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Don't Rely On Google Alone for Getting Traffic to Your Blog

Guest post by: Gihan Perera

Article Overview: Blogging is one of the easiest and fastest ways to publish material on-line. Every blog post becomes a Web page itself, which increases your Internet footprint and makes you more attractive to Google. But Google traffic alone isn't the only way to get visitors to your blog.

Don't Rely On Google Alone for Getting Traffic to Your Blog

Blogging is one of the easiest and fastest ways to publish material on-line. Every blog post becomes a Web page itself, which increases your Internet footprint and makes you more attractive to Google. But Google traffic alone isn't the only way to get visitors to your blog. Here are some other ways to get "eyeballs" to your blog:

• Link to it from your Web site. This seems obvious, but many Web site owners don't have a link from their Web site to their blog, or vice versa.
• Every time you write a blog post, tweet it. You can use a free service like TwitterFeed.com to automate this process.
• Subscribe to other blogs about your topic area and comment on them whenever they mention your topic. This helps build a relationship with those bloggers and their readers. The curious ones will visit your Web site and blog.
• Find and participate in on-line communities on these topic areas. Again, this is a way of establishing your reputation among the community of people in your field.
• Put your blog address - in addition to your Web site address - in your e-mail signature.
• Make it appear automatically in your Facebook profile. Facebook has apps to show your blog posts automatically on your profile.
• Add a link to it in your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn, too, can show your blog posts on your LinkedIn page.
• Make it appear automatically in other on-line communities. If you're a member of other on-line communities, check whether they will allow you to show your blog posts on your profile page. Look for the ability to add your "RSS feed" - that's your blog.
• Add a link at the bottom of your newsletter, so regular e-zine readers know about your blog. You can even encourage them to visit the blog to add their comments to a topic you mention in the newsletter.
• If you publish a podcast (an audio newsletter), write a blog post every time you issue a podcast episode, with additional information - for example, links to Web sites you mention in the podcast. Encourage your listeners to visit the blog for this information, and to leave their comments.
• If you participate in on-line forums, include your blog address in your forum signature (if appropriate).

The point is, it's not just one thing. It's about being passionate about your area of expertise, and then you'll naturally find ways to promote your blog.

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Re: How to Promote Your Blog – The Definitive Guide to Promoting - Great Post! Dont forget to put your blog in Anchor Text For SEO purposes for the keywords you want when getting backlinks (for example with article marketing)...Very important. You can conquer quite a few small Niches and get your site on the number 1 spot in Google!
Re: Looking For Business Blog Owners - I don't have a list with specific blogs but I have some suggestion on how you should search these blogs. I do this type of research but for another niche and I use: Google Blog Search, Technorati Blog Directory and Twitter search. Try to use specific key words. Good luck, I know it's not an easy job.
Re: What are your May Goals? - Thanks Evan! I just changed one of my business goals from setting up a video site on Traffic-Geyser to: "Set up a newsletter email series (let's say 10 messages) on Get Response..." I reviewed Traffic Geyser in the latest episode of "David's Den" on my blog (see sig file), included an excellent video review of Traffic Geyser by John Detlif and decided against taking that particular project any further. Still lots to get done!
Re: Best Internet Marketing Strategy - Hi David, I agree about the Blogosphere. You have a smaller group that Blog, but do so on the premise that they think they should, but have never really considered the purpose of their Blog. Then I think there are a few SEO or Internet Marketing types that see Blogging as just another link building strategy. But the largest group of Bloggers, tend to be people who enjoy writing and discussing their topics of interest. Blogging is good for link building, but the true Blogger is a breed apart from the rest. They want to dialog, to debate, to have feedback and they are very willing to link to other worthwhile conversations that are relevant to their topic. I agree with you. These group of Bloggers obviously are passionate about their writing and together, they create huge conversation trails interactive and travel from Blog to Blog. But the evidence is clear with this group that loves what they write about. With comments enabled on a Blog and having a Blog tuned to a specific purpose you already have the evidence of original Social Media.
Re: How to Promote Your Blog – The Definitive Guide to Promoting - [quote="T.J.":3s4z9eh8]Great Post! Dont forget to put your blog in Anchor Text For SEO purposes for the keywords you want when getting backlinks (for example with article marketing)...Very important. You can conquer quite a few small Niches and get your site on the number 1 spot in Google![/quote:3s4z9eh8] Using the anchor text for your chosen keywords is important for every link you create, internally and externally. Alan


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