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The best thing you did to get traffic
Posted by ATraveler • 4/19/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: tip, traffic, travel
As a new blogger I would like all the advice possible on how to get traffic to your blog/site.
And please also check out my blog on places2visitb4udie.blogspot.com/ and tell me how I can improve.
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facebook and word of mouth -
I wrote about the credit crunch. -
wrote a post about one of my students, which was then linked at a homeschoolers blog, it kinda brought out the worst in a few people who took it as an opportunity to trash me personally and professionally but in the end I had tons of people in the homeschooling world that supported what I had to put up with, it was crazy on my blog for about a week and I got tons of traffic. -
flickr-
how does flickr help you?
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I understand everything else. But how can flickr help, be specific.
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have you looked at her she's beautiful lol
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I was praying there was something more to it so I could use it...
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Submitting to various RSS Feed & Blog directories.
Joined Blog Catalog and displayed the widget.
Joined BlogUpp and displayed their widget.
And one more - actively participate in Entrecard.-
What is Entrecard?
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I found out what it is, it looks like a great way to promote a blog!
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I think for travel blog, flick is a way to go but not expert.-
how?
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Wrote brilliant, inspired, fascinating copy (well, wrote copy - lots of it - mostly on one topic/post).
Joined BlogCatalog - and a few other online communities. BlogCatalog has been a good source of traffic - not huge, but enough to stand out from the background noise.-
I've checked out your blog: Roughly one post a week may be enough, but if you can do more and keep the quality, I'd do so.
Appearance is fine, quite attractive and easy to read.
You might want to check the appearance of your unordered list in places2visitb4udie.blogspot.com/2009/04/maya-ruins-belize.html - there's a lot of white space above it in my browser. If the cause is what I think it is, it's a quick fix. -
I've checked the link places2visitb4udie.blogspot.com/2009/04/maya-ruins-belize.html in my IE n I don't see any white space. Could someone check it in another browser for me?
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How does Blogupp actually work?
You install a widget in your blog and then other blogs with the same widget help promote your blog and you help them?
But how does it happen and does it make any real difference?-
I just added the blogupp widget, I will let you know if it actually bring traffic.
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@ATraveler
I have a post that contains 25 steps you can take that will definitely increase organic blog traffic. Once you click through to the post you will find internal links to how to articles for each of the steps. Here's the link to:
Twenty five steps to increase blog traffic
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/twenty-five-steps-to-increase-blog-tra...
Good luck!-
These are great tips! I still need to go through all of them but its really good!!
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@A Traveler
Thank you. Other blogger have had a lot of success by working through each step. Admittedly it does take time and effort but I pretty much guarantee that if you do every step you will increase organic traffic to your blog. -
timethief, I must say your bloggin skills are very helpful, especially when I'm tryin to get my SEO fine tuned and having better content.
25 steps to increase blog traffic is an amazing source of info...thanx
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@smallkine
You're welcome. It's become so popular that I had to "liberate" it from several splogs with the force of DMCA notices.
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My traffic increased when I posted this:
hangingonahyphen.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-rain-dancing-days.html -
facebook is solid for traffic. when you update your status include a link to your blog every now and then. people see it on their news feed and visit. just make sure you link to a quality post and don't too it too much cause it'll seem spammy. -
To increase traffic to your blog, form relationships with other bloggers by commenting, commenting and commenting.
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two words
Mailing List-
How about newsletter?
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Newsletter was a mailing list, we had 30,000 strong up until Jan 2007
Now we're down to about 15,000 and have yet to send one on in 1 1/2 years.
Long story.-
And an interesting story too I'll bet.
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Answering questions on forums. -
By meeting other bloggers on BC and joining in discussions. Good job I am a chatterbox! -
@TT
Yep, if it ain't interesting we don't live it, lol -
I once registered my site with a Russian modelling web ring. Which is great because it had nothing to do with Russian modelling and at one point, my site was the highest ranked site on their web ring. Mind you, I didn't really do it for the traffic; I did it for the lulz.
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I use vulgar terms in my tags-
How does that help?
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Because internet users are perverts.
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I wrote long posts with lots of keywords. Then I started a massive back linking campaign. All of that paid off with my site getting better and better positions in the search engines. Which led to more and more people finding my site.
I don't use pictures on my blog
I don't have a facebook account
I don't have a entrecard account
I don't write about anything popular (just potato recipes)
I spend a lot of time doing key word research
I spend very little time writing my post
I spend most of my time getting back links
I have seen a steady and substainable increase in traffic every week since I started my blog. Sometimes I go weeks and weeks without posting anything new. Yet my traffic numbers continue to go up. -
I go to frat parties at local colleges and tattoo my url on the foreheads of passed out undergrads. In no time, everybody on campus is checking out my blog.-
@drjay...great tip...I wish you wrote that before I did all the work. Your way also sounds more fun!!!
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Hahaha, DrJay!
OK, I live right next to a university, and frequently find passed out students everywhere, especially on frosh week.
I like your idea a lot. Thank you for the suggestion. -
oh my god that is freakin genius! i actually may start doing that. there are frat dudes next door who get drunk pretty much every night. Muahahah walking billboards they will be! -
...and there are many colleges near DJ!
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Stumble. Although I feel stumble traffic is not the most valuable traffic, I do get about 600 visitors from it per day and that number makes me happy.
Join stumble upon, get a following of loyal stumble friends, and then thumbs up a few of your pages and share them with your friends.-
I'm also a stumbleupon member and I spend a great deal of time stumbling posts. Although I have many friends there I'm cautious about repeatedly stumbling posts from the same sites. This is why:
When the Ban Hammer Comes Down on StumbleUpon"
sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/when-the-ban-hammer-comes-dow... -
I've tried Stumbleupon, and personally, I just don't like it. It's like work. Or maybe I'm just not using it properly, but I don't enjoy it.
I love BC for that reason: I get a fair bit of my traffic from here, but promoting on BC doesn't feel like promoting, because it's fun. I've always loved message boards, and using BC or my IMDb boards to plug my blog doesn't feel like an effort.
Whereas SU just strikes me as a hassle. I don't know, I just don't get it. -
Yeah, I am kind of worried about that as well. I do a new post on my blog every day, but delay "discovering" it on stumble for about 2 days. In the meantime, I will use stumble and thumb up/down/review about 30 to 50 pages between my own submissions. I hope that will be enough to evade the ban hammer.
When you submit your page, do you submit it yourself? Do you share it with all of your friends or a select few?
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I'm starting to do backlinking in my new posts. Each time I finish a new post, I also grab one of my old posts and give it some links, too. Eventually the old stuff will all have backlinks. It alot of work! I have to be patient!
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What is backlinking really and how does it work?
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Hi Lizzy, Traveler asked a good question...what is backlinking and how do you do it specifically?
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Deep link to your earlier related posts in your new posts;
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/deep-link-posts-bring-your-readers-bac...
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i 'm still kind of a noob in this - i spent my time here mostly for traffix but i'm not quite sure like.. "am i doing this the right way???" -
One of the best things I ever did to get traffic was to download a free Blog SEO kit.
I went from a 1.8% optimization to over 90%. It is crazy nowadays.
Let me know if any1 wants to download this optimization kit. Its FREE and its not mine, so I am not self-promoting.-
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I would like to have this kit. Can you please send me the Link?
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could you send it to me too?
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I'm not entirely sure if I get good traffic for my blog, but I make it a habit to write quality contents as best as I can. After all, it's what blogging is all about, isn't it? -
I added some music to my blog and a poll to see what music my readers liked the best so I can change it to their liking. The poll isn't working as well as I would like but I am getting more visitors.
I'm working on it so the visitor can choose what music they want to listen to while there.-
Hopefully your "music" is off by default?
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I live my life and then I write about it -- it pretty much sells itself.
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No, mine is just a widget you download, then you click a button and poof! You're optimized.
I'll have to find it. I'll do it later today.
Once I find it, I will post it on my homepage here at Blogcatalog since I know I won't have time to chase down every1 who wants it.
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I also use the All in one SEO plugin
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/
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lol
I'm so blond sometimes. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find my way back here. But I did. YAY ME!
That ought to tell you that if I was able to optimize my blog, any1 can use this tool.
It is here: www.undergroundtraininglab.com/tgsp-install/
Click the big orange button and it will walk you through the rest.
Hope it helps.-
how does this work really? it kinda looks like a scam.
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Write this, I think:
www.whirledpeas.eu/2008/09/30/economic-crisis-for-dummies/
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Not worry about it. Just let it happen by itself.-
Just traffic that you need. Use website that provide you thousand traffic! If you need quality traffic, I suggest you to blog walking, visiting other's blog, leave positive comment and ask the owner to visit your blog.
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Latief, I am suggesting that very thing in my next business blog post. I have about 30 really sound suggestions for getting traffic. As a matter of fact, the name of my new blog is Lynne Gordon's Free Traffic Blog. lol
I have found some amazing resources!
Any1 who want to stop by, you can leave both your link and a picture of yourself with my new widget.
It's here: 6millionrich.com/100PercentHealth
I know the name is a little funky and I will probably move it. But I was in a hurry to get it up because of a new promotion I am starting in a few weeks.
So stop by and take a look. Leave a pic and a message and get some link love from da' Goddess! -
Is it just me or is watching how-to videos getting boring?
Am I just old-school if I prefer to read a book on how to do something?
I think I comprehend more when I read it than having it 'talked' to me.
I think I will go and visit the young lady's blog who started this conversation.-
Oops, that blog doesn't exist anymore.
We are walking and talking on bleached bones. lol
Too bad, so sad.
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Let's take this party to my house. I've got the beer! I really would like to see you guys leave a pic and a msg at my new blog.
That way you can come back in a few weeks and see that my traffic-getting tactics really work.
This blog just went online about an hour ago.
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I just bloghop and leave comments. If I don't do the bloghopping then I don't get traffic. Poor me! -
The very first thing I do to drive traffic to my any new blog or site or page is email marketing and then sharing that with my stumble upon friends.
The next thing I do is trying to get the higher position in the search engine by building links, as much as possible, posting comments to other blogs.
I then in my third step, bookmark the blog or site or blog and submit RSS feeds to feed directories.
I drive traffic to my blog this way and it always works for me. You may try it too and I hope that it'll work for you too. All the best! -
Right now, Facebook is the main source of page views. -
i try to bloghop here and there, leaving comments wherever i go. I plan on seeking a reason why I'll need to twitter which i dont see how it could benefit me(yet).
I also try to post a story atleast once or twice a week, followed by login in to BC and see what the latest comments are about -
Twitter is useful if have people following you.(smallkine)Double the work load if you ask me.
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There are a number of ways to build traffic on your blog. Depending on your goals, you may want to approach it differently.
I use twitter to stimulate the conversation on my blog. I'll post a link, ask questions, and link to reader comments on twitter.
When first starting out, it can be very tough to build traffic organically, but for my goals, it has been the most effective method. I still haven't used an email subscription, but it's something that I'd like to do.
Post on others' blogs too, especially if they're related to your blog. One trick is to find the most popular blogs in your industry and comment on their posts first. They get thousands of hits on their posts, and if you're the first comment, you'll get a lot of traffic out of it. That's not to say you should spam other blogs. The comment should still be relevant and contribute value. Otherwise, no one will click to see who the smart person behind the comment is
Hope that helps! If you'd like more tips or advice at any time, feel free to message me (=
David
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Thanks for all the good ideas! You might try Linkreferral, too! -
Twitter and linking it to my linkedin seemed to help.. -
I try to write interesting posts that I'm interested in.
Joined some places like BC and Stumble.
But mainly just slowly building it. Making friends with other bloggers I like and respect and have it happen organically.
Also depends on what type of traffic you're looking for.
With Stumble, I get lots of hits, but I think the bounce rate is higher. That's not the kind of traffic I'm looking for. I want people who read the posts, comment and are generally interested.
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There are some great tips on here. I agree with the others that it takes patience to increase your traffic. I think that commenting and following other blogs (relationship building on the web) is a way to really increase your own traffic.
I hope to have more traffic by the end of the year, and have my google adsense working for me.
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The best think we did to get traffic was not to agonize over it.
Our expectation was not to have one visitor for 12 months. (Other than advertising networks or GoogleBot.....oh, and the occasional visit from Mom!)
Primary focuses consisted of various SEO strategies, stimulating content, building an online presence, and other methods of marketing and promotion.
One day your blog may be "discovered" for truly what it is...
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Disregarding what just about anyone thinks of me. I don't give a rat's ass. That was a good first step. -
blogger communities!+ social networking sites+ web directories
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