Blog hopping is one of the most effective and free way to gain traffic. Blog hopping is the act of visiting other blogs (“hopping from one blog to another”). As you hop around blogs, you leave comments either on the posts or on the tagboard/shoutbox, leaving your name and URL. By doing so, you hope or should I say “expect” them to visit your site in return.
Aside from this, blog hopping allows you to gain friends in the blogging community. More importantly, you get to explore other blogs and learn many bits and pieces from other bloggers. Here are some blog hopping tips.
1. Make a good impression.
- Before you blog hop, be sure you have an interesting post on your first page. Why? So that you get to attract the bloggers that will land on your page especially for the first time visitors. Having interesting contents will of course attract readers. Never expect blog hoppers to browse all your site pages and categories. You are lucky enough if they scroll down until the last post of your home page. Usually, hoppers only scroll down until they see the shoutbox or tagboard. With that said, it is very important that your first two or three posts be very striking. As they say, “first impression lasts.”
