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Generating traffic - step 4
By Mike | April 17, 2008
Today is day 4 of the 5 steps to a profitable blog. We have already covered finding your niche, setting up your blog and how to post your blog. Today we will work on generating visitors.
The first thing I do with any new blog is to submit my feed to as many RSS directories as I can. To do this I use a FireFox plugin called Submit Em Now. It is easy to use and the payback for the hour or so of effort is huge as it is one time effort.
Start bookmarking your posts to various bookmarking sites. I use a service called OnlyWire which allows me to bookmark once and have it submitted to various services.
Now while on the subject of bookmarking make sure that you bookmark other sites too. If all you ever bookmark is your own sites you stand the chance of losing your account at some sites. Bookmarking is supposed to help others find quality information. When you find it bookmark it.
Comment on blog posts. This allows you to generate not only links back to your site if they allow do follow it allows you to get traffic from others if…
Here is the big if on commenting on blog posts. Take part in the conversation. Add value to the blog where you comment. Don’t just go in and say “I agree” or “I like your post”.
If you like it say why and what it has done for you. If you don’t agree make a cogent argument for why you feel the way you do. Now that adds value.
A couple more items that will help you generate traffic. Submit articles to the directories especially two part articles where part one goes in the directory and part two is on your blog.
Use your blog link in forums where you are active. Note don’t spam forums to get your link in any more than you spam blog comments.
For more details on generating blog traffic check out 15 Minute Blog Traffic.
As always your comments and questions are welcomed.
Mike Paetzold
Saturday at 2pm edt I will have a free teleseminar on Step One that will expand what has been offered here. You can call in or listen on the web. Details are available at Profitable Blogging - Step One.
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April 18th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Mike, thank you again for your useful information.
The sign up form for Only Wire didn’t work. Must be a Temp Glitch?
Your help has really brought more traffic Our Blog>/a> at Beginners Marketing Class
April 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Yes onlywire does go down from time to time.
You just need to keep trying.
August 27th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Yep, the OnlyWire link is working. Just signed up and it looks like it is going to be a great time saver.
I also installed Submit’emNow. Do you bother posting to all of the directories or are you just using it to submit to the RSS directories you added yourself?
August 27th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
@Jerry Iannucci -
Personally I submit to as many as I can that don’t require a back link.