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By: 12 Tactics to Push Free Traffic to Your Blog « Social Media Marketing

12 Tactics to Push Free Traffic to Your Blog « Social Media Marketing — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:07:06 +0000

[...] you build a foundation of flagship content on your topic, you’ll be ready to start sharing your new site with the world. Here are [...]

By: James

James — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:45:54 +0000

@ Chris – Repaired with my thanks for catching that. Target=blank was the issue (doh!)

And you’re welcome Good to have you as a reader.

By: Chris7mas

Chris7mas — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:42:10 +0000

Just a small observation: the link to Dosh Dosh is broken. By the way, I recently bumped into this website (I usually read DailyBlogTips and I really like the content, the approach and the tips you guys are putting on this website. I think it's a really good site with resources for bloggers, and since I'm relatively new to blogging, I enjoyed all the posts I've read here and learned a lot. Thanks! Chris7mass last blog post..IRC Clients for Linux Part 2: List of 5 CLI Clients

By: Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing

Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:51:16 +0000

Ellen,
It helped tremendously.

With my main website, vegan momma, when it was created three years ago I didn’t treat it like a business. It was just a “personal journal” and I treated it as such. It showed. I’m also a business owner I started treating vegan momma like my “regular business”

When I started treating my main website like a business, my website changed. People noticed. My traffic increased. Solicitors started contacting me directly to write reviews or place ads on my website. They were willing to pay a lot of money. My main website gets contacted weekly by solicitors. I turn the majority down simply because I don’t do a lot of paid advertising. I keep them on file. Two of the solicitors are now my clients.

I will promote other websites/businesses that I enjoy however; those are personal reviews.

This year I created eleven additional website I treat them like a business. I learned from the mistakes I made with vegan momma, and I determined that I wouldn’t fall into the same trap. They’re are doing well.

I have big plans for Addicted To Writing, but presently I’m content to learn and improve my skills.

Like yourself I’m drawn to the smaller blogs; in fact, when I recognize people they are usually people that have a small audience. My feeling is the big blogs receive a lot of attention there is plenty of smaller blogs that are just as good, but they don’t get the same amount of recognition. I’ll do my part to change that. They deserve to be heard.

By: Kim Kinrade

Kim Kinrade — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:36:35 +0000

Thanks for helping me to remember that all content is valuable.

By: James

James — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:42:39 +0000

@ Ellen – You’ve just made my day. Thank you for that compliment.

By: ellen

ellen — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:31:15 +0000

Hi Opal,
I have been to your site and was impressed. Question: Do you feel like treating your site as a business made you more focused in your writing for this site?
James,
Flags aren’t really a symbol I get into, but this article is inspirational. Funny, but I was drawn to this site, not to the “bigger” bloggers you mention. Then again, I have never been drawn to commercialism, but you certainly can learn from these people. The trick is to pick and choose what you need for your own particular marketing strategy.

Thanks.

By: Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing

Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:10:35 +0000

When I started my main website I was all over the place; however, I started treating it like my business and I noticed a difference. I’m don’t want to be like everyone else. It’s hard to be heard. Now my main website receives a fair amount of traffic. Yes my flag is firmly planted. Can I make improvements? Of course and I can. I recently started adding those improvements to my website. The feedback has been amazing. I’m always looking for ways to improve my websites.