[stylist] 10 ways to increase your BLOG traffic

Tue Jan 17 21:21:53 UTC 2012

Good stuff. I agree with all but one thing 
though. Granted I'm not the blog expert, but from 
what I've heard from an entrepreneurial side, 
more than once a week or week and a half is too 
much? I will say that I think much depends on the 
type of people you are blogging for. Business 
people or just busy people? They simpley do not 
have time to read 5 blogs a week.  They will get 
aggravated and write you off in a NY minute. And 
who isn't busy these days? I find myself 
deleteing some emails of frequent newsletters as 
it is, and eventually unsubbing because I feel 
I'm just out of the loop and why keep deleting. 
Some folks though do have the time, and love to 
spend it reading blogs of their fav web 
personality, sort of a blog groupie or  "Inquirer 
minds want to know" type?  If that is what he's 
talking about here? Definitely, keep feeding that 
machine. The average person? I think that more 
than once a week is too much. I expect he's 
figuring if you blog 5 times a week, that is 5 
notices to a reader, so if he missses one or two, 
he'll get a chance again later in the week. 
Similar to a Tweet. They are only in the line of 
sight for a very short while, so  frequent and 
often posts have the best chance to be 
seen/heard/read. I might do some self testing in 
your blogging to see if you gain or lose folks 
though rather than just assume you'll gain more by blogging more. .

Brad

On 1/17/2012  08:57 AM Robert Leslie Newman said...
>A good friend of mine tells me this guy is an expert:
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>This author's name is---  Michael Hyatt
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>10 WAYS TO GENERATE MORE BLOG TRAFFIC
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>Whenever I speak on the topic of platform-building, someone always asks,
>"How can I generate more traffic for my blog?" Most are hoping I have a
>silver bullet, something that will instantly get them the recognition they
>deserve.
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>The bad news is that it's not quite that simple. Rome wasn't built in a day
>and neither is a platform. It takes doing several things right-and doing
>them over a long period of time.
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>The good news is that it's not rocket science. I have used these basic
>techniques to increase my blog traffic every year since I started tracking
>it in 2008 using Google Analytics. Some years have been better than others,
>but all have shown an increase:
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>Year    Pageviews     Increase
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>2008   574,778          N/A
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>2009   1,496,241      160.3%
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>2010   1,972,497      31.8%
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>2011   5,060,331      156.5%
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>Based on my experience, I believe you can dramatically increase their blog
>traffic by following these ten suggestions. (Forgive me if I cover some of
>the basics.)
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>1.         Write content worth sharing. Nothing I suggest in 2-10 below will
>compensate for weak content. If you are not writing stuff people want to
>read, smarter marketing will not fix the problem. Begin by creating a killer
>headline that makes people want to read what you have to say. Read
>Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich. It's my secret sauce.
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>2.         Adhere to a consistent schedule. You can't expect to increase
>your traffic if you don't blog regularly. By this, I mean at least once a
>week. Three times a week is even better. Five times a week is best-but not
>if the quality of your content suffers. Frequency equals visibility.
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>3.         Get your own domain name. Make it easy on your readers to pass
>along your blog name. What do you think is easier, "yourname.wordpress.com"
>or "yourname.com"? This is the the foundation of branding and making your
>blog memorable. If you can get your name or a short phrase, it is worth
>paying (within reason) to do so.
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>4.         Include your blog address everywhere. In the beginning, you are
>adding readers, one at a time. You never know when someone with a bigger
>audience will quote you or link to you. Include your blog address in your
>email signature, on your business cards, and on your stationary. It should
>appear virtually everywhere your name appears.
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>5.         Make it easy to subscribe to your blog. You don't want to depend
>on your readers to remember to come back to your blog. Instead, you want
>them to subscribe, so they get every new post you write. They should be able
>to do so by either RSS or email. (Use both.) Position these two buttons
>prominently so that those who want to subscribe don't have to hunt for them.
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>6.         Optimize your posts for SEO. You people to be able to find you
>when they Google one of your key words or your name. I use two WordPress
>plugins for this: All-in-One SEO Pack and ScribeSEO. The latter analyzes
>every blog post you write and suggests how you can optimize it for the
>search engines. It is not cheap, but worth every penny.
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>7.         Utilize social media. If you want to build visibility for your
>blog, you must go where the people are. In days gone by, people gathered in
>marketplace at the center of the city. Today, they gather online in places
>like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. Which service is best? The
>one you will use regularly. Use social media to network, build
>relationships, and announce new blog posts.
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>8.         Engage in the conversation. Start by making it easy for your
>readers to comment. People today want to participate. I recommend the Disqus
>commenting system. (It's what I use.) Don't make them register. This only
>adds friction. Engage in the conversation yourself, reading your comments
>and replying as appropriate.
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>9.         Comment on other blogs. As you read other people's blog posts,
>leave comments. I'm not taking about spamming people with invitations to
>read your blog. Instead, engage in the conversations that interest you and
>build credibility. Make sure that you register with their commenting system
>if possible, so there is always a link back to your blog.
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>10.       Write guest posts for other bloggers. Frankly, this is not
>something I have done. But most successful bloggers swear by it. Jeff Goins
>wrote a guest post for me on this very subject. He claims that it grew his
>own blog traffic more in six months than in the last six years. (If you are
>interested in guest posting on my site, here are my guidelines.)
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>You will also want to use a good, SEO-optimized blog theme. There are
>hundreds on the market. I use StandardTheme for WordPress and love it.
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>Finally, be patient. Building traffic takes time. Like anything else, the
>ones who win are the ones who stay at it after everyone else has quit.
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>Question: What other suggestions do you have for generating more traffic?
>You can leave a comment by clicking here.
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>Robert Leslie Newman
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>President, Omaha Chapter NFB
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