What are the top 10 blogs that send traffic? I bet that you want to know how to get blog traffic and get it fast. Wouldn’t it be great to know the secret traffic blogs that are sending the most visitors?
There is one blogger that I know of and have a great respect for who from time to time makes a video mentioning which were the top 10 blogs during a period of a month that sent her the most traffic. The top 10 blogs of course change all the time.
I’m proud to say that for the period from May 15 to June 15, 2010 the very blog you are reading now was the number one blog that sent Sally Neill the most traffic.
You can check the video showing the top ten blogs sending traffic to find out what Sally has to say about me and my blog and the runner ups. Update July 20, 2018: Sally’s blog is no longer live so I removed the link which leads nowhere now.
What did I do to send Sally the most traffic over a period of a month?
How To Become A Blog Traffic Magnet
What I did was both purposeful and accidental but looking back it can be easily replicated at any time by anyone. When I say accidental I mean that I never expected the results to be so good.
1) I created an information product, my first ebook The Basics Of List Building.
2) I posted about the topic of the ebook and about the ebook before it was released in my post called Email List Building, Opt in List, Not Just for Internet Marketer.
3) I wrote a post Email List Building Ebook, How To Build Email List In Any Market which highlighted my new ebook after I published it.
4) I made comments on three or four dozen blogs that I like to read.
That’s about it.
Of course I do respond to comments that my blog readers leave and thus keep the communication going.
My then just released new list building ebook attracted tons of traffic. A portion of that traffic was passed on to Sally’s blog.
But how was the traffic from my blog getting to be passed on to Sally?
How To Get Traffic From Secret Traffic Blogs
The way Sally got so much traffic from my blog and the way you can get traffic from secret traffic blogs is very simple but not that easy.
It is a way that I’ve covered before in Increase Blog Traffic Using Comments. Sally was commenting a lot on my blog because she liked my new ebook and what I was writing about.
It was just at that time that my blog was getting extra large amounts of traffic and a significant portion of those visitors noticed the high quality comments Sally was making.
Naturally they became curious about what else she had to say and went over to her blog.
Commenting is not the easiest way to get traffic because your comments need to be valuable if they are going to attract people to your blog and that takes time and hard work.
So what are the secret traffic blogs? If you watched the video on Sally’s blog you’ve got an idea. But really, any blog with a content you like can become a secret traffic blog at any time.
Top 10 traffic sending blogs for you can be the same ones that were the top secret traffic blogs for Sally but they can be a completely different set of blogs.
The key thing to keep in mind is that no top traffic sending blog will send you any traffic unless you take the initiative and work hard for it.
There is of course always paid traffic but that is another subject.
Do you keep track of your own top 10 traffic sending blogs?
Have you used commenting to get traffic?
If not, will you consider it after reading this post?
Please leave your comments and bookmark and tweet this post so others can join the discussion.
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Authored by Vance Sova
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Hi Vance,
Great post and perfect post as a follow up to the 100 Comment Challenge that Jacinta Dean etc. created.
I was amazed that I received nearly 90 comments on my Challenge post in August. The Challenge was a great way to find new blogs, read and learn from other people and create friendships just by visiting and commenting on other peoples blog posts.
Commenting certainly helps with traffic because most blog owners will check out your blog and leave a comment plus other people that read your comment will also visit. Basically visiting interesting blogs, leaving interesting comments (and they MUST be interesting comments, not just ‘great blog post’, read the post, read the comments and leave a comment that is appropriate to that post) can get you loads of traffic.
I love how you have put links in your post back to older posts, it is a great way for people to read older posts that are related to the current post.
Sally Neil – the Queen of Blog Hopping – one very ‘on the ball’ lady.
You have a great blog Vance, full of great information = I’ll be back.
Take care.
Robyn
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Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2010 at 12:04 am
Hi Robyn,
The Challenge was a great way to get to know new bloggers as you say. I’m glad I took it on and I think that most people benefited from it.
I’m glad you like this post and my blog in general and I’ll be looking forward to your future visits and comments.
Internal linking is very important for the search engines and at the same time it allows new readers to see and read older posts.
Sally has been a queen of blog hopping and I wonder if she’ll continue on with that. I hope she does at least to some degree. She may be busy with learning her new job and working at it at home.
Cheers,
Vance
Vance:
Sheesh, I feel like such a schmuck for not stopping by as often as I used to. In Jan my son was diagnosed with liver disease, which has prompted some major lifestyle changes for us as a family (the largest being a 1500 mile move from WI to FL).
Anyhow, I have not been keeping track of the Top 10 that send traffic to me though I have a pretty good idea. I was getting a lot more traffic when I was a) blogging more frequently than I have been and b) when I was spending time commenting on others’ blogs
I’m trying to get back into the swing of things and trying to tweak a system that will work for me.
Michelle Mangen @ Your Virtual Assistant´s last blog post ..Calendar Scheduling Software Services
Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Hi Michelle,
What a great and pleasant surprise to have you back commenting here. I did miss you but I knew that you have moved and I know that takes a lot of time and energy in itself. I’m sorry to hear that your son was diagnosed with a liver disease. I hope that it can be managed and that he can be free of it soon.
Regarding the top 10 blogs sending traffic to me I also have a pretty good idea but it keeps changing every month so I wouldn’t be able to give exact numbers. I think that is normal since Sally’s top ten are changing too. It’s good for her that she keeps a methodical track of it.
Commenting is a good source of traffic for me too and even though it is time consuming I do it because I still enjoy it.
Your visit reminds me of your twitter ebook which I have yet to finish reading. I wish it was the only thing I have yet to go through. But I’ll get back to it now. I’ll give it 20 minutes a day. I’m making a note of that right now.
I look forward to your next comment.
Cheers,
Vance
Michelle Mangen @ Your Virtual Assistant Reply:
September 18th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Vance:
I def did not forget about your site! I have it recorded on my “must visit” blog excel sheet that I created months ago when I was doing much better at commenting.
As I mentioned before – feel free to ask questions on Twitter as you come across them. I’ve been spending less time there as well but that is still where I tend to be most active.
@mmangen
Vance Reply:
September 18th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Hi Michelle,
I’m glad you didn’t forget about my site and happy that you put it on your must visit blog sheet. That makes me feel very special.
I just retrieved your twitter ebook from a folder so I can plainly see it on my desktop. I’ll ask away through twitter if any questions pop up as I read.
Twitter still doesn’t cut it for me but that’s because I’m not really active there. I want to learn how to use it effectively without wasting time.
Hello Vance.
This is the first time I came to your blog. Nice post you have.. thanx for sharing..:-)
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Vance Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Hi Ibnujusup,
Welcome to my blog. I’m glad you like my post. I don’t know why though and would appreciate it if you commented about that and also if you answered the questions I asked at the end of it. Please take it as as request and a warning.
The kind of comment you left will not be approved the next time or ever again. it gives zero value. It only serves as an example of a useless and valueless comment.
Vance
Hi Vance,
I think I was one of those that went for a visit over to Sally’s blog at that time!
It is amazing to think of how one little blog hop can lead to such things.
Thank you so much for being such an awesome contributor and supporter of the challenge. I am still getting over the whole energy of it all.
I hope everything is going well and I will see you back here soon now that everything is back to normal! 😯
Cheers
Jacinta 😀
Jacinta Dean´s last blog post ..Special Guest Post- Thu Nguyen – The 100 Blog Comments Gems
Vance Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Hi Jacinta,
This is the first of the 2 fished out comments. How can such a nice comment be put to spam folder by Akismet? I receive, almost daily, comments that should go there and don’t. But Akismet is still awesome albeit not perfect.
I’m really glad that you found Sally’s blog because of visiting mine and seeing her comments. That just shows again that blog commenting is a lot more than just an activity to get more traffic and links. It works in mysterious and amazing ways and can bring unexpected treasures.
I was pleased to participate in your event and will do so whenever I can.
Cheers,
Vance
Hi Vance,
I wrote a comment yesterday, but not sure where it went. Something is happening to my comments! 🙁
Awesome post! Sally just did her new traffic source and I discovered I am number 2! I think the challenge did that one! 🙂
Good to hear you liked the challenge. I think overall it was a success and such am amazing learning curve.
Thank you for being an amazing contributor.
See you back here soon!
Jacinta 😀
Jacinta D´s last blog post ..Special Guest Post- Thu Nguyen – The 100 Blog Comments Gems
Vance Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Hi Jacinta,
Thank you for commenting again. Unfortunately your comment went to the spam folder because Akismet is not perfect. I have retrieved that comment and this one went to the same folder.
Now they are all fished out.
I’m glad you liked the post. It’s great that you made it to number two spot in Sally’s recent best traffic sending blogs. Whether it was the challenge or not I think that you are getting pretty well known out there is the blogosphere. The challenge certainly will help you as well. It was a good experience for me and for most participants.
I look forward to your next comment. I now check the spam folder once in a while but incase Akismet screws up again let me know by email so I can retrieve your comment right away.
Cheers,
Vance
Hi Vance,
OK this is comment number 3. I will give it ago again……
I think my blog hopping days may be over….. 🙁
Been having a hard time over the last 24 hours doing a little commenting so to add to your post.
Make sure people never ever place a link in their comments. I think that is what occurred to me last week on one of my comments, which has caused problems.
Always make sure you give quality comments as well.
I am really pleased you liked the challenge. It was a very tiring and awesome experience. I am still having a few days rest at the moment.
Sally just did her second post on her traffic sauce and I was number 2. I think that was because of the challenge.
Hope all is going well.
See you back here soon! 😎
Cheers
Jacinta 😀
Jacinta D´s last blog post ..Special Guest Post- Thu Nguyen – The 100 Blog Comments Gems
Vance Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Hi Jacinta,
Sorry to read about your being caught up in Akismet. This unfortunately happens even to the best and you are one of them.
I’ll certainly fish out the other comments and approve them. Akismet is great but once in a while it acts in strange ways. I’m not sure why but I know that on occasion my comments get into a spam box too on blogs that are happy to receive and approve them. And I need to fish out comments from friends on rare days that comment regularly and for whatever reason end up in spam.
As for links in comments I have ever only allowed it once and that was likely the only exception for all times.
Congrats on being number 2 in Sally’s traffic sauce.
I’ll now go and hopefully find and fish out your previous few comments. Then I’ll let you know.
Thanks for persisting with your comments and for letting me know about the problem.
I look forward to your next visit and comment.
Cheers,
Vance
Jacinta D Reply:
September 20th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Hi Vance,
Thank you for fishing me out! 😀
I have emailed everyone’s blogs I commented on yesterday to let them know of the problem as best as I could.
I am pretty sure when I made a comment last week on a blog and included a link to a site is the one that has caused the problem. That particular comment did end up in the person’s spam folder, they did fish it out but I think that is where it went wrong as I haven’t done any commenting since until last night and discovered the problem.
AK now thinks my blog domain is spam so won’t let those comments through so I will attempt to find my way around it.
Thank you for bearing with me on this. Hope all is great.
See you back here soon! 😎
Cheers
Jacinta 😀
Jacinta D´s last blog post ..Special Guest Post- Thu Nguyen – The 100 Blog Comments Gems
Vance Reply:
September 20th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Hi Jacinta,
There’s no way I’d let you in the spam folder where you shall never belong. I’m not sure about your theory that it was a link you placed in your comment on someone else’s blog before. The reason I think that is that I have received more than one comment with a link in it and it didn’t go to my spam folder.
But it’s a good idea not to put links in comments anyway. I remove them 100% of the time if I decide to approve any comments with them. I made only one exception to that.
I know that more than a few times people’s comments that regularly comment on my blog were sent by Akismet to the spam folder and they placed no links in their comments. Sometimes my comments end up in spam folder on blogs that I regularly comment on and where my comments are welcome.
I hope that your AK problem will clear itself up just as it started.
Cheers,
Vance
John McNally Reply:
September 29th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Jacinta, I’ve just had this same problem with Akismet.
I tried to post something on Barry Williams blog 5 TIMES and it never got through, despite me being his number one commentator! Eventually Barry found my comments in the SPAM folder. The problem was a blog link I placed in the post.
I won’t do that again in a hurry. 😉
John
John McNally´s last blog post ..Watch Out for Clever SPAM
Thanks for the post vance.
I never keep track with my top 10 traffic sending blogs. But after reading your post, I think I should start keep my track on the blog. It will benefit my own blog too.
Thanks for the great post
Shally Martin´s last blog post ..Take Your Keywords
Vance Reply:
September 25th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Hi Shally,
Thanks for the visit and comment. Knowing where your traffic comes from is always helpful. People tend to do tracking when they pay for advertising but even when you are working on getting free traffic it’s good to know the best sources of traffic for your particular blog.
Vance
You are spot on regarding quality commentating Vance. 8) That’s how I found you, Sally and Jacinta. Your comments on other posts sounded interesting, so I clicked the link to look at your blog and ‘Bob’s your Uncle’ – You are now on my ‘Worth Visiting’ blog list. 😉
John
John McNally´s last blog post ..Watch Out for Clever SPAM
Vance Reply:
September 29th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Hi John,
I’m so glad that you find my blog worth visiting. Quality comments are worth making and, since they are harder to find than lip service comments which are mostly one liners, they still draw attention.
Thank you for visiting and contributing value to my blog.
Vance
I’m with you on this article Vance. Commenting on traffic blogs, senseful commenting that is, is a good way to get qualified traffic to your own blog.
Cheers!
Jun
Jun´s last blog post ..How and why to build an email list
Vance Reply:
October 4th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Hi Jun,
Welcome and thank you for commenting. I’m not really sure what you mean by “senseful” commenting but you probably meant commenting that makes sense. I prefer comments that give value, meaning that they add something to the discussion. Repeating a few words from the post and saying I agree with you on that is hardly giving any value.
Vance
Hi Vance, I’ve been trying to get here for over a week whilst catching up with my work load since my return and at last i’m here….
….and what a post to land on, seeing as how i made Sally top ten for August. I made her top ten due to finding a video of her’s that i found very helpful and thought that my readers would also find useful so i wrote a post about eBook covers and where i get mine from and then asked my readers to visit Sally’s blog and watch her video. Honestly Vance my only intention was to save my readers some money on their covers. The result was outstanding. The amount of traffic i’d send never crossed my mind. To be honest i didn’t think i had that much traffic to send, so the result has still got me somewhat speechless.
I’d also like to Thank you Vance for coming back to my blog during the 100 blog comment challenge and pointing out the Gravatar was missing. Whilst i was correcting it I noticed that many others were also having an issue with it so i created a video, explaining how to set Gravatars up on wordpress blogs. The whole idea came as a result of your input, thanks Vance.
Barry
Vance Reply:
October 4th, 2010 at 9:38 am
HI Barry,
I appreciate your visit and comment. It’s not always easy to get everywhere you want to when there are lots of things to be done. I’m glad that you are getting back to normal and I hope that things are improving for you.
It’s remarkable how you got to be the number one source of traffic for Sally. Doing good things for others can produce unexpected great results.
You are most welcome regarding the gravatars. A few other bloggers have helped me too by letting me know when they noticed something not functioning on my blog properly. I ‘m always grateful for that when it happens and so I try to help others too. Not everybody may appreciate it but I’m glad you do.
Vance
Hi Vance,
First time visiting your blog. I’m sure glad I did.
I have been putting off writing an e-book, your post gave me a little kick in the rear. Thanks, will visit more often.
Vance Reply:
October 26th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Hi Julianne,
Thank you for the first visit and being glad about it. I am glad to be of help to you. You are most welcome and I’ll be looking forward to your future visits.
Vance
Hi Vance
I have just read Sally’s book, “The Blog Hopping Queen” and in fact it was Sally that sent me to your blog.
I think one should keep a record of the blogs that send you traffic as it is always good to return the favour and send some of your traffic their way.
I also agree with you about comments being of value. I think it is unethical to write a comment like “Nice Post, Thanks” just to get your link one someone’s blog. If you have nothing of value to add then don’t leave a comment.
Cheers for now
Dave
Vance Reply:
December 12th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Hi David,
Thank you for your comment. Sally sends me traffic and sometimes I send traffic her way. That is the way it works among online friends. Lip service comments are are like weeds trying to stifle flowers or a good crop. I feel sorry for people who stoop to that level because it is a downward spiral. They do damage primarily to themselves and secondly to everybody else.
I look forward to other decent comments from you.
Cheers,
Vance
thanks sova… i didn’t know it. now i know the secret to drive traffic.
Hi,
Indeed, commenting on blogs is in my opinion a great method to increase your PR, number of backlinks, popularity, trafic and respect. You can become friends with the blog owners and share your thoughts in the comments too as the writers share within their posts. Keep up the good work, Vance!
Best wishes,
Cristian
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Not a secret anymore! 🙂 So great what a few high quality comments can do to your traffic. Too bad, many people don’t get to do it as much or as well as they should.
By the way, the questions at the end of your post is a great to get more comments on your post. Clever idea. 🙂
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