You can drive traffic to your blog by pinging.
Hey, I want more traffic. But what’s pinging?
Pinging is when one computer sends a message to another in order to generate a response.
It’s often used on the Internet to troubleshoot problems. The tech support at your hosting company uses it to determine why your Web site isn’t loading or why it’s loading so slowly.
Borrrrr-ing. What can pinging do for my blog’s traffic?
Certain Web sites want to know when you post something new to your blog so they can promote it to the world. By pinging these Web sites you can get the word out easily.
Most blogging software will ping to at least one of these blogging sites automatically. TypePad pings weblogs.com and blo.gs once you save your post. However, you can easily promote your new post to dozens more.
A good place to start is Ping-o-Matic. All you need to do is visit their site, enter your blog’s name and URL, and click "Submit Links." Your new post will be sent to up to 18 different sites.
That’s cool. What’s it cost?
Ummm…nothing. But you do have to visit their site each time you want to promote your blog.
