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The other point is that small amounts of traffic won't suffice either; to make lot's of money we will need to generate massive amounts of through traffic.
I have been reading many blogs on the subject and come up with some sort of a plan to begin my traffic generation to this blog.
1. Directory Submission
By submitting this Blog to various directory's I will be able to generate lot's of one way links, which in turn should significantly improve the Blog's Search Engine rankings.
I am going to use a tool to submit my blog to the different directories, it still takes time to do but should be worth it once I see the site being recognised. The tool is called Directory Submitter and can be downloaded for free.
I will add more method's to my list once I have submitted Blog Addick to all of the sites featured in Directory Submitter (350 I think).
I'm back from submitting this Blog to the 350 sites, some worked and were for free, others required a fee to submit. The submissions did prove to be rather time consuming but should help to push the blog up the rankings (fingers crossed).
2. RSS Feed
The next thing I have done is create an RSS feed. I have done this using feedburner, it is very easy to do you can visit the feedburner site here.
The idea behind an RSS Feed is to allow visitors to sign up and be notified of any updates or new posts to your blog.
As with submitting your blog with directroy submitter it is also an idea to submit your feed to various feed directories and aggregators.
The other thing that feedburner does is a PingShot; automatically notifying various directories and aggregators when you publish new material to your blog/feed.
There is a great list of RSS feeds and pings at Tips for New Bloggers; you can visit the relevant page here: RSS feeds and Pings. This is the next thing that I am going to do, I am going to trawl through the list and submit my RSS feed to the various directories.
When you have registered your feed with feedburner, make sure that you add feedburner on your blogger settings.
You can do this by:
- Clicking settings for the relevant blog.
- Selecting site feed from the menu.
- Where it says Post Feed Redirect URL you have to enter your feedburner feed address. E.g. the feed address for this site is http://feeds.feedburner.com/BlogAddick
In addition to submitting my feed to all of the sites listed on Tips for New Bloggers I have also downloaded a RSS Submit Software called Allscoop RSS Submit Pro you can download it for free. Just follow the instructions to submit your blog to a few more search engines.
3. Bookmark
Give your visitors the option to bookmark your site or each individual post. Social Networking sites such as Digg, Stumbleupon, Twitter as well as many others have become very important in driving huge amounts of traffic through the most successful site.
A great site that you can use to bookmark each individual post yourself (as the webmaster) is Onlywire it's a free service, all you need to do is promote the the onlywire site by displaying a bookmark and share button on your site.
I have read a free ebook that is recommended as an essential read on a number of highly regarded sites including Carl Ocab who tips it as a vital part of social networking to drive traffic to your site. I found the book very informative and have used it to get a better understanding of Web 2.0 which has become an integral part of owning a successful Blog/site. Click the book title to download your Free copy of the Authority Black Book.
4. Post on other Blogs
This is a great way to get some attention and a few links to your site!
If you read a post on a Blog that you like, then comment on it. Bloggers love to see a few comments on their Blogs (especially if they are good ones). Likewise, if you disagree with a post then also say so (after all it's good to have an opinion). Personally I like anykind of feedback as it allows you to make corrections and improve the blog/site that is being developed.
If people like your posts and find them informative then they will no doubt visit your site to see what it is about. Don't be too much like an advert in your posts though, there is plenty of time to sell once you get them to your site.
5. Build a Squidoo Lens
If nothing else, building a squidoo lens will add another link back to your blog, it doesn't take very long to do and should increase traffic via other squidoo users. Building a lens is a very simple process as squidoo walk you through step-by-step.
You can click here to view my squidoo page for Ei42 shops.
