Written on February 11th, 2009 at 01:02 pm by Darren Rowse
The Power of a Comment
In this post Lisa Newton from Travelin’ Local shares the story of how leaving a comment on a blog increased traffic back to her blog 975% in a day.
It’s a well-known fact that commenting on other people’s blogs helps drive traffic to your own blog. I knew this, but until today, I had never [...]
Written on February 4th, 2009 at 07:02 am by Darren Rowse
Use Niche Social Networking Sites to Gain Readers
Many bloggers attempt to use social networking sites to gain new readers for their blog. In this post Kevin Palmer of Social Media Answers shares some tips on how to do it.
One of the most undervalued places to find readers is a niche social networking site. Right now there are niche sites for just about [...]
Written on February 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
Have You Ever Guest Posted on Someone Else’s Blog? [POLL]
As a followup to yesterdays post on Guest Posting as a method to promote your blog I thought I’d ask how many readers have tried the technique?
Have You Ever Guest Posted on Someone Else’s Blog?
Yes
No
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Feel free to add a comment below to tells us more about your answer – I’m particularly interested to hear [...]
Written on February 1st, 2009 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog
Are you guest posting to grow your blog? In this guest post, Josh Klein shares some insights on guest posting and the 5 steps to make it work for you. I (Darren) have added a few comments throughout this post also to add to the conversation. I’ll highlight/introduce these comments with a ‘From Darren:’ and [...]
Written on January 24th, 2009 at 05:01 am by Darren Rowse
The Day 250,000 People Showed Up At My Blog: Case Study
Wednesday was the biggest day of traffic that I’ve seen to any of my blogs for a very long time (perhaps ever). I mentioned this on twitter yesterday and had a few followers request that I write up how it happened – so here’s a quick recap/timeline on the 24 hours that saw around a [...]
Written on January 21st, 2009 at 07:01 am by Darren Rowse
21 Ways to Write Posts that Are Guaranteed to Grow Your Blog
Write something useful
Write something unique
Write something newsworthy
Write something first
Write something that makes those who read it smarter
Write something controversial
Write something insightful
Write something that taps into a fear people have
Write something that helps people achieve
Write something that elicit a response
Write something that gives a sense of belonging
Write something passionately
Write something that interprets or translates news for [...]
Written on January 17th, 2009 at 09:01 am by Darren Rowse
How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Blog
In this guest post, Steve Schwartz, a professional LSAT tutor, discusses how he has used Facebook to promote his Ace the LSAT blog and create a community of readers.
Your blog’s readers probably have Facebook profiles already, and making your own Facebook profile is easy enough. Aside from allowing you to create a profile and connect [...]
Written on January 12th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
Increase the Effectiveness of Your Next Guest Post with a Landing Page
This is a guest post from Jade Craven from the Prolific Writer.
Are you using guest posting as a blog marketing strategy? Hook new readers in with a guest post landing page.
What is a guest post landing page?
A guest post landing page is a specific page in your blog that is highly targeted to the intended [...]
Written on January 7th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
The Essential Guide to Growing Your Blog on Minimal Time
This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, author of the new best-selling book, The Power of Less.
If you’re like most bloggers, you probably want to grow your readership as quickly as possible, but don’t have much time.
Unfortunately, blogging usually takes a lot of time — writing blog posts takes up a [...]
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