First thing first!
From the start-up, pick an interesting topic, write very well, tell all your friends and family, and you are on to a good start. If you keep writing good, useful, interesting pieces of information on your blog, you'll get people returning often to read more.
The three most important thing you need to be a successful blogger is:
Content, Content, and Content. The royal online maxim says: content is king. In addition, I say: content breeds cash!
More so, it is worth stating that one of the great secrets of profitable blogging is to get people to your sites and keep them there as loyal visitors. The more visitors you get, the more money you earn with your mini-site. So, always write quality content for your blog so that you can earn real income.
Now, here are some ways to increase your web traffic.
1.Traffic Exchange Here are some of the best:
Trafiicattractor.com Trafficg.com Nomorehits.com Ezhits4u.com
Eternalhits.com Clickthru.com Adswapper.com Clicks4u.com
2. Back-links
To get traffic from the search engines you need links, lots of links, to your blog from other sites/blogs that are in the same niche you have chosen.
Rule 1: search engines give higher rank to web pages with many links compared to pages with few or no links. How to build links from blog comments: Type the following search query into Google: wordpress comments "your keywords ". Replace "your keywords" with the specific keywords (e.g marketing, ebooks, music) you want to target for your mini-site. You will see wordpress blogs where you can post relevant comments and include a site link (e.g. http://www.myminiworld.blogspot.com) in the comments. Rule 2: Ensure that you use different variations of your keywords when you link back to your site! By writing something that adds value to the subject, some people reading your comments will become interested in what you say and then click through to your site.
Rule 3: Links from blogs in the same niche as yours is of more weight and value for search engine optimization (SEO) compared to links from unrelated blogs. This is because search engines consider the subject of the link when weighing how to rank your site in a search query.
3. Cash-producing List, i.e mailing list. You may need this if you want to promote affiliate programs on your site. Try out this autopilot mailing list builder —> Free Mailing List Builder
4. Article marketing. Post articles in various article directories. This is one the best ways to drive targeted traffic to your mini-site at will. Start with FreeArticleSubmission
This site will help you to manage a vast number of article directories where you can submit articles. Search for more ‘article directories’ using GoogleTM search engine.
5. Viral advertising. There are some self-propagating systems that you just have to promote for a while and it keeps giving you traffic as your site spreads virally by the word of mouth across the web. Start with the following.
Fwebtraffic
6. Classified Ads. Start with
BannersGoMLM Add Your Site or Blog and Get Free Traffic
7. Social Bookmarking Sites.
They are a great way to promote your blog. 9 of the best social bookmarking sites around the net are:
DIGG.COM
It is the #1 most user-friendly social bookmarking site. Users submit links to contents they like while others comment on those submissions and also add their own votes to the links. Popular links rise to the front page of Digg and are more likely to get a load of traffic. You may submit your own contents to Digg. However, if you over-submit them, you will be penalized, thereby making your submissions unavailable to other Digger. Do not only submit your own contents but also other valuable links.
TECHNORATI.COM
Users save vital contents as ‘favorites’ which others can access.
DEL.ICIO.US
Here, ‘tags’ are used to bookmark and share contents that a user likes, and others can find the contents through searches on the tags.
STUMBLEUPON.COM
Download the StumbleUpon toolbar when you register. If you find a webpage you like, click on the ‘thumbs up’ icon on the toolbar to share it with other users.
REDDIT.COM
Users submit links they like; other users vote for them either positively or negatively. The most popular posts rise to the front page for all to see.
FARK.COM
Users submit links to contents they like and want to share. The links are then evaluated by Fark admin to know the links that will appear on the Fark’s home page.
FURL.COM
Users save copies of web pages as they appear at the moment they are saved so that the exact page may be available to users. They will be able to view or share them anytime even if the original page has been modified or deleted.
SLASHDOT.COM
It is good for links on Technology, Science or Science fiction. Users submit contents which are assessed by editors before it is shared with other users.
PROPELLER.COM
Users submit links with ‘tags’ to make contents easy to find. They also vote on the contents driving popular posts to the home page.
8. Social Networking Sites
FACEBOOK.COM
Facebook Pages
Create a page of which the title will match the title/tagline of your site, depending on the niche you have chosen. Through the page, you can be writing short notes that will be helpful contents. FB pages are virally made public throughout the entire framework of the site. It has a wall, and you can also upload files such as videos and photos. There is a discussion group and a way for fans to join your FB page if they like the contents and want to participate in discussions. FB page allows you to give a vivid description of your aim for setting it up, maybe to promote a business, an organization or a celebrity. You will also include your URL. Somebody using the search query may find your page too if the keyword being searched matched the title of your page.
Facebook Wall
The wall is an area in each person’s profile where messages can be posted by other users. Every message on a wall is made public. Try to give a comment on the wall of someone who has a high number of page views or friends, or who sends lots of activity to the news feed. Those who view your comment can be drawn to your profile page where you must have put your site’s URL. You are likely to get a number of clickthroughs. Do not spam walls with messages that are too much of a sales pitch. Let it be on a low-key.
Tip: when using Facebook, avoid posing as someone who is there to make money out of your friends. Just look like you are there to provide useful info for the pals.
Facebook Group
For instance, if you have an affiliate program to promote on your mini-site, you could create an FB group with a topic related to the product/service. A case study is when you want to promote an affiliate program on fitness. Your topic could be “Weight Loss Tips for Biggies”. With style, I mean, indirectly, you slot in a resource link in your content, which when clicked will lead to your mini-site where you have a sales page with an opt-in form, or a product review and your affiliate link that probably says, “Next”, “Continue to the Next Page”, “Click for instant access now”, thereby taking visitors to the affiliate site or sales page.
Tip: For your blogging mini-site, you can share your posts on FB, Twitter, or Google Buzz, using the “share” tab at the top left of your webpage. This can also bring some traffic.
GATHER.COM
This site fits any Internet marketer's goal. Over 80% of the uses enjoy a $50,000 annual income, and they like spending. Open a free account; create your profile with “My Gather”. Join relevant groups that suit your taste; you can invite friends or colleagues to join and also network with users in your targeted niche.
Then, write and post an article or a comment. Make your profile attractive through quality posts that are interesting to. Make sure that your posts’ headlines are attention-grabbing with relevant tags. In your articles, put links and images in such an attractive way that drives a lot of highly targeted visitors to your mini-site, who may then convert into customers.
Tell your offline pals to join the site and rate your posts highly. Tell people to recommend your posts and share them with others by bookmarking it. If you have any freebie to offer, state this at the bottom of your post with a link - this can get you some traffic. In addition, you can get lots of highly targeted traffic to your mini-site by writing useful, interesting comments on other popular members' posts, provided that they are in your niche.
9. Directories
Submit your mini-site to directories—there are thousands of them. To make it easy, download
Fast Directory Submitter .It is a software that helps you to submit your mini-site to 1000+ directories at the clicks of a mouse. The system works in a way that will not let search engines penalize you for spamming.
Tip: If you want to use this system, ensure that your mini-site is an informational blog of articles rather than a 1-page sales copy.
10. Forums and Message Boards
Join forums where you can participate in topics related to your niche. Member can click your site link to find out more about you if you are giving good stuff. Add a link to your blog in your signature line/profile. Whenever you post on a forum or messageboard, you are indirectly promoting your blog. Start with WarriorForum
Vital Tips: Submit your blog to Google and Technorati. Use Free-Web-Submission
to submit to other search engines. Tag your posts with relevant keywords but do not overload them with too many relevant keywords or completely irrelevant keywords to avoid ban. Submit your posts to Bookmarking sites. Add your URL to email signature and business card, and talk about it offline too.
If you follow the above steps, you are on your way to becoming a six-figure income problogger
Copyright, 2010. O. K Lawrence; www.onlinemoneymakingniche.blogspot.com
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