The first key to growing your blog traffic is understanding what the world of traffic looks like today. Bloggers have been using the same techniques to grow their traffic for years now. Things like SEO, social media shares, guest posting, etc.

But, does it work? Yes and no. They can work, but it is VERY slow. And for some people it just doesn't work because they have a hard time standing out in a sea of high quality content.

Thing is, blog traffic is actually a lot like rice. You need to understand this. So, in this episode, you'll learn:

- How blog traffic has evolved over the last several years

- How monetization has everything to do with your blog traffic

- Why stating your blog and growing traffic is similar to driving a manual transmission car