Search engines love blog posts. They're a source of rich, relevant text which their computers are programmed to crawl and organize quickly and efficiently. They alos contain many social aspects which give the search engine a clue to their popularity.  Here are a few ways you can utilize blogs to drive more traffic to your website.

1. Keep an updated blog on your website.

This probably seems obvious but few people do it because it requires work. For best results you'll want to update your blog at least 3 times a week but in reality the more frequently that better. Find topics that contain the keywords and phrases you hope to target on the search engine and you're blog is sure to get found when people do a search containing them. Once your blog posts start popping up on the search engine results traffic will flow to your website.

2. Post your blog updates Facebook and Twitter.

When you post your blog updates to Facebook and Twitter all your friends will see your blog and some of your friend's friends. This type of viral effect is what social networking is famous for. Posting a link to your daily blog on those platforms is sure to drive traffic to your website.

3. Make comments on other industry related blogs.

Find other blogs about topics related to your industry. Read those blogs and post comments to them. Many blogs will allow you to post a link back to your website. These links are helpful when improving your search engine ranking and other readers may be interested in your site as well. Be careful though.. many people spam posts. This is easily detected and your posts will be removed. Just stick to making genuine comments.

Overall keeping and up to date blog on your website and posting comments to other industry related blogs is a sure way to start the buzz it takes to drive traffic and get your site off the ground. Stay tuned for more helpful traffic tips and don't forget you can make a free website at WebStarts.com