Web 2.0 Sites

Another great way to not only get traffic, but also increase your blog's rankings and backlinks is to create a network of web 2.0 sites.

This method involves creating a network of web 2.0 sites such as Squidoo, Hubpages, Blogger.com, Wordpress.com, Tumblr.com etc and having them all link back to your main blog. This can be very powerful and you'll not only increase your blog's rankings, you'll also see your Web 2.0 pages appear in the search engine results too. Another tip is to also social bookmark every web 2.0 page you make as this will help boost the ranking of your blog as well.
If you create plenty of web 2.0 sites, you could end up dominating the whole 1st page of Google for your keyword!

Social Media Sites

These kinds of sites are sites like Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and YouTube. For this traffic generation method, first sign up to each site and create your own page (or in YouTube's case, create your own channel). Next try to join other relevant online groups that are in your niche and have similar interests. It's important here that you don't ever try to hard sell anyone or over promote. Try to show your personality and get people to like you and be interested in what you have to offer.
Try to be friendly and sociable and network with as many people as you can. Try to make as many friends as possible but don't try to add just anyone, make sure they're people who would be interested in what you have to offer. Offer a lot of free gifts and advice.... remember people on social media sites told really like hard-sells.
This can be a very effective and rewarding way to drive traffic and create a long-term fan base and a reputation in your niche.


Summary
As you can see blogging really is not only a great opportunity to make money, but also to network with a lot of interesting people and create a valuable long-term business.
Blogging can be very enjoyable and very profitable at the same time and can be very rewarding. Once you get over the technical hurdles at the beginning that may have been holding you back, you will soon realise how easy blogging can be, and how much potential it has for online success
Good luck with your blogging business!