Essential Traffic Tips

Write press releases for your blog.
Link liberally to other blogs in your posts (many bloggers check who links to them).
Tag your posts using Technorati tags or a tag plug-in.
Submit your posts to multiple social bookmarking sites using OnlyWire.
Use Stumbleupon to stumble your posts.
Answer questions on Yahoo answers with the answers on your blog.
Answer questions on forums related to your niche with a link to one of your blog posts that answers the question.
Set up a feed on MyYahoo so that Yahoo keeps better track of your blog.
Make lists (My Top 5…, Ten Things…, etc.). Many of the most popular blog posts are lists like this one.
Use pictures. Most of the top trafficed blogs use pictures in their posts.
Use video on your blog.
Find out what people want to learn about in your blog’s niche and write about it.
Be the first to break a news story.
Use keyword research to find good keywords to use in your posts.
Write controversial posts.
Strongly Agree or strongly disagree with other bloggers and write about it with link to their post.
Make it easy for your readers to sign up for your RSS feed.
Make it easy for your readers to Digg your posts.
Ask your readers to submit your posts to social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit, etc.).