When blogging became all the rage a few years ago, nobody gave much thought to traffic generation (except maybe the geeks who figured out long before most of us that there was money to be made from it).
Now that social media sites drive much of blog traffic, much of the content written is to feed the needs of these communities. I have to say, I write this post out of a bit of frustration because many of the social media sites don’t meet my needs. Why? Let me explain.
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There is another resource both for finding what’s happening in the blogosphere and for potentially seeking out incoming links. Web guru Guy Kawasaki recently launched Alltop, with the slogan, “We’ve got all the top stories covered, all the time.”
Frankly, when I first saw the site I didn’t get its brilliance in its simplicity. I shrugged it off as yet another directory in a world or far too many blog directories. But since then, a couple things have happened.
I submitted a couple links to my blog feeds to ask to be…
Every blogger wants his or her posts to catch fire on Digg or StumbleUpon (or the social site of their choice), but would you ever pay for Diggs and Stumbles?
It’s not a new phenomenon. In fact, many social sites try to combat paid submissions, but there are still many sites out there like Subvert and Profit where advertisers can pay people to Digg, Stumble, etc. blog posts or web pages and where bloggers or internet users can sign up to get paid to submit those Diggs and Stumbles.
As a marketer, I can certainly…
Marketing is not just about promotion; the marketing concept is also about discovering the needs and wants of a customer. A lot of marketing is about understanding your customer’s needs and wants and making sure that you build a product that satisfies those needs and wants efficiently and profitably.
Research on blogging indicates it is not a good idea for a corporate blogger to focus solely on discussing their own products and services extensively, rather the better blogging strategy is to discuss customer issues and concerns. If a company receives customer…
Blog contests can single-handedly drive lots of traffic to your site, or even encourage people to take actions to promote your site (such as linking to it). It can encourage people to return, if your method of entry involves something like subscribing to your feed via Feedburner or some similar engagement.
You may have no idea how to begin the process of hosting a contest, however. You might even think you need big bucks to host a contest, but you need not spend a dime. Here are some basic steps:
