5 useful tips how to generate traffic to your blog

       5 useful tips how to generate traffic to your blog

        Are you a blogger? Do you think that your blog have great posts? How can you get those post to as many people as you can and generate traffic to your blog and why not money? Its is not imposible to get your posts noticed by others and to boost your blogs traffic. If you use the right strategy traffic can be converted to extra money online. It isn’t impossible, despite what you might think. There are many ways to gain new visitors and keep the old ones. Start to boost your traffic today and start making extra money online.

Here are 5 of the best blogging tips about generate traffic out there right now:
1. Provide free and usefull information: Most of people are online looking for information or for free things. Provide advices, How To articles or Downloads. As I said, people are all about getting information and free things. If you can offer free advice, how to articles or downloads they can use, they will find what they are looking for and they will like your blog so they will bookmark your site and keep coming back. Tu have to do is to provide steady useful content to your blog.

2. Comment On Other Blogs: Be social and go out and meet your fellow bloggers. You Don’t have to ask them putting your link on their blogroll, ( if they do so, why not agree ). I was not going to say you to ask them about blogroll. You can make a comment on their posts, other readers might see your comments and click through to your site from them. This is the way I like more to generate traffic and earn few extra cash.

3. Make promises to visitors: Write posts that promise same quality of useful information later. This could be any kind of multi-part posting with Part 1-7, one post a day for a week. You can ask your readers to subscribe to your feeds and get noticed for the future posts.

4. Respond to your blog comments: If any visitor to your blog comment on your posts why not write back to them. If you use wordpress you can use PLUGIN to allow your commenter to get noticed by email when you write back to their comment. People love bloggers that are actively communicating with them, so they can be back for more.

5. Be Social Bookmarking Guru: Use social bookmarking links in each post on your blog. (As you can see scrolling down, I am using them. If you like this post you can do me a favor and share this in your social network you use.) This lets your readers bookmark posts and if they don’t, you can do it yourself. Social bookmarking benefits are that you gain from wider exposure and more traffic through these top services.

To be honest, I am not using third option on my blog but this is going to be one of my first thing I am going to do in the near future to generate more blog traffic. If you use all five of these steps effectively, you can boost your blogs traffic and have a growing number of visitors to your blog each day. Never forget, if you use the right strategy you can convert traffic to money.
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Facebook Can Drive More Traffic Than Google

Facebook Can Drive More Traffic Than Google
Chris Crum | Staff Writer

Ways Businesses Can Get the Most Out of Facebook

I recently discussed Twitter as a great source of traffic to sites, but the even more popular Facebook can do and is doing the same thing. In fact, reports have Facebook driving even more traffic than Google to some big-name sites.

Facebook gets over a third of the number of unique visitors that Google does according to comScore. And it continues to grow. Compete shows the lines between Google and Facebook getting closer together:

"It seems inevitable that, given Facebook's sheer scale (180 million registered users and counting), it would at some point start referring a lot of users to some sites, but the development is surprising," says AdAge's Michael Learmonth. "Web users go to Google to figure out where to go next; they go to Facebook to, well, hang out."

If Facebook's growth continues the way it has been, perhaps it should be considered Google's greatest threat (when I say threat, I mean competition) - maybe not in general search, but in terms of where advertisers are spending their money. Certainly in the foreseeable future, people will continue using Google to search, and advertisers will continue to spend money advertising with them (probably even more now that they are doing more targeting), but Facebook also targets, and it's not going to be overlooked. It could put a dent into AdWords revenue.

Even within search advertising, Facebook should probably not be counted out. "Much of the Facebook-driven traffic comes from links that members post via areas like 'Notes' and photos," notes Tameka Kee at paidContent.org. "If Facebook's influence as a traffic source continues to rise, the next step would be to figure out how to monetize the traffic to those areas with paid search. That would be one way to entice Microsoft to renew its search deal (and give Microsoft a better return on its $240 million investment in the social net)."

That's an interesting thought, considering Microsoft's lack of any mindblowing new features coming from its own search engine rebranding. They don't have any real-time search features planned for Kumo, but Facebook has its own search (and it's getting more Twitter-like).

So What Can Businesses Get Out of Facebook?

Many of the tactics I listed about Twitter can be applied with Facebook too. That includes:

- Traffic obviously. Social networks have taken over email in terms of popularity. Facebook is the top dog and continues growing rapidly.

- People can "opt in" to be your friend and see your messages. This means your messages will be targeted specifically to people who are interested in your product. It's a great way to get announcements to loyal customers.

- Just like Twitter, it can be used as a great tool for customer service, provided somebody keeps up with it.

- You can interact with the public while increasing brand awareness.

- You can watch what people are saying on Facebook about your business and use that information to manage your online reputation.

- Facebook advertising. They provide targeted ads (based on user profiles) and as mentioned above, Facebook gets a third of what Google does (that's a lot) in unique visitors. - Facebook apps (including one that will let you post right to Twitter from Facebook) make the possibilities near endless. Many apps even have further advertising opportunities.

- Twitter has a great many of the same advantages (and is certainly growing rapidly as well), but it also has a lot of skeptics. Facebook is much more widely accepted as a great social network.

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10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on your Blog

We’ve now looked at a number of popular affiliate programs for bloggers and today I’d like to finish off this series by giving a few tips that should help bloggers get the best results out of any affiliate program that they choose to run with. 

1. Consider your Audience

It almost goes without saying - but it’s worth putting yourself in your readers shoes and consider what they might be looking for as they surf by your blog. Are they shopping for specific products? Might they be looking for related products or accessories? What would trigger them to purchase? Start with your reader in mind rather than the product. If you take this approach you could end up doing your reader a favor as well as making a few dollars on the side. 

2. Genuine Recommendations and personal endorsements always work best

There are literally hundreds of thousands of products and services for you to choose from to recommend to your blog’s readers but making money from them is not as simple as randomly adding links to them from your blog. Your blog’s readers come back to your blog day after day because something about you resonates with them - they have at least some level of trust and respect for you and perhaps the quickest way to destroy this is to recommend that they buy something that you don’t fully believe will benefit them. 

The best results I’ve had from affiliate programs are where I give an open and honest appraisal of the product - including both it’s strengths and weaknesses. The most successful affiliate program I’m involved with here at ProBlogger is Joel Comm’s e-book which I reviewed here. If you read the review you’ll see that I not only tell readers who I believe the book is for but I also mention those it is NOT for. In a sense I critique it. On a surface level one might think that this wasn’t a wise move and that I should have given a glowing review - however the sales that I’ve had through the program have proven otherwise. People want to know what they are buying first and even if they know a product has limitations they will buy it if it meets their particular need. 

3. Link to Quality Products

We all like to make sure we’re buying the best products money can buy - your readers are no different to this and are more likely to make a purchase if you’ve found them the best product for them. Choose products and companies with good reputations and quality sales pages. There is nothing worse than giving a glowing review of a product only to send your reader to a page that looks cheap and nasty. 

4. Contextual Deep Links work Best

When I started using the Amazon Associate Program I naively thought that all I had to do was put an Amazon banner ad (that linked to Amazon’s front page) at the top of my blog. I thought that my readers would see it and surf over to Amazon and buy up big - thereby making me a rich man. Nothing could have been further from reality - I was deluding myself. 

I always says to bloggers that I’m consulting with that they should learn something from contextual advertising when it comes to affiliate programs. The secret of contextual ads like Adsense is that a reader is reading a post on a particular topic on your blog and when they see an advertisement for that same product they are more likely to click it than if they saw an ad for something else. The same is true for affiliate programs. A banner to a general page on every page on your site won’t be anywhere near as effective as multiple links throughout your blog that advertiser products that are relevant for readers reading particular parts of your blog. 

So if you’re writing a blog about MP3 players and have a review for a particular product - the most effectively affiliate program that you could link to from within the content of that page would be one that links directly to a page selling that specific model of MP3 player. This is how I use the Amazon program today. It is more work than contextual advertising because you’re not just putting one piece of code into a template but rather need to place individual links on many pages - but I find that it’s been worth the effort. 

5. Consider positioning of links

One of the things I go on and on about with Adsense optimization is the positioning of ads. I tell bloggers to position their ads in the hotspots on pages (like the top of a left hand side bar - or inside content - or at the end of posts above comments etc). The same principles are true for affiliate advertising. 

6. Traffic levels are Important

While it’s not the only factor - traffic levels are obviously key when it comes to making money from almost any online activity. The more people that see your well placed, relevant and well designed affiliate links the more likely it is that one of them will make a purchase. So don’t just work on your links - work on building a readership. Not only this, consider how you might direct traffic on your blog toward pages where they are more likely to see your affiliate links. 

7. Diversify without Clutter

Don’t put all your affiliate efforts into one basket. There are plenty of products out there to link to so there is no need to just work on one. At the same time you shouldn’t clutter your blog up with too many affiliate program links. If you do so you run the risk of diluting the effectiveness of your links and could disillusion your readership. 

8. Be Transparent

Don’t try to fool your readers into clicking links that could make you money. While it may not always feasible to label all affiliate links I think some attempt should be made to let people know what type of link they are clicking on. I also think consistency is important with this so readers of your blog know what to expect. For example here at ProBlogger usually put a note beside or under affiliate links to simply let readers know that that is what they are. On my Digital Camera Blog I don’t do this because of the large number of such links make it clear by the text around the link that clicking on it will take them to some sort of shop or information where a purchase is possible (ie a link my say ‘buy the XXX product’ or ‘get the latest product on XXX’. 

9. Combine with other Revenue Streams

Affiliate programs and advertising programs are not mutually exclusive things. I’ve come across a few people recently who have said they don’t want to do affiliate linking because it will take the focus off their Adsense ads. While there is potential for one to take the focus off the other - there is also real potential for both to work hand in hand as different readers will respond to different approaches. You should consider the impact that your affiliate links have on other revenue streams - but don’t let one stop the other. 

10. Track results

Most affiliate programs have at least some type of tracking or statistics package which will allow you to watch which links are effective. Some of these packages are better than others but most will at least allow you to see what is selling and what isn’t. Watching your results can help you plan future affiliate efforts. Keep track of what positions for links work well, which products sell, what wording around links works well etc and use the information that you collect as you work plan future affiliate strategies. 

What tips would you give someone getting into affiliate programs? What has worked well for you? What hasn’t? Share you experience and ideas on affiliate programs below.

Written on August 26th, 2005 at 11:08 pm by Darren Rowse

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How to Get Indexed by Google

Posted in Everything Google by Dave

I see a lot of people complaining that their sites are not indexed by google after months of going live. I just launched a new site (LolDawgz) Wednesday evening. It’s a blog, and I did spend some time preparing posts prior to launching the site so that I would have several posts on the day it launched. I’m happy to say, the site was indexed by Google, with a few backlinks showing, in under 24 hours after I followed all 10 of the tips below on my “fast seo checklist”.

I’d like to share these tips and tricks with my readers here and for anybody who is interested in learning how to get your site indexed fast. This is not the first site I’ve had indexed that quickly, in fact, every blog or site I launch, or launch for a client has been indexed in 24-48 hours. Please remember what I statedin the paragraph above, that I had already created several posts worh of content prior ro registering the domain, installing Wordpress and launching the blog. I’ve gotten into the habit of launching new sites this way because I had a few bad experiences in the past with sites getting indexed while they were still parked or while they had no content on them. this can easily lead to a site getting sandboxed by Google for months (which is not a fun thing).

Tips for Getting Indexed By Google

#1 ) Use RSS Syndication and add your RSS feed to Feedburner.
#2 ) Submit an article from your blog or website to Netscape
#3 ) Submit your site to Technorati and learn to tag your posts.
#4 ) Submit your blog to BlogCatalog and MyBlogLog
#5 ) Digg (or have someone else) Digg a post from your site
#6 ) Submit your site to Stumbleupon
#7 ) Post your link into the “Reviews” folder at DigitalPoint Forums
#8 ) Add yor site to the Google Webmasters Console
#9 ) Submit a photo album to Flickr and add your URL in your Flickr.com profile
#10 ) Add your site to a few blog directories like BlogRateDirectory
#11) Add Google Adsense to your site
#12) If you’re a blogger, submit your articles to Recommend Us
#13 ) Post on forums and add your site to your signature. A good list of forums is here Best Forums For Social Networking and Gaining Backlinks

Things to avoid:

#1 ) Bulk directory submissions such as “submit express” - you will only end up with an inbox full of spam

#2 ) Don’t spam your site to things like Adlandpro or craigslist
#3 ) Don’t spam other peoples blogs or forums
#4 ) Do Not use pre-written articles or otherwise duplicate content
#5 ) Do not use email spam to promote your site.
#6 ) Do not stuff your site with hidden keywords. Read this article from Matt Cutts - SEO tip: Avoid keyword stuffing

***Please note: if you’re running a spammy site with crap content or a doorway page to an affiliate program, forget about these tips.

Oh no, I think I just gave away the best tips from all those crappy E-Books you might buy on Clickbank for *free* !!!!

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