Getting traffic to your blog

After much planning and time spent on your blog, the worst thing that could happen is that your blog is not getting any attention or visitors (unless you are making a private blog).
First you need to check if Google has indexed your site by typing your blog URL address to the Google search engine. If your blog URL is not returned, it means that Google did not index your site and most probably your blog have no visitors. It doesn't mean that even if you use BlogSpot by Google, your blog will automatically indexed by Google.

Here are some tips to get your blog indexed by Google and generate more traffics:

• Get Google to index your blog by submitting your blog URL. Although this is the simplest way, but Google stated that it will not 100% index your page and there is no estimation of when your blog will appear in the Google search. But it is better than nothing
• Add your sites to all blog directories and search engines you can find. i.e; Technorati . Although this may take time but it is well worth it.
  
• Offer to exchange links on your site under your links section, it lets people know that your interested in linking and will build up your site quickly in Technorati and Google.
• Do not spam forums or emails to get more traffic (This will turn bad as people will start giving negative comments of your blog). Instead participate in forums in related matters and direct readers to the specific article in your blog.
  
• Promote your site by having signatures of your blog in email and forums
  
• Write high quality post and post regularly.
  
• Advertise with Google Adwords. It will cost money, but it will definitely draws people to your blog.

This tips are not necessary the only method of generating more traffics for your site, this is by my understanding and research. So if there is any other method of getting more traffics, please share with me.

P.S. Anyone want to exchange links with me?