Search engines are a massive opportunity for traffic, yet many bloggers ignore this channel for a variety of reasons that usually have more to do with fear and misunderstanding than true problems.
When it comes to promotion of blogging, the real success get measured by the no. of readers and subscribers you have which also depends on the way you write and what places you share those writing. In case of blogging, social media and blog directory have better success and if you are writing quality post search engine would automatically give priority to your post and you would get traffic.