The question I’m going to pose to you is the following:

“How many blog posts do you need before you start to see regular traffic?“

This is an area that I’m interested in hearing peoples different opinions and experiences.  My blog currently has between 50 and 60 blog posts, and I’ve read in various places that in order gain traction for your blog, you need to have around 100 or more blog posts.  By the time you’ve reached this level of blog posts, you will most likely have:

• A good number of incoming links;
• Optimized your blog posts for the search engines;
• Been spidered by the big three search engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN), hence;
• High positions in the search engines for at least a few of your blog post keywords.

There’s another (slightly different) school of thought that says you can gain regular traffic to a blog with as little as a dozen or so blog posts, but those posts would have to be of a really high standard for this to happen.

It’s only in the last week or so that I’ve noticed a jump in the number of people who visit my blog.  This is due to many factors, including the points outlined above, as well as a few of my posts getting Stumbled by other readers.  This may only be a temporary traffic spike, but at the very least my blog is gaining some much-needed exposure.  I’m fairly confident that my traffic levels will settle somewhere above my previous daily figures.  It’s a great feeling to know that my efforts are appreciated by others!

I’d like to think that by the time I reach the magical milestone of 100 blog posts, I’ll have a steady stream (or trickle!) of traffic converging on my blog.  All I can do to make that happen is to carry on writing fresh content, and continue with my promotional efforts (whether internal or external).

So I’d like to open the floor to you, my dear reader, and ask you to provide a little insight into the question I have asked.  Whether it’s your opinion on how many blog posts it takes, or it’s your experience with your own blog, I’d love to hear from you!  So please leave a comment below, I’d love to hear about your own experiences and perceptions!

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