One of the quickest ways to get track is to purchase it. You can setup AdWords, Overture, and MSN AdCenter campaigns. This route is not recommended unless you know what you're doing and feel comfortable in these mediums. Other ways to purchase traffic is through advertising on other highly trafficked websites/blogs.
Another way to gain traffic is through community participation. Visit other weblogs, leave comments, join conversations, post in forums (like you're doing). Make sure to leave comments and posts that
make people want to know more about you and see what else you write about.
To build up backlinks for SEO and garner readers, consider
tagging your blog entries for maximum impact and exposure.
Hope that sparks some ideas for you.
~ Teli