When having 680 links from 208 different sites places your blog at a ranking of #8,992, you know you're got some competition.
What amazes me is that an individual - without any "big name" connections - can start up a blog out of nowhere and build up even that kind of traffic.
Tiffany B. Brown (whose blog blackfeminism.org had the above stats in 2006) spoke about traffic to her site in her interview with Rebecca Blood. Brown said it's crucial to enable comments to gain a following. Makes sense - if I can see my own words on the screen, expressing my own opinions, I'm probably more likely to return.
More importantly, Brown said she had to develop a more distinctive voice. "There are 5,011-plus web designeers and developers who blog, so you really have to bring it content-wise," she said.
The web was flooded with info on web development when Brown started her web design-based blog, but not on black women blogging about race, gender, and culture. That's where she got her audience.
I think finding a unique way to blog on a topic that's not completely taken over by other writers is a big challenge, but a worthy one.
Check out the full interview here:http://www.rebeccablood.net/bloggerson/tiffanybbrown.html
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