Please advise me how to attract traffic to my blog? I update my blog with fresh content everyday at least one post per day. Thanks for your help. Lukman
The ping list is also important if you have wordpress. search around and you'll find ready made ping lists...
Ping is very handy. The best way is to write a great blurb on a subject and digg it. If it's worthy, the viral aspect of social news sites should bring in a lot of traffic in a relatively short time.
Submitting to digg-like sites is a good way to got traffic, even if your posts don't make the first page. Making interesting comments on other related blogs too.
Social bookmarking sites, add your blog to blogging directories,adding it to sigs and recent blogs will definitely go a long way. Frequency of updating should be good, but the quality of the content goes a long way too. If somebody does find your content worth a read, they will automatically link back to you, and traffic will flow slowly but steadily
My 2 cents... Have unique content. Talk about something that you have information on that exceeds readers expectation. Ping to all the big dogs out there, digg it, read other blogs and comment on them, if you are using wp then make sure to get the plugin that allows you to have keywords and description for every post.
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PingGoat http://pingoat.com/ A very good & Free way to keep track of your visitors and all your Stats for your Blog. Performancing http://performancing.com/ Things you need to know about *Copyrighting your Work & Website*... DevX.com http://www.devx.com/projectcool/Article/20043/0/page/3 Things you need to know about *Creative Commons* Creative Commons.org http://creativecommons.org/ This is a Great Site to learn about Marketing your Blog/Site and getting traffic and Page Rankings. DigitalPoint Forums http://forums.digitalpoint.com/ And another Site for Marketing, etc. SEO Chat Forums http://forums.seochat.com/ If you have Banners created for your site go here for FREE Banner Exchange . ExchangeBanners.org http://www.exchangebanners.org/index.php (You can also purchase more credits *5,000 for $5* and reach a wider audience with you banner) Another Free Banner Exchange Site. 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Paypal http://www.paypal.com/ How It Works PayPal Donations is easy to set-up and use: 1. Log in to your PayPal account 2. Click on the Merchant Tools tab 3. Click on the Donations link 4. Specify the name, amount (optional; if you leave amount blank, your donor will be asked to choose a donation amount), and other details of the donation 5. Add more optional information such as a customized button graphic and the ability to include a note with the donation 6. Click Create Button Now and the Button Factory will generate customized HTML code 7. 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When the search comes back click "Find web pages that link to www.yoursite.com ". You will see other options there as well, such as searching for non-hyperlinks with your address, etc. Google - promoting your website http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=promoting+your+website&btnG=Google+Search Check out, Google AdWords http://www.google.com/ads/ Google AdSense http://www.google.com/ads/
Hard hitting intresting content, Active updates and also a repetative theme so your visitor return knowing what to expect they get a personality to g with your site.
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Unique content. That's the key. After that: - Carnivals - Forums - Submit news to major sites - Press release
Check these links and resources: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/how-to-build-a-high-traffic-web-site-or-blog/ http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/06/how_to_get_traf.html http://problogger.net
Excellent resources. Some of the best blogs out there. See this article too: http://easyideas.blogspot.com/2006_02_24_easyideas_archive.html
What exactly is pinging? Are you talking about literally pinging other websites? What good does that do?
Find other blogs or forums in your site's interest and comment them or post on their forums. You can easily attract 100s a day by doing this.
Good information KeithLDick and the others of you. I quoted some of this on a blog of mine, of course giving credit, where credit is due. Thanks for the information. It has been very helpful! Liz