attract targeted traffic. In this article I present 33 proven methods to bring more visitors to your blog. After reading this article, you will know how to get more visitors than the number of penguins in the above penguin colony 
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#1 Google Analytics, Get it Installed!
Before you start trying any of the methods mentioned in this post, it is important that you get Google Analytics installed on your blog. By using Google Analytics you can measure your progress as you bring more and more visitors to your blog using the methods below.
#2 Create Link Baits
Content that is written with the primary objective of attracting back links is know as a link bait. There are various techniques that you can use to create a link bait. For more information on link baiting techniques read the post titled 9 Link Bait & Content Hook Strategies. Links baits will improve the page rank of your blog. An increased page rank means you will get more traffic via organic searches.
#3 Reduce Bounce Rate
The bounce rate of your website will tell you what percentage of users left your site from the entrance or landing page. Lets say you have a 10,000 visitors per month and your bounce rate is 60%. This means 6,000 visitors leave your website from the landing page without exploring any other pages. That is disappointing! Only 4000 visitors decided to explore more pages in your blog. By reducing the bounce rate you can get more visitors who will spend more time reading your blog. For tips on reducing bounce rate please read the post titled How to Reduce Bounce Rate.
#4 Get a Keyword Rich Domain Name
A keyword rich domain name can bring you substantial traffic from search engines. Google always tends to favor websites with domain names that have the keywords matching the search phrase. For information on choosing a good domain name you can read the post 18 Tips for choosing a good Domain Name.
#5 Give Away Something for Free
Create ebooks, WordPress themes, Wodrpress plug-ins etc. and give them away at no charge. For example, you can hire a developer to create a cool WordPress theme and give it free. Giving away free stuff always bring more visitors to your blog. If you are not convinced with the Power of Giving, you should certainly read this article that appeared on Problogger: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50.
#6 Hold a Contest and Reward Your Readers
Contests are always popular and they can drive a lot of traffic to your website. Recently, Lax at TechZoomIn decided to host an ongoing contest where the Top 5 commentators will get paid $100 in cash each month! His post titled Comment and WIN $100 Hot Cash Every Month attracted 167 responses! I am not sure whether this is the best way to attract comments. But surely the contest did attract a lot of visitors to Lax’s blog!
#7 Customize the 404 Page
The 404 error page is displayed whenever a user comes to your website via an external link and the resource pointed by the link is missing in your website. Majority of the users who come to a dead end 404 page will return back to the site they came from. By customizing the 404 page with a user friendly message will encourage the user to check other resources in your blog. An example of such a message would be “Sorry, the information that you are looking for might have moved to another location. But hang on, you might find the following other articles useful”. Maki at DoshDosh.com wrote an article on customizing the 404 page: Blogging Tip – Customize your 404 Error Page.
#8 Comment on Blogs
By leavening valuable and insightful comments on blogs you build a good reputation among fellow bloggers and commentators. From my personal experience I have seen leaving small and brief comments do not bring much referrer traffic. But when you add larger and descriptive comments that really add value to a blog post, you will find many people cared to visit your website after reading the comment.
#9 Be the FIRST to Comment
The first comment on very popular blog posts will attract a large number of visitors. If you are not still convinced you should read post by Marko Saric at howtomakemyblog.com: How one blog comment can bring you 230+ unique visitors.
#10 Comment on Dofollow Blogs
Dofollow blogs are blogs that do not use the NOFOLLOW attribute for comment links. By commenting on these blogs you can get some link love. For more information on Dofollow blogs and link love, read the post Commenting smart on dofollow blogs.