57 ways to increase traffic on your blog/website

Some of these tactics are more effective and direct than others but collectively implemented can create long lasting and organic growth path for your blog.

1. Build a large following on Twitter
2. Automate the sharing of content on Twitter. (you cannot scale if you don’t do this)
3. Link to your blog on Twitter in your profile
4. Increase your likes on Facebook
5. Link to your blog on Facebook
6. Share your post (including links to it) on Facebook
7. Build an email subscriber list from day one
8. Host a webinar (you can capture many emails when you run a webinar)
9. Create and publish great content
10. Make it easy for people to share your content with a Twitter retweet button
11. Ensure you have a LinkedIn sharing button (there are over 230 million users there)
12. Include a Google+ sharing button even if you don’t use it very much (over half a billion people there!)
13. Facebook sharing button is a must
14. Make it easy for people to share your content with a Pinterest sharing button
15. Provide an incentive for people to subscribe to your blog by offering a free ebook in exchange for their email address and name
16. Place the email subscriber box in a prominent position (top right or even in the top banner)
17. Include multiple locations for people to subscribe
18. Include an RSS feed option
19. Link to your blog from your YouTube videos and channel 
20. Make your blog easy to read (this will keep them loyal and bring them back)
21. Write the best headlines you possibly can
22. Guest blog on larger blogs in your industry
23. Comment on other bloggers articles
24. Reply to comments on your blog posts
25. Interview the influential bloggers in your niche and category
26. Obtain testimonials from influencers in your industry who have a strong social media presence
27.  Ensure your blog can be easily read on mobile devices
28. Optimise for search engines by using an SEO plugin such as WordPress SEO (Also known as Yoast)
29. Write sub-titles with keywords in posts to help your SEO
30. Improve your blogs search engine friendly content by including key words in images
31. Publish new articles regularly (at least once a week)
32. Write long form content that will be a resource for readers (they will link and bookmark it for future reference)
33. Place a Facebook ad that drives traffic to your blog (could be an offer of free premium content)
34. Advertise on Twitter with “Promoted Accounts”
35. Provide links to archives on your blog
36. List your most popular posts (this is a default WordPress feature)
37. Use an SEO friendly online publishing platform like…”WordPress”
38. Use a simple design that profiles your content and highlights your focus
39. Include “prominent” social media sharing buttons placed at the top of your articles (floating buttons are good too)
40. Have your top social media channels displayed in a prominent position so people can easily follow you
41. Share other top bloggers content on Twitter and let them know you have shared with an @topblogger mention
42. Copy and emulate the strategies of top bloggers
43. Write a great introduction that is compelling and draws readers in
44. Engage with your readers so that they want to come back and become loyal fans
45. Write a blog post that highlights the best bloggers in your industry
46. As you build credibility display your awards, wins and social proof in a prominent position
47. Link to your blog in your email signature
48. Join Facebook groups and participate
49. Create a Google+ hangout for a hot topic in your industry and promote it
50. Participate in LinkedIn groups
51. Create some controversy that attracts attention
52. Submit your top posts to Reddit
53. Publish articles on Stumbleupon
54. Make yourself available to speak
55. Have a business card for your blog
56. Take photos with Instagram (over 130 million registered users there) and share them on Facebook and Twitter
57. Include multimedia in your articles to broaden your blogs reach. Videos, infographics, podcasts and Slideshare presentations are sometimes preferred over learning in a text format.

I hope this will help you a lot..please pass your comments if any in the below section.