Blog Traffic

One thing that I wish Mark Briggs did differently in his book would be to describe in more detail how the entrepreneurs got their blogs and sites noticed. I know he said over and over that they filled a void in the news world, but how did they get themselves noticed? Did they network like crazy or post their link all over the Internet? I have a blog and it's not for news (I just use it to write about my experiences with writing and journalism) but I find it hard to get people to look at it. I post my links on Twitter and Facebook, but it's not enough. I want to know more about how these entrepreneurs did it so that I can apply it to myself. It's not enough to know that they did it and that it's possible for us to as well, but Briggs should explain more about how to do it. I know that every story must be different and not everyone does the same thing, but it'd be nice to read a few stories of how people did it.

Maybe it'll be harder because my blog isn't filling a need or being beneficial to anyone, but it'd still be nice if it got more traffic. I like to think that the things I post will be entertaining to someone but I don't think anyone besides my family and friends read it. I know that I can always send the link to potential employers so they can see my writing in that kind of format, but it'd be more impressive if I could tell that employer that I actually have readers. Maybe this is something that we'll talk about in class or that will be discussed in the book later on, but I'm definitely curious about it.