Content Is King

1. Write eye-catching headlines.
2. Write excellent content — make a name for blog as a source of informative, useful, funny, entertaining, or inspiring articles.
3. Write longer posts — expand on your content, fill out your blog posts and create truly epic content.
4. Write shorter posts — follow Seth Godin’s example with short but sweet posts.
5. Write more often — the more content you can produce, the better.
6. Blog on a consistent schedule so your readers know when to expect new content.
7. Write list blog posts — they get more traffic than any other kind of post.
8. Write about current news stories.
9. Write about topics trending on Twitter and in Google trends.
10. Search forums in your niche to see what people are talking about and write an article about it.
11. Ask your readers what they’d like you to write about.
12. Write about something controversial and start a debate.
13. Use link bait techniques to write content that promotes massive sharing.
14. Explore your analytics, find out which is your most popular content and create more of the same.
15. Interview influential people in your niche/industry.
16. Create a “best blogs” list post and let the bloggers know you’ve included them — a bit of flattery can go a long way.