I know that the major problem of paying for goods and for any international order is the inability to get a good credit card. But the good news here today is that you can now get your own Credit card here in Nigeria. To do this, there are two methods. The first method is:
Through the use of VIRTUAL TERMINAL NETWORK and GRAPH CARD. Virtual terminal network is in Nigeria and operated in Naira. They work in collaboration with Graph card in the U.S.A which brings up a relationship between them. If you can just follow the steps that are highlighted below, then you will be on your way to success.
- Log on to www.virtualterminalnetwork.com which is in Nigeria and sign up for free.
- Also log on to www.Graphcard .com and sign up for free using the same information you use in registering for virtual terminal like Name, Email address, E.t.c.
- The next step is to fund your account with virtual terminal. There are two ways in doing this. You can either fund the account with the use of an Agent or by paying into their UBA account. I will advice you pay into the UBA account which can be found in www.virtualterminalnetwork.com. Make sure you add extra money when funding the account because some few amount will be deducted as charges.’ Hope you do not expect they will be helping you get a Credit card for free. But there is nothing to worry about because their charges are very minute’.
- After paying the money, Just go to the site www.virtualterminalnetwork.com, click add fund and confirm bank deposit.
- Put in the amount you paid without a comma. For example, if you deposited ten thousand naira. Just type in the figure like this: 10000 then put in the date and teller number. Your payment will be confirmed within 24hrs. Usually does not take up to 24hrs.
- After your payment have been confirmed, go to your Graph card account, Click add fund. You will be asked if you are from Nigeria, confirm, put in your e-mail address and password. Your information’s will be processed and charges will be deducted then your money will reflect.
- The final step is to click on create Visa account on your www.graphcard .com account, pick the required amount you want to be on your visa card like $10, $20 ......... depending on the amount you use in funding the account or the amount you want to be on the Visa card, follow the remaining processes and submit or confirm.
- Within 7days, the visa card number and other information’s will be sent to your to your e-mail. Usually it does not take up to 7days. They do send it within 24hrs.
The steps are very simple and straight forward.
Coming up next on this site is the second method of getting a Credit card without having to leave your country and lots of important informations you will need for your internet business.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Blogging Secrets Revealed - 3 Secrets to Quick Blogging Success on the Web
You can easily hope to regulate a regular source of income through your blogs. If you want to benefit from your blog, you simply need to monetize your efforts in the right direction. Listed below are a few blogging tips that would help you in achieving instant success.
1. Strategize Your Marketing Goals
Blogging tips suggest that you need to keep on updating your blogs on a regular basis. By adding informative posts on a regular basis, you are providing your visitors to go through fresh content on a daily basis. Once the traffic to your blog increases, you have the advantage of monetizing your blog to achieve a regular source of income. Hence, the first step is to market your blog and get traffic on a regular basis.
2. Allow Comments On Your Blog
Blogging tips also suggest that you continue to add comments to your blog on a regular basis. If you want to earn a steady flow of income from your blog, you would need to allow people to leave their links on your homepage. By doing this, you would be able to generate a steady cash flow. You do this by charging a monthly income from your merchants.
3. Connect Your Blog To Your Website
It is interesting to note that a blog can drive high quality traffic to your website. If in case you have a blog, then you need to link it to your website. One blogging tip to instant success is to create an affiliate website and then drive traffic towards it by linking the site to your blog. For example, you need to write a post and then place a link to your website on that post. Whenever your readers would click that link, they would be automatically directed to your website.
Wishing you all the best
1. Strategize Your Marketing Goals
Blogging tips suggest that you need to keep on updating your blogs on a regular basis. By adding informative posts on a regular basis, you are providing your visitors to go through fresh content on a daily basis. Once the traffic to your blog increases, you have the advantage of monetizing your blog to achieve a regular source of income. Hence, the first step is to market your blog and get traffic on a regular basis.
2. Allow Comments On Your Blog
Blogging tips also suggest that you continue to add comments to your blog on a regular basis. If you want to earn a steady flow of income from your blog, you would need to allow people to leave their links on your homepage. By doing this, you would be able to generate a steady cash flow. You do this by charging a monthly income from your merchants.
3. Connect Your Blog To Your Website
It is interesting to note that a blog can drive high quality traffic to your website. If in case you have a blog, then you need to link it to your website. One blogging tip to instant success is to create an affiliate website and then drive traffic towards it by linking the site to your blog. For example, you need to write a post and then place a link to your website on that post. Whenever your readers would click that link, they would be automatically directed to your website.
Wishing you all the best
Build Upon a Blog Community by jay ukey
Often most newbie bloggers face a common dilemma of diverting traffic to their blogs. They get visibly disappointed; thereby losing interest in blogging. I've personally come across many such bloggers. The common complaint I get is that of less traffic.
When I asked a few bloggers about their blogging experience, they said that they regularly published their posts, at least once in two days; sometimes even every day. But still fell short of expectations. After about 2 months of hard work, they said the visitor count on their blogs didn't show any noticeable change.
The common mistake the newbie bloggers today do is that they do not build upon a community. They fail to understand that building online relationships with fellow bloggers is the most viable option. Being a regular poster is a good thing. However when the posts are not shared or commented upon, they do not receive a higher Google ranking.
Diverting traffic to the blogs is in the bloggers' hands. Just as new posts are published on ones blogs, bloggers need to post comments on other blogs too. The comment should not be a random one or hastily written. One should post a relevant comment to a blogpost. A wise blogger would first read a blogpost, understand its contents and then post a comment relevant to the blogpost. If a blogger would consistently comment on other blogs for at least 2 months, he would start receiving comments on his own blog; thus building a community of his own.
Commenting is no doubt a good approach for building a relationship. However it may not be the only option.
For help fell free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com
When I asked a few bloggers about their blogging experience, they said that they regularly published their posts, at least once in two days; sometimes even every day. But still fell short of expectations. After about 2 months of hard work, they said the visitor count on their blogs didn't show any noticeable change.
The common mistake the newbie bloggers today do is that they do not build upon a community. They fail to understand that building online relationships with fellow bloggers is the most viable option. Being a regular poster is a good thing. However when the posts are not shared or commented upon, they do not receive a higher Google ranking.
Diverting traffic to the blogs is in the bloggers' hands. Just as new posts are published on ones blogs, bloggers need to post comments on other blogs too. The comment should not be a random one or hastily written. One should post a relevant comment to a blogpost. A wise blogger would first read a blogpost, understand its contents and then post a comment relevant to the blogpost. If a blogger would consistently comment on other blogs for at least 2 months, he would start receiving comments on his own blog; thus building a community of his own.
Commenting is no doubt a good approach for building a relationship. However it may not be the only option.
For help fell free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com
Blogging Tips - Building a Blog Network by Steven Wagenheim
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Blogs are big and here to stay. Of that, there is no argument. However, just putting up a blog on the Internet is no guarantee that anybody is going to see it. You need to generate traffic to your blog. Problem is, that's easier said than done and getting your blog up the SERPs is no easy chore. However, by building a blog network, you can get all your blogs up the SERPs rather easily. This article explains how.
Probably the best way to illustrate this is with an example. Let's say that you wanted to create a blog network revolving around the rock group "The Beatles." Now, putting up just one blog would probably not get you very far in the SERPs without a lot of work. After all, this is one very popular group with a lot of sites out there. However, what if we built a network of blogs around the group itself? How can we do this? The next paragraph gives some ideas.
How about we start off with a main Beatles blog. This one would go into a brief history of the Fab 4. Maybe include a listing of all their albums and singles that they released. Then, we could put up some supporting blogs. For example, we could have a blog for each member of the Beatles; Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. And then (this is the key) at each supporting blog, you have a link pointing to the main or mother blog. This way, you develop your network. Naturally, you would have links from the main blog to each of the supporting ones.
You could further expand on this. You could have a blog that has nothing but all their songs listed along with lyrics. You could have a blog that has nothing but videos of the Beatles. You could have yet another blog that goes into their personal lives, such as who they each were married to. You could have still another time line blog where you go through all the important dates in their history, such as song releases, concerts and so on.
Do you see where I am going with this? There are a number of specialty blogs that you could put up that all relate, in some way, to the mother blog. Linking them all together, you will eventually have one powerful network going for you.
Yes, this does involve quite a bit of work, but in the long run, it will pay off big time if you do it correctly.
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Blogs are big and here to stay. Of that, there is no argument. However, just putting up a blog on the Internet is no guarantee that anybody is going to see it. You need to generate traffic to your blog. Problem is, that's easier said than done and getting your blog up the SERPs is no easy chore. However, by building a blog network, you can get all your blogs up the SERPs rather easily. This article explains how.
Probably the best way to illustrate this is with an example. Let's say that you wanted to create a blog network revolving around the rock group "The Beatles." Now, putting up just one blog would probably not get you very far in the SERPs without a lot of work. After all, this is one very popular group with a lot of sites out there. However, what if we built a network of blogs around the group itself? How can we do this? The next paragraph gives some ideas.
How about we start off with a main Beatles blog. This one would go into a brief history of the Fab 4. Maybe include a listing of all their albums and singles that they released. Then, we could put up some supporting blogs. For example, we could have a blog for each member of the Beatles; Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. And then (this is the key) at each supporting blog, you have a link pointing to the main or mother blog. This way, you develop your network. Naturally, you would have links from the main blog to each of the supporting ones.
You could further expand on this. You could have a blog that has nothing but all their songs listed along with lyrics. You could have a blog that has nothing but videos of the Beatles. You could have yet another blog that goes into their personal lives, such as who they each were married to. You could have still another time line blog where you go through all the important dates in their history, such as song releases, concerts and so on.
Do you see where I am going with this? There are a number of specialty blogs that you could put up that all relate, in some way, to the mother blog. Linking them all together, you will eventually have one powerful network going for you.
Yes, this does involve quite a bit of work, but in the long run, it will pay off big time if you do it correctly.
To YOUR Success for any help fell free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com
How to Make Money With Your Blog
This article is to show new and advanced bloggers how to make money with a blog.
How do you start a blog?
This is not hard. There are over 15 million blogs in cyberspace as we speak so it can not be that hard.
How much does it cost to blog?
There are many free services that allow you to start building a blog such as Blogger and Wordpress. I recommend using one of the free services to get a beginner idea and feel for blogging while playing around and moving things here and there to test. Now, if you are interested in making money with a blog, you will eventually need a self hosted account which is not that expensive usually around $9.99. This way, you look and have a more professional feel.
How to Get a Blogging Platform?
If you are just want to make some extra cash from your blog, try these options. But if you are really serious about eventually retiring from that horrible 9-5 job, I strongly recommend self-hosting your blog (We will get into this later..).
Blogger.com - Blogger is my first choice to start out. It is so easy, a 10 year old can use it and actually understand it. Now, there are limitations to what you can and cannot do here because it is owned by Google. It is, however, Free.
Wordpress.com - This is completely free, not that hard to set up, you can customize many things but like blogger, there are limitations as well.
Wordpress.org - Same as Wordpress com BUT this is where you get the self-hosting and your options are basically limitless. You are now free to roam around the cabin. lol.
Setting up a self-hosted blog
*skip this section if you are using any of the above methods*
I am sure you are serious enough to make money about blogging and are searching for the top way to arrange your blogs look and personality, then getting a self-hosted blog from Wordpress org is your best option. Wordpress is the number one choice for most bloggers. It does require a little work and does cost something: domain name purchase ($10/year) blog hosting ($10/month).
A gigantic advantage is that you can use your own personal domain name.
Choose a Domain Name
1. You should start by purchasing a domain name. GoDaddy is a great site to start. I would recommend going to for a .com rather than a .org. Most people today are more familiar with .com than anything else.
2. Choose a host for your blog
A web host is the site that you pay to keep all of your files in one place for your blog. Similar to a container holding onto your personal items in storage. There are many hosting companies out there. Choose wisely.
I recommend to go with larger companies who are more known for doing just this. They may be a bit more but at least you know you probably will not have a problem with them and getting in touch will not be hard if need be.
Affiliate Marketing and what it is
A great example of an affiliate marketer: There are millions of products. When you surf the net and see many photos and pictures of products, 9 out of 10 times, they are being sold and promoted through an affiliate marketer. Simply put, when someone clicks on that image, goes to the site where it is being sold, decides right then and there to purchase it, the affiliate marketer gets a commission for the sale. Sometimes it can be anywhere from $5.00 to $100.00 or even more. There are a thousands of Affiliate programs, Clickbank, Commission Junction, and Markethealth. MarketHealth by far is my favorite and has made me tons of money. Very easy to get going there. (Click on the link above and get started)
Does it take to make money from a blog?
This depends on your dedication and how hungry you are.
When I first started out, I knew nothing about blogging. Zero. I studied my butt off and searched all over the Internet for "help me do this" guides. Now days, things are easier to understand and there are tons of free blog tools and software to get you going. If you build it, they will come. But, if you build it and do nothing afterwards and sit on your butt expecting a parade of traffic to arrive, you will be very disappointed and they "will NOT come".
Blogging involves work but can be very rewarding if you follow some simple tactics and apply them. In time, when your blog becomes more popular, that is when you start to see the money coming in. If you are expecting to make a million dollars overnight from day one of your new blog, stop reading here now. Remember, this is not the lottery.
You have to build up traffic and members thus giving you higher page rank where big engine sites like Google, MSN and Yahoo will notice your blog and reward you by placing you higher and closer to the top. that is when things get interesting.
What do I do and Where do I start?
The first thing I would do is write a few well written articles about what ever your topic is and post them right away. Get the ball rolling.
Join many directories
If I were starting a brand new blog, the first thing I would do is Google the topic I want to blog about adding "directory" as well into the search bar. A nice list of web directories about my topic will show up. Here are a few to get you started with.
* Blogcatalog com ( This is my Number One Choice !!! )
* Blogflux com
* DMOZ org
* Yahoo Directory
Commenting on Blogs
One of the greatest ways for new blogs to get almost immediate traffic is by commenting on other blogs with the same topic or niche as yours. Always comment about useful things that can contribute. Never spam with just links to your site.
People do not like this and the odds are your comment will be deleted or worse, you will be banned from that directory so be careful at what you say. The blogging community is generally a very social community and those who are active in the community often receive the good traffic they are looking for.
Commenting on Forums
Similar to Commenting on blogs, You can find a forum that pertains to your subject only and comment away. I find that BlogCatalog is a great forum as well as the Warrior forum.
Article submission sites
Submit your articles to top article submission sites. These sites collect articles and most allow a link back to your blog. Here are a few good ones I use always.
* EzineArticles
* goarticles
* articledashboard
* articlecity
SEO tips for new bloggers
It will take some time to get a good amount of traffic from the search engines. The search engines like more established sites that have a lot of people linking to them already. It is very important to get good links from other sites so that search engines will notice your blog.
Be patient. In time your blog will grow.
What is SEO ?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) are methods and tricks on getting your web site or blog to the top of the search engine listings. I could go on and on forever on this topic but for now, just stick with what we have talked about. If you are eager to SEO your site, type in "SEO help for bloggers" in the search bar and there will be plenty of articles and blogs to check this out.
If you do these steps the right way, you will be in a better place than most people who do not know a single thing about SEO.
1. The Title Tags
In my opinion, this is the most important part of SEO. The title of your web site is what web surfers will see when they are looking for a particular thing. If you have a lousy title for your site or article, then most likely, the reader will pass onto the next best thing.
2. The Anchor Text
Anchor text tells the search engines what other sites your site is about. Google really places a lot of importance on anchor text.
3. Keywords
Keywords are vitally important. Simply put, when someone types in the search bar what they are looking for, and something comes up, it is the keywords that they have used that pulls up the content of the page. If your site is about "Changing Baby Diapers" and people typed in some of those words, there is a great chance that your page will be listed but if you choose keywords that are irrelevant to your site, no chance.
4. Links
Try and exchange links with other similar sites. You may have to add someone else link to your blog but if they do the same, then all is well. This is a way to get more traffic. You want to be noticed right? .
5. Write articles people want and are searching for.
Try to reach out to other bloggers rather than trying to sell them something right away. Build a trusting fan base first before jumping into selling everyone in the world your affiliate products.
6. Add A Google search bar to your site.
Google is the King of search. By adding this, you will help your visitors find the information that they are looking for on your site and hopefully make some money in the process.
Install Google Analytics
This is an amazing statistics tool that will help you keep track of your visitors and analyze a lot of data about them.
Google Keyword Tool
This is the best FREE tool to get ideas about popular keywords.
Add A Feed to Your Blog
Feedburner is my first choice here. you will want to burn a feed to allow others to quickly see updated posts and info on your blog.
Most of all,Have fun !
Even though this article is about helping those who want to make money with a blog, I also realize that many people forget about the fun part of blogging. They get caught up in the technical aspects of SEO and Html etc.. One of the best things to do if you are just starting out is have some fun and play around. Make use of many of the free blog tools out there and experiment. You will make mistakes along the way but you will learn.
If you stick with the basics, I know that you will make money with your blog as long as you do not quit. There will be times of frustration along the way. Take a break, do something else, read a book about something entirely different, exercise...
then come back to your blog and start where you left off.
For help feel free to contact Goodness on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com or call +2347032973204
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How do you start a blog?
This is not hard. There are over 15 million blogs in cyberspace as we speak so it can not be that hard.
How much does it cost to blog?
There are many free services that allow you to start building a blog such as Blogger and Wordpress. I recommend using one of the free services to get a beginner idea and feel for blogging while playing around and moving things here and there to test. Now, if you are interested in making money with a blog, you will eventually need a self hosted account which is not that expensive usually around $9.99. This way, you look and have a more professional feel.
How to Get a Blogging Platform?
If you are just want to make some extra cash from your blog, try these options. But if you are really serious about eventually retiring from that horrible 9-5 job, I strongly recommend self-hosting your blog (We will get into this later..).
Blogger.com - Blogger is my first choice to start out. It is so easy, a 10 year old can use it and actually understand it. Now, there are limitations to what you can and cannot do here because it is owned by Google. It is, however, Free.
Wordpress.com - This is completely free, not that hard to set up, you can customize many things but like blogger, there are limitations as well.
Wordpress.org - Same as Wordpress com BUT this is where you get the self-hosting and your options are basically limitless. You are now free to roam around the cabin. lol.
Setting up a self-hosted blog
*skip this section if you are using any of the above methods*
I am sure you are serious enough to make money about blogging and are searching for the top way to arrange your blogs look and personality, then getting a self-hosted blog from Wordpress org is your best option. Wordpress is the number one choice for most bloggers. It does require a little work and does cost something: domain name purchase ($10/year) blog hosting ($10/month).
A gigantic advantage is that you can use your own personal domain name.
Choose a Domain Name
1. You should start by purchasing a domain name. GoDaddy is a great site to start. I would recommend going to for a .com rather than a .org. Most people today are more familiar with .com than anything else.
2. Choose a host for your blog
A web host is the site that you pay to keep all of your files in one place for your blog. Similar to a container holding onto your personal items in storage. There are many hosting companies out there. Choose wisely.
I recommend to go with larger companies who are more known for doing just this. They may be a bit more but at least you know you probably will not have a problem with them and getting in touch will not be hard if need be.
Affiliate Marketing and what it is
A great example of an affiliate marketer: There are millions of products. When you surf the net and see many photos and pictures of products, 9 out of 10 times, they are being sold and promoted through an affiliate marketer. Simply put, when someone clicks on that image, goes to the site where it is being sold, decides right then and there to purchase it, the affiliate marketer gets a commission for the sale. Sometimes it can be anywhere from $5.00 to $100.00 or even more. There are a thousands of Affiliate programs, Clickbank, Commission Junction, and Markethealth. MarketHealth by far is my favorite and has made me tons of money. Very easy to get going there. (Click on the link above and get started)
Does it take to make money from a blog?
This depends on your dedication and how hungry you are.
When I first started out, I knew nothing about blogging. Zero. I studied my butt off and searched all over the Internet for "help me do this" guides. Now days, things are easier to understand and there are tons of free blog tools and software to get you going. If you build it, they will come. But, if you build it and do nothing afterwards and sit on your butt expecting a parade of traffic to arrive, you will be very disappointed and they "will NOT come".
Blogging involves work but can be very rewarding if you follow some simple tactics and apply them. In time, when your blog becomes more popular, that is when you start to see the money coming in. If you are expecting to make a million dollars overnight from day one of your new blog, stop reading here now. Remember, this is not the lottery.
You have to build up traffic and members thus giving you higher page rank where big engine sites like Google, MSN and Yahoo will notice your blog and reward you by placing you higher and closer to the top. that is when things get interesting.
What do I do and Where do I start?
The first thing I would do is write a few well written articles about what ever your topic is and post them right away. Get the ball rolling.
Join many directories
If I were starting a brand new blog, the first thing I would do is Google the topic I want to blog about adding "directory" as well into the search bar. A nice list of web directories about my topic will show up. Here are a few to get you started with.
* Blogcatalog com ( This is my Number One Choice !!! )
* Blogflux com
* DMOZ org
* Yahoo Directory
Commenting on Blogs
One of the greatest ways for new blogs to get almost immediate traffic is by commenting on other blogs with the same topic or niche as yours. Always comment about useful things that can contribute. Never spam with just links to your site.
People do not like this and the odds are your comment will be deleted or worse, you will be banned from that directory so be careful at what you say. The blogging community is generally a very social community and those who are active in the community often receive the good traffic they are looking for.
Commenting on Forums
Similar to Commenting on blogs, You can find a forum that pertains to your subject only and comment away. I find that BlogCatalog is a great forum as well as the Warrior forum.
Article submission sites
Submit your articles to top article submission sites. These sites collect articles and most allow a link back to your blog. Here are a few good ones I use always.
* EzineArticles
* goarticles
* articledashboard
* articlecity
SEO tips for new bloggers
It will take some time to get a good amount of traffic from the search engines. The search engines like more established sites that have a lot of people linking to them already. It is very important to get good links from other sites so that search engines will notice your blog.
Be patient. In time your blog will grow.
What is SEO ?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) are methods and tricks on getting your web site or blog to the top of the search engine listings. I could go on and on forever on this topic but for now, just stick with what we have talked about. If you are eager to SEO your site, type in "SEO help for bloggers" in the search bar and there will be plenty of articles and blogs to check this out.
If you do these steps the right way, you will be in a better place than most people who do not know a single thing about SEO.
1. The Title Tags
In my opinion, this is the most important part of SEO. The title of your web site is what web surfers will see when they are looking for a particular thing. If you have a lousy title for your site or article, then most likely, the reader will pass onto the next best thing.
2. The Anchor Text
Anchor text tells the search engines what other sites your site is about. Google really places a lot of importance on anchor text.
3. Keywords
Keywords are vitally important. Simply put, when someone types in the search bar what they are looking for, and something comes up, it is the keywords that they have used that pulls up the content of the page. If your site is about "Changing Baby Diapers" and people typed in some of those words, there is a great chance that your page will be listed but if you choose keywords that are irrelevant to your site, no chance.
4. Links
Try and exchange links with other similar sites. You may have to add someone else link to your blog but if they do the same, then all is well. This is a way to get more traffic. You want to be noticed right? .
5. Write articles people want and are searching for.
Try to reach out to other bloggers rather than trying to sell them something right away. Build a trusting fan base first before jumping into selling everyone in the world your affiliate products.
6. Add A Google search bar to your site.
Google is the King of search. By adding this, you will help your visitors find the information that they are looking for on your site and hopefully make some money in the process.
Install Google Analytics
This is an amazing statistics tool that will help you keep track of your visitors and analyze a lot of data about them.
Google Keyword Tool
This is the best FREE tool to get ideas about popular keywords.
Add A Feed to Your Blog
Feedburner is my first choice here. you will want to burn a feed to allow others to quickly see updated posts and info on your blog.
Most of all,Have fun !
Even though this article is about helping those who want to make money with a blog, I also realize that many people forget about the fun part of blogging. They get caught up in the technical aspects of SEO and Html etc.. One of the best things to do if you are just starting out is have some fun and play around. Make use of many of the free blog tools out there and experiment. You will make mistakes along the way but you will learn.
If you stick with the basics, I know that you will make money with your blog as long as you do not quit. There will be times of frustration along the way. Take a break, do something else, read a book about something entirely different, exercise...
then come back to your blog and start where you left off.
For help feel free to contact Goodness on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com or call +2347032973204
For info on jobs in Nigeria visit www.jobsvacan.blogspot.com
Friday, July 17, 2009
Fifteen Creative Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
Once you have got your blog up and running you might think that you can sit back and relax. You have your niche market coming back religiously for more. But, then as days pass you realize that there aren't any comments and the traffic is not what you had visualized it to have been.
Blogs also need to be promoted, visibility created just as any other website. Listed beneath are some tried and tested tips to generate more traffic in the direction of your blog.
• The very first thing that you must do is to set up Bloglet Subscription whereby everyone that you know can subscribe to it. You can reach out to as many people as you know starting from family to ending with your acquaintances.
• Secondly, set up a feed on other search engines so that your blog gets regularly spidered by the other search engines.
• It is a world of, you scratch my back and in turn I scratch yours. Go on to read and comment on other people's blogs as then they will go on to comment on yours. If you leave useful and relevant comments along with a link to your blog. The person who reads the comment is bound to come back to your blog to read further.
• You could use Ping-o-matic directories to ping every time that you publish your blog.
• You could try the traditional method of putting up your blog on search engines.
• You could also try and submit your blog to other blog directories. You can track your submissions on a daily basis. It will be time consuming but ultimately worth the effort.
• Adding a link to your blog with your email signature will be beneficial too
• Ensure that every page of your website has a link to your blog. This way it will serve a dual purpose.
• Same is the case with published newsletters. See to it that it has a link embedded to your blog.
• All the marketing and promotional material that you send out must have a link to your blog. This will include all the letters, reports and papers.
• The business cards, banners and brochures must have the blog URL printed prominently on it.
• Your blog must have an RSS fed URL that your readers can subscribe to. RSS feeds come in various options so go ahead and select the best one suited for your needs.
• Do not let your content turn stagnant. Ensure that you keep the content alive by posting as often as possible.
• Use Track back to make certain that you know if someone has posted a link to your blog. The best part is that the link for your blog will be a part of that site henceforth.
• Follow self discipline and focus. Keep aside at least some time in the day to post on your blog.
This kind of dedication and nurturing of your blog will certainly show results for you.
if you need any assistance, feel free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com, goodnessadebo@gmail.com,
+2347032973204,
visit www.jobsvacan.blogspot.com
Blogs also need to be promoted, visibility created just as any other website. Listed beneath are some tried and tested tips to generate more traffic in the direction of your blog.
• The very first thing that you must do is to set up Bloglet Subscription whereby everyone that you know can subscribe to it. You can reach out to as many people as you know starting from family to ending with your acquaintances.
• Secondly, set up a feed on other search engines so that your blog gets regularly spidered by the other search engines.
• It is a world of, you scratch my back and in turn I scratch yours. Go on to read and comment on other people's blogs as then they will go on to comment on yours. If you leave useful and relevant comments along with a link to your blog. The person who reads the comment is bound to come back to your blog to read further.
• You could use Ping-o-matic directories to ping every time that you publish your blog.
• You could try the traditional method of putting up your blog on search engines.
• You could also try and submit your blog to other blog directories. You can track your submissions on a daily basis. It will be time consuming but ultimately worth the effort.
• Adding a link to your blog with your email signature will be beneficial too
• Ensure that every page of your website has a link to your blog. This way it will serve a dual purpose.
• Same is the case with published newsletters. See to it that it has a link embedded to your blog.
• All the marketing and promotional material that you send out must have a link to your blog. This will include all the letters, reports and papers.
• The business cards, banners and brochures must have the blog URL printed prominently on it.
• Your blog must have an RSS fed URL that your readers can subscribe to. RSS feeds come in various options so go ahead and select the best one suited for your needs.
• Do not let your content turn stagnant. Ensure that you keep the content alive by posting as often as possible.
• Use Track back to make certain that you know if someone has posted a link to your blog. The best part is that the link for your blog will be a part of that site henceforth.
• Follow self discipline and focus. Keep aside at least some time in the day to post on your blog.
This kind of dedication and nurturing of your blog will certainly show results for you.
if you need any assistance, feel free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com, goodnessadebo@gmail.com,
+2347032973204,
visit www.jobsvacan.blogspot.com
How to Start a Blog and Make Money
So you want to know how to start a blog and make money online? You may not even know it but you are thinking in the direction that is probably the fastest growing segment of money makers in the world today.
There are so many approaches you can take when learning how to start a blog and make money on the internet.
There are many bloggers who build and market their blogs to attract millions of targeted readers and then sell ad space to companies selling blog related products. You can also place affiliate links and make a very nice living helping companies sell their products and services.
The key to blogging online for money is to know how to structure a blog around your chosen topic and find related search terms that have a good amount of daily searches internet wide. You then have to build and market your blog around that search term to begin driving visitors to your site.
The cool thing is that it does not matter what you want to blog about, once you learn how to start a blog and make money online the right way you can take any topic and use it to earn more money.
The key to writing on the internet is not what you want to write about but how you write about the topic to attract the highest volume of site visitors you possibly can reach.
Wanting to blog for money is a great start. now all you have to do is learn how to work with search engines and learn how to identify what search terms people use and you can begin to make a consistent income online.
If you have any question on making making money online or on setting up a blog, fill free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com, goodnessadebo@gmail.com, +2347032973204
There are so many approaches you can take when learning how to start a blog and make money on the internet.
There are many bloggers who build and market their blogs to attract millions of targeted readers and then sell ad space to companies selling blog related products. You can also place affiliate links and make a very nice living helping companies sell their products and services.
The key to blogging online for money is to know how to structure a blog around your chosen topic and find related search terms that have a good amount of daily searches internet wide. You then have to build and market your blog around that search term to begin driving visitors to your site.
The cool thing is that it does not matter what you want to blog about, once you learn how to start a blog and make money online the right way you can take any topic and use it to earn more money.
The key to writing on the internet is not what you want to write about but how you write about the topic to attract the highest volume of site visitors you possibly can reach.
Wanting to blog for money is a great start. now all you have to do is learn how to work with search engines and learn how to identify what search terms people use and you can begin to make a consistent income online.
If you have any question on making making money online or on setting up a blog, fill free to contact me on goodnessadebo@yahoo.com, goodnessadebo@gmail.com, +2347032973204
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