1. Write Well and Write Often Frequently updating your blog with useful content is the first step to  building your blog's audience. The content you write is what will keep  readers coming back for more. Make sure you have something meaningful to  say to them and say it often to maintain their interest and keep them  loyal. 
Furthermore, post frequently to increase the number of chances you have  for your blog's content to be noticed by search engines such as 
Google  or 
Technorati. 
2. Submit Your Blog to Search EnginesGet on the radar screen for the popular search engines such as 
Google  and 
Yahoo! by submitting your blog's URL to them. Most search engines  provide a 'Submit' link (or something similar) to notify the search  engine of your new blog, so those search engines will crawl it and  include your pages in their results. 
It's important to understand that simply submitting your blog to search  engines doesn't mean your pages will appear at the top of a 
Google  search results screen, but at least your blog will be included and will  have the chance of being picked up by a search engine. 
3. Use and Update Your BlogrollBy adding links to sites you like in your 
blogroll, the owners of those  blogs will find your blog and will be likely to add a reciprocal link in  their blogrolls. It's an easy way to get the link to your blog in front  of many readers on other blogs. The hope is that some of those readers  will click on the link to your blog on the other blogs' blogrolls and  find your content interesting and enjoyable turning them into loyal  readers. 
4. Harness the Power of CommentsCommenting is a simple and essential tool to increase your blog's  traffic. First, respond to comments left on your blog to show your  readers that you value their opinions and draw them into a two-way  conversation. This will increase reader loyalty. 
Second, leave comments on other blogs to drive new traffic. Make sure  you leave your blog's URL in your comment, so you create a link back to  your own blog. Many people will read the comments left on a blog post.  If they read a particularly interesting comment, they are highly likely  to click on the link to visit the commentor's website. It's important to  make sure you leave meaningful comments that are likely to invite  people to click on your link to read more. 
5. Syndicate Your Blog's Content with an RSS Feed Setting up an RSS 
feed button on your blog makes it easy for your loyal  readers to not just read your blog but also know when you publish new  content. 
6. Use Links and TrackbacksLinks are one of the most powerful parts of your blog. Not only are  links noticed by search engines, but they also act as a tap on the  shoulder to other 
bloggers who can easily identify who is linking to  their sites. Linking helps to get you noticed by other bloggers who are  likely to investigate the sites that are linking to them. This may lead  them to become new readers of your blog or to add links to your blog  from theirs. 
You can take links to other blogs a step further by leaving a trackback  on the other blog to let them know you've linked to them. 
Blogs that  allow trackbacks will include a link back to your blog in the comments  section of the post that you originally linked to. People do click on  trackback links! 
7. Tag Your Posts It takes a few extra seconds to add tags to each of your blog posts, but  it's worth the time in terms of the additional traffic tags can drive  to your blog. Tags (like links) are easily noticed by search engines.  They're also key to helping readers find your blog when they perform  searches on popular blog search engines such as 
Technorati. 
8. Submit Your Posts to Social Bookmarking Sites Taking the time to submit your best posts to social bookmarking sites  such as 
Digg, 
StumbleUpon, 
Reddit and more can be a simple way to  quickly boost traffic to your blog. 
9. Remember Search Engine OptimizationWhen you write your blog posts and pages, remember to optimize your  pages for search engines to find them. Include relevant keywords and  links but don't overload your posts with too many relevant keywords or  completely irrelevant keywords. Doing so can be considered spamming and  could have negative results such as your blog being removed from  
Google's search entirely. 
10. Don't Forget Images Images don't just make your blog look pretty, they also help people find  you in search engine listings. People often use the image search  options offered by Google, Yahoo! and other search engines, and naming  your images with search engine optimization in mind can easily boost  your traffic. 
11. Consider Guest BloggingGuest blogging can be done when you write a guest post on another  blogger's blog or when another blogger writes a guest post on your blog.  Both methods are likely to increase traffic as your blog will be  exposed to the other blogger's audience. Many of the other blogger's  readers will visit your blog to see what you have to say. 
12. Join Forums, Web Rings or Online Groups Find online forums, web rings, groups or social networking sites such as  
Facebook and 
LinkedIn where you can share ideas and ask questions of  like-minded individuals. Add a link to your blog in your signature line  or profile, so each time you post on a forum or participate in another  online network, you're indirectly promoting your blog. Chances are many  people will click on that link to learn more about you. 
13. Promote Outside Your BlogPromoting your blog shouldn't stop when you step outside the  blogosphere. Add your blog's URL to your email signature and business  cards. Talk about it in offline conversations. It's important to get  your name and your blog's URL noticed offline, too. 
14. Nominate Yourself and Other Blogs for Blog Awards There are a number of blog awards given out throughout the year.  Nominating yourself and other blogs and 
bloggers can draw attention to  your blog and drive traffic to it. 
15. Don't Be Shy The most important part of the blogosphere is its community and much of  your success as a blogger will be tied to your willingness to network  with that community. Don't be afraid to ask questions, join  conversations or just say hi and introduce yourself. Don't sit back and  hope the online world will find you. Speak out and get yourself noticed.  Let the blogosphere know you've arrived and have something to say!