Websites are not created equal and this is why some businesses prosper while others fail. To get more visitors is like getting more chances of sales so it is very important to improve your site. And by improvement, it means being more attractive to users and more engaging for readers.
Here are some ways to improve your site:
1. Please your visitors. Treat them as special guest. The basics should always be there such as about page, privacy policy, media profiles and testimonials. You must gain their trust so that they will visit your site again or probably start buying from you the moment they landed on their website.
2. Work on your website design. Investing in a good design is really worth it. Simple, unique and interesting is the right way to make your website attractive.
3. Publish quality content. As always, content is king so giving away useful content can be very rewarding. Visitors would love to get free information so do your best to provide them what they need. This is a give and take process. Post high quality content and you will definitely get more readers who would probably subscribe to your feeds.
These are just some of the few tips you can follow to improve your online presence.

Now this makes sense and you can apply these tips the next time you try to build an authority site. Of course you still need to build links from time to time but it should not outweigh quality content.