Using links to generate more traffic to your blog or website

The above image is a screenshot from the stats page of this blog.

Why is this of interest?

Because the second top traffic source, bucketlistingblog.com is another blog of mine.

Why is this interesting? 

Because, as you can probably tell by the URL, my blog about completing my bucket list has absolutely nothing to do with freelance writing, and yet it's now one of my top traffic sources, and as you may be able to just see on the image, it is now the reason this blog is actually starting to get traffic to it.

Using links is one of the easiest and most effective ways to generate page views and direct traffic where you want it to go. For the sake of this blog post, I'm going to assume that you write on more than one platform.  If you write exclusively for one website, I'll cover how you can back link in another post.

So how can you use your writing to direct traffic to where you want it?

Like this:

That is a screenshot from a post I have on bucketlistingblog.com.  You'll notice at the bottom of it is a signature which includes a link to my twitter account, and three links to sites I write on, including this one.

You've probably also noticed that in the tags, I've included my own name and pen name.  The reason for this is simple; it's to improve my search engine ranking, and to give people who do search my name the opportunity to stumble across my writing.  When they do, they see those links at the bottom of my posts, which directs them to other writing I've done.

I could go on for ages about why this is awesome, but to be honest with you, I don't need to.  The screenshots speak for themselves.  If you include links where ever you can (I am in the process of adding them to every blog post I have), it will direct traffic where you want it, and it's as simple as that.

Also, it's worth remembering that you're not limited in only linking to your blogs.  If you write on hubpages or squidoo, you can include links to hubs or lenses you've written.

Like this:

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Rebecca Millar is a freelance science writer, clinical innovation specialist, partner at SCG Innovation Institute, caffeine addicted serial blogger, self confessed geek and mother. Follow her on twitter here.

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