Using MyBlogLog and others for traffic
MyBlogLog is a social site for bloggers. Started originally as a straight social site they have continued to add more items to it. You can join it free.
Now how do you get traffic from MyBlogLog?
MyBlogLog allows you to add a widget to your blog that will let you see who is visiting your blog that belongs to MyBlogLog. More importantly you will show up on other blogs showing the widget that you visit. These link to your MyBlogLog page and allow people to find out more about you and the blog/s you have.
You can add others as contacts through MyBlogLog just as you can add friends at Facebook or MySpace. It is another way to connect with others.
The real power though is that you can add your other social sites to MyBlogLog. Sites like Facebook, Stumble Upon, Digg, Furl, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
The nice things is that each of these creates links that Google finds that go back to your various blog/s from these social sites.
Here is an example by just looking quickly at my profile this am. The following links were created and do get indexed because they show up in my Google Alerts all the time.
- 4 Stumbles I made yesterday
- A comment I made on someone else’s blog
- A new video I added at YouTube
- 5 Twitter conversations
- Feed of my latest blog posts
- Latest updates at Facebook
So just by using MyBlogLog all of the other things I do to create backlinks gets amplified automatically. That is the real power of MyBlogLog.
I can also look and see the latest things that all of my contacts have done too. (So add me as a contact so we can interact.)
You get to network with others and create extra links on autopilot. Definitely worth the time to set it up once to help you generate more traffic.
There is one more thing about MyBlogLog though. If you upgrade they provide you with some excellent tracking of what is happening on your blogs. You will be able to see how people found your blog, which pages they viewed and what links they clicked.
Free members get to see the top 10 but paying the $25 a year lets you see all of the stats available to you. Truly invaluable information to help you improve your blog’s performance.
There are other similar type sites like Blog Catalog but noen that are as powerful as MyBlogLog.
As always your questions and comments are welcomed.
Mike Paetzold
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16 comments
Fred Lotgering on November 9, 2008 at 7:42 am
Mike,
Yes, MyBlogLog is amazing. Lot of power behind it. Just added some more social sites….Thanks of reminding.
Fred
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Andre Arnett
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on November 9, 2008 at 8:06 am
Again some great information Mike. I did not truly understand the power of MyBlogLog, thanks.
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Ron Barrett on November 9, 2008 at 9:59 am
Hey Mike….although I do use MyBlogLog, I didn’t realize that it had that my potential….I guess I will have to delve into it further.
Thanks for the info!
Ron
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Travis Millward on November 9, 2008 at 11:34 am
I just recently got my first blog up and running, and one of the first things I did was add MyBlogLog. One of the really cool things about it is the way, you can add a screenshot of your blog right to your profile.
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Paul Conway on November 9, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Hi Mike
Another golden nugget thanks. I am thinking about the upgrade, a no brainer really. Do you have an affiliate link?
Regards
Paul C
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Mike on November 9, 2008 at 12:40 pm
@Paul Conway -
Wish they did but as far as I know they don’t but it is still well worth the money even if no money in it for me
Solomon Huey on November 9, 2008 at 1:53 pm
cool tip, I never really knew what the point of those things were, haha.
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Brett McEllhiney on November 9, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Great tip Mike,
I didn’t realize this was even an option in MyBlogLog. I am definitely going to have to implement this.
Thanks for the great tips as usual and keep it up!
Brett McEllhiney
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Sunny! on November 9, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Mike! I’m gonna be on you like white on rice… I’ve started doing the blog thing, and I’m addicted!
Working on my 4th now… I love this stuff!
Thanks so much for making your “secrets” available!
Earl Netwal on November 10, 2008 at 6:54 am
I see you have a similar service that list recent viewers as well as the MyBlogLog which lists recent readers, What is the Recent Viewers site?
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Mike on November 10, 2008 at 7:10 am
@Earl Netwal -
That is Blog Catalog which does not have the features for other services like twitter et al but does allow you to interact with others.
Andrew on November 10, 2008 at 11:39 am
I’m using MyBlogLog too – great site IMHO. Besides it I’m also a member of BlogCatalog and Technorati.
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mike on November 11, 2008 at 2:25 am
Yeah. The power of mybloglog is really big. It is also a great way of finding new blogs.
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Tilly McLain on January 6, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Heya!
My name is Tilly and I am the community manager here at MyBlogLog! Thanks for the awesome blog post! I would love to hear if you had any ideas to help out MBL, drop me a line anytime
XOXO
Tilly
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Gerry From GerryWalter.com on January 16, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Mike,
Great post thanks for the info. MyBlogLog is a really good way to get more traffic to your site for sure.
The key is to participate in MyBlogLog and join into other people’s blogs as well.
I use MyBlogLog for traffic. Check out my blog for more simple website traffic ideas that are FREE !
Regards
Gerry.
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Lauren on July 8, 2009 at 7:10 am
This is great advice. Always looking for ways to let people know about my sites. Is it only from the “buzz” page that you get indexed backlinks, or are there other places or activities that you should do in MyBlogLog? Thank you.
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