Written on February 13th, 2007 at 08:02 am by Darren Rowse
How To Drive Traffic to Your Blog – The Advice of a 12 Year Old
Remember 12 year old blogger David Wilkinson from Techzi? David and I have kept in touch with one another since I posted about him last and recently I asked him to consider writing a guest post here at ProBlogger. I thought a 12 year old’s perspective on how to get traffic to your blog might be worth hearing. Here’s his post.
When Darren Rowse comes up to you, and asks you to write a post for ProBlogger.net, it’s not something you can really say ‘no’ to. Not that you’d want to of course, but more the fact that it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Why should I write, of all people though? Well Darren wanted to hear the methods that I as a young person use to drive traffic to my blog, without spending any money.
Learning the basics
First you need to grasp and understand that the Internet is a big place. Several billion web-pages, and often with very little time available to the end-user, they’ll use several techniques to find what they’re looking for.
SEO
Search? Standard engines like Google, Yahoo and Live are the most popular nowadays, and optimizing your site to be found easily, can be easy and hard based on many factors.
My best advice for someone starting out would be to start by building quality content for somebody to see, then progressing to “The Three Cs”. This way, you’ll get noticed by genuinely interested people, who’ll actively want to play a part in your site’s development, by giving you quality feedback on ways to improve, design and usability.
If you have a blog or a website that’s been going for several weeks, perhaps a month or two, and you’ve done “The Three Cs”, or at least some of them, would be to start focusing on building on your existing content, with fresh, interesting, relevant and unique content. Note I say ‘relevant’ and ‘unique’. This is important. There are so many splogs out there now-a-days, that people can quickly distinguish whether an article has been written by somebody or not, at least the majority of the time. Relevance too, like I said, is a key factor. If you have a very personal blog, then one day write something completely off-topic about a new type of golf club that comes out, people will start to wonder if you and your blog actually have an aim or a purpose, which is yet another vital thing to consider.
If you’re somebody with a very mature blog, that is several months or more old, you can now focus on the technical side of things, which is mainly down to the spiders. If you’ve been blogging this long, then if you’re not on your own domain, or hosting, I recommend it, as it allows for greater flexibility, design and SEO. Search engine optimization? Yep! A Google Sitemap can be stuck on your server for the Google-Bot and metatags can be added, which let you pre-define information about your page automatically, such as the author, a description, keywords and feed information. This also makes usability easier for feed-ready browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer 7. Tacky pre-set designs become a thing of the past too, and upgrading to Wordpress can be a smart move, as the developer community there will help you along the way with every aspect of your blog, from the writing itself, to the advanced functionality like widgets that are available, and the themes that are freely downloadable to customize your blog’s look. Of course you could always give design a go yourself as I did at Techzi.net – though admittedly I enlisted the help of two professional designers as well.So, what are these ‘C’s that I’ve been talking to you so much about anyway? Read on to find out…
Community, communication, consideration.
The three founding principals of marketing your blog to an audience, whether general, or specific. People want to get be a part of the next thing, so give them a chance.
1. Community
Whether you start up your own community, or join others, via means of MyBlogLog, MySpace, LinkedIn, Xing and others, this is a guaranteed and proven way to get visitors, to get hits, impressions, and often quality traffic, because you know that these people haven’t just clicked on a random link or search engine listing, but have seen you or your website’s profile, and followed it through to your homepage/landing page. The best ways to get the profiles themselves noticed? See below…
2. Communication
I don’t mean ’spam’ by this either. Get involved in genuine discussions, with other people of similar interests, start up a civilized, profitable, knowledgeable discussion, then when you’re finished, ask if they’d take a look at your blog or website. You’d be surprised how many loyal readers have come to my own blog in this way. Simply leave comments in communities, on social networks, on other blogs, etc.
Still not quite your way of dealing with people?
3. Considering
All the time, you have to consider the reader. Who are you writing for? The reader. Who will be navigating your blog? The reader. Who should you devote your time, energy and attention to? The reader. Consideration is important, and you can show this in many ways. Either by having a clutter-free, easy-to-follow design, or you could alternatively try getting the readers involved, by asking questions in blog posts, or website statements, and opening up comments. If people comment, strike up a conversation with them, and keep them coming back. Answer their queries and requests with solid, reliable, dependable answers, and take note of the feedback they leave by using it, and putting it into action. If someone states that your text is hard to read, change the colour to stop it clashing so much with the background, or simply make it slightly larger.
There are lots of ways you can show consideration to your audience, and it shows just how loyal you are to your readers through this. If someone spots an inaccuracy in a blog post and tells you, don’t be lazy. Go change it! They’ll keep coming back, they’ll tell their friends, and in turn this C will do word-of-mouth marketing wonders.
The Element of Surprise
You’ve looked at both SEO, content and the ‘C’s now, but my last tip is probably what has brought me the large majority of my visitors, both loyal and one-off traffic hoppers. Differentiate yourself, do something different. Be daring, be random! Try something wild, or something completely unheard of, whether it’s outrageous, or greatly beneficial to the reader. Sometimes, even beneficial to the writer! (http://www.techzi.net/donations/) Mad things work out great sometimes, other times, they really can lower your reputation, so it’s time to take calculated risks here.
My advice? Follow your instincts. Be an entrepreneur. Take that risk. Make it happen. Throw a competition (http://www.techzi.net/competition/), for all the good it will do. Stand out and be different. Darren will sure know what I mean by that…
David Wilkinson writes at http://www.techzi.net/
196 Responses to “How To Drive Traffic to Your Blog – The Advice of a 12 Year Old” - Add Yours
renewing your mind
February 13th, 2007 9:03 am
Talk about articulate. Very well written. Serves as a great checklist. Thanks for sharing.
phplemon.com
February 13th, 2007 9:08 am
Great post, i really enjoyed reading this David. I have bookmarked your website.
– Phil
Wendy Piersall
February 13th, 2007 9:16 am
Man, if I was that smart when I was 12, I would be whupping Darren’s butt in earnings right about now… ;)
FrankB
February 13th, 2007 9:17 am
Hey David,
great post! Without the references to your page and Darrens introduction I wouldn’t have realized this is not the Problogger himself ;-)
Will check out your site later after it is back to normal from being problogged…
Congrats Darren, looks like you’re getting into the same category as Slashdot, Digg etc. :-)
Keep up the good blogging
Frank
Carlos On Web
February 13th, 2007 9:23 am
Wow, this kid certainly knows a lot things professionals simply miss. I feel guilty myself. ;-)
Bryan Le
February 13th, 2007 9:37 am
This kid is going to be something great when he’s older. If he’s already tasted this much success as a young pre-teen, I can only imagine the sort of opportunities will await him in the near years to come.
Awesome guest blogger and I do hope to hear more of, or from him.
*note* his site seems to be down…the problogger.net effect taking place?
LGRCE
February 13th, 2007 9:40 am
Better understanding than many people that have been working as professionals on the internet for years. Great post.
Anthony C
February 13th, 2007 9:55 am
This kid is quite amazing :) I think he has accomplished quite a lot in his blog, he has a rather large MyBlogLog reader community. I’ve seen David popping up on blogs across the internet!
Chris Baskind
February 13th, 2007 10:08 am
This young man is 12? He writes better (and more persuasively) than most adults.
David, you have a new fan Go get ‘em. :-)
Enblogopedia
February 13th, 2007 10:10 am
Is he “really” 12 years old?!
Shame on me! :P
Tim Nash
February 13th, 2007 10:12 am
A great article and a good reminder to those people who are trying to cut corners, to ask why. Thanks David.
Alpesh
February 13th, 2007 10:25 am
Good on you Dave. We both share the same design for our blogs. Thats a start ;-)
Cheers!
Alpesh
Jason
February 13th, 2007 10:35 am
Well done article David.
I have been improving my new blog recently and will definitely be applying the three C’s more because I have noticed that they are indeed very important.
Ian Robertson
February 13th, 2007 10:44 am
What’s sad is while he enjoys writing, he also is picking up a bad habit of becoming a virtual beggar online.
I guess that can be attributed to being young and a new blogger.
Larry Keiler
February 13th, 2007 10:54 am
When I was 12 years old I read War & Peace, which was quite an accomplishment. But I don’t think I could have mastered the concepts that David has. Very impressive. And thanks for the tips.
engtech
February 13th, 2007 11:04 am
When I was 12 I ran my own BBS…
Danilo
February 13th, 2007 11:13 am
Wow, very nice tips. Even a 12yr old can do it, why can’t I??? Nice job David!
Juan
February 13th, 2007 11:44 am
Great article David!! When I was 12 I was still learning English and had a lot of catching up to do. I’m in my late 20’s now and I’m still not as articulate as you. Keep it up, I’m sure were going to see more of your work in the near future.
Armen
February 13th, 2007 11:45 am
To Ian Robertson,
While I see where you’re coming from, I think if you don’t have something encouraging to say, then don’t say anything.
If you MUST criticize, then at least begin your comment with an encouraging statement and then lead to the advice you feel you should contribute.
I paid a visit to your blog and although I’m not an expert, one thing that will drive me away from a blog is poor grammar. Maybe if your writing was as good as young David, then you’d be in a position to have the audacity to ask for money too.
Please don’t take this as a personal attack, just keep it in mind for the future ;-)
P.S sorry about this hijack Darren.
Kumiko
February 13th, 2007 12:34 pm
Oh boy, he’s only 12!!! Look out Darren! He could be the future of problogger! An heir to the throne no less!
Kumiko
Jonathan-C.
February 13th, 2007 12:36 pm
Really well-written post, relevant and informative ! Nice tips! I’ll be reading more of your blogging that’s for sure, Mr. Wilkinson! :)
Sam Jackson
February 13th, 2007 1:48 pm
I swear, you become a teenager, and suddenly no one cares to listen to you anymore because your larynx got a little too big. As a 17 year old blogger, obviously, my time is past. Curse you, David!
Daimon
February 13th, 2007 2:01 pm
I’m just getting ready to start a blog and I’m going to tape this to the wall to keep me on track. Thanks David.
Alan
February 13th, 2007 2:10 pm
Great article, definitely helpful advice for both new and old bloggers. You rock my socks, David!
Nate Whitehill
February 13th, 2007 3:53 pm
David is a pro at only 12. It is amazing that he can write so clearly and provide very good advice for people 3x his age. Well done, David.
Gary Ruplinger
February 13th, 2007 4:02 pm
This makes me feel really old when I’m getting advice from someone who’s half my age :-) I just wanted to say that post was really well written and informative. Written a heck of a lot better than most adults who claim to have passed college English courses (and better than some writers I’ve hired who’ve claimed to have a masters degree in English). Kudos to you, David. Hopefully ProBlogger invites you back for more posts.
Everaert Patrice
February 13th, 2007 4:05 pm
Wow, that`s the way to go David! Keep it up. As I see this is a real proof that the age doesn`t makes the affair… But that it`s really the personnality that comes in play. Learned a lot and still need to learn and surely you helped me in that quest! Thanks a lot Darren and David.
Sincere Greetings,
Everaert Patrice
Syd
February 13th, 2007 4:13 pm
Great information. Thanks for the valuable info. Hope I can make use of it to bring traffic to my own blog(which is just under 3 months old).
Maria Palma
February 13th, 2007 4:20 pm
The three C’s are definitely what the blogosphere is all about. A great read and thanks for the very helpful tips ;)
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Chrissie
February 13th, 2007 4:23 pm
Very informative, thanks for the great tips :)
chris
February 13th, 2007 5:06 pm
Wow i really enjoyed that post, man was i wrong about this kid he sure knows what hes talking about.
Shay
February 13th, 2007 5:08 pm
David,
Great article bud. You even demonstrated your self-labeled “Communication” point by writing a guest post!
I think you encapsulated the basics of quality content and its role as a piece of the SEO process. If only my clients understood who “the reader” really is when writing content for their sites!
Luiso
February 13th, 2007 5:10 pm
He seems more old than 12 years old, I thinks that he is not playing in the street with his friends and his friends are all in Internet.
Don Veto
February 13th, 2007 5:46 pm
Excellent points and very valuable advice.
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February 13th, 2007 5:51 pm
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David Wilkinson
February 13th, 2007 6:12 pm
Maria, I totally agree… If a blog does not have the 3Cs, then is it really a blog? Isn’t community now a founding fundamental of blogging? I remember a discussion a while back, about whether a blog really was a blog if comments were disabled. Would is simply not just be a website?
Vatu
February 13th, 2007 6:20 pm
Gr8 Post David.
Keep Up the good Work
VATU
http://digitalworld4u.blogspot.com/
Visible.Mobi
February 13th, 2007 6:27 pm
Great article.
Bully
February 13th, 2007 6:27 pm
Yep you’re smart alright but my dad can still run faster than your dad!
David Wilkinson
February 13th, 2007 6:36 pm
Luiso, I don’t play in the street, no… I play in the park. ;)
Thanks for the encouragement too Chris!
Fred
February 13th, 2007 7:47 pm
if indeed the article was written by david the 12, then he has a great future in the communities … probably he could write articles targeting all the adult writers out there as if david is giving a lecture 101 on how to start writing & attracting the bees …
don’t be surprise that most of the adult writers do not know the basic of SEO and david could probably help in this matter …
david might be able to stimulate the younger generation of his age to start building the right foundation of a quality writer/blogger …
anyway, thanx david for your article … cheers …
Andy Beard
February 13th, 2007 8:01 pm
David, one tip, be careful when you are copying links out of the Google search results because they often use redirects rather than true links. I spotted that on your donations page.
As for donations, if people want to give a small donation, that is great. Larger donations are often made, for a variety of reasons, and for many of them it is a win win situation.
Indian Blogger
February 13th, 2007 8:35 pm
Dont call him kid. He is Big Brother. isn;t it?
Football Diary
February 13th, 2007 9:33 pm
Very good article and from one so young – amazing!
Lids
February 13th, 2007 9:38 pm
I agree this is a well written piece; love the sentence structure and blog tips!
Tim
February 13th, 2007 9:39 pm
David is also very good at other writing styles- He recently interviewed me and did an awesome job:
http://www.profy.com/2007/02/11/blast-exclusive-interview/
Good work David and thanks for the interview!
David Wilkinson
February 13th, 2007 9:55 pm
Thanks for pointing that out Tim! I feel honored that so many of you liked the article… It wasn’t really planned out, I just sat down and wrote it!
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Sreejith Ramakrishnan
February 13th, 2007 10:07 pm
Wow !! He’s a real prodigy. I remember when I started my blog. I was 15 then. Now I’m 16. But, I’m not a prodigy as this kid. How could he know so many things when he’s 12 ? I guess age doesn’t matter in SEO. Anyway, I love the “Three C’s” concept. :)
Keith
February 13th, 2007 11:09 pm
Everyone should always be a learner. Experience comes with age, but one should never stop to learn new things.
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Jen
February 13th, 2007 11:55 pm
When I was 12, as I recall, all my energies went into finding new and creative ways to get out of helping with the dishes. David, That’s a well-considered and well-written piece – good to see literacy & articulation go hand in hand with tech know-how. We’ll all be working for you in about 4 years…
Weblord
February 14th, 2007 12:41 am
wow.. great advice. I really learnt something new today :)
Troy
February 14th, 2007 12:55 am
I would have never quessed the author was only 12 years old if I wasn’t told before hand.
A very well written article with great recommendations and content. Well done!
David Wilkinson
February 14th, 2007 12:56 am
Jen, I love the idea of hiring Darren Rowse… What a turn on the tables, eh? Anyhow, I plan to lie low for a bit now, do a bit of guest blogging from time to time for various websites and continue to work on my own website, Techzi.net
That said, I’m working on a couple of big things, that may not be under the cover for all that much longer. :D Very exciting stuff.
Henrik Edberg
February 14th, 2007 1:00 am
Excellent and well-written article with some advice I probably should focus more on. Thanks for the reminder.
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February 14th, 2007 2:09 am
Amazing insight for the age.
David Wilkinson
February 14th, 2007 2:24 am
Thanks alot guys! Hopefully Darren will let me come back and do some more blogging! ;) The post seems to have gone down fairly well.
StatMan
February 14th, 2007 2:39 am
Outstanding article. You’ve got a great future ahead of you!
Samuel
February 14th, 2007 2:55 am
Good article, well written, very imressive for a 12 yo kid!
gordon
February 14th, 2007 3:04 am
I like to keep up on the latest SEO. At first I though that this was a joke just more SEO professional infighting but there are a few good points. What I don’t think anyone gets is that while you are SEO-ing your brains out, do something compelling and do it well.
joost
February 14th, 2007 3:25 am
The kid had help with that for sure.
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February 14th, 2007 4:25 am
Wow !! He’s a real prodigy. I remember when I started my blog. I was 15 then. Now I’m 16. But, I’m not a prodigy as this kid. How could he know so many things when he’s 12 ? I guess age doesn’t matter in SEO. Anyway, I love the “Three C’s” concept. :)
Tremayne Robinson
February 14th, 2007 4:31 am
Very insightful for a 12 year old. Just goes to show you can make money on the internet at a young.
Dawn
February 14th, 2007 4:32 am
Well written David! I love the advise. I use several of your suggestions at StepTalk.org on a daily basis and I’ve seen really good results.
Keep up the good work and thanks for the tips!
Dawn
StepTalk.org – Where Stepparents Come to Vent
Sharon Sarmiento
February 14th, 2007 6:04 am
Wow David–this is great advice. Everything you say is spot-on, now I just need to work on actually DOING all the steps!
I’m amazed at your success and really happy for you.
Hope to see more posts from you in the future at Problogger.:-)
Cheers,
Sharon
Grayson De Ritis
February 14th, 2007 6:20 am
Great post! Go lil man! :-)
Pete
February 14th, 2007 6:51 am
Great post
Nicholas Pruett
February 14th, 2007 6:56 am
Hey, that was a great article which offers a good bit to think about to make my site more effective, You write really well for a 12 year old, I thought I would be one of the youngest out here blogging at 17 years old, but you have me beat, I enjoy the blog though, stop by sometimes at my site!
Nicholas Pruett
http://www.techboggle.com
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February 14th, 2007 3:04 pm
I see darren is doing very well with the digg effect taking place on this blog and this kid is amazing…nothing out there like him when I was 12 they grow up so fast…lol
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February 14th, 2007 3:13 pm
Wow – amazing. Thanks so much David for the tips.
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No problem guys. Glad I could be of some assistance!
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February 15th, 2007 1:41 am
12 years old, lives just a few miles from me (I’m in Oldham) and already so knowledgeable and informative. I might as well give up now!! Looks like Darren has a mini me in the making :) and maybe the UK version of Bill Gates (meant as a compliment) a few years down the line. Good work fella!
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February 15th, 2007 2:42 am
Hey,
I am new to blogging and monetizing blogs. Thanks for the advice!
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February 15th, 2007 5:45 pm
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February 16th, 2007 5:55 am
hectic… *starts working feverishly*!!!
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February 17th, 2007 1:42 am
I think he’s really 12 and a half!
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February 18th, 2007 2:23 am
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Charlemagne
February 19th, 2007 8:57 am
This will help me get my blog off the ground. Glad I didn’t miss this.
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[...] Blott 12-åriga (!) bloggaren David Wilkinson gav sin syn på hur man lyckas med att få besökare till sin blogg (via Beta Alfa): This (community red anm) is a guaranteed and proven way to get visitors, to get hits, impressions, and often quality traffic […] Get involved in genuine discussions, with other people of similar interests, start up a civilized, profitable, knowledgeable discussion, then when you’re finished, ask if they’d take a look at your blog or website. […] All the time, you have to consider the reader. Who are you writing for? ProBlogger How To Drive Traffic to Your Blog – The Advice of a 12 Year Old (2007-02-13) [...]
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February 23rd, 2007 1:28 pm
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February 24th, 2007 6:31 am
[...] * Want some advice from a 12 year old on how to drive traffic to your blog? ProBlogger guest David Wilkinson from Techzi has the scoop. [...]
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February 24th, 2007 7:04 am
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March 1st, 2007 5:27 am
[...] Then there came a new name that I came across while reading a guest post on Darren’s Blog, and his post was really good. Useful, informative, easy to understand…. and the author was 12! At first I thought, nah, I bet he’s not really, but on further investigation and contact with David Wilkinson he is in fact 13. He’s just had a birthday, and he lives about 10 miles from me. Small world innit. He runs a blog over at Techzi and covers the latest gadget and techy info. A lot of things are spiffy apparently. So with all these great bits of advice, tips and pointers, how could I possibly fail. Whether my photography blog will be a success or not is up to me really. We shall see. This blog is one to run along side it to make the most of the blogging community and all it involves. Having the freedom to blog about anything on a blog like this should hopefully be another string to my bow and all that. [...]
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March 5th, 2007 7:58 pm
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Brown Baron
March 18th, 2007 5:50 am
Nicely said. Great work David! I’ll be sure to visit your site soon.
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March 25th, 2007 6:17 am
[...] I was going to hold off publishing this article till it went up over at ProBlogger, but as unfortunately today I’ve been experiencing some more Vista woes, I’ve not really had time to write anything. So here it is, boys and girls. The follow-up to my original highly popular How To Drive Traffic To Your Blog! The first guide got more than a whopping 1,000 Diggs and over 300 del.icio.us bookmarks. Let’s see what this post will manage. In it, I’ll be looking at the best practices in blogging, what makes someone a ProBlogger and how to monetize your blog. This is it… Buckle up and carry on reading! [...]
MBM
April 16th, 2007 2:32 am
This is fantastic article about blogging.
So simple and easy to follow tips, but the trick in fact is to implement these tips, I think.
For instance, to join Community is not enough. It is necessary to participate, to Communicate, and to communicate Considering the Community. In other words, “The Three Cs” shall be all the time all together and on focus.
Thanks, David and Darren for sharing this article with us.
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April 17th, 2007 3:28 pm
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Haute Concept
April 20th, 2007 3:23 am
Great post! Very informative and motivating as well. A great example of how the blogosphere levels the playing field and democratizes every individual.
Jerry
April 21st, 2007 3:58 pm
WOW! I couldn’t tie my shoes at your age, David. ;-)
Dude, you are sumthin’ special. Stay focused.
Thanks for the timely info.
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May 9th, 2007 6:41 am
[...] David has been featured on Problogger.net at least two times. The first one in a post by Darren Rowse, and the second time with his own guest post. [...]
Emmie
May 12th, 2007 7:03 pm
I vote for the community concept. You have to have friends online who will support you and get to your blog and read it. Otherwise it’s a very lonely job.
KidReviewer
July 2nd, 2007 3:54 am
David,
This is a great post, thanks for sharing. There is so much I need to learn. I’m building up readership for KidReviewer.com, but haven’t done as many of the cool things you have done with techzi.net yet.
I saw a link to contribute to a kid’s college on an older blog, World of Evan, but you have taken it to a new level. I would like to do something to help cover the costs my dad is paying right now. And I would especially like to raise enough to attend a blogging conference and meet other cool bloggers.
Nick
KidReviewer
SpicePuppy
July 18th, 2007 3:15 pm
Wow David, you’re only 12? What I liked best about your post was your three Cs. It’s important to remember that blogging is about the people. After all, how many blogs are out there, and how many do we have time to read? What will you do to make people notice your blog over all others? More than just talking because we love to listen to ourselves, we need to build relationships with our readers. I’m glad I heard about you here, David.
Michael Chu
July 23rd, 2007 10:02 am
Wow when I was 12, I was a pretty dumb. You sure he’s really 12 years old? Probably a genius?
William
July 28th, 2007 5:45 am
Hi,
Nice done! 12 years old and such a good writer!
- William
Andy
August 23rd, 2007 8:41 am
Very real and practical way to approach bringing your blog the much needed traffic. I did this all the time. Though the very most important thing is patience. Without patience and persistence, your blog will not thrive. Also, many other field required to be pessimistic, in blogging world, you need to be optimistic. Don’t forget to be very controversy. Controversy is very important to blogging, because it will heat up a debate among your readers, and you will see this clearly among comment posts.
Steve
September 5th, 2007 1:58 pm
Very well-written blog, and by a 12-year old? Wow! Excellent stuff mate. Keep it up.
sam
September 21st, 2007 5:16 am
Hiya,
I read an article you had wrote and i was inspired buti am finding it hard driving traffic to my site.I’ve thought about my content and target audiene but still am getting nowhere but it is good to know that there are successful people out there to look up to.
Davion
October 1st, 2007 10:51 pm
Wow! I cannot imagine a 12-yr old sharing such in-depth information. Looks like he is the next blogging millionaire in the making.
Surely it is the passion that drives him to do so. Actually, what was shared goes back to the roots and origin of blogging. Isn’t blogging about communication of thoughts through your online web log ie diary? Looks like the search engines are rewarding those who stick to this.
Tony Wheeler
October 25th, 2007 4:25 pm
Great tips! I’ve got a few blogs and am trying to drive some more traffic to them. Thanks for the insights into what ’success’ is!
Rock on.
Xstamper
November 13th, 2007 4:39 am
Great info. It’s great to see someone young who knows a thing or two, and can teach these old dogs a few tricks.
Jan
November 24th, 2007 7:48 am
All I can say is wow, a 13 year old doing all that. My daughter is also 13 and I called her to the computer to check that post out. She designs some myspace layouts for friends and just started her own blog. I told her if that boy can do it so can she. She wants to start earning money for her college education. I told her she had better start writting more on her blog so she can get that much needed tution money. Hopefully that post about David gets her in gear. My name is linked to her very new blog.
Voice Of Dingchao
November 27th, 2007 12:51 pm
Thank you very much for your share. As to me, I’d like to chat with my readers in communities, we talk like brothers and sisters. This is why they love to read my blog.
KB Hill
November 28th, 2007 9:39 am
Wow, I am very impressed with this young man. I am just starting out as a blogger and this was an amazing post. Very informative. And to think most kids his age are just playing video games.
Nice article!
KB Hill
Gerald Almonte
December 7th, 2007 12:45 am
Wow, what a brilliant guy !
seo and web design blog
December 14th, 2007 5:13 am
Great post really. This kid understands how its done. I would love to have a post from him on one of my blogs lol.
Dino
December 17th, 2007 2:59 pm
David is great thta getting traffic to his blogs. Can I do the same with his system.
Adult Web Master Forum
January 21st, 2008 6:29 am
Great post, i really enjoyed reading this David. I have bookmarked your website.
Hector
January 25th, 2008 7:23 am
Actually this kid can teach a lot of things to my coworkers writing for the web at the office.
lalita
January 30th, 2008 9:35 pm
Good stuff from the 12 years old child. At this time i usually dont know anything about the seo, but really nice post
Satish S
February 12th, 2008 3:32 am
This kid rocks!! I hardly felt he was 12!!
Franck Silvestre
February 16th, 2008 12:05 am
People (or I must say sites) who don’t target the reader don’t last long. This blog is an example.
christopher hardin
February 25th, 2008 5:12 pm
great i loved it . But another solution is to buy traffic . That is currently what I do . I started paying for 10k targeted visitors . I made a bit of money from those visitors so now I am up to 100k visitors . That and i use adwords . I also work on SEO . But i see that SEO is mostly for the long hull . I use http://freshsitetraffic.com very good company . I talk to the owner he is a very down to earth person and he tries to get repeated business . So he caters to the little man . If you do purchase traffic off him . Hound him to open up an affiliate program for me will you . He said if enough people request it he will open one up . Thank you and have a great day !
bigbamo
March 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm
i have experiment this wayz and consider it good for starters
garry
April 1st, 2008 11:14 pm
Great article, I think this proves that no matter how old you are, you can still offer some fantastic advice that others can greatly benefit from. I will definitely take on board some of this advice.
luckyguy
April 5th, 2008 6:41 pm
that is a brilliant boy.i wonder what he will be doing in my age.but i am afraid that he is one who pretends to be.
antioxidants
April 16th, 2008 1:22 pm
Amazing how a 12 year old can give such great tips.
ncaditya.com
April 27th, 2008 11:56 am
Impressed all the way :)
When I was 12 years old, I was chasing butterflies!
Truly, wisdom knows no age!
Fatos
April 29th, 2008 5:51 am
When I was that age I did not know there are computers and was playing with my father’s calculators. He is so lucky to get to write a post for problogger.net
boy you are on the way to be another problogger.
I wish him great success
Domenico
June 1st, 2008 3:25 am
Great post, very impressing for a 12-year old.
Richard | squeeq
June 10th, 2008 10:13 pm
Wow, thanks for the hints there! Very useful!
Matthew
June 11th, 2008 2:00 pm
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Vitaliy Dadalyan
July 3rd, 2008 6:44 am
I really enjoyed this article.
It is very well written, and at times I could not believe it is written by a 12-year old. Keep up the great work.
I will take a look at his site, I’m sure it’s as useful as this article.
Thanks to ProBlogger for a great add.
Vitaliy Dadalyan
http://www.tempsurgeon.com/
Some Dork
August 22nd, 2008 3:12 am
Hi there, a very interesting read.
My blog is quite new, and I’m experimenting with ways to get some traffic.
I have discovered a few tricks that I’ll continue to explore. If you’re interested I have a post about them here:
Driving Traffic To Your Pathetic Blog.
Thank you for sharing your secrets, if we all do this, we can all benefit.
the art of the blog
August 26th, 2008 11:38 am
I’ll take this good advice. The 3 “C’s” are easy to remember! I’m implementing the second “C” right now :)
Chimbles
August 29th, 2008 12:39 pm
Thats some good advice little man! I see its paying off for you, would love top hear about any new ideas you may have.
-Chimbles
Daniel
August 30th, 2008 9:01 pm
Not really all that new, still something good for a newbie to go over. Mind you, I am only a year or so older. Lot more things you can get traffic through, just need to work at it. In general, there are no rules to follow, the way you go about can get you traffic or fail. Just depends on your niche and how you chose to get it out.
bryan rodda
September 11th, 2008 8:05 am
As someone who is new the the blogging community I am amaized by how many differnt ways there are to transform your blog into a heavily visited site. Are there professional companies that will do this for you?
Computer Support
September 19th, 2008 8:52 am
WoW!
I see another Shankar Ganesh here..
Keep going David.
Bala
Yojan
September 20th, 2008 4:20 am
The main problem for me is that I just can’t find any audience for my blog!! And sometimes I wonder if anyone is interested in tech news at all..
BuildAnElectricCar
September 29th, 2008 5:58 am
Needless to say that I am impressed by David’s writing style. I am more impressed by the advice given here. He’s an expert! Keep up the excellent work!
Youthful Web and Media Company
October 13th, 2008 3:07 am
Wow, very impressive. Keep it up!
stiri online
October 15th, 2008 2:24 am
Thank you very much for this .. it was very useful
Yohan Perera
October 24th, 2008 1:38 am
This is great. I have read many articles like this but they are too complex and makes me break my neck. This is simple but focused and really informative. Thanx.
nino
November 6th, 2008 6:04 am
Hei, this is a really great article! Helps me quite a lot, as I am a startup blogger!
Sugar Lip
November 11th, 2008 6:34 am
Great article. Thanks a lot. I do have a mature blog as you call it. I have a lot of content but no clue how to drive traffic. I have a steady audience who are fantastic but as always I need new people :)
Thanks again
http://lostandloster.blogspot.com/
traffic tips
November 15th, 2008 6:04 pm
Great article, i can’t believe 12 yr old actually wrote this !
Caden Grant
December 11th, 2008 10:15 am
Wow. Great post. It’s very well written especially for a 12 year old.
And you made some good points too, very informative.
John Doe
December 16th, 2008 2:08 am
Perhaps it seems it is a time for young bloggers. I recently came a cross David’s blog, but I have seen a blog of 16 year old Aditya. He is good at his work and really enjoy his posts. He is the owner of http://www.anddjournal.info
A new generation of bloggers is on – watch out.
Adam W.
December 17th, 2008 8:33 am
Nothing really, when I started blogging at late 12, I had 1 million page views within a few months.
I now achieve over 30,000 page views a day with little effort. With over 3 million total page views, I am at the status of some top websites.
Eric
January 7th, 2009 9:18 am
Wow I am very impressed David! You have a very impressive knowledge of both blogging and writing for someone of your age. I’m 25 and still getting a grasp on the blogging thing :) I’m sure you will accomplish great things in your life!
Lisa Schwartz
January 8th, 2009 12:42 pm
We started our blog yesterday and those are great hints, thanks so much!
John Strazza
January 10th, 2009 5:08 pm
Out of the mouth of babes!! Super stuff.
Kevin
January 23rd, 2009 6:54 am
Way to go,keep it up.Very nice article.I wish I was your age and starting this.
Yuriko
February 6th, 2009 4:02 am
Wow.. that is very impressive. I can say that these days, kids are more articulate than we give them credit… Thanks for the solid advice.
Lisa
February 8th, 2009 2:18 pm
He’s right on the money. Just like the boy said, to get more traffic, I did something crazy. Generosity-Freebies. Just for fun, because it’s my birthday in Feb. I’ve been giving away things fun and interesting things all month. It’s been a ball.
OUC
February 17th, 2009 3:07 pm
That was great info David Wilkinson!!
Thanks
olanre
February 24th, 2009 11:17 pm
Nice job , go on and don’t stop if i new what you now @ this age i will be the very best by now . time is not gone yet am still the best in what i do .
Brian Gomez
February 26th, 2009 4:22 pm
You are phenomenal! Thanks for the tips.
Dave
February 27th, 2009 8:03 am
Excellent advice. Just a quick note though.. I really like the “Press This” option in wordpress and advise people to use it more. Sometimes when I have writers block ad really want to provide great content for my readers when I can’t come up with any is to press something from a relevant blog or website. Just be sure you credit the source. Thanks Darren!
skykid
March 12th, 2009 3:41 am
Excellent advices . The site of David seems to be down at the moment and from what I see its a problem with the UltimateTagWarrior wordpress plugin. I am getting traffic for writing about rare movies – that many people are interested in – but not that much information was ever written. Also knowing few others blogers that focus on the similar niche does help.
Tell It Blog
March 20th, 2009 1:32 am
Very good post, I’m going to try what you said and hope that it improves my blog more than what it already is. Keep up the good work.
ALeuice
March 22nd, 2009 10:43 am
I’m very impressed! I never expected a 12-year-old to be so articulate and know FAR more than I do about blogs and websites. Go get ‘em, tiger!
Damin
March 26th, 2009 10:09 pm
Well worth info, I just started bloging hope this info would help me a lot thanks
FlrityFly
March 30th, 2009 11:34 am
I just started blogging too and this website should definitely be seen by all of those dummies that just started their blog too. Now the question is..my blog is not showing up on google…why??? can someone tell me? thx in advance :)
san
April 6th, 2009 11:37 am
thanks really great info… doing the same but have to work more to get more traffic.
fortune
April 6th, 2009 11:19 pm
Nice post, i will try the 3C’s and see the result on my blog becuse i always think of ways of increasing my blog’s traffic. I hope this will work.
Billy
April 12th, 2009 6:59 am
Great tips. I enjoyed reading it and I’m going to concentrate on the three C’s!
Eric Abbott
April 14th, 2009 3:07 am
This kid knows his stuff, I am 20 years old and I am just getting into blogging, good post, good advice. I’ll have to start reading more of your post’s now :)
Eric
Ali
April 15th, 2009 7:14 am
There are many ways to make more traffic to your blog or site . simple ways are links with sites or put their site to search engine . here is my blog . there are many tips to earn money easy
eric
May 4th, 2009 7:48 am
Great Post, I have been blogging for 3 years, I was blogging for my freight company for 3 years and decided to change my blog from freight to SEO, i wanted to know what other people think? Is this a good idea? Will google let me change a blog that has over 750 posts to now post about SEO and web site marketing? I have now been writing everyday about SEO services and mostly about how to use WordPress and Themes for WordPress. I wanted to know what other thought about my transition that i have decided to make for my blog and if this was really a good idea. I have noticed that google has indexed all my posts very well as most of them are number one in the organic listings so i think its working. I just had sold the freight company i owned and did not want to throw away a blog i put 3 years of hard sweat and tears into. I’m more than sure any other blogger will understand that one. Thanks for any information or help any one has to offer me, my blog is http://www.freightnshipping.com/wordpress/
Thanks Eric
Sandi
May 6th, 2009 2:46 am
I would like to access David’s website but I get a “fatal error” when I click on the link. Has his site changed?
Mystic
May 21st, 2009 6:11 am
What a great post, its hard to believe it was written by a 12 year old. Really well written. I tried to checkout his site, but the is an sql error showing on the page. Im gonna check back soon and see if its fixed, hopefully i can learn a lot from him :)
WAREZ
May 27th, 2009 1:47 am
I’m getting the same error Sandi and Mystic. Looks to me like the site has been down for a while.
Extremely well written my friend! Thanks for the tips and the three C’s :D
You Could Save
June 3rd, 2009 5:42 am
I have only been blogging a couple of years, I wish Google had been about when I was younger.
It was a very well written article, DB9 before his 21!
Well done
You Could Save
Ashish Bobade
June 6th, 2009 10:12 pm
Good one..at age of 12 years you know lot
John
June 15th, 2009 3:02 pm
12 years old and way ahead of the game. Good job kid :)
Stefan Etienne
June 18th, 2009 6:10 am
He is very good with writing skills(David), but after all of that fundraising, his site is back up, but with no content in it.
If you are committed to it. If not, just say so on your blog David. I would like to see your site anyway, since I’m 12 also and by a coincidence I do tech news, but I also do reviews.
It’s a daily updated blog called: http://www.laptopmemo.wordpress.com
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