Blog Traffic Secrets

January 14, 2009 · Filed Under Making Money

There are no blog traffic secrets.

Sorry! However, there are plenty of proven ways to get website traffic.

Why do you want more website traffic?

Sounds like a stupid question especially if you are trying to make a living online. Not everyone is! Some folks blog to just blog. No products being hawked, no Adsense ads on their site and no affiliate income streams lurking about. They just want to spill their guts about something. I call those folks “Hobby Bloggers.”

This post and many more to follow isn’t for those folks. It’s for those that want to make money blogging.

A constant stream of visitors is the lifeblood of any website that is designed to provide income. No matter how great looking a website is or how well it converts visitors into buyers, it is completely worthless without visitors.

There’s a lot to learn about anything you decide to do online.

The problem with a lot of folks that come online looking for an opportunity have unrealistic expectations. I haven’t found anything online that will make you money without a little work. Everyone has heard the phrase “work-at-home”, unfortunately most people only hear the “at-home” part. And, they don’t associate home with work.

If you are still strolling through La-La Land and continue searching and buying courses and other “shiny objects” that promise to pump out cash without work, then this post and all that follow are not for you.

Mosey along now, the next shiny object awaits you.

Are you serious about increasing your blog traffic?

On the other hand, if you’re really serious about doing a little work to make some real cash with a pro-blog, and you’re committed to doing whatever it takes to make it, then stick around. Because, what I’m going to reveal on this blog for free will literally cost thousands of dollars in a training and mentoring program.

I suggest you subscribe to my RSS feed or email feed. That way you’ll be the first to know when I have posted updates. Just hover your mouse over the Subscribe button at the top of the center column and choose your feed.

Blogging isn’t a hobby. It’s a Big Business!

Blogging is no longer a choice for those that want to make money or continue to make money online. I know! I resisted this phenomena for too long. I just didn’t want to get involved in starting from square one with something I knew very little about.

However, like any good business person I keep track of my stats. And, the one thing that bothered me was my regular websites weren’t gaining page rank as quickly as many of the blogs I follow. Well, that was enough proof for me. I began researching on how big blogging really is. Here’s what I found:

Source: BlogWorldExpo.com

Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog
More than 147 million Americans use the Internet
Over 57 million Americans read blogs
1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog
89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years
9% of internet users say they have created blogs
6% of the entire US adult population has created a blog
Technorati is currently tracking over 70 million blogs
over 120 thousand blogs are created every day
There are over 1.4 million new blog posts every day
22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs
37% of blog readers began reading blogs in 2005 or 2006
51% of blog readers shop online
Blog readers average 23 hours online each week

Source: Backbone Blogging Survey

83% of corporate bloggers saw a traffic increase to their site
51% took less than 1-2 months from initial concept to launch of blog
88% saw a boost in search engine ranking within 3 months of launch
62% saw an increase in sales within 3 months of launch

Source: Pew Internet Project

Blog readership is growing among all demographics
Blog readership jumped 58% in 2004, from 17% to 27% of Internet users who said they read blogs daily
27% of Internet users read blogs daily in November 2004
12% of users are aware of RSS, and 4% have knowingly used RSS.

Okay!! Blogs are A Big Deal

So, how do I get more traffic to my blog and start making more MONEY?

Here is the list of primary methods used by pro-bloggers to get blog traffic:

Viral Marketing
Article Writing
Link Building
Forums and Discussion Groups
Organic SEO
RSS
Press Releases
Social Bookmarking Sites

I’ll begin this blog traffic series with “Viral Marketing” in tomorrow’s post.

I’ve run out of time for today as I need to clear the snow off my driveway. Why is it called a driveway when you park on it. And, why are some streets called parkways when you actually drive on them?

See ya tomorrow.

(No Ratings Yet)

Loading ...

No TweetBacks yet. (Be the first to Tweet this post)

Related Posts

Back Links To Improve SE Rank Back Links To Improve SE Rank This is a really good way of getting backlinks to your site. You look for blogs and Web 2.0 sites that do NOT have the "no follow" tag. There is a free piece of software called Comment Kahuna that helps you find blogs to......
Making Money Online With Article Marketing Making Money Online With Article Marketing As with most things on the ‘net, there are free and fee-based options. We’re going to suggest you start your article marketing methods out the free way, but you can always implement some options where you pay a nominal fee to showcase your articles......
The Big, Bad List of Pre-SEO Questions You Need to Answer, Part I From: Stoney deGeyter on Search Engine Guide Mr. deGeyter poses important questions in this part 1 of his series on Pre-Seo questions. He also provides you with enough thought provoking information to help you get started on the right foot with your web's SEO duties. In this first post he......
Pushing The Free Line by Hal Major My cup runneth over with "free". I get free and I have free. I occasionally give free. Free shows up in my inbox and RSS feed reader everyday just like the sun rises in the East. In one of my email accounts this morning and I had......
Shortcuts To Internet Millions?? Have you seen the infomercial for Jeff Paul's Shortcuts To Internet Millions? Maybe not, unless you are watching TV at 4 AM like I was this morning. Don't Ask! Anyway, the infomercial is dominated by two blonde women with big bazoongas that interview successful students of the program. They are......

Related Websites

How to Make a Million Dollars with Your Blog Site There is a very simple basic formula to make a million dollars with your blog site. It’s obviously a white-hot topic, as evidenced by the fact that most of the top blog sites are about this very subject. And that’s part of the formula. Create a blog site about making......
An introduction to the world of online marketing Do you know that there is money to be made on the internet? Many people have the wrong conception that all the online money making opportunities are just scams. This cannot be further from the truth as there are some genuine ways that exist in order to earn some bucks......
Smart Steps for Building Blog Traffic This is part two in a three part series on the steps for building blog traffic. If you are looking for quick and simple ways for building blog traffic, or more involved ways with bigger returns, keep reading for some great information. 1 - Participate in related blogs and forum......
Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Creating Content, Optimizing SEO And Promoting Your Site Last time in the "Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog" series we talked about the basics of setting up your WordPress blog. We looked at picking a niche for your site, choosing a name and domain name, and buying a hosting package. We also looked at some......
Blog Plug-Ins to Get More Readers Wordpress specifically has a number of plug-ins for blogging that will allow you to attract more readers to your blog. Some of the best blog plug-ins for increasing traffic to come in three main categories: Social networking and bookmarking Posting across many different platforms RSS feed helpers BTE Related Websites:......