Now that you have a blog and some traffic how are you going to keep the traffic, and make it work for you? This is where some people drop the ball, but not you. You are going to follow some of the following steps and optimize your traffic.

Use your email effectively. This can mean a couple different things. You can set up your RSS so it can be delivered via email. People who like to read in email will use this option and it will make them happy. You can also build a list of readers via an autoresponder. You can send them a teaser email through the autoresponder to get them to come visit and read your blog.

Use subscription. An easy way to get your readers e-mail is to give them an opportunity to subscribe to your blog. Keep some exclusive information for your subscribers to entice readers to subscribe and give their e-mail address. Just be responsible in using their e-mail address, as the last thing you want is a comment on your blog that you are a spammer.

What do your readers want? Do you know? If you don’t you better find out. You can use a simple poll to find out what your readers want more of. Once you know, give it to them. This will create a great relationship between you and your readers. When readers love you they tell others about you.These links and recommendations will only help increase your traffic.

Join the club. The club of blogs that is. There are quite a few blog networks around where you can get together with other bloggers in your niche. By joining these networks you can swap links, and end up sharing traffic. You can get some good feedback on your blog as well as new ideas for topics to blog about.

Use RSS. RSS is the fastest growing technology on the Internet today. As such, having RSS feeds to your blog is definitely another means of generating awareness for your readership base. Having a variety of feeds can add interest to your blog site.

You may think you are blogging for yourself or for money, however, if you aren’t keeping the reader in mind you will be blogging for nothing. The reader is the one that clicks your links or ads, he’s the one who tells his friends about this great blog he just read. Make sure to create a relationship with your readers. The more they feel the connection the more you will feel the connections they have with the rest of the world.