Bloggers make mistakes all the time. But most of them are easy to avoid, and even easier not to create in the first place.
Mistake one – not sticking to the topic of your blog.
Blogs are designed around a theme – and the more focused the theme, the more likely you'll attract interested traffic. Most new bloggers however either 'cast around' for a theme, hoping to hit on something that works, or are just scattered in general.
Solution – keep your posts as focused as possible on the overall topic that you set out for your blog.
Mistake two – Not driving traffic to their sites.
Blogging isn't just about posting content. Unfortunately, most people think that 'if they build it, they will come' and thats simply not true. not updating often enough – most bloggers start out really well – they write lots of posts and then, it tapers off.
They become discouraged, or worse, they think they aren't doing 'it right'. Blogging needs just as much attention as any other site, sometimes more so – and like most sites, unless you hit on something really big, you'll find that you don't make much of an impact at first.
Driving traffic to your site CAN be fairly simple though – you can do it by taking part in other sites, and using your url in your sigline, you can comment on other blogs, or bookmark your site – with wide exposure you'll gain far more traffic than simply relying on SEO.
Mistake three – not connecting with others in your niche.
Solution - its important to contact others in your niche, because it gives you a chance to participate in link exchanges.
One of the best ways to do this is 'mutually' recommend one another's sites – you can do this, quite simply, by asking the site owner to review your site, and you can do the same. That way, you'll build a more valuable 'link base' for the person you're reviewing, and though they are creating a two way link exchange with you, the review style link exchange is always more valuable.
No matter what mistakes bloggers make, there's always a way to fix them – by working on the solution, you'll find that implementing the solutions will help immensely.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Use of Blog for Effective Marketingⓒ
Article sites are still, stickiness wise, one of the single best ways to drive traffic and build a name as a expert, all at the same time.
So how does this tie to your blog?
Well, for a start, if you're blogging on the same topic as you're writing content on, you should have a fairly good niche to promote into – and can use any of your longer, more coherent posts as article content. But if you want it to work really well, there are a couple of steps you MUST follow.
Make sure your article is coherent. Blog posts, by their nature are supposed to be less informal than the standard 'article' – like you're having an intimate conversation with a group of friends, instead of a more impersonal discussion with your readers, but at the same time, the best blog posts make TERRIBLE articles. So a blog post that is also going to be used on article submission sites should be both interesting, and slightly more 'formal' than standard blog posts.
Post it on your blog, and add your resource box at the end – you can make it clear that its a free reprint if you want, or you can simply post it in a category for your reprints. That way, you can offer a feed of your reprints too, and include the link in your resource box. Also include the permalink to the post itself in your post – which means you will need to edit the post after posting the first time.
Wait a month – in that month, submit the article to any bookmarking sites, and ensure that you maximize its impact by encouraging your readers to 'vote' for it too.
Ensure your post is in the search engines by searching for the first line of your article. If its not in the search engines, work on getting it there – read up on site maps and other products designed to get you in the search engines.
Submit your content to a maximum of 10 reprint sites. Make sure your resource box doesn't break any of their rules, and make sure that you leave comments OPEN on these posts (if you close them ordinarily.
Following these five steps won't guarantee your success in using article marketing, but they will eliminate most of the serious beginner mistakes people make when submitting to article reprint sites.
Resource / Info:
ChiefDreamer© is an author and entrepreneur for Online Money Mines™, a continuing education and business development company showing people how to build business success.
Get No Obligation Free Tips & Training at http://www.OnlineMoneyMines.com. Find out if you qualify to be trained in having your own business at 1-800-719-8268 extension 30486 (Outside of the United States? Dial 1-480-355-5612 x30486 or Take a RISK FREE TOUR NOW!
So how does this tie to your blog?
Well, for a start, if you're blogging on the same topic as you're writing content on, you should have a fairly good niche to promote into – and can use any of your longer, more coherent posts as article content. But if you want it to work really well, there are a couple of steps you MUST follow.
Make sure your article is coherent. Blog posts, by their nature are supposed to be less informal than the standard 'article' – like you're having an intimate conversation with a group of friends, instead of a more impersonal discussion with your readers, but at the same time, the best blog posts make TERRIBLE articles. So a blog post that is also going to be used on article submission sites should be both interesting, and slightly more 'formal' than standard blog posts.
Post it on your blog, and add your resource box at the end – you can make it clear that its a free reprint if you want, or you can simply post it in a category for your reprints. That way, you can offer a feed of your reprints too, and include the link in your resource box. Also include the permalink to the post itself in your post – which means you will need to edit the post after posting the first time.
Wait a month – in that month, submit the article to any bookmarking sites, and ensure that you maximize its impact by encouraging your readers to 'vote' for it too.
Ensure your post is in the search engines by searching for the first line of your article. If its not in the search engines, work on getting it there – read up on site maps and other products designed to get you in the search engines.
Submit your content to a maximum of 10 reprint sites. Make sure your resource box doesn't break any of their rules, and make sure that you leave comments OPEN on these posts (if you close them ordinarily.
Following these five steps won't guarantee your success in using article marketing, but they will eliminate most of the serious beginner mistakes people make when submitting to article reprint sites.
Resource / Info:
ChiefDreamer© is an author and entrepreneur for Online Money Mines™, a continuing education and business development company showing people how to build business success.
Get No Obligation Free Tips & Training at http://www.OnlineMoneyMines.com. Find out if you qualify to be trained in having your own business at 1-800-719-8268 extension 30486 (Outside of the United States? Dial 1-480-355-5612 x30486 or Take a RISK FREE TOUR NOW!
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