Tag: finding readers

Backlinks have become a topic of much discussion since Google’s Penguin update set back the ranks of websites whose backlink profiles seemed “unnatural.” But before we get into that, let’s stop and take a step back to look at the backlink “bigger picture.” Links are the glue that holds the ...more

This guest post is by Diggy of Flawlessconfidence.com. As a blogger or website owner you know how important traffic is—and how difficult it can be to obtain. Traffic is especially difficult to obtain when you are a small fish in the pond, when your site is relatively new and not ...more

This guest post is by Mary Jaksch of Write to Done. Imagine boosting your subscriber count by more than 50.7% in under six months. You’d like that, wouldn’t you? Okay, so if your blog has only about 200 subscribers, growing by more than 50% in under six months isn’t a ...more

From the marketers’ point of view, subscriptions are a loyalty mechanism—they’re the first technique we’ve looked at that’s most often used to build repeat traffic from people who have already visited your blog, and like it. If they like it so much, why do they need to be reminded to ...more

When bloggers think of online advertising, they usually think first of selling it, rather than buying it. But buying ad space can be a great traffic-generation technique if you’re careful in terms of how you go about it. There are really two types of advertising—brand advertising, and tactical or action-oriented ...more

This guest post is by Slavko Desik of LifestyleUpdated. Trying to understand the ways to get more traffic to your site, or even get some backlinks, you’ve probably stumbled across comment marketing. And correct me if I’m wrong, but the first thing you probably hoped to get out of it ...more

This guest post is by Matthew Turner of Turndog Millionaire. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a set of universal social media rules? The internet is full of social media wisdom, but what if we had 10 rules of engagement? If you’re reading this, you’re probably a writer of ...more

This guest post is by Nathan Kash of Electric Blogging. Whether you’re new to online business or you consider yourself a seasoned professional, you recognize the fact that a good promotion strategy can go a long way in generating income for your business. Companies across the world spend millions, sometimes ...more

Content marketing is probably the most common traffic tactic these days. It lets us target specific audience segments, in some cases it allows us to get the benefit of some other brand’s or blogger’s authority with a market, and it doesn’t require that out target readers be using particular tools ...more